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1.	Which show aired in the coveted post-Super Bowl slot?
		Lost
		Harper's Island
		Grey's Anatomy
		The Office

2.	The final season of which series was concerned primarily with who killed Jenny?
		The Unit
		ER
		The L Word
		Battlestar Galactica

3.	"Criss Angel Is a Douchebag", "The Monster at the End of This Book" and "Lucifer Rising" were episodes from which show?
		Reaper
		Dollhouse
		Gossip Girl
		Supernatural

4.	Which type of vehicle was key to the televised continuation of Brett Michael's search for love?
		An airplane
		A bus
		A limousine
		A tank

5.	What reality show was won by a former member of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders?
		The Amazing Race 13
		Survivor: Tocantins
		The Biggest Loser: Couples 2
		The Singing Bee

6.	"Do Thumbthing" So read an advertising campaign that caused controversy on which show?
		30 Rock
		Mad Men
		The Office
		Trust Me

7.	Which of the following sci-fi babes had a cameo on an episode of The Big Bang Theory:
		Sarah Michelle Gellar
		Summer Glau
		Jeri Ryan
		Tricia Helfer

8.	Which of the below was the logo for the spring 2009 edition of Dancing With the Stars?





9.	Which pop culture newsmaker appeared briefly on an episode of How I Met Your Mother as a girl on a magazine cover?
		Kim Kardashian
		Susan Boyle
		Miley Cyrus
		Christina Aguilera

10.	Which popular TV series was the unlikely basis for a video game released for the Wii, the Nintendo DS and PC, on March 10th, 2009?
		Ghost Whisperer
		Grey's Anatomy
		Lost
		The New Adventures of Old Christine

11.	The premiere of which series concerns murders based on the books Flowers for Your Grave, Hell Hath No Fury and Death of a Prom Queen?
		Lie to Me
		The Mentalist
		Castle
		Better Off Ted

12.	If you found yourself on the edge of your seat as the series hero searched for a man named Orion, you would be watching:
		Criminal Minds
		Desperate Housewives
		Chuck
		According to Jim

13.	Which show featured a character named Thirteen?
		House
		Gary Unmarried
		Kath & Kim
		Life

14.	Which series came to an end with a two part, three hour finale called Daybreak?
		The Unusuals
		Battlestar Galactica
		Prison Break
		The Starter Wife

15.	Which star of E!'s The Girls Next Doors hosted and lent his/her name to The Travel Channel's "Sexiest Beaches"?
		Bridget Marquardt
		Holly Madison
		Kendra Wilkinson
		Hugh Hefner

16.	Along with the addition of a fourth judge, which of the following was a major change to the format of spring 2009's edition of American Idol?
		Judges were allowed to save a contestant from elimination once during the season
		Ryan Seacrest no longer appeared on the show
		Tallies of calls and texts sent to the show were independently audited
		Wired electrodes allowed judges to send mild shocks to the contestants during their performance

17.	Which alumni of the "classic" 90210 did not appear on Fox's new version?
		Jennie Garth
		Shannen Doherty
		Tori Spelling
		Luke Perry

18.	Having already played characters named Niki and Jessica on the same show, which actress assumed the role of Tracy?
		Ali Larter
		Hayden Panettiere
		Camryn Manheim
		Mariska Hargitay

19.	Viewers of which series were treated to faux commercials for a company called Veridian Dynamics?
		30 Rock
		American Idol
		Better Off Ted
		CSI: Miami

20.	Sam Tyler, hero of the US version Life on Mars, was struck by a car in 2008, and was transported back in time how many years?
		100
		35
		25
		15

21.	The lead singer for which rock group had a role as a terminator on the second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles?
		Hole
		The Cranberries
		Garbage
		The Donnas

22.	Which series featured in its regular cast an actor who appeared in The Return of the King (but neither of the other two Lord of the Rings movies)?
		Fringe
		Worst Week
		Gary Unmarried
		True Blood

23.	What was unusual about America's Next Top Model contestant Isis?
		She was Tyra Banks's niece
		She was the runner-up of the previous cycle
		She was transgender
		She was a sitting State Representative from Oregon

24.	What was the first new show from one of the major broadcast networks to get the ax?
		My Own Worst Enemy
		Do Not Disturb
		The Ex List
		Valentine

25.	Which of the following returning series on ABC was NOT canceled by the network in November?
		Eli Stone
		Private Practice
		Pushing Daisies
		Dirty Sexy Money

26.	What broadcast network did not air Sen. Barack Obama's political ad, which was seen by tens of millions of viewers six days before the Presidential Election?
		ABC
		CBS
		Fox
		NBC

27.	What late-night staple enjoyed its highest-rated episode in 14 years when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin dropped by for a visit?
		The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
		The Late Show with David Letterman
		Saturday Night Live
		MADtv

28.	This long-running sports series made a pay cabler jump when it moved from its HBO home to Showtime.
		Championship Boxing
		Inside the NFL
		Costas Now
		Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

29.	In the Parks and Recreation finale, what is the final name Andy gives his band?
		Scarecrow Boat
		Teddy Bear Suicide
		Mouse Rat
		Big Lying Baby

30.	Which Superman arch-nemesis came to Smallville this season?
		Brainiac
		Darkseid
		Doomsday
		Solomon Grundy