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| 1. | A week of dark headlines was punctuated with the passing of pop culture icon Carrie Fisher. A standout among her roles was her brief turn as Mystery Woman in this Saturday Night Live-based movie: | ||
| Wayne's World | |||
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The Blues Brothers | ||
| Coneheads | |||
| Night at the Roxbury | |||
| 2. | Just a day after Fisher's passing, a stroke claimed the life of her mother Debbie Reynolds. Name the classic movie musical which launched Reynolds into fame in the 1950s: | ||
| Guys and Dolls | |||
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Singin' in the Rain | ||
| 42nd Street | |||
| The Kind and I | |||
| 3. | Not just an actress, Fisher was an in-demand Hollywood script doctor and accomplished author. Name the semi-autobiographical book in which Fisher addressed her struggles with rehab and her estranged relationship with her mother: | ||
| The Valley of the Dolls | |||
| Mommie Dearest | |||
| Give My Regards to Broad Street | |||
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Postcards from the Edge | ||
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| Bill Murray | |||
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Steve Martin | ||
| Louis CK | |||
| Albert Brooks | |||
| 5. | Mother and daughter were not the only lights to go out this week. Also taken was music superstar George Michael. Which of the following albums did Michael record after moving on from Wham!? | ||
| Faith | |||
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Make It Big | ||
| Patience | |||
| Listen Without Prejudice | |||
| 6. | And joining the ranks of the dearly departed was British author Richard Adams, who penned this beloved book about animals: | ||
| Charlotte's Web | |||
| Call of the Wild | |||
| The Black Stallion | |||
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Watership Down | ||
| 7. | In slightly less grim news, we read that no one is safe from hackers - not even this group, whose Twitter accounts were infiltrated by a bunch called OurMine: | ||
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Marvel superheros | ||
| The Muppets | |||
| Star Wars characters | |||
| The Spice Girls | |||
| 8. | In other superhero news, the actor/actress behind this well-known character is heading for a divorce: | ||
| Wonder Woman | |||
| Spider-Man | |||
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Supergirl | ||
| Thor | |||
| 9. | We'll wrap up the year's last So Last Week with some actress rankings. This woman topped Forbes' list as the highest grossing actor of 2016: | ||
| Anna Kendrick | |||
| Jennifer Lawrence | |||
| Shailene Woodley | |||
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Scarlett Johansson | ||
| 10. | Finally, this actress, while starring in a cable TV series, began this year a somewhat obscure name. By the end of the year, because of her connection to British royalty, she had become the most Googled name of the year: | ||
| Evan Rachel Wood | |||
| Rashida Jones | |||
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Meghan Markle | ||
| Sophie Turner | |||
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