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Exploding at the box office was A Quiet Place, a lean and mean horror flick that's the directorial debut of a member of this sitcom's cast:
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The Office
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How I Met Your Mother
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Scrubs
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Two and a Half Men
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Pick which of the following fact is not true about John Krasinski's A Quiet Place:
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It opened to $50 million in North American ticket sales
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It co-starred John Krasinski's real-life wife
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Krasinski cast a hearing-impaired actress as his daughter
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Though popular with audiences, it opened to a sub-25% Fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes
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Also new in theaters was Chappaquiddick, a cinematic examination of a traumatic and controversial historical episode in which this prominent US politician figured prominently:
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Ronald Reagan
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Richard Nixon
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Edward Kennedy
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Donald Trump
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New on HBO was Paterno, a film which looked at the turbulent end of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. This Oscar winner starred in the title role:
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Michael Keaton
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Jon Voight
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Al Pacino
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William Hurt
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Meanwhile, on Saturday Night Live, the man behind this on-screen superhero guest hosted:
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T'Challa
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Thor
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Batman
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Aquaman
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While Chadwick Boseman hosted SNL, rap sensation Cardi B was the musical guest. Ms. B took the occasion to reveal:
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Her debut album has already gone platinum
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She is pregnant
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She is inexplicably quitting the music business at the end of the year
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She is feuding with Taylor Swift. Taylor knows what she did.
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Kids, don't call in a fake bomb threat. Unfortunately, no one told TJ Miller - a recent cast-off of this high-profile show - that this is frowned upon:
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Veep
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Orange Is the New Black
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House of Cards
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Silicon Valley
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This singer, known for occasional outlandish behavior, spoke frankly about her battles with bipolar disorder:
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Mariah Carey
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Lady Gaga
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Paula Abdul
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Janet Jackson
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We were surprised to learn that 1) the band is still active and 2) the person in question is still associated with the classic rock group, but news broke this week that ____________ has been fired from __________:
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Don Henley / The Eagles
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Lindsey Buckingham / Fleetwood Mac
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Ric Ocasek / The Cars
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Dennis DeYoung / Styx
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And finally, don't be surprised if this late-night host zings Uber a bit in the near future, as his wife gave birth in their lobby, and yet the ride-sharing service still charged him for a cancelled ride:
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Conan O'Brien
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Jimmy Kimmel
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Seth Meyers
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Stephen Colbert
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