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1.	This living-on-the-edge rock star went over the edge at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Vegas, launching into a profanity-laden tirade and disparaging Justin Bieber:
		Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong
		Axl Rose
		Bruce Springsteen
		Kid Rock

2.	Emmy recap, Part 1: This woman: Wore the number shown here Was 20 minutes away from a televised wardrobe malfunction, as the dress burst open shortly before she was to take the stage Shook her stuff during an afterparty in a widely-viewed internet video. Who are we talking about?
		Sofia Vergara
		Christina Hendricks
		Cobie Smulders
		Julianna Margulies

3.	Emmy recap, Part 2: I guess they really are 'mad' Men now because this show was the one to snag the Best Drama Emmy away from the favored AMC show:
		Homeland
		Boardwalk Empire
		Game of Thrones
		Breaking Bad

4.	Emmy recap, Part 3: And the award for perseverance or rather Lead Actor in a Comedy went to...
		Larry David for Curb Your Enthusiasm
		Louis C.K. for Louie
		Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
		Jon Cryer for Two and a Half Men

5.	Two staples of childhood have turned the big 5-0. What is the correct pairing of the TV show that premiered this week in 1962 and the children's literature character introduced the same week?
		The Flintstones and Heathcliff
		The Flintstones and Ralph S. Mouse
		The Jetsons and Clifford the Big Red Dog
		The Jetsons and Curious George

6.	Bow down to your overlord. This woman, proclaims Billboard magazine, is the Woman of the Year:
		Nicki Minaj
		Taylor Swift
		Carly Rae Jepsen
		Katy Perry

7.	Dancing with the Stars: All Stars debuted and promptly lost which celebrity dancer in the first week's elimination?
		Pamela Anderson
		Kirstie Alley
		Drew Lachey
		Kelly Monaco

8.	Singer and TV variety show host Andy Williams died at age 84 this week. Williams is most famous for singing this old-timey song:
		New York, New York
		Moon River
		Tie a Yellow Ribbon
		White Christmas

9.	Attempting to stuff two pounds of crazy into a one pound can, this performer referred to Barack Obama as a "Black Muslim" on stage, even though s/he was apparently speaking favorable about the Prez:
		Rihanna
		Madonna
		Kellie Pickler
		Gwen Stefani

10.	"TV" is easier to spell than "book." Still, we had to make note of The Casual Vacancy, a novel already famous because its author previously wrote:
		50 Shades of Grey
		The Hunger Games books
		The Twilight books
		The Harry Potter books

11.	Ummmmm...OK, Part 1: Without an ounce of jest, which singer said in an interview that his/her new song 'Supernatural' is..."...about experiences with the supernatural, but in a sexy way. [It] was a ghost! I’m very open to it. There are so many weird topics on this record, from having sexy time with a ghost to getting hypnotized and going into past lives."
		Ke$ha
		Adam Levine
		Lady Gaga
		Steven Tyler

12.	Ummmm...OK,Part 2: SLW didn't know that this rapper was such an opponent of...shall we say...self-love. Via Twitter, _____ provided four steps to help people fight the urge to please themselves.
		P. Diddy
		50 Cent
		Eminem
		'Lil Wayne

13.	As a featured artist on Game's "Celebration," which hip-hop artist has surpassed Elvis Presley for the most Hot 100 singles by a solo artist? Note there is a sizable * next to this record.
		P. Diddy
		50 Cent
		Eminem
		'Lil Wayne
		*By way of explanation.....* * Elvis had 31 hits prior to the inception of the Hot 100 in August 1958. **PLUS, Elvis was the lead artist on all 108 of his Hot 100 singles, while Wheezy has been the lead artist on only 42 of these 109 singles (For the remaining songs, he is only listed as a 'featured artist.')

14.	Reese Witherspoon became a mom for the third time this week, giving birth to a son christened with the first name of what US state?
		Colorado
		Montana
		Tennessee
		Mississippi

15.	Of these people who was a correct answer in this quiz, who also checked into rehab this week?
		Jon Cryer
		Sofia Vergara
		Billie Joe Armstrong
		Katy Perry