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A pair of singers caused quite a stir, in different ways, during the US presidential inauguration weekend. First, who turned many heads when she wore this figure-emphasizing stars-and-stripes number to the kids' inaugural concert: ![]() |
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Katy Perry | ||
Rihanna | |||
Beyonce | |||
Carrie Underwood | |||
2. | Meanwhile, a different one of the aforementioned singers caused a different kind of scandal when she was accused of lip-synching the American national anthem at the inauguration: | ||
Katy Perry | |||
Rihanna | |||
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Beyonce | ||
Carrie Underwood | |||
3. | Congratulations, ______. You have achieved the very rare feat of starring in the #1 and #2 at weekend box office: | ||
Joel Edgerton | |||
Chris Pratt | |||
Bryce Dallas Howard | |||
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Jessica Chastain | ||
By way of explanation.....
Chasatin starred in Mama and Zero Dark Thirty, which, in some ways, are very, very different movies |
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4. | Apparently, trouble-magnet Lindsay Lohan isn't as hard up for money as we think according to reports that she turned down a $555K offer to appear where? | ||
In the Mean Girls sequel | |||
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Dancing with the Stars | ||
At a car show as her Herbie: Fully Loaded character | |||
In court for her parole violation (the judge thought this might be the only way she would show up.) | |||
By way of explanation.....
Her reason for not doing DWTS: She 'doesn't do reality.' Another current media punching bag has also turned down DWTS: Lance Armstrong. |
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More than a full week before the Big Game, we caught our first glimpse of a Super Bowl commercial.
![]() This Mercedes Benz spot has turned heads, primarily because it features which well-endowed female? |
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Kate Upton | ||
Christina Hendricks | |||
Brooklyn Decker | |||
Sophia Vergara | |||
By way of explanation.....
Dig: |
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Adios TV shows, Part 1: What is the correct pairing of a show whose series finale aired this week and a show that was unexpectedly dropped from its network's schedule? Hint: Both are...rather...were ABC shows. |
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Private Practice / Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 | ||
Parenthood / Happy Endings | |||
Chicago Fire / The Neighbors | |||
Grey's Anatomy / The New Normal | |||
7. | Adios TV shows, Part 2: Which long-running, low-rated cult show finally was given a series finale this week to...wait for it...low ratings? | ||
Vampire Diaries | |||
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Fringe | ||
Supernatural | |||
Psych | |||
8. | Who provided a multi-national vocabulary lesson, when she noted that Milan, the name of her new baby as of this week, means "dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification"? | ||
Kellie Pickler | |||
Jessica Simpson | |||
Jennifer Nettles | |||
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Shakira | ||
9. | Amazon.com, a web site you may well have heard of, has announced plans to push forward developing an original series based on this popular, recent horror movie: | ||
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10. | Hey, you Taylor Swift, you stay away from my son! Which well-known actor has warned the serial-dating celeb from pursuing a romantic relationship with his child? | ||
Tom Selleck | |||
Mel Gibson | |||
Brad Pitt | |||
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Michael J. Fox | ||