| 1. | Not among this superhero actor's abilities is the ability to avoid casino surveillance. Which of the following was banned from the Hard Rock for counting cards? | ||
| Tobey Maguire | |||
| Robert Downey, Jr. | |||
| Chris Hemsworth | |||
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Ben Affleck | ||
| 2. | Tobey Maguire wasn't the answer to the previous question, and he also wasn't the actor that headlined this weekend's new Spider-Man film. Break out your countin' fingers and tell us how many Spidey films have been made starring either Maguire or Andrew Garfield. | ||
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5 | ||
| 4 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 3. | Joel McHale, who you may or may not remember appears on this NBC sitcom, emceed this weekend's White House Correspondence Dinner: | ||
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Community | ||
| Parks and Recreation | |||
| The Michael J. Fox Show | |||
| About a Boy | |||
| 4. | Speaking of NBC shows, the big news coming from The Voice this week didn't have to do with a performance or an eviction, but rather than strange new directions this judge went with his/her hair: | ||
| Usher | |||
| Shakira | |||
| Blake Shelton | |||
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Adam Levine | ||
| 5. | Plunging back into a world in which "THERE'S NO TIME, DAMMIT" is Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland returns to 24, and he is joined by this actress, who brings some geek cred along with her: | ||
| Cobie Smulders | |||
| Rachel Bilson | |||
| Kaley Cuoco | |||
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Yvonne Strahovski | ||
| 6. | You may have seen on your Facebook feed a chart mapping the wide range of distinct vocabulary words wielded by stars of this musical form: | ||
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Rap | ||
| Classic Rock | |||
| Hard Rock | |||
| Opera | |||
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By way of explanation.....
To get a glimpse at the effort, science and mathematics involved with these rankings, go here |
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| 7. | All hell broke out, for a very short time, this week when the 13 year old daughter of this actor appeared lying on a bed with a 20 year man on the latter's Instagram account: | ||
| Kevin Smith | |||
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Will Smith | ||
| Brad Pitt | |||
| Bruce Willis | |||
| 8. | If you were sued this week by one of your backup dancers for failing to paying the dancer's medical bills after you broke her nose, then you have a surprising amount in common with this pop star: | ||
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Britney Spears | ||
| Rihanna | |||
| Miley Cyrus | |||
| Katy Perry | |||
| 9. | Fox got busy living by announcing that three of its sitcoms were dying. All these have been officially canceled except, ________. | ||
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine | ||
| Dads | |||
| Surviving Jack | |||
| Enlisted | |||
| 10. | Speaking of Fox and shows that will actually be aired in the fall, the network released a trailer for the pre-Batman world of 'Gotham.' Which of these villains does NOT make an appearance in the trailer. | ||
| The Riddler | |||
| The Penguin | |||
| Poison Ivy | |||
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The Joker | ||