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1.	Let's start this week by talking movies. Many Hollywood and music industry bigshots attended the premiere of Shine a Light, a documentary about the band __________ shot by Oscar-winning director _________.
		Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention/Ang Lee
		The Beatles/Jonathan Demme
		The Rolling Stones/Martin Scorsese
		The Who/Spike Lee

2.	Hitting theatres last weekend was the Simon Pegg film Run, Fatboy, Run. Which of the Friends cast directed?





3.	Bringing in the most coin at the box office was the film 21. If you want to read the book on which it's based, ask for this title, also the name of one of the more wretched film comedies of the last few decades:
		The Out-of-Towners
		Bringing Down the House
		Freddy Got Fingered
		Corky Romano

4.	April Fool's Day has come and gone, but not before merry tricksters used the internet to foist their folly upon us. Consider YouTube. Every front page Featured Video link lead to this cheesy video chestnut:
		Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up
		Milli Vanilli's Girl You Know It's True
		Nelson's After the Rain (quiet, David!)
		Gerardo's Rico Suave

5.	Dancing With the Stars got into the April Fool's Day fun, also. During its 4-hour results show Tuesday night, the telecast featured mock portraits of the competing stars as they spoke about favorite past-times. Which of the following was not one of them?
		Steve Guttenberg likes to lay down rap tracks
		Marlee Matlin moonlights as a vice cop
		Shannon Elizabeth is the head of a motorcycle gang
		Kristi Yamaguchi competes in hot-dog eating contests

6.	"Inspiring" is the word Kim Kardashian used in an interview with Larry King, in reference to:
		Her backside
		Her experience posing nude for Playboy
		The wisdom of her step-father Bruce Jenner
		Her recent trip to Tibet

7.	Kathie Lee Gifford somehow managed to wiggle out of whatever dark corner we'd stuffed her into to join the anchor team for which morning show?
		The Early Show
		Today
		The View
		Live with Regis and Kelly

8.	Which young star was awarded the Gretchen Wyler Award for contributions to the environment, but had the good sense to note: "There are people who dedicate their entire lives to preserving the environment and defending animals, they are so much more deserving of something like this"
		Jennifer Love Hewitt
		Jamie Lynn Spears
		Miley Ray Cyrus
		Hayden Panettiere

9.	Leatherheads stars George Clooney and Renee Zellweger have been employing what old-fashioned bit of PR to promote the film?
		Radio shows
		Skywriting airplanes
		A whistle-stop tour
		Ticker-tape parades

10.	Let's now consider body parts. Here is the human kidney: Which songstress was hospitalized after suffering an infection in the aforementioned organ?
		Kelly Clarkson
		Jessica Simpson
		Beyonce
		Avril Levigne

11.	Next, let's talk.... ...ankles! Which comedic actor broke his while playing some hoops this week?
		Owen Wilson
		Vince Vaughn
		Adam Sandler
		Seth Rogen

12.	This week in Matthew McConaughey! In an interview, the laid-back Texan stated that he wanted to die __________, and then be incarnated as a ________________:
		Making love/jaguar
		In a mixed martial arts match/superhero
		Windsurfing/sword
		Fighting terrorism/United States flag

13.	Meanwhile, back on planet earth, McConaughey is rumored as a front-runner to play the title role in what TV-to-screen adapatation?
		Airwolf
		MacGyver
		Magnum, PI
		Welcome Back, Kotter

14.	He's had drug problems throughout his career. Even by rock-n-roll standards, he's unstable. He's now out of a job, as his current band fired him this week over his "erratic behavior." He is:
		Scott Weiland
		Mick Jagger
		Brandon Flowers
		Liam Gallagher

15.	More rock star troubles. The frontman of this critically-maligned group has been convicted of drunk driving in a Canadian court:
		Nickelback
		REO Speedwagon
		KC and the Sunshine Band
		Living Colour

16.	The good citizens of Boston, Mass had the good sense to name this person Unfunniest Comic:
		Dane Cook
		Jay Leno
		Carrot Top
		Stephen Wright

17.	Miss America Kirsten Haglund performed which important duty this week?
		She threw out the first pitch on Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers
		She visited Zimbabwe, currently in the midst of a presidential electoral crisis
		She completed her Biology Masters thesis, entitled: Hippos: Not as Hungry as You Think
		Aced Stairway on Expert at a celebrity Guitar Hero competition

18.	Dolly Parton put her stamp on the pop culture world this week when she:
		Waved the green flag to start a NASCAR race
		Argued in support of a possible actors strike
		Served as the musical inspiration for American Idol
		Stated in her memoirs that she has slept with four of the Baldwin brothers

19.	In a strange case, death befell a member of this musical family as he was serving a year-plus sentence for failure to pay child support:
		Neville
		Jackson
		Judd
		Levert

20.	Having been sent to his room to think about what he'd done, Jay Leno ultimately apologized for asking this guest to give him his "gayest look:"
		Andy Garcia
		Ryan Phillippe
		George Clooney
		Ben Affleck

21.	With his/her/their 18th chart-topper "Touch My Body," this music star has passed Elvis Presley for the second most No. 1 singles on the Billboard singles chart, and is now behind only The Beatles on the all-time list:
		Gladys Knight & The Pips
		Aretha Franklin
		Jennifer Lopez
		Mariah Carey

22.	Having gone without such news for a few weeks, the internet buzzed with rumors of a purported sex tape featuring a prominent female film star. If this does exist and we get our hands on it, whose tape would we view for strictly journalistic reasons?
		Nelly Furtado
		Rhianna
		Norah Jones
		Shakira

23.	Anagram Time! Which of the following is an anagram of the first names of the unlucky individuals voted off American Idol and Dancing With the Stars this week?
		Elevator Shaft
		Mealiest Ever
		Bucket Solvent
		Truthful Beet

24.	Paramount Studios head Sumner Redstone stated this week that a certain factor cost the studio between $100-150 million in lost revenue for the film Mission: Impossible III?
		Americans' sensitivity to violence following 9/11
		Internet piracy
		The erratic behavior of Tom Cruise
		Theater concession stand prices

25.	Finally, this: On the set of her film Nim's Island, Abigail Breslin collected $150, which she donated to the Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals. How did she collect the money?
		Selling Girl Scout cookies
		Organizing bake sales for the cast and crew
		A swear jar
		Playing penny poker with co-stars Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler