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JK Rowling shocked audiences over the weekend when, at a New York book signing, she said that this Harry Potter character was gay:
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Dumbledore
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Snape
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Draco Malfoy
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Hagrid
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This entertainer is being investigated for a sexual assault:
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Wayne Newton
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David Copperfield
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Robert Goulet
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Bill Maher
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Fox launched The Next Great American Band. Helping to judge the proceedings is the lead singer for this group:
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Marroon 5
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Matchbox 20
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Sugar Ray
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Goo Goo Dolls
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Kid Rock was arrested over the weekend after a throw-down at this storied establishment:
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White Castle
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Waffle House
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In-N-Out Burger
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Hard Rock Cafe
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Took 'em long enough. This was the first new fall show to receive the hook after just two airings:
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Cavemen
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Anchorwoman
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Viva Laughlin
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Aliens in America
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Dancing with the Stars accidentally produced the first moment of true drama in the show's history this week when Marie Osmond did what?
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Announced she had an affair with partner Jonathan Roberts, causing the collapse of her marriage
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Confessed she had attempted suicide in 2006 during a bout of postpartum depression
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Passed out while awaiting her score from judges.
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Made out with Donnie: SNL vets Gary Kroeger and Julia-Louis Dreyfus exclaimed 'Told ya!'
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Peter Jackson averted disaster with his latest project, The Lovely Bones, when he managed to replace Ryan Gosling, who quit the weekend before filming was to begin. Which actor was signed at the last moment, thereby saving the day?
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Paul Giamatti
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Clive Owen
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Mark Wahlberg
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There is some news that surprises us. There is some news that shocks us. And then there is news like this. Inside the Actors' Studio host James Lipton has confirmed that he is a what?
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Convicted Sexual Predator
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Master Thief who stolen over $30 million worth of art
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Retired Pimp
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Woman
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This popular singer recently confessed to having more than her fair share of lesbian sex, blaming her pent up lust on being a virgin until she was 18. Who's the naughty diva?
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Kelly Clarkson
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Fergie
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Carrie Underwood
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Amy Winehouse
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In a weekend crowded with new releases, which Oscar winner did not act in one of last weekend's new films?
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Benecio Del Toro
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Ben Affleck
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Meryl Streep
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Reese Witherspoon
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Who or what the hell is/are Kynt & Vyxsin?
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Choreographers for the show Dancing with the Stars
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New chinchillas purchased this week by Paris Hilton
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Contestants for the upcoming season of The Amazing Race
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A team of designers featured this week on America's Next Top Model
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We demand a recount. Vanity Fair editors named Saturday Night Fever just the eighth (?!?) best soundtrack of all time. Meanwhile, they put this film's soundtrack, which they acknowledge as "perhaps the best badly acted film ever," at number one:
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Footloose
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Top Gun
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Purple Rain
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Which Oscar winner issued a mea culpa this week, apologizing for a joke referring to a picture of herself with an enlarged nose as "my Jewish Cousin?"
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Halle Berry
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Nicole Kidman
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Hilary Swank
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Helen Mirren
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If you can think of the number that's in my head right now, you could have appeared on NBC's magician reality show Phenomenon, hosted by Uri Gellar and this famous magician (you totally thought that I was thinking 69, right? Dude!):
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Penn Jillette
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David Blaine
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Kreskin
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Criss Angel
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The national office of the Council on Decency in Broadcasting has cited which NBC show, demanding wardrobe changes following its assertion that the show violates regulations on nudity:
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Las Vegas
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The Biggest Loser
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Deal or No Deal
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The Singing Bee
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Which actor, known for his on-screen metamorphoses, was named to play Scrooge and all three Christmas ghosts in Robert Zemeckis's film A Christmas Carol?
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Jim Carrey
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Mike Meyers
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Robin Williams
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Sean Penn
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I remember when being manly meant juggling chainsaws and fighting off grizzly bears with your bear hands. Now, it means...something else, as evidenced by AskMen.com naming this athlete as the Manliest Man of 2007:
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Tiger Woods
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Roger Federer
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Tom Brady
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David Beckham
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What had been at position #57 on our list of most anticipated film remakes, Barbarella, may never see the light of day. Why is Universal reportedly backing out of the project?
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The script. Basically, it sucked
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The project was deemed too expensive
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Director Robert Rodriguez refused to consider anyone aside from girlfriend Rose McGowan for the lead
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The film's sexual overtones were sure to bring controversy
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has credited this religion with helping his standup routine:
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Judaism
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Catholicism
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Zen Buddhism
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Scientology
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Ending with a note from the "It's all about Me!!" file. Actress Alicia Silverstone has branded this singer "bad to her fans" after the songstress failed to respond to Batgirl's fanmail:
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Alanis Morissette
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Faith Hill
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Sinead O'Connor
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Miley Cyrus
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