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1.	If you've been plugged into the news at all this week, then you know that this well-known name has been embroiled in scandal, admitting to having fathered a child with a woman who as a member of his household staff:
		Arnold Schwarzenegger
		Christian Bale
		Brad Pitt
		Matt Damon

2.	This actor, who has a history of battling addiction, returned to rehab this week to "focus on sobriety":
		Matthew Perry
		Robert Downey, Jr.
		Gary Busey
		David Arquette

3.	In decidedly less encouraging celebrity rehab news, actor Jeff Conaway, who you probably remember best for this iconic 1970s movie, has slipped into a coma following an apparent overdose:
		Grease
		Jaws
		Star Wars
		The Rocky Horror Picture Show

4.	Which Dunder Mifflin employee (rather the actress who plays her) just announced that she is pregnant?
		Angela
		Pam Halpert
		Kelly Kapoor
		Erin

5.	This singer, not afraid to take a stance on political issues, blasted the Georgia and Arizona immigration laws before he performed prior to Sunday's Braves-Phillies in Atlanta:
		Dr. Dre
		Carlos Santana
		Eminem
		Paul McCartney

6.	Citizens of Miami will have the chance to vote this notorious 1980s/90s star as their mayor, thanks to his recently-announced candidacy:
		Ice T
		Vanilla Ice
		2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell
		Flavor Flav

7.	Which judge/coach from The Voice got married this past weekend?
		A
		B
		C
		D

8.	Series veteran "Boston" Rob Mariano finally won Survivor, appearing in his _________ season of the show:
		6th
		4th
		8th
		10th

9.	SLW pours one out for Cali Swag District member M-Bone. The rap group was best known for a novelty danced based on their song. Popularized by a viral video of swimsuit model Kate Upton performing it, the dance was:
		The Ferg-It
		The Dougie
		The Running Man
		The Freddie
		*By way of explanation.....* The Dougie:

10.	If you're the father of this pop culture figure, congratulations! You are being sued for damages by your own son/daughter! (Hint: the reason for the suit was mentioned in last week's quiz)
		Jennifer Love Hewitt
		The Situation
		Jessica Simpson
		Lindsay Lohan

11.	Having inexplicably broken up with his whitehotsupermodelgirlfriend Bar Refaeli, Leonardo DiCaprio has recently been seen kanoodling with this TV actress:
		Blake Lively
		Minka Kelly
		Cobie Smulders
		Olivia Wilde

12.	"The very existence of the Queen and her now enormous family - all supported by the British taxpayer whether the British taxpayer likes it or not - is entirely against any notion of democracy, and is against freedom of speech. For a broad historical view of what the Queen is and how she "rules", examine Gaddafi or Mubarak, and see if you can spot any difference." OK, we have zero idea what this dude is going on about, but which British music star went on at length about....whatever?
		Boy George
		George Michael
		Morrissey
		Robbie Williams

13.	The network up-front presentations this week meant there was a hot tub full of TV news this week. Having made more news that any other potential TV season, we learned that the David E. Kelly/Adrienne Palicki Wonder Woman series:
		Reshot its pilot
		Was picked up by NBC for two full seasons
		Was picked up on NBC, but won't air until the spring
		Was passed on by NBC

14.	"Professor Hawking is heralded as ‘the genius of Britain,’ yet he believes in the scientific impossibility that nothing created everything and that life sprang from non-life." Which rather kooky celeb oddly called out mind-of-the-century Stephen Hawking?
		Randy Quaid
		Mel Gibson
		Tom Cruise
		Kirk Cameron

15.	Now this is brave: With its star leaving after the upcoming season, this procedural will spin itself off as the new series Major Crimes, the lead character of which has been the villain on the current series:
		CSI: Miami
		The Mentalist
		The Closer
		Hawaii: 5-O

16.	Perhaps as surprising, the final season of House will not include this series mainstay:
		A
		B
		C
		D

17.	Family Guy mastermind (mastermind!) Seth MacFarlane has won the right to reboot this classic animated show for Fox:
		Mr. Magoo
		The Jetsons
		The Flintstones
		The Super Friends

18.	You may not know controversial movie director Lars von Trier even if he walked up to you and said "Hi, I'm controversial movie director Lars von Trier," but it was hard not to hear about him being expelled from Cannes this week after he voiced empathy for:
		Osama bin Laden
		Nazis
		Arnold Schwarzenegger
		Lord Voldemort

19.	If you're anything like us, you can't wait for next week's finale of Dancing with the Stars, but are a little bummed that this week's elimination will prevent ________ from taking part:
		Kirstie Alley
		Chelsea Kane
		Hines Ward
		Ralph Macchio

20.	The Forbes Celebrity 100 list combines salary, TV/Radio mentions, appearances in This Is So Last Week and other factors. Which big-name star surged past Oprah Winfrey to claim the top spot this year?
		Taylor Swift
		Conan O'Brien
		Lady Gaga
		Katy Perry
		*By way of explanation.....* The top 10: Gaga, Oprah, the Biebs, U2, Elton John, Tiger Woods, Swift, Bon Jovi, Simon Cowell and LeBron James