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1.	Restoring faith in humanity. The director of a highly anticipated summer blockbuster gave a private screening of his film to a fan with cancer that isn't expected to live until the film is officially released. What film is it?
		Star Trek Into Darkness
		Iron Man 3
		Man of Steel
		The Lone Ranger

2.	Oscar nominations, part 1. With the implementation of the "up to 10" rules for Best Picture nominations, how many films will be contending for this year's big prize?
		6
		7
		9
		10
		*By way of explanation.....* The nine are: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty

3.	With an even dozen Oscar nods, this movie is just barely the year's most nominated:




		*By way of explanation.....* Lincoln got 12; Life of Pi had 11 while Silver Linings Playbook received 8

4.	Oopsies. Each of the following was nominated for a Directors Guild of America award. Somewhat surprisingly, though, only one also got an Oscar nomination. Which?
		Lincoln's Steven Spielberg
		Zero Dark Thirty's Kathryn Bigelow
		Argo's Ben Affleck
		Les Miz's Tom Hooper

5.	Enough with all the acclaim for quality filmmaking...let's check in with the Razzies. Which of these films scored the most nominations (at least one in EVERY category) for being simply the 'worst'?
		Battleship
		Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part II
		The Oogieloves Big Balloon Adventure
		That's My Boy

6.	Thanks to TMZ-published footage, we can all see Criminal Minds' _______ being wrestled to the ground by five cops after being stopped and later charged with DUI.
		Shemar Moore
		Thomas Gibson
		Matthew Gray-Gubler
		Paget Brewster

7.	Befitting a movie from the horror genre, this week's somewhat shocking box office champ is the latest installment from this rather far-flung scary movie franchise:
		Dawn of the Dead
		The Evil Dead
		Texas Chainsaw Massacre
		Final Destination

8.	The first rather ridiculous reality TV entry of the new year came in the form of a Fox offering, placing "Stars in Danger" as almost-celebs tried to master:
		Skydiving
		Fire walking
		High diving
		Race car driving

9.	If you had put money on this comedian winning Food Network's Rachel vs Guy Celebrity Cook-off, then 1) you're outta luck, because he was the first one booted, and 2) you really need to find better uses for your money:
		Gilbert Gottfried
		Louis CK
		Jim Gaffigan
		Michael Richards

10.	This young chap appears to have broadened his horizons if this widely circulated photo is actually him smoking a joint.
		Robert Pattinson
		Justin Bieber
		Patrick Schwarzenegger
		One Direction's Harry Styles
		*By way of explanation.....* Justin Bieber...future High Times cover model?

11.	While Mr. Styles was not the doobie brother in the previous question, he did make a pop culture splash this week by dumping his famous girlfriend of two months _______.
		Jennifer Lawrence
		Dakota Fanning
		Chloe Moretz
		Taylor Swift

12.	Due to unspecified causes, director David R Ellis died this week at age 60. You may not know his name but you are likely familiar with his signature film that became a marketing phenomenon prior to its release?
		Snakes of a Plane
		The Blair Witch Project
		Act of Valor
		The Passion of the Christ

13.	If you're this man, you're loving life this week, as your late night talk show moved to a new time slot and, as a result, enjoyed some smoooooove ratings:
		Carson Daly
		Jimmy Kimmel
		Craig Ferguson
		Jimmy Fallon

14.	A somewhat young-ish, but undeniably famous star was stopped at customs at JFK airport, as officials thought she was an "unaccompanied minor." Who included "#neverwearingabackpackagain" in her tweet recounting the episode?
		Miley Cyrus
		Demi Lovato
		Emma Watson
		Emma Stone

15.	And Spike network revived this reality show that had a small but extremely devoted audience during its initial run:
		Beauty and the Geek
		The Joe Schmo show
		Joe Millionaire
		The Mole