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1. Let's start with a big of news from movie awards. This dress

got a lot of attention Oscar night - not all of it favorable. Who wore it?
Jessica Alba
Cameron Diaz
Miley Cyrus
Jessica Biel
 
2. Which Oscar winner received a lot of flak for not mentioning his wife during his acceptance speech?
Danny Boyle
AR Rahman
Sean Penn
Philippe Petit
 
3. We don't think anyone, except the folks at Fox News, could find fault in this former Oscar winner for skipping Sunday's ceremony to meet with President Obama about Darfur assistance:
Javier Bardem
Daniel Day-Lewis
George Clooney
Helen Mirren
 
4. At the Independent Spirit Awards Saturday night, Mickey Rourke took home the Best Actor award. During his speech, he gently pleaded for people to give what former Oscar nominee a chance at a similar comeback?
Tom Berenger
Eric Roberts
Winona Ryder
Melanie Griffith
 
5. On the other end of the quality spectrum, what film received the Razzie for worst film of the year?
Hottie and the Nottie
Meet the Spartans
Disaster Movie
The Love Guru
 
6. Entertainment Weekly has issued a set of six different covers featuring which upcoming movie?
Duplicity
The Last House on the Left
Watchmen
Monsters vs. Aliens
 
7. It's been awhile since the Batman sequel has crossed a milestone but this week changed that. The Dark Knight becomes only the fourth movie to gross $1 billion worldwide. Which of these did NOT reach a billion dollars?
Shrek 2
Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
 
8. The star of one of CBS' CSI series got some good news this week in the form of stalker-free life. Whose stalker was arrested in Mexico?
David Caruso
Gary Sinise
Laurence Fishburne
William Petersen
 
9. No, this isn't indulgent at all. Who celebrated her 30th birthday by posing ala Audrey Hepburn in front of the Beverly Hills Tiffany & Co on Saturday?
Kate Beckinsale
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Victoria Beckham
Cobie Smulders
 
10. "I have decided to freeze myself when I die. You know, cryonics. You pay a lot of money and you get stuck in a deep freeze once you've been declared dead." He later insisted that he was joking, but which reality TV star gave us a glimpse into his wicked plan for future world domination?
Jeff Probst
Tom Bergeron
Simon Cowell
Howie Mandell
 
11. Unexpected Crime Fighters, Part I: Which reality show vixen has posted surveillance video of her home being burgled, asking for help in identifying the bad guys?
Audrina Patridge
Julianne Hough
Jerri Manthey
Starr Spangler
 
12. Unexpected Crime Fighters, Part II: While leaving an IHOP restaurant in the wee hours of the morning, Nicky Hilton was shoved by a drunk man and took what unusual action, to right this wrong?
Used her Taser on him
Placed him under citizen's arrest
Locked him in the restroom
Put him in the sleeper hold
 
13. Last Friday was the final night of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." After a week of high-profile surprise and scheduled guests, who was Conan's final musical guest?
Bruce Springsteen
The White Stripes
Ok Go
U2
 
14. With the move to the Tonight Show, Conan gets a new time slot and a new announcer. Who will be the McMahon to Conan's Carson?
Andy Richter
Shadoe Stevens
Don Pardo
Chris Elliott
 
15. The Green Hornet is losing things left and right. First, you have all the weight Seth Rogen has dropped for the lead and then, the film loses its director, Stephen Chow. Which unusual, yet intriguing choice for replacement director was announced?
Spike Jonze
Wes Craven
Michael Gondry
Harold Ramis
 
16. Last week, Heroes stars Milo and Hayden broke up. This week, which other celebrity couple(s?) split?
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams
Holly Madison and Criss Angel
Both Fox/Green and Madison/Angel
 
17. Let's hope that this couple doesn't follow in the footsteps of once-dating and now single co-stars of Heroes. The stars of which TV series confirmed to TV Guide this week that they are in fact dating?
Big Love
Chuck
Californication
True Blood
 
18. Fueled by the vision of director Julie Taymor, the music of U2's Bono and the Edge, and a reported $40 million price tag, which superhero is coming to Broadway?
Wolverine
Batman
Spider-Man
Aquaman
 
19. Things must be harder at NBC than most of us thought with news that they are trying to resurrect which reality show that already failed on another network?
The Littlest Groom
Farmer Takes a Wife
Temptation Island
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here
 
20. More news from The Hills. The show will 'suffer' the departure of a cast member after the upcoming 5th season. Which linchpin of the show's very origin is leaving?
Lauren Conrad
Heidi Montag
Spencer Pratt
Audrina Patridge
 
21. Which Motown legend was honored in Washington, DC with the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song?
Stevie Wonder
Gordy Berry
Smokey Robinson
Gladys Knight
 
22. Drew Carey and Jack Black were named to ________ magazine's __________ list:
Rolling Stones / Least Funny Comedian
Mens' Health / Least Fit
MAD / Celebrity Genius to Watch
Popular Mechanics / Celebrity Inventor
 
23. Thanks to voice dubbing, hunky soccer star David Beckham now appears in Chinese commercials endorsing what type of product?
A Snuggie
X-rated video games
Bubble bath
Impotence pills
 
24. Which celeb of questionable worth has signed a book deal worth a staggering $2 million?
Carrot Top
Katy Perry
Kathy Griffin
Carson Daly
 
25. "My intention is to be Prime Minister of Canada." With sympathy for our neighbors to the north, which famous person proclaimed his political ambitions?
Alex Trebek
Keanu Reeves
Tom Green
William Shatner
 




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