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| 1. | Gaming, new school: We snickered at the quickly-debunked rumors that Kinect, Microsoft's new video game controller system, had this unusual problem: | ||
| It would not work in the same room as any Apple manufactured products | |||
| It could detect the presence of paranormal spirits | |||
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It could not correctly detect the movements of those with darker skin colors | ||
| It broadcast video of whoever was standing in front of it onto the internet | |||
| 2. | Gaming, old school: A week after the death of its long-time announcer, Wheel of Fortune was back in the news this week. What was unusual about the puzzle that contestant Caitlin Burke solved? | ||
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She solved it with only one letter showing | ||
| She won $1 million with the single correct guess | |||
| It was the 500,000th puzzle solved in the history of the show | |||
| The answer contained an obscenity | |||
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By way of explanation.....
The answer, fittingly, was I've Got a Good Feeling About This |
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| 3. | This week's CMA awards featured a much-publicized performance of which female, not traditionally associated with country music? | ||
| Julie Chen | |||
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Gwyneth Paltrow | ||
| Madonna | |||
| Miley Cyrus | |||
| 4. | While Gwyneth also appeared on Glee singing a sanitized version of Cee-Lo Green's "F--- You," he performed it on The Colbert Report. What was the alternative phrase that Colbert suggested and Cee-Lo sang for the first verse? | ||
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Fox News | ||
| Beef Stew | |||
| Hug You | |||
| Drop a Deuce | |||
| 5. | In other awards news, Lady Gaga was the big cross-continental winner at the MTV _________ Awards: | ||
| Africa | |||
| Asia | |||
| Oceana | |||
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Europe | ||
| 6. | Katy Perry emerged at from her post-marriage vacationing to perform at the MTV-E's, and was also on hand to belt out a tune at which other event? | ||
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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | ||
| Premiere of the new Harry Potter film | |||
| The Today Show's Veteran's Day concert | |||
| A taping of The Talk | |||
| 7. | Bride-to-be, Lauren Miller, was probably not too pleased that her future husband (and Apatow troop member) divulged on a talk show this week that he proposed while she was standing topless in their closet. Who is this classy guy? | ||
| Jason Segel | |||
| Jay Baruchel | |||
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Seth Rogen | ||
| Jonah Hill | |||
| 8. | Lauren Miller's sweet babboo Seth Rogen, was Conan O'Brien's first guest on his new show. The other guest on Conan's premiere show was this prime-time actress: | ||
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Lea Michele | ||
| Kaley Cuoco | |||
| Tina Fey | |||
| Taylor Cole | |||
| 9. | Which famed film producer, responsible for bringing movies such as King Kong (1976), Serpico, Three Days of the Condor and Freddy Got Fingered (wait, scratch that last one) died at age 91 this week? | ||
| John Peverall | |||
| Robert Evans | |||
| John Hammond | |||
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Dino De Laurentiis | ||
| 10. | You may have heard that director Darren Aronofsky and actress Rachel Weisz checked into Hotel Splitsville this week after 9 years of marriage. You may have also heard, then, that the "other man" who reportedly came between husband is non other than action star: | ||
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Daniel Craig | ||
| Jean-Claude Van Damme | |||
| Wesley Snipes | |||
| Gerard Butler | |||
| 11. | Apparently no one really cared that this rap star turned a Delta Airline flight into his own recording studio this week, performing one of his songs over the PA during the flight? | ||
| Eminem | |||
| Lil Wayne | |||
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Kanye West | ||
| Ice Cube | |||
| 12. | Kanye, who so totally was the answer to the previous question, took to Twitter to unleash a venomous rant against which television newsperson later in the week? | ||
| Wolf Blitzer | |||
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Matt Lauer | ||
| Stone Philips | |||
| Katie Couric | |||
| 13. | Which young star promised to rule the school with an iron fist as she was crowned Homecoming Queen at North Hollywood High over the weekend? | ||
| Ashley Greene | |||
| Ali Lohan | |||
| Kendall Kardashian | |||
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Dakota Fanning | ||
| 14. | A Lohan didn't figure into the correct answer for the previous question. That will be rectified here, as we ask what startling, earth-shattering admission did matriarch Dina make this week? | ||
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She believes that Lindsay is an addict | ||
| She doesn't think she is a very good mother | |||
| She has too often put the financial windfall ahead of the welfare of her children | |||
| That she considers the midterm elections to be less a referendum on the Obama presidency as much as a reflection of postmodern deterministic malaise among the electorate | |||
| 15. | Iron Man's alter ego, Robert Downey Jr. has a new gig on the small screen. He has been hired to be the voice of what up-to-now mute advertising mascot? | ||
| Mr. Clean | |||
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Mr. Peanut | ||
| The Brawny Lumberjack | |||
| Red Baron | |||
| 16. | Among many other confessions, Eminem tells Rolling Stone that only book he has read cover to cover is whose autobiography? | ||
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LL Cool J | ||
| Barack Obama | |||
| Michael J. Fox | |||
| Clint Eastwood | |||
| 17. | The sudden startling fall of Demi Lovato continues as widely-circulated video seems to collaborate claims made in Life & Style that she has engaged in what activity? | ||
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Snorting cocaine | ||
| Pickpocketing | |||
| Distributing heroin | |||
| Committing mail fraud | |||
| 18. | Evolving from regular douchebag to homewrecking douchebag, John Mayer is now rumored to have been hooking up with what married TV host? | ||
| Kelly Ripa | |||
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Giada De Laurentiis | ||
| Brooke Burke | |||
| Nancy O'Dell | |||
| 19. | Sorry, couch potatoes. We hope you aren't waiting in too much anticipation for the next season of _______ because production has been stopped on the reality show because of a crew walkout as part of their attempt to unionize. | ||
| American Idol | |||
| Survivor | |||
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The Biggest Loser | ||
| Top Chef | |||
| 20. | While sitting down with David Letterman this week, which Oscar winner showed footage of his son scoring a touchdown while his wife gets plowed into by the pursuing player on the sideline? | ||
| Tom Hanks | |||
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Denzel Washington | ||
| Jeff Bridges | |||
| Clint Eastwood | |||
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