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| 1. | Will.i.am and his musical cohorts got some good news this week. The Black Eyed Peas have been tapped for what high-profile gig? | ||
| The season finale of Glee | |||
| American Idol's final show next season | |||
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Super Bowl Halftime act | ||
| Hosting the Oscars | |||
| 2. | Sorry BEP fans, but in order to attract younger viewers, James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be hosting the next Academy Awards. Which of these Oscar nuggets is correct? | ||
| Franco was nominated for an Oscar for Milk | |||
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Hathaway was nominated for an Oscar for Rachel Getting Married | ||
| Both have been nominated | |||
| Neither have been nominated | |||
| 3. | In what could only be described as the least shocking arrest...EVER, _____ was arrested in Texas this past week for pot possession. | ||
| Tommy Chong | |||
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Willie Nelson | ||
| Matthew McConaughey | |||
| Snoop Dogg | |||
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By way of explanation.....
It is shocking though that it was only for 6 ounces of weed. |
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| 4. | Pop Culture Passing, Part I: We were sincerely saddened by the death of one of the great movie funnymen. Surely you read about the passing of this comic genius: | ||
| Robin Williams | |||
| Steve Martin | |||
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Leslie Nielsen | ||
| Jonathan Winters | |||
| 5. | From the It's Always the One You Never See Coming file, this extremely mild-mannered actor has found himself on the Homeland Security watch list: | ||
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Mark Ruffalo | ||
| Elijah Wood | |||
| Michael Cera | |||
| Jake Gyllenhaal | |||
| 6. | Thanks to some severe backlash over what investigators are calling "pernicious and predatory fees," members of what celebrity family are now seeking to end their association with a new line of prepaid debit cards? | ||
| The Hiltons | |||
| The Simpsons (Ashlee and Jessica) | |||
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The Kardashians | ||
| The Pratts | |||
| 7. | Speaking of the Kardashians, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe have released a book. This epic tome, of course, is titled "Kardashian _________." | ||
| Katalog | |||
| Khronicles | |||
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Konfidential | ||
| Kulture | |||
| 8. | Pop Culture Passing, Part II: Filmmaker Irving Kershner died this week. Kershner's most notable contribution to film was directing which of the following sequels? | ||
| Back to the Future, Part II | |||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | |||
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The Empire Strikes Back | ||
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | |||
| 9. | Pop Culture (non) Passing, Part III: A menagerie of celebrities have experienced 'death' online. These famous types will remain 'dead' in the digital world until how much money is raised for Alicia Keys' Keep a Child Alive charity? | ||
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$1 million | ||
| $5 million | |||
| $500,000 | |||
| $10 million | |||
| 10. | This celeb was named Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year, earning him/her the magazine cover, the acclaim of millions, the secret unpublished number for exclusive American Idol voting as well as the right to redraw US congressional voting districts: | ||
| Kanye West | |||
| Steig Larsson | |||
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Taylor Swift | ||
| Ben Affleck | |||
| 11. | You could say that we awaited Wednesday's Grammy Nomination special with great anticipation - as long as it's understood that "great anticipation" is code for "total apathy." At any rate, who was the host/performer for the telecast? | ||
| Justin Timberlake | |||
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LL Cool J | ||
| Queen Latifah | |||
| Justin Bieber (the little termite is *everywhere*) | |||
| 12. | Album of the Year nominees include Lady Antebellum, Eminmen, Arcade Fire, and which other choice that had snooty music fans gagging? | ||
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Katy Perry | ||
| Ke$sha | |||
| Nelly | |||
| Kellie Pickler | |||
| 13. | Meanwhile, an inspired choice for Record of the Year contains what profane word in the title? | ||
| S#!+ | |||
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F@%$ | ||
| B!+(# | |||
| D@$! | |||
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By way of explanation.....
We're referring of course to Cee Lo's - err - Forget You! |
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| 14. | The Man threw the book at which actor this week, ordering him get himself to a Pennsylvania federal pen next week? | ||
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Wesley Snipes | ||
| Viggo Mortensen | |||
| Tom Arnold (if this isn't the right answer, can we make this happen?) | |||
| Randy Quaid (see above) | |||
| 15. | Reality mirrored art this week when: | ||
| Kevin Costner made the roster of a minor league baseball team | |||
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Chuck Norris became an honorary Texas Ranger | ||
| Charlie Sheen became an honorary Navy Seal | |||
| Clint Eastwood served as a manager for a female boxer | |||
| 16. | Scandal! Panties were gotten all into a twist, in a matter of speaking, when on Thursday nude self-shot photos of this young star hit the interwebs: | ||
| Taylor Swift | |||
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Miley Cyrus | ||
| Demi Lovato | |||
| Lyndsy Fonseca | |||
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By way of explanation.....
The rumors that the female in the picture was Miley was debunked later in the day. |
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| 17. | More scandal! As she celebrated her birthday this week, the camp for which famous person denied allegations of abuse at the hands of her boyfriend Jason Trawick this week? | ||
| Kelly Clarkson | |||
| Amanda Seyfried | |||
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Britney Spears | ||
| Kelly Osbourne | |||
| 18. | Slightly less scandal! One of the male cast members of this film franchise took to Twitter this week to flat-out deny the rumors that he fathered an illegitimate child: | ||
| Twilight | |||
| Shrek | |||
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Harry Potter | ||
| The Hangover | |||
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By way of explanation.....
The subject of the rumors is Harry Potter's Draco Malfoy, Tom Felton |
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| 19. | This reality TV franchise launched an All-Stars edition this week: | ||
| The Mole | |||
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Top Chef | ||
| Next Food Nextwork Star | |||
| I Love Money | |||
| 20. | Also new this week was the fourth season of Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab. Among those badly in need of therapy is this newsmaker who was synonymous with infidelity during 2010: | ||
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Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel | ||
| Jon Gosselin | |||
| Christina Aguiler's ex Jordan Bratman | |||
| David Arquette | |||
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