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1. A few days before the event, which celeb withdrew from appearing at Wednesday's People Choice Awards - which was a shame, seeing as how s/he was the night's big winner?
Katy Perry
Daniel Radcliffe
Miley Cyrus
Kristen Stewart
By way of explanation.....
Katy won 6 trophies, winning everything from Favorite Female Artist to Favorite TV Guest Star for her cameo on “How I Met Your Mother.”
 
2. The purpose of the Peoples Choice Awards it to make you embarrassed at the choices of the people. But, stop the presses, we actually approve of the award for Favorite Movie Actress going to this comedic talent:
Kristen Wiig
Melissa McCarthy
Anne Hathaway
Emma Stone
 
3. At the box office, the first big surprise of the year in films comes in the form of The Devil Inside. While the film brought in an impressive $35 million, what's odd is that:
The studio has refused to release the names of the stars or director involved
The studio has refused public demands for a sequel to be made
It received an F Cinemascore from the people who saw it
It did so while playing on only 100 screens in the US
 
4. NBC reached into its bag o' tricks and premiered a new series, which is actually an update of this cinematic legal thriller:




 
5. ABC was slightly more creative and began Are You There, Chelsea, a semi-autobiographical series about Chelsea Handler which stars Handler as:
Her agent
Her mother
Her sister
Herself, of course
 
6. The newest addition to a music dynasty was born over the weekend, as Beyonce and Jay-Z welcomed a baby girl. The proud parents saddled the child with which of the following color/flower combinations for a name?
Azure Rose
Blue Ivy
Magenta Daisy
Puce Lilly
 
7. More Knowles/Carter baby news: Of course, the hospital was quick to deny reports that Jay-Z and Beyonce paid _____ to rent whole floor for their privacy.
$100,00
$275,000
$750,000
$1.3 million
 
8. The staple of many childhood field trip memories is apparently bankrupt. The maker of which of these items has filed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection?




 
9. Puff...puff...pass. Not in the Lone Star State. Which marijuana enthusiast was arrested after a drug dog found less than half an ounce of marijuana on this guy's bus?
'Lil Wayne
Snoop Dogg
David Crosby
Woody Harrelson
By way of explanation.....
Wacky (Tobacky) Fun Fact: The arrest was made in the town of Sierra Blanca, which is the same town where Willie Nelson was busted for weed two years ago.
 
10. What aged rocker took this surprisingly old fashioned stance about broadcast TV?"There's a certain charm and passion and magic in not showing full-frontal nudity."
Lou Reed
Iggy Pop
David Lee Roth
Steven Tyler
 
11. No hacking necessary this week, when AnnaLynne McCord 'accidentally' tweeted a photo of one of her bare breasts. Before this news item, you probably only know who she is if you are a fan of The CW's _______.




 
12. *Shudder* The trainwreck-fantastic Lindsay Lohan was deemed unsuitable to play Deep Throat's Linda Lovelace but is apparently in talks to play what late, great screen legend?
Elizabeth Taylor
Marlene Dietrich
Judy Garland
Jayne Mansfield
 
13. According to everyone who has heard it, and thousands who haven't, the new Van Halen song totally sucks! What is the one-word title of this acoustic abomination?
Hydroplane
Tattoo
Renegade
Flamethrower
 
14. SLW doubts one Alvin & the Chipmunks actor will be asked back for the four-quel of the franchise. Which star has been publicly blasting the film, mostly recently on Conan?
Jason Lee
David Cross
Justin Long
Amy Poehler
 
15. Apparently intent on driving itself out of business, Royal Caribbean cruise lines is offering a cruise, with tickets ranging from $2K-$5K, centered which pop culture celebrity nightmare?
Kate Gosselin
Tori Spelling
Andy Dick
Kathy Griffin
 
16. Congrats to Halle Berry, who is newly engaged to an actor she has been dating for a year. Which of these fellas from the movie S.W.A.T is the lucky soon-to-be Mr. Halle Berry?




 
17.
Here we have a screenshot of a slickly produced YouTube video named Off the Grid. In it, Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox go to some difficulty to recruit:
Simon Cowell to return to American Idol
Oprah Winfrey to return to network television
Madonna to perform at the halftime for the Super Bowl
Billy Crystal to host the Oscars
By way of explanation.....
Dig:
 
18. There are only a few shopping days left before the Super Bowl, kids! With Madonna doing her thing at halftime of the big game, the honors of singing the pre-game National Anthem fell this week to which American Idol alum?
Ruben Studdard
Kelly Clarkson
Fantasia
Carrie Underwood
 
19. George Clooney's for-the-time-being girlfriend Stacy Keibler has apparently refused to partake in something that George is known for. What is it?
She won't appear on the red carpet with George
She won't travel abroad with George
She won't accept any of George's well-known generosity
She refuses to let George pull a prank on her
 
20. Scandal! Scannnnndaaaallll! The paternity of which of the Kardashian children came into question amid rumors that s/he was not the child of deceased famous lawyer Robert?
Kim
Khloe
Kourtney
Robert, Jr.
 




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