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1. We learned this week that a woman named Myrna Colley-Lee is "involved in a divorce action" with her actor husband. Who is he?
Morgan Freeman
Balthazaar Getty
Jason Lee
Gary Oldman
 
2. We'll give you the answer to #1 right here, as we ask what incident was the impetus for Morgan Freeman's divorce proceedings to become public knowledge.
He is having an affair with Dark Knight co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal
He is having an affair with Dark Knight co-star Christian Bale
He was arrested for verbally assaulting her in London
He was in a serious car accident while a woman (not his wife) was in his car
 
3. We were very saddened to learn that this actress, a favorite of ours, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. We're offering her our best wishes and hopes for a complete recovery.
Christina Applegate
Lauren Graham
Felicity Huffman
Teri Polo
 
4. Emily Robison and husband Charlie have called it quits after nine years of marriage. What band is Emily a member of?
Black Eyed Peas
Cat Power
The Dixie Chicks
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
 
5. Karma has been slowly but steadily stalking this person for years now, and is finally poised to strike. The person in question has been hospitalized and was unconscious before waking up on Thursday.
Mr. Blackwell
Cher
Jerry Lewis
Liza Minelli
 
6. The inquiry into Heath Ledger's death was closed this week, which was a big relief for this person, who had asked for immunity in exchange for testimony.
Heather Graham
Jake Gyllenhaal
Mary Kate Olsen
Joaquin Phoenix
 
7. This rock star thinks his life story is so amazingly awesome that he is now prepared to write a second memoir about it. Whether anyone in bookstores will care or not is another story.
Sebastian Bach
Ric Ocasek
Ted Nugent
Steven Tyler
 
8. This person offered a tart and hilarious rebuttal to a John McCain campaign ad that received headlines a week ago.
Anna Faris
Isla Fisher
Paris Hilton
Britney Spears
 
9. CBS has moved quickly to replace William Petersen on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Which person is in talks for the key role on the show?
Edward Burns
Laurence Fishburne
Bob Hoskins
John Malkovich
 
10. What would a week be without baby talk? Although Angelina finally gave birth to her twins, we've since learned that Rebecca Romijn and ________________ will take over as each of them are expecting not just one but two babies.
Amy Adams
Demi Moore
Lisa Marie Presley
Kyra Sedgwick
 
11. During a campaign stop in South Dakota, John McCain noticed that the town of Sturgis had a beauty pageant on the schedule, and said that he told his wife, "With a little luck, she could be the only woman to serve as both the First Lady and Miss Buffalo Chip." What did he fail to realize about the Miss Buffalo Chip contest?
It's a topless pageant
It's only open to women 25 and younger
It's actually a transvestite contest
The prize for Miss Buffalo Chip is...not so pleasant, as you might deduce from the title
 
12. An unfortunate incident occurred at a party held by this R&B singer wherein a woman was allegedly killed by a New York City nightclub worker.
Beyonce
R. Kelly
Lil' Lim
Usher
 
13. The 2008 Teen Choice Awards wound up being a tribute to Disney merchandising, with this teen icon hosting the proceedings?
Miley Cyrus
Zac Efron
The Jonas Brothers
Ashley Tisdale
 
14. The odds accumulated over the years until the pregnancy of this, shall we say, sexually prolific celebrity became a mathematical certainty. Which person needs to be renting Knocked Up?
Dita Von Teese
Jenna Jameson
Tera Patrick
Tia Tequila
 
15. Eli Roth is the first announced cast member for Quentin Tarantino's movie, Inglorious Bastards. What is Mr. Roth best known for?
Charlize Theron jilted him three days before their wedding
Directing Hostel and Hostel II
Finishing fifth on his season of Survivor
Playing Titan on American Gladiators
 
16. Somehow managing to find the best of both worlds, this former Alias actor cheated on his wife with Sienna Miller, then dumped her, begged forgiveness, and was taken back by his wife.
Bradley Cooper
Victor Garber
Balthazaar Getty
Michael Vartan
 
17. Congratulations to this most unlikely of celebrities, who has published a doctoral thesis in astrophysics, about the population of tiny asteroids and space dust that cause the Zodiacal light.
David Gilmour
Brian May
Danica McKellar
Denise Richards
 
18. With Rocky, Rambo and Die Hard all making their returns in the past year or so, you shouldn't be surprised to hear that this 1980s staple is getting a sequel.
48 Hours
Big Trouble in Little China
Commando
Lethal Weapon
 
19. While appearing on Live With Regis & Kelly, what topic got Anderson Cooper all angry and in a frenzy?
The fact that he wasn't chosen to host any presidential debates
The fact that he wasn't invited back to host The Mole
The flagging appeal of Gloria Vanderbilt jeans
The train wreck that is Ali and Dina Lohan's reality show
 
20. Who is on the cover of the newly released 20th anniversary edition of the videogame Madden Football 2009?
Brett Favre in a Packers uniform (seriously, this is the right answer. We can't believe it either.)
Brett Favre in a Jets uniform
John Madden in a tuxedo
Michael Vick in a prison uniform
 




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