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Pop culture week in review

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1. Let's start with the bad news this week. Which actor's son died while in the Bahamas?
Kiefer Sutherland
John Travolta
Russell Crowe
Tom Hanks
 
2. Which obnoxious celeb wrote on his/her blog that "Israel is a NAZI state"?
Roseanne Barr
Dane Cook
Howard Stern
Andy Dick
 
3. Madonna Wayne Gacy has sued this rocker over claims that the front man diverted money due the band to use for gifts for his then-wife Dita:
Kid Rock
Rob Zombie
Marilyn Manson
The dude from Nickelback
 
4. Saif Khadafi, son of Libyan strongman Muammar, paid $1 million for this singer to belt out a four-song set over New Year's:
Britney Spears
Aretha Franklin
Christina Aguilera
Mariah Carey
 
5. Which cinematic figure said in an Esquire interview: "We live in more of a pussy generation now, where everybody's become used to saying, 'Well, how do we handle it psychologically?' In those days, you just punched the bully back and duked it out."
Robert Redford
Robert Duvall
Clint Eastwood
Donald Sutherland
 
6. Which X-Men star gave birth to twins named Dolly Rebecca Rose and the other Charlie Tamara Tulip this week?
The one who played Jean Grey
The one who played Rogue
The one who played Mystique
The one who played Storm
 
7. TV viewers this week were treated to the exploits of Superstars of:
Knitting
Juggling
Dance
Acrobatics
 
8.
What the heck?!?
It's from the cover of a new R. Kelly album
It's from the cover of book at the top of the NY Times Bestseller list
It's part of a new ad campaign for Versus network
It's a promo for the upcoming season of Smallville
 
9. An actor from Tim Burton's original Batman films (we shall not speak of Mr. Schumacher's "work") passed away this past weekend. Who played this actor's character in the most recent Batman films, courtesy of Christopher Nolan?
Christian Bale
Michael Caine
Gary Oldman
Aaron Eckhart
 
10. This past weekend saw the announcements of multiple engagements or very recent weddings. Which of these people did not recently tie the knot or announce they plan to?
Craig Ferguson
Gary Oldman
Alyssa Milano
Jennifer Love Hewitt
 
11. That's right Jennifer Love Hewitt, the Ghost Whisperer herself, actually got "unengaged" this week to her boyfriend, who is a relatively unknown Scottish actor. His last name is McCall and he shares a first name with what "Friends" character?
Chandler
Gunther
Joey
Ross
 
12. It must be hard out here for anyone who portrays a clairvoyant on TV. Joining Hewitt in newly-declared singledom is Patricia Arquette. The Medium star has filed for divorce from her husband, Thomas Jane, making him the second ex-husband of Ms. Arquette. Who was the first?
Gary Oldman
Christian Slater
Nicolas Cage
Paul Rossi
 
13. January seems to be giving September a run for its money on new and returning show premieres. This week (Jan. 3 to Jan. 9) saw the starts of new seasons of all the following reality series except:
American Idol
The Bachelor
The Biggest Loser
The Real World
 
14. For the first time, the man who is the new Bachelor is:
A former professional athlete
Not American
A single dad
A former contestant on Survivor
 
15. Similarly, all but one of these scripted shows began airing a fresh round of episodes. Which do you still have to wait for later this month?
Monk
Psych
Burn Notice
Nip/Tuck
 
16. The company that makes which fashion accessory claims, in a press release, that its product helped Owen Wilson recover from his suicide attempt in 2007?
Rolex watches
Crocs
Nikes
Jostens class rings
 
17. The Dark Knight was big at the People's Choice Awards this week, winning Favorite Movie, Action Movie and Cast. Who hosted the telecast?
Queen Latifah
Rosie O'Donnell
Ryan Seacrest
Kristen Bell
 
18. Also in movie awards news this week was the announcement of the Directors Guild Awards. Which of the following was not nominated?
Slumdog Millionaire's Danny Boyle
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button's David Fincher
Gran Torino's Clint Eastwood
Frost/Nixon's Ron Howard
 
19. On the other side of the coin, the Golden Raspberry nominations came out. Which of these cinematic offenders was nominated for Worst Career Achievement?
Dana Carvey
Jerry Bruckheimer
Uwe Boll
Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich
 
20. Donald Trump announced the lineup for his latest edition of Celebrity Apprentice. The sister of which celeb is among the contestants?
John Cusack
Kim Kardashian
Dick Van Dyke
Hilary Duff
 




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