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1.	SLW pours one out for director Tony Scott this week who committed suicide. Among his many films, Scott was the director of what signature Tom Cruise film?
		A Few Good Men
		Top Gun
		Risky Business
		Taps

2.	While we're on the subject of signature 80s movies, Happy 25th Anniversary to this iconic film - and thanks for making SLW feel old, Baby!





3.	If you had to deal with nude photos of you playing strip billiards splashed across the internet this week, well then, you have a lot in common with this famous dude:
		Brad Pitt
		Simon Cowell
		Ryan Reynolds
		Prince Harry

4.	Sparkle, the final movie of this recently deceased person, had a fairly quiet debut in theaters over the weekend.
		Donna Summer
		Ernest Borgnine
		Andy Griffith
		Whitney Houston

5.	Paul Ryan's love of [....] is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the [....] that our music has been [....] for two decades. . . . Ryan claims that he likes [....] sound, but not the lyrics. Well, I don't care for Paul Ryan's sound or his lyrics. We had to heavily edit - so as to not give it away completely - the above remarks made by which band's leader referring to VP candidate Paul Ryan's statement that he digs the group's music?
		Fallout Boy
		Rage Against the Machine
		Pearl Jam
		Panic at the Disco
		*By way of explanation.....* "Paul Ryan's love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades."

6.	In her memoir, this notable female recounts pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy slapping her in the face during rehearsals for Dancing with the Stars:
		Nicole Scherzinger
		Hope Solo
		Kate Gosselin
		Erin Andrews

7.	The newly announced cast for the upcoming 'Survivor: Philippines' has a treat in store for fans of 'Facts of Life'. Which star of the 80s sitcom is now a Survivor castaway?
		A
		B
		C
		D
		*By way of explanation.....* That's right, Blair (Lisa Whelchel) will be roughing it for 39 days...or so she hopes.

8.	TV Casting Couch, Part 1: Rumors were fiercely swirling around that _____ has been named the new judge on American Idol, yet no one will officially confirm.
		Kelly Clarkson
		Nicki Minaj
		Katy Perry
		Sia

9.	TV Casting Couch, Part 2: According to copious amounts of reports and rumors, frequent guest host _________ is the Kelly Ripa's new permanent co-host of LIVE!
		Jeff Probst
		Jerry O'Connell
		Anderson Cooper
		Michael Strahan

10.	If she didn't tell us via her blog, we wouldn't know that this out of the public eye celebrity is recovering after suffering a heart attack last week.
		Nia Vardalos
		Kathy Griffin
		Wanda Sykes
		Rosie O'Donnell

11.	Speaking of funny women (yes, Rosie O'Donnell started out in comedy. Trust us, we looked it up) we bid a fond farewell to this old-school, trailblazing comedienne who died this week:
		Phyllis Diller
		Carol Burnett
		Ruth Buzzi
		Minnie Pearl

12.	The upcoming ninth season for which long-running TV show will officially be its last, per the network and its creators?





13.	Fans of this one-time NBC sitcom star got good news this week with the announcement that the Peacock Network will be developing a semi-autobiographical series about _______ for fall 2013.
		Michael J. Fox
		Bill Cosby
		Woody Harrelson
		John Larraquette

14.	Nickelback frontman (and we presume lumberjack enthusiast) Chad Kroeger has reportedly gotten engaged to this surprising fellow Canadian after dating for six months.
		Avril Lavigne
		Shania Twain
		Celine Dion
		Justin Bieber's mom

15.	He doesn't just play a crimefighter on TV, he is one in real life. Which CBS crime show star thwarted and subdued a burglar who broke into his home until police could arrive?
		CSI: NY's Gary Sinise
		Hawaii Five-0's Alex O'Laughlin
		NCIS: Los Angeles' LL Cool J
		Person of Interest's Jim Caviezel