| 1. | If your job is that of a/n __________, then this weekend's #1 movie at the box office is apparently a faithful retelling of what your life is all about: | ||
| Librarian | |||
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Accountant | ||
| Surveyor | |||
| Shepherd | |||
| 2. | Looking to Do the Time Warp Again, Fox's Thursday night showing of its updated Rocky Horror Picture Show featured an appearance by this member of the original film's cast: | ||
| Susan Sarandon | |||
| Barry Bostwick | |||
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Tim Curry | ||
| Richard O'Brien | |||
| 3. | Sorry, holiday shoppers: Responding to consumer concern fueled by mounting media reports, Target stores have stopped selling __________ masks in the weeks leading to Halloween. | ||
| Donald Trump | |||
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Clown | ||
| Zombie | |||
| Star Wars | |||
| 4. | If you want to pony up $300K - or part thereof - the Smithsonian has started a Kickstarter to preserved this item of classic movie memorabilia: | ||
| The piano from Casablanca | |||
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Dorothy's ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz | ||
| Scarlett O'Hara' s dress from Gone With the Wind | |||
| James Dean's leather jacket from Rebel Without a Cause | |||
| 5. | For its milestone ________ episode, The Simpsons devised an ingenious "virtual reality" couch gag: | ||
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600th | ||
| 500th | |||
| 700th | |||
| 750th | |||
| 6. | The latest batch of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees include Pearl Jam, Journey, The Cars, Depeche Mode and Yes. Much to the chagrin of KISS's Gene Simmons, no doubt, which hip-hop trailblazer is also on the ballot? | ||
| Notorious B.I.G. | |||
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Tupac Shakur | ||
| Puff Daddy | |||
| LL Cool J | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Clearly, the Hall is siding with the West coast in that 90s rivalry. |
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| 7. | This is not a very app-etizing idea to us but this smartphone/tablet app game has been ordered as a new game show series by CBS. | ||
| Bejelewed | |||
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Candy Crush | ||
| Clash of Clans | |||
| Plants vs. Zombies | |||
| 8. | One of the stars of this cult hit has spearheaded a massive lawsuit for $125 million for him and his fellow creative, asserting that they have only been paid less than $100 in royalties. | ||
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | |||
| The Princess Bride | |||
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This is Spinal Tap | ||
| Yellow Submarine | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Harry Shearer is the head litigator for his bandmates and film director. |
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| 9. | This former Disney channel star got all edgy while paying tribute by adorning a jacket honoring David Bowie while stripping down for Playboy: | ||
| Selena Gomez | |||
| Vanessa Hudgens | |||
| Zendaya | |||
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Bella Thorne | ||
| 10. | When The Voice returns in February 2017, the coaches/judges doing all of the coach-y/judge-y things will be all of the following, except... | ||
| Blake Shelton | |||
| Alicia Keys | |||
| Adam Levine | |||
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Christina Aguilera | ||
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By way of explanation.....
Xtina is not returning to the swivel chairs but Shelton's girl Gwen Stefani is. |
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| 11. |
When this comic's set got on the topic of mocking Donald Trump, approximately 200 walked out. (Said comedian did point out that more than 8,000 people stuck around.) |
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Amy Schumer | ||
| Louis C.K. | |||
| Sarah Silverman | |||
| Chris Rock | |||
| 12. | It's sadly Splittsville for this Superhero portrayer, whose marriage of nine years ended this week: | ||
| Robert Downey, Jr. | |||
| Chris Evans | |||
| Henry Cavill | |||
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Tobey Maguire | ||