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Answers:

1. This European automobile manufacturer has been airing ads touting a tie-in with box office champ The Bourne Ultimatum:
Volkswagen
Saab
Porsche
Volvo
 
2. Which controversial Hollywood figure has stirred up a hornet's nest by being in contact with similarly controversial Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez?
Roger Moore
Mel Gibson
Nick Nolte
Sean Penn
 
3. In the final episode of the internet broadcast phenomenon Lonelygirl15, the title character:
Was revealed to be a male
Left earth to return to her home planet
Was killed
Discovered a killer handbag on sale at The Gap
 
4. New York Post's Page Six reports that Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow uses what unusual item to fight wrinkles?
Peanut butter
Vegetable Oil
Cactus extract
Snake venom
 
5. Not to be outdone by Gwennie, fellow Oscar winner Cate Blanchett has taken what unusual step to prove her commitment to the environment?
She only reads books printed on synthetic paper
She has forsworn traveling in any motorized vehicle
She has stopped washing her hair
She lights her home using only energy created by harnessing her household pets to turbines
 
6. A week after Usher and Tameka Foster called off their engagement, the couple:
Celebrated the birth of their child
Suddenly married, after all
Sued a London tabloid for publicizing a sensational article about the split
Were arrested for public intoxication at a swank Palm Beach resort
 
7. Creators of the once in-vogue Desperate Housewives announced that which sports star will appear on the show this fall as part of a gay couple?
Yao Ming
Kobe Bryant
Peyton Manning
David Beckham
 
8. In a recent interview, which Hollywood director tried to explain away a sexual experience with a transvestite by claiming, "It happens to a lot of people...."?
Ron Howard
Brett Ratner
McG
Spike Jonze
 
9. NBC ensured that the SLW staff gets plenty of good sleep a few years from now, as the network has picked this generally unamusing SNL alum to replace Conan O'Brien on The Late Show when Conan moves to The Tonight Show:
Tim Meadows
Chris Kattan
Jimmy Fallon
Amy Poehler
 
10. American Red Cross is teaming up with a movie studio for a "Give Til It Hurts" blood drive, to coincide with the release later in the year of the sequel for which horror movie?
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Hostel
Saw
The Hills Have Eyes
 
11. This summer series received a renewal from its network this week:
Damages
Burn Notice
The Singing Bee
Pirate Master
 
12. Having been in the news more in the last three months than during the rest of her career combined, Melanie Brown was scheduled to be on Larry King Wednesday night. She cancelled, however, at the last minute. Why?
Eddie Murphy was scheduled to be on the same show
King's producers wouldn't let her bring her baby to the studio
News of her secret marriage had leaked earlier in the day
King wouldn't promise not to ask questions about the Spice Girls reunion
 
13. MTV announced its Music Video Awards nominees this week. Of the following, which act is not in the running for Video of the Year?
Amy Winehouse
Fallout Boy
Kanye West
Justin Timberlake
 
14. A dog fatally injured at man over the weekend at what Hollywood tough-guy's house?
Ving Rhames
James Caan
Russell Crowe
Mickey Rourke
 
15. What was the approximate age difference between Age of Love winner and the runner-up?
They were the same age
The winner was about 22 years older
The winner was about 22 years younger
Unknown, as the show was cancelled and the finale never aired
 
16. From the Good Grief file: American Idol hopeful Antoria Gillon auditioned for the show in Texas this week as she was in:
Labor
Jail
A bear suit
A hypnotic trance
 
17. With a single out now and an album due later in the year, the Backstreet Boys are attempting to claw their way back into relevance. Yet, one of the original members sat out from recording the album. Who did not participate?
Kevin
Howie
AJ
Nick
 
18. Which woman, with whom he has had a previous relationship, now expresses interest in Charlie Sheen...er.... "donating" so she can bear another of his children, even though the two are no longer together?
Heidi Fleiss
Denise Richards
Kelly Preston
Heather Locklear
 
19. Which Grey's Anatomy star told Los Angeles Confidential magazine that socialites "who are rich and famous for nothing" set a bad example?
TR Knight
Katharine Heigl
Ellen Pompeo
Sandra Oh
 
20. You know you're in bad, bad shape when Kevin Federline makes a reasonable case that he should gain custody of your child, but such is the life of Britney Spears. The other event that made this an especially bad week for her was:
She was sued by a fashion designer
Her music label dumped her
She drove into a parked car
She learned she would be audited by the IRS
 




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