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1. Dr. No. Goldfinger. Diamonds are Forever. Classic titles right? Soon to be added to this catalog will be the following, announced as the name of the upcoming James Bond film:
The Equinox Paradigm
Quantum of Solace
The Denver Incident
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die
 
2. A particular Hollywood nutjob was ejected from this week's Directors Guild Awards for heckling director Julian Schnabel. Later in the week, she ended up in rehab, so we're sure that everything will end up just fine. Who was it?
Sean Young
Courtney Love
Shirley MacLaine
Kirstie Alley
 
3. Speaking of ceremonies, the SAG awards were held this week. One show won both actor and actress honors for comedy, and one show won both for drama. Which programs are we talking about?
My Name is Earl and The Closer
30 Rock and The Sopranos
How I Met Your Mother and The Unit
Monk and The Shield
 
4. TV news! We actually have TV news! This series returned to the air this week, with a repeat of last season's finale on Wednesday and the season premiere on Thursday. What show were we glad to see back?
Heroes
Jericho
Lost
24
 
5. ABC launched its series Eli Stone, which means that we will no longer have to put up with its commercials that featured this 80s singer, who also appeared in the premiere:
George Michael
Boy George
Lionel Richie
Madonna
 
6. Even before its launch, Eli Stone had proven controversial. Calls for a boycott of the show centered around:
A violent bank robbery shoot-out
The salty language in the show
Anti-religious imagery
Suggestions that vaccines cause autism
 
7. The dozens of viewers who tuned into the Miss America pageant on TLC witnessed the title going to Kirsten Haglund, who represented this state:
Alaska
Hawaii
Alabama
Michigan
 
8. Acting in its infinite wisdom, the FCC fined a television network $1.4 million for the depiction of nudity in a 2003 broadcast. What show offended viewers' delicate sensibilities?
E.R.
NYPD Blue
CSI
Survivor
 
9. A troubled member of this acting family died at age 49:
Baldwin
Coppola
Wilson
Brando
 
10. The rumor mill was working overtime this week, churning out will-they-won't-they speculation over the possible reunion of this late 1980s/early 1990s music standout:
New Kids on the Block
The Bangles
Boyz II Men
Milli Vanilli (wait a minute...)
 
11. Dipping further into musical obscurity, Ali Campbell - yes, *the* Ali Campbell - quit as the lead singer of this group, after 30 years with the band:
Crowded House
Level 42
UB40
Big Country
 
12. Days before the Super Bowl, the halftime diversion known as the Lingerie Bowl made news. Why?
It was cancelled
This year, it will feature topless nudity
Tara Reid was announced as celebrity referee
NFL legends Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs will act as coaches
 
13. Having voted this celebrity as having the Sexiest Smile, we're suddenly worried that Victoria's Secret isn't quite an authority on what "sexy" means:
Eugene Levy
Ryan Seacrest
Colin Farrell
Tobey Maguire
 
14. A particularly obnoxious personality has been banned from further appearances on The View, having mouthed off to Barbara Walters too much. Who is it?
Andy Dick
Carrot Top
Kathy Griffin
David Lee Roth
 
15. Fans of this talk show host had better get their fill this season, as production will end soon:
Ellen Degeneres
Charlie Rose
Montel Williams
Dr. Phil
 
16. Which actress is recording an album of Tom Waits cover songs to be released later in the year?
Scarlett Johansson
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Kate Beckinsale
Keira Knightley
 
17. While the writers' strike still has production on hold, Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is criss-crossing the globe on behalf of this cause:
Promoting literacy
Saving whales
Teaching safe sex
Decreasing greenhouse gas emissions
 
18. Drew Barrymore is now dating which of these TV, movie and commercial actors?
Keifer Sutherland
Justin Long
Billy Crudup
Sam Waterson
 
19. We can't make this stuff up. A Hollywood actress has complained that she was roughly groped while working with an animal on a movie. "This thing is gonna rip its hand away and I will no longer have a boob there!" she stated. Who was the actress, and what was the offending critter?
Amanda Bynes / Koala
Christina Ricci / Chimpanzee
Naomi Watts / Kangaroo
Penelope Cruz / Panda
 
20. Finally this week: Elisha Cuthbert has been slipping off our radar lately. This week, though, she made a bold return to the news, as it was reported:
She crossed picket lines to begin work on a new movie
Reportedly made out with Paris Hilton in an NYC night spot
Purchased a haunted $50 million Hollywood mansion
Posed nude in Playboy
 




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