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1.	This bit of unexpected news concerning Patrick Swayze hit the wires this week:
		He has generated serious Oscar buzz with his new film role
		He began his own film production company
		He was killed in a motorcycle accident back in December
		He has pancreatic cancer and, according to some news sources, has only weeks to live

2.	In other news tangentially related to Swayze, guitarist Jeff Healey died this week at age 41. Having appeared in Road House with Swayze, Healey was remarkable in that:
		He had no right hand
		He had never taken music lessons
		He had been trained by classical guitar master Andres Segovia
		He was blind

3.	Will Farrell's Semi-Pro made a rather lackluster debut in theaters over the weekend. A member of which music group co-starred in the film? (Question suggested by Jinxie)
		Outkast
		Linkin Park
		Fallout Boy
		Gnarls Barkley

4.	Shortly after the film's opening, the studio which released Semi-Pro was absorbed into Time Warner. Which ceased to exist as an independent entity?
		Morgan Creek
		New Line
		Touchstone
		Village Roadshow

5.	Oscar winner Marion Cotillard raised ire among many this week when year-old comments she made on what subject gained attention?
		The JFK assassination
		The validity of the moon landing
		9/11
		Race & gender in the American presidential primary system

6.	Hilary Clinton saw her political fortunes buoyed this week, not so much by wins in the Texas and Ohio primaries, but by an internet video featuring clips from this actor, which sewn together seem to make a case for Clinton?
		Cuba Gooding, Jr
		Russell Crowe
		Jack Nicholson
		Ben Affleck

7.	Surprisingly virtually no one, the FBI announced this week that the Hells Angels had targeted this figure for assassination a few decades ago:
		Lenny Bruce
		George Carlin
		Peter Fonda
		Mick Jagger

8.	American Idol wannabe David Hernandez stirred up controversy when what tidbit from his past was made public?
		Prior to the auditions, he had an inappropriate relationship with judge Paula Abdul
		He had worked as a page for disgraced US Senator Larry Craig
		He has performed in a strip club
		He has been providing insider information to a site offering wagering on Idol results

9.	More AI news! Resident idol grump Simon Cowell scoffed that he was offered $1 million to become the face of which product? (Question from katybrrd14)
		Lexus
		Viagra
		Crest Toothpaste
		Sour Patch Kids

10.	Because there are only so many hours in a programming day in which to cram horny teenager dating shows, MTV has passed on airing Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, a video by this former mainstay of the channel:
		Paula Abdul
		Michael Jackson
		Whitney Houston
		Backstreet Boys

11.	Here are the women of Charlie's Angels: [shudder] Full Throttle: Which wowed us this week by donating $1 million to benefit school children in Kenya:
		A
		B
		C
		D

12.	Which 35 year-old film figure has jokingly (?) vowed to "hit the botox" after being rejected by Lindsay Lohan, because he was too old?
		Ewan Macgregor
		Colin Farrell
		Eli Roth
		Josh Hartnett

13.	Disney released a Platinum Edition of this film:
		The Fox and the Hound
		Song of the South
		Mary Poppins
		101 Dalmatians

14.	Billy Ray Cyrus denies he has removed the phone number of which celebrity troublemaker from his daughter Miley's cell phone?
		Lindsay Lohan
		Kevin Federline
		Tara Reid
		Jason Wahler

15.	A struggling TV network laid off 25-30 employees this week, including its entire "comedy staff." So from here on out, plummeting ratings will be the source of comedy for:
		Spike
		MyTV
		CW
		The N

16.	"It makes me angry because people don't know the real me" Yes, I do get paid to go to parties," she said. "But when you see me at a party, I'm always working or promoting something." Whose pain are we feeling?
		Lauren Conrad
		Kristin Cavallari
		Paris Hilton
		Kim Kardashian

17.	Louis Vuitton is apparently going for the old-and-strung-out demographic, as the French fashion house has announced the rocker seen here in a new ad: as its new face:
		Keith Richards
		Tom Petty
		Iggy Pop
		Sheryl Crowe

18.	In further proof that we are not, in fact, thinking of the children, E! network has announced a summer reality show centering on this trainwreck celebrity mother:
		Kris Kardashian-Jenner
		Kathy Hilton
		Dina Lohan
		Lynn Spears

19.	In what reads like a Mad-Lib of catastrophic dysfunction, which Celebrity Rehab personality pulled a knife on Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher at a Marilyn Manson concert? (Thanks to PetenRepete)
		Jeff Conaway
		Brigitte Nielsen
		Chyna
		Daniel Baldwin

20.	Spokespeople for this line has admitted it has become "too sexy" and has vowed to pull back on some of the less demure aspects of its advertising:
		The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
		Candie's shoes
		Go Daddy
		Victoria's Secret

21.	This restaurant chain has begun advertising some promotional tie-ins for the upcoming Horton Hears a Who movie:
		IHOP
		Burger King
		Olive Garden
		Applebee's

22.	Surprising possibly dozens of people, the remainder of the Van Halen tour was canceled. What was the reason given? (Question by fozzie14)
		Unspecified (wink) medical conditions affecting Eddie
		Lackluster ticket sales
		Technical problems
		No official reason, but we'll go ahead and blame Gary Cherone

23.	Kanye West remains one odd, odd rapper. The hip hop figure disclosed this week that he has an obsession with which unlikely game?
		Connect Four
		Jenga
		Hungry Hungry Hippos
		Monopoly

24.	A certain Hollywood actress is auctioning off a date with her for an evening, so if So Last Week readers could each wire me a few hundred dollars, that would be great. Who is bidding herself out for charity?
		Angelina Jolie
		Elisha Cuthbert
		Scarlett Johansson
		Mandy Moore

25.	A new trailer for the Angelina Jolie/James McAvoy film Wanted hit the web this week. Which new-media site hosted it?
		TMZ
		Facebook
		Myspace
		Miniclip