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1.	Which British rock star is duty-bound to roam the English countryside looking for dragons to slay, as he was knighted by Prince Charles?
		Phil Collins
		Keith Richards
		Robbie Williams
		Robert Plant

2.	Thursday, July 16, was the 10 year anniversary of which milestone horror film?
		Scream
		The Blair Witch Project
		Saw
		Open Water

3.	Not necessarily a part of the body that you would elect to have surgery on if you host your own cooking show. Unfortunately, Rachael Ray didn't have a choice when she underwent ______ surgery this week.
		Throat
		Hand
		Mouth
		Nose

4.	Joining the crossover ranks of Halle Berry and James Marsden, Ryan Reynolds, an alumni of Marvel's X-Men, has signed onto the upcoming film about what DC Comics hero?
		Birdman
		Superman
		Batman
		The Green Lantern

5.	Do you take this woman? Yo, Joe! Which star of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra got married this week to someone named Jenna Dewan?
		Ray Park
		Joseph Gordon-Levitt
		Channing Tatum
		Marlon Wayans

6.	Which cable series star appears more or less nude¹ in the current Esquire magazine?
		Anna Paquin
		Holly Hunter
		Mary Louise Parker
		Kyra Sedgwick ¹This took a bit of cropping - she's wearing nothing under the apron

7.	Which Jackson sibling told London newspaper News of the World that he/she is convinced that Michael was the victim of foul play?
		Janet
		Tito
		Jermaine
		LaToya

8.	If you've been looking forward to the fall premiere of the NBC show Parenthood, you'll have to wait a bit longer. What is the unusual reason that the show will be pushed to mid-season?
		The production company went bankrupt
		One of its biggest name stars is undergoing cancer treatment
		Film of the pilot and first several episodes has vanished
		The show has received scathing critical reviews

9.	Congratulations to John Hughes' muse, Molly Ringwald, on the birth of her twins this week. What combination did Molly end up having?
		Two boys
		Two girls
		One boy and one girl
		A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal

10.	As you may have heard, much ballyhooed couple Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo have broken up. What was significant about the timing of their split?
		It happened right before she was to leave on a European tour
		It happened right before they were scheduled to appear together at the White House
		It happened four years to the day that they started dating
		It happend the night before her birthday

11.	Which smallish actress, not the first that comes to mind when you think of a film about a gigantic Nordic hero, has nevertheless been cast as the female lead the the Thor film?
		Kirsten Dunst
		Natalie Portman
		Keira Knightley
		Hayden Panettiere

12.	"Now I've got this moniker that I'm the foot-in-mouth gal, and I keep thinking, In what way? Because I said something you don't agree with? Because I said something you don't like? I'm just telling you my opinion." Which opinionated celeb goes on at length to defend herself in the August issue of In Style?
		Kim Kardashian
		Britney Spears
		Lindsay Lohan
		Katherine Heigl

13.	"If you're naked and you're trying to be sexy, you don't really make as much money as if you're naked and you're funny. Will Ferrell has been on to that for quite some time. Have you noticed how he drops his trousers in every single film? I'm going to do that from now on." Which actress's vow do we wholeheartedly endorse?
		Sandra Bullock
		Nicole Kidman
		Eva Mendes
		Jennifer Connelly

14.	"I’m not the first or last who’s been bamboozled by a surprise lesbian kiss in a movie, I’m sure." Which star of an as-yet-unreleased summer movie confided that she had to be tricked into a smooching another chick on the set of her earlier movie Cruel Intentions 2
		Leslie Mann
		Sienna Miller
		Alexis Bledel
		Amy Adams

15.	Keep your dreams simple, folks. "All I wanted out of life was a hit record and a great pair of boobs. I woke up one morning and I had both." We're delighted that which singer's wishes have come true?
		Mariah Carrey
		Amy Lee
		Pink
		Katy Perry

16.	Which socialite has turned literary light, as her novel L.A. Candy, has topped the New York Times Best Seller list two weeks in a row?
		Paris Hilton
		Lauren Conrad
		Heidi Montag
		Megan Fox

17.	In you're caught up in the drama of the Athletes, the Offbeats, the Populars and and the Brains, then you're watching this summer TV series:
		Big Brother
		Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader
		I Survived a Japanese Game Show
		Superstars

18.	Forget Sundance. Robert Redford is the Marrying Kid. The Hollywood icon quietly tied the knot with his longtime companion, German artist Sibylle Szaggars, in Hamburg, Germany, over the weekend. At 71 years old, Redford is how much older than his new bride?
		5
		10
		15
		20

19.	"Justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and when an innocent man is not." During her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week, Sotomayor cited which fictional attorney from the world of entertainment as her inspiration to pursue a career in law?
		Matlock
		Atticus Finch
		Perry Mason
		Harry Stone

20.	Who knows what other records might fall to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince but the first new record the sequel has set is:
		The highest number of IMAX screens
		The largest gross from midnight screenings
		The widest release of any film
		The largest congregation of costumed patrons since the Phantom Menace

21.	A sequel that really only appeals to the XX chromosome set has its franchise star attached. Despite a lackluster second installment in both quality and performance, which film series is getting a third chapter?
		Legally Blond
		Miss Congeniality
		The Princess Diaries
		Bridget Jones

22.	Emmy nomination time! Take the "30" from 30 Rock, and subtract the eye-opening number of Emmy noms it received on Thursday, and you end up with this number:
		12
		8
		10
		30

23.	For the first time since 1961 with The Flintstones, an animated series is up for Best Comedy. Which one will vying for the big award?
		The Simpsons
		South Park
		King of the Hill
		Family Guy

24.	They might not be "ready for primetime" but they better be ready for the Emmys. A pair of Saturday Night Live cast members received nominations for supporting roles in a comedy series. These lucky nominees are:
		Will Forte and Bill Hader
		Fred Armison and Maya Rudolph
		Amy Poehler and Kristen Wiig
		Seth Myers and Amy Poehler

25.	The Emmys nominated six reality show hosts but only five reality competition shows. Whose show didn't get nominated as a series but he/she did as host?
		Jeff Probst
		Heidi Klum
		Ryan Seacrest
		Tom Bergeron