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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
 




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