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1.	Despite earlier reports to the contrary, the frontman for what prolific band is NOT leaving his band to pursue solo projects?
		Aerosmith
		Green Day
		U2
		Pearl Jam

2.	*A very* special two hour episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashinas that aired this week dealt primarily with:**
		A wedding
		A funeral
		A store opening
		The birth of a baby

3.	There was pickin', grinnin' - perhaps both - at the Country Music Awards this week. Who appeared on the red carpet in this rather eye-catching number?
		Patricia Heaton
		Nicole Kidman
		Martina McBride
		Kellie Pickler

4.	The CMAs might as well be renamed the Taylor Swift Awards. She had a huge night that included all of the following except which one?
		Became first solo female to win Entertainer of the Year in a decade.
		Won all the awards she was nominated for.
		Became the youngest person to win Entertainer of the Year
		Named Best New Artist

5.	A single story arc spanned which three shows this week?
		Ghost Whisperer, Medium and Numbers
		CSI, CSI: Miami and CSI: New York
		Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and Law and Order: SVU
		Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother

6.	"It's just so hard at first, but then something clicked and I slowly started getting into it." Which Dancing With the Stars contestant spoke about how liberating her photoshoot for Playboy was?
		Mya
		Kelly Osbourne
		Joanna Krupa
		Melissa Joan Hart

7.	All week long, Google has altered its logo to reflect the 40th birthday of which pop culture institution?
		Hotwheels cars
		HBO
		Sesame Street
		60 Minutes

8.	Larry King's interview with which newsmaker ended with the subject of the piece branding King "inappropriate" and leaving the set in a huff?
		Carrie Prejean
		Kate Gosselin
		Katy Perry
		David Letterman

9.	This week featured a reconciliation of a long-standing feud. Which two notable names finally kissed and made up?
		David Gest and Liza Minnelli
		Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight
		Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari
		Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood

10.	Demi Moore got candid and apologetic in an interview with W magazine. Fill in the blank in her quote:¹ "In a sense, Striptease was a film where women felt I betrayed them. ________ is a film where men felt I betrayed them."
		Disclosure
		Ghost
		G.I. Jane
		The Scarlet Letter ¹We wonder if she feels like she betrayed all of mankind with Nothing But Trouble.

11.	Where would pop culture be without its toys? In case you didn’t know, there is a National Toy Hall of Fame and this year’s three inductees include all the following, except:
		The ball
		Big Wheel
		Nintendo Game Boy
		Chutes and Ladders

12.	We hesitate to even mention this because we don't want anyone to watch, but which notorious reality show villain will be appearing on a show as they try to find love?
		Jonny Fairplay from Survivor
		Richard Hatch from Survivor
		Omarosa from The Apprentice
		Will Kirby from Big Brother

13.	Wednesday's episode of the Fox series Glee prompted protests from various groups. The episode dealt primarily with:
		An inter-racial couple
		Prayer in school
		Disabilities
		Plain french fries served at the cafeteria, vs the crinkle-cut kind

14.	The cause of the death of actor Heath Ledger is now reducible down to a single factor, as this toxic celeb's mother states that he was dating her daughter when he died?
		Lindsay Lohan
		Tara Reid
		Mischa Barton
		Megan Fox

15.	If you suddenly find yourself chatting up a storm with the person named this week as prime time TV's highest earning male, say hi for us to:
		Kiefer Sutherland
		Howie Mandell
		Simon Cowell
		Jeff Probst

16.	Fun with fill-in-the-blanks! This week we learned that actor ________, who currently owes ______ in back taxes, outbid fellow actor ________ to buy a ___________ for a ___________ in 2007.
		Christian Bale / $3 million / Robert Duvall / $150K / vintage Model T Ford
		Wesley Snipes / $25 million / Woody Harrelson / $50K / Tiger Woods golf tee
		Bruce Willis / $15K / Alan Arkin / $600K / set of African elephant tusks
		Nicolas Cage / $6 million / Leonardo DiCaprio / $276K / dinosaur skull

17.	If you believe unsupported rumor and innuendo - and we always do - this noted Scientologist threatened to "beat the living @#$!" out of those that stray from the religion:
		Paul Haggis
		John Travolta
		Giovanni Ribisi
		Tom Cruise

18.	"I learned through talking with my therapist that it is still cheating even if it's with girls, so there is a rule there." Which celeb, which has a bit of a bisexual past, stated that she no longer dallies with the ladies now that she's married?
		Fergie
		Christina Aguilera
		Anne Heche
		Neve Campbell

19.	This week they announced that three honorary Oscars will be handed out this year to, among others, actress Lauren Bacall, and a director who is the pinnacle of schlock and camp. Which director is getting an unexpected Oscar?
		John Waters
		Michael Bay
		Roger Corman
		Uwe Boll

20.	To ire, dismay and outrage of dozens of nerds everywhere, news came out that which sci-fi cult show has been canceled?
		Dollhouse
		Stargate
		Fringe
		Eureka