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1. With a dozen Oscar nominations, one film has clearly taken frontrunner status. Despite the number of awards it actually wins, which film gets to boast having received the most nominations?




 
2. Now that The King's Speech is Oscar-beloved, The Weinstein Company is reportedly looking to release an alternate version of the film that will be _______.
half as long
in black and white
rated PG-13
in Ye Olde English
 
3. Please stand up if Mo'Nique and Tom Sherak read your name aloud for your Best Director Oscar nomination...not so fast _____.
Christopher Nolan
David O. Russell
Joel Coen
David Fincher
 
4. Now that we got the critically acclaimed films out of the way, it's time for Razzies news: With 9 nominations, which film shares the title of most nominations with The Last Airbender?
Twilight: Eclipse
The Bounty Hunter
Grown Ups
Little Fockers
 
5. In addition to the normal dishonorable categories, the Razzies introduced a special category for 2010: "Worst Eye-Gouging Mis-Use of ____".
Torture
3-D
Red
Jessica Alba
 
6. Speaking of the Razzies and Oscars... winner of both awards Halle Berry was newsworthy this week when her ex-husband Eric Benet proposed to his girlfriend Maneula. Maneula is primarily known as the ex-wife to what singer who was the symbol of cool in the 80s and 90s?
Prince
Johnny Gill
Jon Bon Jovi
Rick Astley
 
7. Broadcast television brought you the last original episode of this show during the week, marking the finale of the long-running show:
The Simpsons
Dateline NBC
Medium
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
 
8. New York has been taken! Per the title of show debuting this week on E!, which Kardashian sisters Take New York?
Khloe and Kim
Kourtney and Khloe
Kim and Kourtney
Kylie and Kim
 
9. The man behind Bruno and Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen will be changing gears for his next role, as he will portray this notorious person on film:
Saddam Hussein
Donald Rumsfeld
Fidel Castro
Jay Leno
 
10. Hell (or YouTube) hath no fury like a woman scorned. Which comedian's ex-wife, Mary, took to the video site this week to vent for over 25 minutes about their relationship?
Steve Harvey
Carlos Mencia
Eddie Murphy
George Lopez
 
11. Big time major announcement! This week, Oprah revealed to the general public:
She would be discontinuing her book club
That she has a half-sister she never knew about
She will not be retiring from her show as previously announced
She got secretly married
 
12. It was announced this week that _______ is heading to Texas to kick off Super Bowl XLV by singing the national anthem.
Mariah Carey
Christina Aguilera
Jessica Simpson
Josh Groban
 
13. Whether it is anything beyond rumor, this left-leaning actor is supposedly on the top of MSNBC's wish list to replace Keith Olbermann.
Martin Sheen
Tom Hanks
Alec Baldwin
Tim Robbins
 
14. When the latest issue of The Fantastic Four hit stands this week, which member of team will no longer be able to make mine Marvel because he/she will be dead by the end of the issue?
A
B
C
D
 
15. Godspeed to laid-back performer _______, who fell off the stage after performing in Australia and was subsequently hospitalized.
Willie Nelson
Jimmy Buffett
Jack Johnson
Sammy Hagar
 
16. An oddly venomous spat blew up this week between Glee creator Ryan Murphy and this band, who months earlier had turned down a request for the show to use its music:




 
17. Nepotism, thy name is Will Smith. Not content to just help get a remake of The Karate Kid for his son Jaden, Smith will also now be remaking what musical as a starring vehicle for daughter Willow?
Wizard of Oz
Annie
Oliver Twist
Gypsy
 
18. Hollywood veteran ____________ finally got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - right next to that of his son _______ who had already been enshrined:
Martin Sheen / Emilio Estevez
Kirk Douglas / Michael
Donald Sutherland / Keifer
James Caan / Scott
 
19. The Office announced that it will bring in this famous comic actor to appear in a four-episode arc as the show prepares for the departure of star Steve Carell:
Will Ferrell
Ben Siller
Owen Wilson
Martin Lawrence
 
20. In rather unsurprising news, Charlie Sheen has been hospitalized. The surprising reason (if you believe it) is that he was admitted for _______.
the flu
a broken foot
abdominal pain
pink eye
 




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