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hmm ... who's Seth Rudd? I'm guessing he is NOT on the cover of Vanity Fair!
theBigE 3/6/09 8:15 pm
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| 1. | Paul Harvey, a broadcasting legend, has passed away. He was known for which signature phrase? | ||
| Goodnight and good luck | |||
| And that's the way it is | |||
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The rest of the story | ||
| Stay classy | |||
| 2. | Camping out between shows in pup tents erected behind the Ed Sullivan Theatre, which musical act booked a five-night appearance on the Letterman show this week? | ||
| Coldplay | |||
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U2 | ||
| Green Day | |||
| Me First & the Gimme Gimmes | |||
| 3. | Which famous mother-daughter team is competing on the second edition of Celebrity Apprentice, which launched this week? | ||
| Britney & Lynn Spears | |||
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Joan & Melissa Rivers | ||
| Naomi & Ashley Judd | |||
| Debbie Reynolds & Carrie Fisher | |||
| 4. | Which one-time Las Vegas mainstay act performed a one-night only charity show in Sin City on Saturday? | ||
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Siegfried & Roy | ||
| Celine Dion | |||
| Wayne Newton | |||
| Michael Flatley | |||
| 5. | Thursday night saw American Idol round out its slate of finalists. How many aspiring singers are left? (Hint: the number is one more than had been previously announced) | ||
| 9 | |||
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13 | ||
| 15 | |||
| 17 | |||
| 6. | It was hard to get work done Tuesday, with everyone in the office gossiping about the finale of The Bachelor. What happened on the After the Final Rose show that caused so much buzz? | ||
| The bachelor announced he was gay | |||
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The bachelor spurned the woman who "won" and announced his love for the runner-up | ||
| Federal agents stormed the taping and arrested the bachelor for tax evasion | |||
| The bachelor and his lady announced they had secretly wed during taping | |||
| 7. | We seem to be running low on Bad Idea Jeans, now that this bad-news couple have reportedly reunited - and - *headdesk* perhaps have actually married: | ||
| Madonna & Sean Penn | |||
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Rihanna & Chris Brown | ||
| Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt | |||
| Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey | |||
| 8. | Which cast member of the Harry Potter films was accepted to Yale University this week? | ||
| The one who played Harry | |||
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The one who played Hermoine | ||
| The one who played Draco Malfoy | |||
| The one who played Ron | |||
| 9. | "I'm an advocate for peace. I've been in the peace movement ever since I've been making music." Which rap star stated the following during his announcement that he had joined the Nation of Islam? | ||
| Dr. Dre | |||
| Nas | |||
| Lil Wayne | |||
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Snoop Dogg | ||
| 10. | It appears that the Great White Way is just as in need of fresh ideas as Hollywood is, as evident by the newly announced musical version of which well-known romantic comedy? | ||
| Pretty Woman | |||
| Breakfast at Tiffany's | |||
| Notting Hill | |||
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Sleepless in Seattle | ||
| 11. | Not that anyone was asking but with a Broadway revival version in the works, this star of Footloose has stated that "I'm not interested in doing that. They did one, and that's enough for me." | ||
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Kevin Bacon | ||
| Dianne Wiest | |||
| John Lithgow | |||
| Lori Singer | |||
| 12. | Fresh off exposure and praise for his latest Oscar nominated film, which director was supposedly offered and then turned down the chance to direct the next James Bond film? | ||
| Stephen Daldry | |||
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Danny Boyle | ||
| Gus Van Sant | |||
| David Fincher | |||
| 13. | To mark the 25th anniversary of the film that unleashed Spinal Tap onto the world, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer are going on a 30-city tour. What will be unique about it? | ||
| They will not perform in full costume | |||
| They will perform acoustically | |||
| They will also perform songs from The Folksmen of A Mighty Wind | |||
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All of the above | ||
| 14. | Which regular member of Judd Apatow's entourage will not grace the cover of Vanity Fair's next issue? | ||
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James Franco | ||
| Jason Segel | |||
| Paul Rudd | |||
| Seth Rogen | |||
| 15. | According to the BBC, this group's upcoming concert tour of China has been canceled because they were deemed "unsuitable" by the Chinese government. | ||
| U2 | |||
| Radiohead | |||
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Oasis | ||
| Spinal Tap | |||
| 16. | Prince is releasing not one but TWO new studio albums, packaged with a third disc from a new artists. Fans of the purple one might be a bit inconvenienced though because it is only going to be available at one retailer. Which one? | ||
| Best Buy | |||
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Target | ||
| Wal-Mart | |||
| Amazon | |||
| 17. | Jennifer Aniston reportedly spent more than $50K recently to bring with her, on a tour of Europe, someone to: | ||
| Prepare her meals | |||
| Supervise her workout regimen | |||
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Tend to her hair | ||
| Whisper in her ear at night ways in which she's better than Angelina | |||
| 18. | From crooner to crime-fighter, the music of what easy-listening artist is being used as punishment for teenagers playing radios too loudly in a Colorado town and as a deterrent for loiterers in a New Zealand mall? | ||
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Barry Manilow | ||
| Mel Torme | |||
| Bee-Gees | |||
| Tony Bennett | |||
| 19. | Which two fashion-related reality shows had their season premieres on Wednesday? | ||
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America's Next Top Model & Make Me a Supermodel | ||
| Project Runway & Stylista | |||
| Stylista & Make Me a Supermodel | |||
| Project Runway & America's Next Top Model | |||
| 20. | Kanye West is just about our favorite quotable nutjob. This week's offering: "But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see:" | ||
| An end to famine and strife | |||
| Clothes that look good enough to be worn by me | |||
| Starships and kittens dancing in a twilight supernova ballet | |||
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Myself perform live | ||
| 21. | The former Columbia Broadcasting System heavily promoted the appearance of which female singer on its Thursday telecast of CSI? | ||
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Taylor Swift | ||
| Miley Cyrus | |||
| Katy Perry | |||
| Bjork | |||
| 22. | While it's not the first program we thought would have such lofty sensibilities, the production of which TV series has become the first to be "carbon neutral"? | ||
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24 | ||
| South Park | |||
| The Unit | |||
| CSI: Miami | |||
| 23. | With yet another TV series retread in the pipeline, a la 90210 and Knight Rider, a former OC cast member is reportedly set to move into the new Melrose Place. Who is it? | ||
| Rachel Bilson | |||
| Adam Brody | |||
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Mischa Barton | ||
| Benjamin McKenzie | |||
| 24. | We hope you didn't get too attached to this freshman series because its network just announced that it would finish this season but not be back in the fall. Which show is wrapping up for good in May after only 17 episodes? | ||
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Life on Mars | ||
| Kath and Kim | |||
| The Mentalist | |||
| Eleventh Hour | |||
| 25. | Which comic, in need of heart surgery, was forced to postpone the remainder of their scheduled tour? | ||
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Robin Williams | ||
| Sarah Silverman | |||
| Dane Cook | |||
| Jeff Dunham | |||
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