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1. With half of its members long since tucked safely away in their graves, The Beatles continue to make news. This week, a game featuring the music of the Fab Four was released for:
Rock Band
Guitar Hero
Dance Dance Revolution
The Apple IIC
 
2. Which reality personality from the fashion world is getting a superhero makeover in Marvel's revival of its Models, Inc. comic?
Heidi Klum
Tyra Banks
Janice Dickinson
Tim Gunn
 
3. The Controversial Pop Culture News Item of the Week came courtesy of the star of this reality dating show accusing her pro football playing boyfriend of choking her:
I Love New York
The Bachelorette
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
Daisy of Love
 
4. In a move that had every news writer making a "stimulus package" pun, which altruistic Grammy winner (and part-time actor) gave away 20 cars to people who wrote about the hardship of not having wheels?
Ludacris
Will Smith
Ice-T
Busta Rhymes
 
5. TV stunt casting, round 1: If you love The Breakfast Club, then you will be...um...Psych'ed...to hear the cast member who was the ______ will have a guest role on Psych this winter.
brain
princess
athlete
criminal
 
6. Round 2: It's not exactly stretching the acting chops but the lead singer of which 90s alternative rock band has been cast as Goth rocker/serial killer suspect on Criminal Minds?
Bush
Garbage
Filter
The Lemonheads
 
7. While Gavin Rossdale and Judd Nelson have TV jobs lined up, a pair of ladies named Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson weren't so lucky. This week they were fired from what TV gig after only one year on the job?
Deal or No Deal
Good Morning America
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance
 
8. Thanks to the over 300,000 copies sold, this week marked the triumphant return to the top of the record chart for this diva, who hadn't released an of new material in seven years.
Aretha Franklin
Cher
Whitney Houston
Paul Abdul
 
9. Which Pop Culture Older Dude was an unlikely guest host on this week's telecast of WWE Raw?
Bob Barker
Dr. Phil
Larry King
Regis Philbin
 
10. SLW didn't even know that these two Dancing with the Stars professional dancers were engaged. No harm done, apparently, because ______ and ______ are now "dis-engaged" (they broke up).
Karina/Maksim
Edyta/Jonathon
Derek/Kym
Louis/Lacey
 
11. A former Miss America, a Harlem Globetrotter and a professional poker player walk into a... Alright, it's not a joke but rather three of the cast members for what fall reality show?
The Celebrity Apprentice
Survivor
The Amazing Race
Dancing with the Stars
 
12. Tyra Banks News Flash! The TV talk show hostess made an undue fuss over revealing her actual ______ on her show Tuesday:
Hair
Sexual orientation
Birth name
Stock portfolio holdings
 
13. Fox Network unleashed its updated version of Melrose Place on the populace this week. Which slightly less famous sister of a slightly more famous celebrity is included in the cast?
Khloe Kardashian
Solange Knowles
Ashlee Simpson
Emily Deschanel. Or Zooey. Whichever is slightly less famous than the other.
 
14. We're going to have to go buy a new Irony Meter, as ours exploded at seeing this bold fashion statement

as worn by:
Courtney Love
Amy Winehouse
Kate Moss
Lindsay Lohan
 
15. Included in the slate of Kennedy Center honorees announced this week was this righteous and inspired choice from the world of rock music:
Tom Petty
Bruce Springsteen
Hall and Oates
KISS
 
16. A macho, cigarette-loving actor was challenged by reporter to a bike race. The reporter fell off her bike and the actor won easily. Who was the victorious fellow?
Russell Crowe
Mel Gibson
Clive Owen
Colin Farrell
 
17. A film that opened during the middle of the week had fittingly, as its title, a single:
Verb
Letter
Number
Symbol
 
18. Which pop culture heavyweight has been seduced into filling the position of judge vacated by Paula Abdul?
Janet Jackson
Maya Angelou
Ellen DeGeneres
Tina Fey
 
19. The world's randiest octogenarian Hugh Hefner made headlines this week when he _______.
finally divorced Kimberly Conrad after being separated for 11 years
was identified as the father of Kendra Wilkinson's baby
announced that Playboy was ceasing publication after 56 years
came out of the closet
 
20. Of all the celebrity baby names we've heard lately, this one ranks.... somewhere in the middle. Nicole Richie gave birth to a baby boy which she named after what type of bird?
Sparrow
Cardinal
Wren
Hummingbird
 




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