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1.	Former Rappers Doin' Stuff, Part I: Embracing the Rastafarian way of life and going weary of hip-hop, Snoop Dogg is venturing into the world of reggae and renaming himself Snoop ______.





2.	Former Rappers Doin' Stuff, Part I: This mogul has annoyed Olympic officials by sending athletes special versions of his Beats headphones, complete with personalization and decked out in national colors.
		Chuck D
		Suge Knight
		DJ Jazzy Jeff
		Dr. Dre

3.	Director Peter Jackson had earlier stated that his film adaptation of The Hobbit would be comprised of two separate movies. That changed this week, right? Right??
		Right, he's reconsidered and will make the project just one film
		Right, he's going to have the story span three separate films
		Right, he lost rights to the project and won't film The Hobbit at all
		Wrong. So never mind then.

4.	In more film franchise news, the role of the villain in the upcoming Thor sequel has been cast. Fanboys will recognize the name of actor Christopher Eccleston from his work in this sci-fi series:





5.	Dancing with the Stars is trying its hand at an All Star edition this fall and most of the 'stars' actually ended up in the top three. Which of these previous winners will NOT be appearing on the show?
		Kelly Monaco (Season 1)
		Nicole Scherzinger (Season 10)
		Drew Lachey (Season 2)
		Apolo Ohno (Season 4)
		*By way of explanation.....* Other winners on this All Stars edition are Emmitt Smith, Hélio Castroneves and Shawn Johnson

6.	A director born with the name Larry has been undergoing the transgender process for years and publicly debuted this week as Lana. Lana is famously part of the now inaccurately named directing team of The _______ Brothers.
		Farrelly
		Wachowski
		Hughes
		Coen

7.	Do you remember who Kristi Gibson is? Neither do we! And she may very well fade from the memory of this rock star, who call off his engagement to Kristi this week:
		Bret Michaels
		Billy Joel
		Slash
		Scott Weiland

8.	In the wake of his Kristen Stewart-induced homelessness, which of these Robert Pattinson co-stars has given him full access to their vacation home?
		Reese Witherspoon
		Emilie de Ravin
		Ralph Fiennes
		Daniel Radcliffe

9.	In a story that made us go "Yiiiiikes," we read a New York Daily News interview with this actress who admitted suffering from an anxiety disorder that causes her to pluck her own eyelashes out:
		Sofia Vergara
		Zooey Deschenel
		Amy Poehler
		Olivia Munn

10.	Known primarily for her music, this female will give acting a whirl, as she's been cast in Robert Rodriguez's upcoming sequel Machete Kills:
		Lady Gaga
		Katy Perry
		Carly Rae Jepsen
		Pink
		*By way of explanation.....* Dig:

11.	If Reports Are to Be Believed - and Frankly, When Aren't They? Part I: This young superstar is working her way into America's most famous family, as she is currently dating Conor Kennedy:
		Taylor Swift
		Britney Spears
		Demi Lovato
		Selena Gomez

12.	If Reports Are to Be Believed - and Frankly, When Aren't They? Part II: This perennial starlet-dater John Mayer is now with which of these newly single ladies?
		Rihanna
		Scarlett Johansson
		Katy Perry
		Kristin Stewart

13.	Katy Perry, who may or may not have been the answer to the last question (spoiler alert: she was)! was not the female tied with Drake for most MTV Video Music Award nominations. This female, on the other hand, was:
		Rihanna
		Lady Gaga
		Lana del Ray
		Carly Rae Jepsen

14.	According the latest iteration listing the Greatest Films of All Time from the British Film Institute's Sight and Sound magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's ________ has taken the top spot from Citizen Kane (which was number one for 50 years).
		The Birds
		Vertigo
		The Rope
		Psycho

15.	Finally, we close a rather slow pop culture news week by bidding a sad farewell to this man, named either Gore and/or Vidal, who died during the week:
		Al Gore
		Gore Verbinski
		Gore Vidal
		Vidal Sassoon
		*By way of explanation.....* Update your scorecards: Politician/father of the internet Al Gore - still alive; Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski - still alive; author Gore Vidal - died this week; stylist Vidal Sasso