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1.	The Emmy nominations were announced with little surprise...Cable TV is where the quality is (namely Mad Men and its 17 nominations). Further proof: Of the six shows vying for Best Drama, how many appear on 'network' TV?
		none of them
		only The Good Wife
		just The Good Wife and Scandal
		only Scandal
		*By way of explanation.....* The nominees in this category are: Broadwalk Empire (HBO); Breaking Bad (AMC); Downton Abbey (PBS); Game of Thrones (HBO); Homeland (Showtime); and Mad Men (AMC)

2.	Least shocking news of the week: Jennifer Lopez offically quits American Idol. Time to fill hers and Tyler's seats. Which old school diva has stated publicly that she wants to be one of the judges?
		Aretha Franklin
		Diana Ross
		Chaka Khan
		Patti LaBelle

3.	We got Charlie Sheen all over our pop culture plate this week. Which of these items did NOT happen in the world of the one-time Mr. Tigerblood?
		Sheen quit Twitter leaving behind nearly 8 million followers.
		Anger Management got canned after only a month on the air.
		He said that he would be seriously interested in becoming one of the new American Idol judges.
		He will donate 1 percent of his show's profits to the USO with a minimum of $1 million.

4.	Oscar nominee Michael Clarke Duncan suffered a heart attack this week and his reality-TV staple girlfriend is credited with saving his life. Fortunately, he is recovering but he's dating WHO?!?!
		The Apprentice's Omarosa
		Flava of Love's New York
		Real Housewives' Brandy Glanville
		X-Factor's Paula Abdul

5.	SLW pours one out for prolific producer Richard D. Zanuck, who passed away this week at 77 years old. Zanuck is credited with giving which highly recognizable director his big break in the 1970s with a blockbuster film?
		George Lucas
		Steven Spielberg
		Martin Scorcese
		Francis Ford Coppola
		*By way of explanation.....* The film in question was the father of the summer blockbuster -- Jaws.

6.	Relative tragedies, Part I: Sylvester Stallone's 36-year-old son Sage was found dead this week of unknown causes. Onscreen, you may remember Sage's prominent role in which Rocky movie as the son of Rocky?
		Rocky III
		Rocky IV
		Rocky V
		Rocky Balboa

7.	Relative tragedies, Part II: Which of the Dark Knight Rises stars took offense by a recent GQ article that describes his brother's death resulting from an "alleged drug overdose"?
		Christian Bale
		Joseph Gordon Levitt
		Tom Hardy
		Gary Oldman
		*By way of explanation.....* Levitt took offense via tumblr and stated, "Using the word ‘alleged’ technically allows the writer to say whatever she wants. The ‘allegations’ to which she must be referring were made by a handful of gossip websites. They are factually incorrect according to the coroner’s office and the police department. I don’t like publicly speaking about my brother’s death, but I’m making an exception to correct this irresponsible claim."

8.	Concert Controversy, Part I: As the show had extended past the local curfew, management of the venue cut power on a Bruce Springsteen concert in London just as The Boss had brought this other rock legend on stage to perform:
		Eric Clapton
		Phil Collins
		Paul McCartney
		Mick Jagger

9.	Concert Controversy, Part II: This young star is being sued for hearing loss by a parent who was dragged by his/her kidlet to the singer's show:
		Demi Lovato
		Justin Bieber
		Miley Cyrus
		Adam Lambert

10.	According to Forbes, Sofia Vergara is the highest paid actress on TV with $27 million last year. Similarly, which of these youngsters tops the mag's list of 'Highest Paid Celebrities Under 30' with $57 million?
		Justin Bieber
		Katy Perry
		Taylor Swift
		Rihanna
		*By way of explanation.....* Swift was #1 with $57 million, Beibs was #2 with $55 million, Rihanna was #3 with $53 million and Perry was #5 with $45 million.

11.	Following in Kristen Chenoweth's on-set injury footsteps, this Academy Award winning actress suffered a bump on the head that merited a trip to the hospital?
		Halle Berry
		Hilary Swank
		Gwyneth Paltrow
		Helen Mirren

12.	When Politics & Celebrity Collide, Part I: Which Star Wars alum shared this hot opinion at Comic Con this week - "And if you don't vote for Barack Obama, you're insane...And you look at Romney and I'm sure he's a nice guy, but I think he's like The Thing - he only imitates human behavior. He's not actually human himself."
		Carrie Fisher
		Harrison Ford
		Mark Hamill
		James Earl Jones

13.	When Politics & Celebrity Collide, Part II: Which comic has taken a stance against Arizona's immigration law with profanity-laced attack on Sheriff Joe Arpaio?
		Chris Rock
		George Lopez
		Louis C.K.
		Daniel Tosh

14.	Due to life-threatening comments directed at film critics who didn't like the The Dark Knight Rises, ______ has suspended reader comments for the first time ever on the site.
		Rotten Tomatoes
		IMDb
		Yahoo!
		MovieFone

15.	Maybe he got tired of "Waiting for Guffman". Which regular member of Christopher Guest's films was arrested for lewd conduct when caught...um...pleasuring himself in an adult movie theater?
		A - Michael McKean
		B - Fred Willard
		C - Harry Shearer
		D - Eugene Levy