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1. Which of the following was not a host of a network New Year's Eve telecast?
Dick Clark
Carson Daly
Alyssa Milano
Cat Deeley
 
2. MTV rang in the new year with news that it would air a new season of a show featuring this personality, who also hosted the network's New Year's Eve telecast:
Tila Tequila
Lauren Conrad
Bam Margera
Kristin Cavallari
 
3. As of New Year's Day, Court TV is no longer. Say hello, instead to:
tru TV
Suit TV
Pulse TV
TV One
 
4. What television network is currently running ads for its shows with the slogan "There is no box"?
HBO
FX
Spike
Lifetime
 
5. This real-life guitar hero acknowledged that he can beat the Guitar Hero III video game - but so far, just not on Expert level:
Eddie Van Halen
Slash
Eric Clapton
Bruce Springsteen
 
6. As other late-night hosts did, David Letterman returned to the air Wednesday night. Aside from his beard, what was of interest about his show?
No audience was admitted to the theater during taping
He was able to use striking WGA writers while other shows could not
He did not have any guests
Sick with laryngitis, he performed his entire show in pantomime
 
7. Which actor of note saw his long-term marriage end over the holidays?
Sean Penn
Morgan Freeman
Kevin Bacon
Robert Redford
 
8. Meanwhile, this pair whose identities we've cleverly concealed, have started dating.



Of note, aside from the 10+ year difference in their ages, is the fact that they are castmates on:
Heroes
Lost
The Big Bang Theory
Las Vegas
 
9. Also candoodling is cutie-pie Jenna Fischer from The Office and - ewewEWWWWW! - this guy, whose success with the ladies is just bewildering:
Ashton Kutcher
Carrot Top
David Spade
Joey Fatone
 
10. Also entering into wedding bliss this week [note: not with each other] were these two Saturday Night Live vets:
Kevin Nealon & Dana Carvey
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
Eddie Murphy & Jimmy Fallon
Chevy Chase & Jan Hooks
 
11. "It's two girls at a sleepover. And if all of a sudden that's bad, then what is the world coming to?" Who tried to calm a tempest brewing over some pictures circulating on the internet - pictures which were in reality pretty darned tame:
Miley Cyrus
Kristen Bell
Jamie Lynn Spears
Rumer Willis
 
12. She was photographed some time ago in a crucifixion-like pose and liking milk in a suggestive fashion. The dust settling from the ensuing uproar, she'll get to keep her crown, but won't be able to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. Thus are the fortunes of Miss:
Mexico
France
Italy
Poland
 
13. More Geography! Lindsay Lohan spent New Year's abroad, and ended up in the news when she was seen making out with three different men at various times during the same day. In what country did this take place?
Portugal
Italy
Japan
Norway
 
14. One of the bigger stories over the holidays was that of a 6 year old Texas girl who lied in an essay writing contest to win Hannah Montana tickets. What falsehood did she set forth?
That her father had died in Iraq
That she was both deaf and blind
That she had run away from home and was living with foster parents
That a burglar broke into her house on Christmas, stealing the tree and everyone's presents
 
15. While actually born in Texas, which celeb and longtime resident of the mountain state was named West Virginian of the Year by his/her hometown newspaper?
Jeff Foxworthy
Meryl Streep
Ellen Pompeo
Jennifer Garner
 
16. CBS unveiled the cast for the new edition of Survivor. What is the makeup of the cast?
People with significant physical disabilities
Longtime fans of the show and previous cast favorites
People who, verified by polygraph, have never seen Survivor before
Striking writers guild members
 
17. In more reality TV news, Celebrity Apprentice debuted on Thursday night. Which is not a description of one of the contestants?
Olympic champion softball player
Former heavyweight boxing champion
A Baldwin
Bass player for the band Red Hot Chili Peppers
 
18. In news we just couldn't make up if we tried, famous nanny-snogger and actor Jude Law claims that, while in Cuba, he was visited by the ghost of what famous dead guy?
Humphrey Bogart
Elivs
George Burns
Frank Sinatra
 
19. Which somewhat older rock star was photographed sucking on his wife's toes?
Rod Stewart
Steven Tyler
Sting
Ozzy Osbourne
 
20. Rumors of pregnancy, which appear to be false in both case, swirled around which two actresses?
Hilary Swank & Scarlett Johansson
Jodie Foster & Julia Roberts
Jennifer Aniston & Nicole Kidman
Renee Zellweger & Elisha Cuthbert
 




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