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| 1. | Apple announced that a certain network's content would no longer be available for download through iTunes. Days later, Amazon Unbox announced that it would be the source of downloadable shows from the network. Which network are we talking about? | ||
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NBC | ||
| CBS | |||
| ABC | |||
| Fox | |||
| 2. | Like a board upside the head came the news this week that this filmmaker of note has undergone a sex change, and will be known as Lana henceforth: | ||
| Roman Polanski | |||
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Larry Wachowski | ||
| John Sayles | |||
| Spike Jonze | |||
| 3. | The world mourned the loss this week of which great opera star? | ||
| Placido Domingo | |||
| Jose Carreras | |||
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Luciano Pavarotti | ||
| Enrico Palazzo | |||
| 4. | After roughly 68 weeks of pre-season games, the NFL kicked off its regular season Thursday night. Three of the following were acts featured in the NBC broadcast. Who did not perform? | ||
| John Mellencamp | |||
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Willie Nelson | ||
| Faith Hill | |||
| Kelly Clarkson | |||
| 5. | Bravo network unleashed its latest offering "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" Thursday night. Viewers would undoubtedly recognize Mr. Gunn from which other show? | ||
| Extreme Makeover | |||
| Top Design | |||
| Queer Eye for the Straight Guy | |||
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Project Runway | ||
| 6. | The newest residents of Splitsville are these two celebs, whose break-up was confirmed this week: | ||
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Heath Ledger & Michelle Williams | ||
| Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow | |||
| Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt | |||
| Joel Madden & Nicole Richie | |||
| 7. | Whoopi Goldberg's first day as host of The View did not go exactly smoothly. She found herself in hot water after speaking on which controversial topic? | ||
| The war in Iraq | |||
| The Bush presidency | |||
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Michael Vick | ||
| Miss Teen South Carolina | |||
| 8. | We found this actress to be....let's call it an unorthodox choice to be featured in ads for lingerie manufacturer Agent Provocateur: | ||
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Maggie Gyllenhaal | ||
| Julia Stiles | |||
| Paker Posey | |||
| Anne Hathaway | |||
| 9. | In an ad for American Express, Clau Umlaut, umpire at the 1985 US Open, receives an unexpected visit from this tennis legend: | ||
| Martina Navratilova | |||
| Jimmy Connors | |||
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John McEnroe | ||
| Pete Sampras | |||
| 10. | Which former child star pled guilty this week to a third-degree assault charge, though three other other charges against him were dismissed? | ||
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Family Ties' Brian Bonsall | ||
| Growning Pains' Danny Pintauro | |||
| Silver Spoons' Rick Schroeder | |||
| The Cosby Show's Keshia Knight Pulliam | |||
| 11. | Viewers of MTV cannot watch their favorite show without being haunted at nearly every program break by this artist, appearing in either tongue-in-cheek PSAs or in studio session clips: | ||
| Shakira | |||
| Fergie | |||
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Nelly Furtado | ||
| Mariah Carey | |||
| 12. | We applaud actors who devote themselves to the betterment of their craft. We especially applaud them when said actor is a female who spent "four hours a day for a whole week up and down a lap-dancer's pole" for preparation of a role. The thespian in question here is: | ||
| Jennifer Love Hewitt | |||
| Lindsay Lohan | |||
| Jessica Alba | |||
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Ali Larter | ||
| 13. | Jerry Lewis held his annual MDA telethon over the weekend, yet this year's broadcast was not without controversy. Why? | ||
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Lewis could be heard uttering a racial epithet | ||
| More than half the celebrities scheduled to appear did not show | |||
| Lewis faced charges of embezzling a majority of the donations | |||
| The telecast included a performance by Jessica Simpson in which she forgot lyrics | |||
| 14. | This Disney Channel star admitted that a nude photograph of her that had popped up on the Web was not a fake. | ||
| Christy Carlson Romano | |||
| Miley Cyrus (and don't go looking for these, you perv. It's illegal.) | |||
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Vanessa Hudgens | ||
| Ashley Tisdale | |||
| 15. | This cast member of Charmed as been announced as the new love interest for Earl Hickey on My Name Is Earl: | ||
| Holly Marie Combs | |||
| Shannen Doherty | |||
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Alyssa Milano | ||
| Rose McGowan | |||
| 16. | This popular comedian was kicked offstage in the middle of a routine for dropping one two many N-bombs: | ||
| Dave Chappelle | |||
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Eddie Griffin | ||
| Bernie Mac | |||
| Michael Richards | |||
| 17. | This cast member of The Office pleased millions by announcing he or she is about to be single. Who is it? | ||
| Steve Carell | |||
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Jenna Fischer | ||
| Ricky Gervais | |||
| John Krasinski | |||
| 18. | In news of the unbelievable, Paul McCartney has been linked with this actress: | ||
| Anjelica Huston | |||
| Hayden Panettiere | |||
| Emma Thompson | |||
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Renee Zellweger | ||
| 19. | Which 60-something actor has been shopping in the Twinkie section of the grocery store, marrying someone roughly half his age? | ||
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Ben Kingsley | ||
| Ian McKellen | |||
| Alan Rickman | |||
| Patrick Stewart | |||
| 20. | Future MILF alert! This lovely actress has announced she will be giving birth early in 2008: | ||
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Halle Berry | ||
| Cate Blanchett | |||
| Kirsten Dunst | |||
| Rebecca Romijn | |||
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