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Da Brat, a former rap star whose "career" these days primarily consists of reality show appearances, was arrested. What crime did she commit?
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Beat up an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader
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Got caught riding dirty during a routine traffic stop
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Mooned a police officer
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Sexed up her man orally at the park right as a cop walked by
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Promoting his Bee Movie, Jerry Seinfeld nearly went thermonuclear on this noted "journalist," who implied that the comedian's sitcom had been cancelled:
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Anderson Cooper
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Larry King
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Julie Chen
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Katie Couric
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Refusing to leave a Chicago Walgreens at 2:30 in the morning, this star of a summer blockbuster was arrested on Sunday:
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Shia LeBeouf
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Tobey Maguire
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Chris Tucker
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Dan Castellaneta
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The Catholic League has begun a boycott of a certain holiday-season film. What movie's profits can we expect to approximately double as a result?
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
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Beowulf
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I Am Legend
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The Golden Compass
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Wednesday night's episode of South Park had fun with which popular video game?
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Halo 3
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Guitar Hero
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Grand Theft Auto
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Final Fantasy
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Supermodel Gisele Bundchen made news when she apparently weighed in on an important geopolitical issues. Days later, she recanted. What topic did she speak on (or not)?
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The deepening crisis in Dafur
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The political unrest in Pakistan
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The possibility of future regular season NFL games being played abroad
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Wanting to be paid in euros instead of in dollars
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What well-known actress finished the NYC Marathon in a time of 5 hours 29 minutes, which is all right, though somewhat slow, considering that she apparently wasn't weighed down by wearing a jogbra, which is pretty clear she wasn't, based on the pictures we could show you here, but we really shouldn't, well, maybe at the end of the quiz:
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Hilary Swank
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Katie Holmes
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Scarlett Johansson
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Jessica Biel
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This journalist received fairly positive reviews for his hosting duties on Saturday Night Live over the weekend:
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Wolf Blitzer
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Stone Phillips
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Brian Williams
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Steve Kroft
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A marginally well-known couple, cast-mates on this prime-time series, have apparently ended their romance, if you believe various internet reports, which we always do:
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Lost
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The Closer
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Ghost Whisperer
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Smallville
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Just as matter can neither be created or destroyed, when one celebrity couple breaks up, another one forms. We learned this week the the following pair is now an item:
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Zach Braff & Rachel Bilson
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Matthew Perry & Mandy Moore
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Heath Ledger & Sienna Miller
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Bruce Willis & Anne Hathaway
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In an unusual move, the creator of this TV show apologized for the series absolutely sucking in its sophomore season:
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Shark
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Ugly Betty
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Brothers & Sisters
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Heroes
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A certain member of the Risky Business cast was arrested for DUI this week. Which one was it?
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The one who played Joel
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The one who played the hooker
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The one who played the killer pimp
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The one who played whichever parent noticed the crack in that stupid crystal egg
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Unless you have been performing extravehicular maneuvers to repair a damaged space station this week, you're probably aware that the entertainment industry is facing a crippling strike by:
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Screenwriters
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Producers
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Executive Producers
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Craft Services, Grips & Foleys
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One of our favorite movie stars let us down a bit this week by getting into a tiff at a restaurant with Fabio - Fabio! - of all people:
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George Clooney
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Jon Stewart
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Ryan Gosling
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Adrian Pasdar
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In one of the odder items to cross the So Last Week newsdesk this week, a man was arrested this week for stalking Tonight Show heir-apparent Conan O'Brien. Not so weird, right? It is if you consider that the stalker had this occupation:
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Magician
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Priest
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Kindergarten teacher
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Drummer for the Max Weinberg 7
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Steve Carell made himself a hero to the cause of striking writers everywhere when he called in sick to production of his show The Office. What ailment did he claim to have?
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Stockholm Syndrome
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Writer's Block
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Yellow Fever
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Enlarged Balls
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After years of denial, this slightly older actress has fessed up to a boob job:
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Diane Lane
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Helen Mirren
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Elizabeth Hurley
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Jane Seymor
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Which songstress made stole the show with her cameo on Thursday night's Ugly Betty?
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Nelly Furtado
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Victoria Beckham
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Shakira
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Fergie
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Which TV network had an obnoxious green-themed week?
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NBC
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ABC
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Spike
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Bravo
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Country music! Who walked away with the title of Entertainer of the Year at the CMA awards?
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Kenny Chesney
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Brooks & Dunn
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Carrie Underwood
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Keith Urban
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