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1.	TV Finale, Part I: This week saw the end of the line for this television series centering around the undead:
		True Blood
		The Walking Dead
		Vampire Diaries
		The Strain

2.	TV Finale, Part II: Meanwhile, we can also close the book on the talk show hosted by this person, whose program ended this week as well:
		Ellen DeGeneres
		Carson Daly
		Chelsea Handler
		Queen Latifah

3.	Kids, remember your mother's advice: Never attend a party at Chris Brown's house. This rap big-shot didn't follow this advice, and as a result was shot six times (but lived and is already out of ICU):
		Lil Wayne
		Eminem
		Suge Knight
		Dr. Dre

4.	This week's magic number is unofficially 552. What is the pop culture significance of this figure?
		the number of words that had to be censored during the MTV VMAs
		total number of Simpsons episodes aired back-to-back-to-back-to...over 12 days.
		number of people fired from Miramax following the collosal flop of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
		ungodly number of new songs that Prince has promised to release over the next ten years

5.	Speaking of the VMAs (which was not the correct answer on the previous question), which of these did NOT transpire during MTV's annual video lovefest?
		Nicki Minaj narrowly avoided a wardrobe malfunction during a performance
		Miley Cyrus let a homeless teen accept her award for her
		Beyonce brought her daughter Blue Ivy on stage when accepting her award
		Taylor Swift took home the most moon men trophys of the night

6.	Storied director Sir Richard Attenborough died this week at 90. Which historical figure was the subject of his Oscar-winning film?
		Oskar Schindler
		Ghandi
		Amadeus
		John F. Kennedy
		*By way of explanation.....* Sir Richard will also forever resonate on the pop culture landscape as the benefactor who created the titlular theme park in 1993's Jurassic Park.

7.	Monday night's Emmy Awards were largely business as usual, with Breaking Bad cleaning up in the Drama categories, and this show taking Best Comedy, shortly after one of its female stars stood on display on a rotating platform as the Television Academy President spoke:
		Girls
		Modern Family
		Veep
		Parks and Recreation

8.	As far as Emmy losers go, the night didn't go that well for Game of Thrones, Netflix, and the woman who had the questionable judgement to wear this dress:
		Kaley Cuoco
		Lena Dunham
		Amy Poehler
		Mariska Hargitay

9.	People like watching Emmy nominees, they just don't always like paying to see them. With Game of Thrones still the most pirated TV show in the world, this non-network favorite is now #2:
		Orange is the New Black
		House of Cards
		Breaking Bad
		True Detective

10.	This eventual Emmy winner got his/her day off to a start by holding a scavenger hunt, which took participants from an IHOP to a Guitar Center to other various locations throughout LA:
		Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons
		Veep's Julia Louise-Dreyfus
		Mom's Allison Janney
		Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul

11.	From the "really?!?" files: A contestant on reality show _____ is suing the show for $10 million for ______.
		Rising Star / mocking her singing
		Dating Naked / failing to blur all her naked parts
		Breaking Amish / broadcasting the show on a channel they don't get
		Biggest Loser / helping her lose weight but not pay for new clothes

12.	Pulling off a very secretive and non-publicized wedding (otherwise known as an 'anti-Kardashian'), this long-time couple are officially hitched.
		Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
		Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderama
		James Roday and Maggie Lawson
		Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn