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How Well Do You Know: 11/30/18-12/6/18
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As the US paused to observe the passing of former president George HW Bush, we remembered that this former SNL cast member was dead-on in his spoofing of Bush:
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Jon Lovitz
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Dana Carvey
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Will Ferrell
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David Spade
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You were paying attention to new box office releases as you recognize this name as the subject of possession in a film debuting over the weekend:
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Hannah Grace
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Sarah Grace
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Mary Grace
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Abigail Grace
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And you were paying attention to all things Jonas this week if you can identify which of the brothers married Quantico star Priyanka Chopra this week:
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Kevin
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Nick
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Joe
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Actually, it was a Hanson, not a Jonas, who married Chopra
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A popular Twitter posting this week posits that this character, not Charlie Bucket, should have won Wonka's chocolate factory in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:
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Mike Teevee
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Veruca Salt
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Violet Beauregarde
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Augustus Gloop
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Taking a stand, part 1: After starring on the show, this singer slammed the Victoria's Secret Fashion show for its "lack of inclusivity":
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Selena Gomez
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Ariana Grande
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Pink
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Halsey
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Taking a stand, part 2: Meanwhile, various corners of the internet have taken issue with this well-known holiday tale over its inclusion of bullying:
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Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Frosty the Snowman
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Along with Hamilton creators a Phillip Glass, this country music legend was lauded at the Kennedy Center Honors this week:
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Reba McEntire
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Willie Nelson
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Loretta Lynn
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Kenny Rogers
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Answering the prayers of possibly dozens of people, this band announced it would launch their first concert tour in more than a decade:
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Third Eye Blind
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Matchbox Twenty
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Hootie and the Blowfish
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Spin Doctors
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You know that the movie calendar has full-on entered awards season when the Oscars host is announced. Headlining this year's gig will be which star of the Jumanji update?
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Karen Gillan
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Jack Black
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Kevin Hart
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Dwayne Johnson
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And right on cue, the Golden Globe nominations were announced Thursday. This year's most nominated movie, with six nods, is:
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Vice
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Green Book
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Roma
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Mary Poppins Returned
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Many people were wondering if either of Marvel's big releases from 2018 would earn a Best Picture nomination. Well?
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Infinity War did
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Black Panther did
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Both Infinity War and Black Panther did
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Neither did
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And if you were nominated by the HFPA for Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical, please step forward. Not so fast there...
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Barry
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Modern Family
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The Good Place
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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