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1.	While published in 2011, a book with this color in its title sets tongue a-waggin' in 2012, and proved to be a box of pop culture fireworks, especially among the ladies:
		Green
		Red
		Blue
		Gray

2.	The McKayla-Maroney-Is-Not-Impressed fever made it all the way to the White House: Maroney made it big after her competition in the Olympics in this event:
		Swimming
		Gymnastics
		Track
		Soccer

3.	While, as we reviewed in our first YiPC quiz, Big Bird was unexpectedly embroiled in turmoil during the 2012 US Presidential Race, this other Muppet met controversy as its puppeteer resigned in disgrace:
		Elmo
		Oscar the Grouch
		Cookie Monster
		The Count

4.	This big-time celeb apologized for the video shown at his wedding that featured homeless and incoherent people offering their congratulations to the bride and groom:
		Justin Timberlake
		Jay-Z
		Will Ferrell
		Mark Zuckerberg

5.	The masters of subtlety at Esquire magazine decided to accent the cover of their Sex issue with this bombshell:
		Sofia Vergara
		Scarlett Johansson
		Kim Kardashian
		Christina Hendricks

6.	2012 brought us something called Liberty Ross. What/who is this and why did we care about it/them in 2012?
		It's the name of the wife of director Rupert Sanders, who Kristen Stewart had an affair with
		It's the subtitle of 50 Shades of Gray parody featuring the characters from Friends
		It's the name of Jessica Simpson's first baby.
		Resulting from a new corporate sponsorship with the discount store, it's now the official name of the Statue of Liberty

7.	The world of comic book romances got WAAAYYYY more complicated this year when _____ dumped long-time girlfriend______ for fellow superhero ______.
		Superman / Lois Lane / Wonder Woman
		Iron Man / Pepper Potts / Black Widow
		Spider-Man / Mary Jane Watson / Black Cat
		Batman / Vicki Vale / Supergirl

8.	This iconic foodstuff was unexpectedly embroiled in controversy this year after its makers made a Facebook posting supporting gay marriage:
		Kool-Aid
		Coke
		Oreo
		Sun Chips

9.	Meanwhile, there was great wailing and gnashing of teeth as the makers of this cornerstone of American civilization declared bankruptcy:





10.	Long sputtering around in the pop culture cellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt once again vaulted to the entertainment forefront as she starred in a series about:
		An elementary school
		A brothel
		A strip club
		A football team

11.	Larry Hagman stayed with us long enough to join in the revival of Dallas, which aired on this cable network:
		TNT
		Spike
		F/X
		AMC

12.	A mid-summer ABC telecast treated viewers to the attempt of daredevil Nick Wallenda to cross ________ on a tightrope:
		Times Square
		Niagra Falls
		The Grand Canyon
		The Mississippi River

13.	The show most decidedly did not go on when this comic was put into a medically-induced coma following a heart attack right before he was supposed to perform in March:
		Louis CK
		Gallagher
		Carrot Top
		Lewis Black

14.	Taking the "half your age plus seven" rule a little far, this 86 year-old actor married his 40 year-old makeup artist:
		Mickey Rooney
		Christopher Plummer
		Dick van Dyke
		Nick Nolte

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

16.	This late night host took an opportunity on his Sunday night post-Oscars telecast to pitch Oprah an idea for his own show on the OWN network:
		Craig Ferguson
		Jimmy Kimmel
		Carson Daly
		David Letterman
		*By way of explanation.....* We believe that Jimmy is still waiting by the phone:

17.	Now in its roughly 25th season, America's Got Talent welcomed to its cast this new judge, who you may have heard of before:
		Simon Cowell
		Howard Stern
		Chris Rock
		Alec Baldwin

18.	In one of those stories you just can't make up, R. Kelly cited this romantic movie in his motivations for getting a divorce, realizing his own relationship fell far short of that portrayed in the film:
		The Notebook
		Pretty Woman
		Casablanca
		When Harry Met Sally

19.	This Year in Celebrity Divorces finds three of the following having cruised through Downtown Splitsville this year. Which is the only couple still together as of mid-December?
		Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis
		Katy Perry and Russell Brand
		Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar
		David Arquette and Courteney Cox

20.	The time honored Thanksgiving tradition of seeing your ex brawling with your current boyfriend played out for which Oscar winning actress?
		Reese Witherspoon
		Halle Berry
		Hilary Swank
		Charlize Theron