| 1. | If you were among the estimated 25 million moviegoers that watched Avengers: Age of Ultron, then you contributed to its $191 million debut. This makes it the ____ weekend opener of all-time. | ||
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By way of explanation.....
The first Avengers still holds the number one spot. |
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| 2. |
Speaking of The Avengers, which of these folks has quit Twitter this week with the following message being his last tweet: |
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| Robert Downey Jr | |||
| Chris Evans | |||
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Joss Whedon | ||
| Samuel L. Jackson | |||
| 3. | It seems that the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight impacted the potential box office for Ultron more than expected. Or maybe it was the presence of this late night host as a part of Manny's entourage that drew folks' attention. (Probably not.) | ||
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Kimmel | ||
| Fallon | |||
| Conan | |||
| Letterman | |||
| 4. | Speaking of the celebrity side of the boxing match, along with Beyonce, Jay-Z and the Burger King mascot, this singer was in attendance. Sadly his rendition of the national anthem accompanied by an organ was less than stellar. | ||
| John Legend | |||
| Bruno Mars | |||
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Jamie Foxx | ||
| Lionel Richie | |||
| 5. |
Happy 27th Birthday to ______. This singer decided to give fans a present with this homage to George Michael on her birthday this week via Twitter.
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| Taylor Swift | |||
| Elle Goulding | |||
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Adele | ||
| Pink | |||
| 6. | Congrats to supermodel ______ and tennis hubby Andy Roddick on the announcement they are expected their first baby. | ||
| Candice Swanpoel | |||
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Brooklyn Decker | ||
| Adrianna Lima | |||
| Miranda Kerr | |||
| 7. | Since we are on the topic of babies, the world welcomed a new princess to the UK's William and Kate. Clearly, the royals are big fans of Sex and the City because they named their baby girl _____. | ||
| Carrie | |||
| Miranda | |||
| Samantha | |||
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Charlotte | ||
| 8. | At the age of 101, a lady named Ellen Albertini passed away this week. She is most remembered for her role as "The Rapping Granny" in what 90s wedding comedy? | ||
| My Best Friend's Wedding | |||
| Runaway Bride | |||
| In & Out | |||
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The Wedding Singer | ||
| 9. | Thanks for nothing, Fox. Which of these shows has officially been axed but Hulu is supposedly waiting in the wings to scoop it up? | ||
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The Mindy Project | ||
| Brooklyn 99 | |||
| Sleepy Hollow | |||
| Gotham | |||
| 10. | Music legend Ben E. King died this week at the age of 72. In his extensive catalog was a song that was used as a memorable movie's title. Which film? | ||
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Stand By Me | ||
| Beyond the Sea | |||
| One Fine Day | |||
| Can't Buy Me Love | |||
| 11. | In other sad music news, reports are that this blues legend has been moved to hospice care at the age of 88. | ||
| Buddy Guy | |||
| Muddy Waters | |||
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BB King | ||
| T Bone Burnett | |||
| 12. | Let's end on a lighter note: Late Late Show host James Corden has struck a comedy paydirt by having his guests reenact their filmography on the show in a segment called 'Role Call.' As previously done with Tom Hanks, this week had which iconic action star (with a new movie this summer) do the same? | ||
| Stallone | |||
| Snipes | |||
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Schwarzenegger | ||
| Van Damme | |||
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By way of explanation.....
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