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1.	Did you ever notice how there are fewer and fewer old-school media giants around, especially now that this man died during the week:
		Andy Rooney
		Dan Rather
		Larry King
		Roger Mudd

2.	Recurrent jail bird Lindsay Lohan reported to the big house on Saturday evening to start her 30-day sentence. How long did her stay end up being?
		Just over four hours
		She was out in time to catch the last half of Sunday Night Football
		Three days - at least it has a '3' in it like '30'
		Justice has been served and she is still in jail

3.	The People's Choice Award nominations roughly reflect the choice of the people, as this film, which has earned the most at the worldwide box office in 2011, leads all flicks with nine nominees:





4.	Last week we learned the unspectacular name Skyfall for the new Bond film. But this week we learn of the actually spectacular casting of Oscar winner _____ as the villain.
		Javier Bardem
		Benecio del Toro
		Geoffrey Rush
		Kevin Spacey

5.	At the beginning of the week, this guy was slated to produce February's Oscars show. After a series of controversial statements during the week? Not so much.
		Ron Howard
		Robert Zemeckis
		Michael Bay
		Brett Ratner

6.	...which brought around the swift removal of ________ as Oscars host, so it's back to the drawing board:
		Billy Crystal
		Eddie Murphy
		Chevy Chase
		Mike Myers

7.	Wrapping up his week in New York on a controversial note, Conan O'Brien made news by:
		Presiding over a gay wedding
		Camping out a night with Occupy Wall Street protesters
		Being briefly jailed for indecent exposure after a pants-dropping stunt
		Crashing a live taping of Jay Leno's Tonight Show

8.	Heading off to the Funny Papers in the sky is Bil Keane. The 89 year old cartoonist was famous for creating which of the following?





9.	There was name calling, hair pulling, oh-no-you-di'n'ts, and kung-fu fighting in a 1:00 am brawl at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which involved this singer:
		Katy Perry
		Avril Lavigne
		Kellie Pickler
		Courtney Love

10.	Let us introduce you to stunning Argentinian model Luisana Lopilato who, this week, made music personality __________ a very lucky man when she married him.
		Rick Astley
		Michael Buble
		James Blunt
		Justin Guarini

11.	The trial of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, concluded this week and the jury deliberated only briefly. The Bouncing Ball of Justice rendered the following verdict upon Dr. Murray:
		Guilty of first degree murder
		Guilty of criminal negligence
		Guilty of manslaughter
		Not guilty

12.	If you were hanging around an electronics store this week and got trampled by the hordes rushing to pick up MW3, the latest iteration from this video game franchise, well then....plan better next time.
		Halo
		Grand Theft Auto
		Mario Kart
		Call of Duty

13.	From the safety of a podium and with a spotlight on her, Jennifer Aniston used the Glamour's Women of the Year Awards to jokingly proclaim that she is 'madly in love with ______'.
		Justin Theroux
		Lisa Kudrow
		Chelsea Handler
		Herself

14.	Thanks to a baby announcement this week, which would be a more appropriate title of one of its reality series?
		20 Kids and Counting
		The Little Couple (and a Little Bundle of Joy)
		Four Weddings...and a Baby Shower
		Say Yes to the Maternity Dress
		*By way of explanation.....* That's right, the Duggar family are expecting their 20th child. We are exhausted just from the notion.

15.	The SLW pours out a 40 (which we had to go out and buy, for the soul purpose of pouring them out, it's not like we keep 40's lying around the office) for this rap star who passed on this week:
		Fat Joe
		Heavy D
		Young MC
		50 Cent

16.	We're frankly surprised that this singer, who, in addition to be immensely talented, has also done a lot of good in the world, hasn't already receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Fortunately, that oversight was rectified this week. So hats off to:
		Bono
		Gloria Estefan
		Shakira
		Sheryl Crow

17.	Now Hiring: America's Got Talent is seeking a new on-air personality to fill the void left by the recently announced departure of:
		A
		B
		C
		D

18.	If you want to catch this young celeb in a Marc Jacobs perfume ad, then whatever you do, don't head over the England, as it's been banned in the UK for being too sexy.
		Dakota Fanning
		Ashley Olson
		Mila Kunis
		Jennifer Lawrence

19.	The 2011 CMA Awards, at which Taylor Swift cleaned up, included a performance by this man, promoting his "new country album coming soon!" - though we're having a hard time seeing him in the genre:
		Elton John
		Lionel Richie
		Huey Lewis
		Boy George

20.	All it took was one ill-timed Tweet supporting Penn State' Joe Paterno and this prolific Twitter user has officially handing over micro-blogging duties to his/her management team.
		Ashton Kutcher
		Demi Moore
		Stephen Fry
		Lady Gaga