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1. "Um, natural on outside, on the inside they are not." Hey, Miss Denise Richards, we like the logic that you employed while explaining this week that you've had ______ boob jobs:
One
Four
Three
Six
 
2. You probably don't know the band Chickenfoot by name but you likely know of its members. This new "supergroup" released an album this week with members Sammy Hagar, Van Halen bandmate Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Chad Smith. So, what is Smith's original band?
Smashing Pumpkins
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pearl Jam
Faith No More
 
3. This week, the Time-Killing Hall of Fame observed the 25th anniversary of which computer game?
Minesweeper
Tetris
Doom
Second Life
 
4. Nothing says rock-and-roll like getting pummeled by scenery at the Tony Awards, but that is exactly what happened to ______ when he was left bloodied after a backdrop fell on him.
(Please let it be Brett Michaels)
(Oh how rich it would be for it to be Brett Michaels)
(I will make several sacrifices daily to the waffle stuck on the ceiling if the answer is Brett Michaels)
Brett Michaels!
 
5. Here, from the pages of Marie Claire UK,

we see Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno character posing with a famous supermodel. Can you identify her?
Yep, that's Miranda Kerr
Of course, that's Alessandra Ambrosio
Sure, it's Bar Refaeli
No
 
6. Fresh from her jaunt through Costa Rica, Heidi Montag applied this term to her brief experience on "I'm A Celebrity....":
Horrific
Tortured
Enlightening
Enrichifying
 
7. News that would have caused a torrent of publicity a few years ago caused only a minor stir, as topless photos of Britney Spears found their way on to the internet this week. The photos were taken during a video shoot in what year?
1999
2001
2007
2003
 
8. Which one of the big names attached to The Taking of Pelham 123 was noticeably absent from the film's world premiere?
Denzel Washington
Tony Scott
James Gandolfini
John Travolta
 
9. Nostalgia Trip Item #1: The A-Team is closer to getting its Hannibal. Who is reportedly the latest to be "in talks" to assume the role of the cigar-chomping, khaki vest-wearing leader?
Gerald Butler
Liam Neeson
Michael Douglas
Anthony Hopkins
 
10. Nostalgia Trip Item #2: The most employed and employable of the Saved by the Bell cast, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, is game for a reunion. MPG even appeared in character as Zack Morris on which late-night talk show, delighting the host who is championing this reunion:
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Last Call with Carson Daly
1This also serves as Late Night TV Item #1
 
11. Late Night TV Item #2: A significant number of people have commented on the similarities between the backdrop of Conan O'Briens new Tonight Show set

and the background of which video game?
Super Mario Brothers
Guitar Hero
Donkey Kong
Breakout
 
12. Late Night TV Item #3: David Letterman kinda-sorta apologized for making jokes at the expense of members of which famous female's family?
Katie Couric
Sarah Palin
Sonia Sotomayor
Angelina Jolie
 
13. Shocking no one except the middle America moms who are in denial, Adam Lambert officially declared this week that he is gay. What magazine did he use as his platform?
Entertainment Weekly
People
Rolling Stone
Advocate
 
14. Actress _______ has apologized for her part in vandalizing the streets of _________ with _________ posters. Can you correctly complete this wacky Mad-Lib?
Angelina Jolie / London / anit-fur
Mandy Moore / Seattle / abstinence
Jessica Alba / Oklahoma City / shark
Meryl Streep / Reno / lolcatz
 
15. Get over it, Dawson - Joey ended up with Pacey. James Van Der Beek and his wife, actress Heather McComb, have separated. How long were they married?
6 months
3 years
6 years
9 years
 
16. Two weeks after the horrific, accidental death of his 4-year-old daughter, boxing legend/pop culture oddity Mike Tyson experienced which life-changing event this week?
Joined the cast of Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab
Got his pilot's license
Got married for the third time
Enrolled in college
 
17. Which celebrity's much younger wife has proudly declared, "I'm adopting lots of puppies, dogs, kittens, a whole zoo in my house. But no human beings. I don't have plans for children."
Howard Stern
Donald Trump
Larry King
Bruce Willis
 
18. In what will likely prove to be fodder for her show on E!, which celebrity announced that she is pregnant?
Chelsea Handler
Denise Richards
Kim Kardashian
Kendra Wilkinson
 
19. Our hearts are filled with joy at the announcement that Comedy Central has ordered 26 episodes of what canceled animated show?
King of the Hill
Beavis and Butthead
Futurama
'Lil Bush
 
20. Here's a new political posturing that unfolded this past week: The scene - Republican fundraiser in Washington D.C. The script - "Let's give thanks to (Republicans) for not giving up and staying the course to bring an end to this false prophet, Obama." The performer - ________
Dennis Hopper
Jon Voight
Rush Limbaugh
Mel Gibson
 
21. Donald Trump fired Miss California USA this week. As the woman hopefully sails off into pop culture oblivion, let's see if you can identify which of the following is an anagram of her name:
Fastener Join Inn
Fax Gnome
Career Rip Jean
Hi Wry Profane
 
22. Apparently, breaking up isn't hard to do after all. Three quarters of this list joined the population of Splitsville this week. Who did not break up with his/her paramour?
Paris Hilton
Matthew McConaughey
Miley Cyrus
Kanye West
 
23. We read this week that Siberian police are using cardboard cutouts of which Hollywood hunk to slow down traffic?
Ben Affleck
Brad Pitt
David Hasselhoff
Matt Damon
 
24. From the "we are soooo far out of this demographic" file, the Real World announced the next destination for televised debauchery. Which city gets to play host to the show's 23rd season?
Orlando
Washington, D.C.
Salt Lake City
Cleveland
 
25. That spry little man. Danny DeVito was apparently intoxicated during an on-set interview for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He clarified that he wasn't drunks, he was only "_______."
Acting
Tipsy
Stoned
Buzzed
 




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