1. | Not quite hitting first at the box office last weekend (actually hitting third place) was a remake of what Stephen King horror film? | ||
Christine | |||
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Carrie | ||
Creepshow | |||
Maximum Overdrive | |||
2. | Standing ovations occurred and it was deserved for a change at the Kennedy Center, when comedian _______ received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. | ||
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Carol Burnett | ||
Lily Tomlin | |||
Betty White | |||
Roseanne Barr | |||
3. |
Which sitcom actress took to Twitter this week admonishing young Hollywood: |
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Amy Poehler | |||
Zooey Deschanel | |||
Mindy Kaling | |||
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Rashida Jones | ||
By way of explanation.....
SLW now loves Rashida Jones even more. |
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4. | Programming note: Which NBC show has been put on hiatus until mid-November, which follows the networks cancellation of two shows: Ironsides and Welcome to the Family? | ||
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Parks & Recreation | ||
The Michael J. Fox Show | |||
Chicago Fire | |||
The Blacklist | |||
5. | If you're a singer who has asked to leave the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi after posing in front of the religious monument for a series of “inappropriate” Instagram photos, then you and _____ lead parallel lives. | ||
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Rihanna | ||
Madonna | |||
Lady Gaga | |||
Katy Perry | |||
6. | Counter-counter programming at its finest. During the halftime of the next Super Bowl, the Hallmark Channel will host the first ever _____ Bowl, while Animal Planet will hold its own ______ Bowl. | ||
Bunny / Wolf | |||
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Kitten / Puppy | ||
Ballet / Sportsman | |||
Crooner / Rocker | |||
7. | Rumors began swirling this week about Tim Burton brushing the dust off one of his earlier films and prepping a sequel with the first film's original star. Which one? | ||
Edward Scissorhands | |||
Peewee's Big Adventure | |||
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Beetlejuice | ||
Arachnophobia | |||
By way of explanation.....
We aren't talking about the clearly Beetlejuice-channeling Robin Thicke performance at the VMAs, which wasn't funny just scary. |
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8. | She's something of a TV actress. It came up this week that she's dating her show's director. Cool, right? Except....he's married to someone else. So is she. Who are we talking about here? | ||
Kat Dennings | |||
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Katharine McPhee | ||
Hayden Panettiere | |||
Kaley Cuoco | |||
9. | And speaking of people hooking up...... Maksim Chmerkovskiy confirmed to just about anyone who would listen that he is indeed dating the comely Kate Upton. We're fairly sure you have heard of Kate, and you most likely know Maksim from his connection to this reality show: | ||
American Idol | |||
Top Chef | |||
Big Brother | |||
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Dancing with the Stars | ||
10. |
No this casting wasn't implanted in your mind by a bunch of dream invaders. This Inception actor has been cast in the title role of Elton John in the upcoming film Rocketman.![]() |
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