Quiz Answers
By JOHN DECAMP
Published December 28, 2006
1. b, Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
2. Mock crucifying herself
1.-Point Bonus True Blue
3. The WB and UPN
4. James Frey
5. a: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In; b: Paris Hilton in The Simple Life; c: South Park; d: The Addams Family; e: Peanuts specials
6. a: 2; b: 4; c: 5; d :1; e: 3
1-Point Bonus Keith Michael, who was kicked off the show during episode 5 for having contraband pattern-making books.
7. Bradley Whitford, Matthew Perry, John Goodman and Timothy Busfield
8. Ellen Barkin
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jacksonville
10. A Christmas Story
11. Chuck Wepner
12. a: 2; b: 3; c: 1; d: 4
13. Anna Wintour
14. Saved by the Bell
15. (worth 6 pts) Tommy Lee from Motley Crue, Jason Newsted from Metallica and Gilby Clarke from Guns N' Roses
16. a: 3; b: 4; c: 2; d: 5; e: 1
17. Scientology
18. 24
5-Point Da Vinci Code Bonus a: 2; b: 3; c: 4; d: 5; e: 1
19. Gwen Stefani and Wind It Up
20. the mall
21. Movies Before & After a: Curious George of the Jungle b: Little Miss Sunshine State c: An Inconvenient Truth About Cats and Dogs d: The Last Kiss Kiss Bang Bang e: Stuart Little Man Tate
22. a, Sweden has plans to have an ABBA museum opened by 2008.
23. Clint Eastwood (director for Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima), Leonardo DiCaprio (dramatic actor in The Departed and Blood Diamond) and Helen Mirren (dramatic actress in The Queen, actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries for Elizabeth I and Prime Suspect: The Final Act)
24. Kurt Cobain
25. Rachel McAdams
26. b, The Office
27. c, Jeff Probst
28. b, the swim
29. Thirteen Moons
30. The Supremes
1-Point Bonus Dec. 20, 1981
31. b, Kazakhstan
32. a: 3; b: 2; c: 1; d: 5; e: 4
33. Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt
34. c, nail gun
35. Seventh Heaven
36. We're All in This Together
37. Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa
38. M*A*S*H (1970), Nashville (1975), The Player (1992), Shortcuts (1993) and Gosford Park (2001)
39. Kelly Clarkson
40. a: 4; b: 3; c: 2; d: 1
41. Fergie
42. Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead
43. Christian Bale and Michael Caine
44. Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump
45. Trick question! Sadly enough, we can't even begin to make any of this up. Yes, it's all true.
46. a: 3; b: 5; c: 2; d: 6; e: 1; f: 4
47. A bomb in a body cavity
48. RV
49. d, Rolling Stones
50. b, Kirsten Dunst wore the same dress on the red carpet at the Golden Globes in 2003
1-Point Bonus Walk the Line
Aaron Spelling Bonus Box
1. Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith
2. a, Joan Collins
3. Herself
4. True
5. Bing Crosby
Sources tv.com, imdb.com, tmz.com, bloomberg.com, cnn.com, cbs.com
Aaron Spelling (1923-2006) Bonus Box
Name TV's orginal Charlie's Angels.
When the first season of Dynasty wrapped, the character of Alexis had not yet been cast, so a friend of the producers appeared on screen in a dark hat and glasses. Which legendary actress was hired to play the mystery woman?
Joan Collins
Sophia Loren
Elizabeth Taylor
Raquel Welch
Spelling's daughter Tori (left) was cast in his high school melodrama Beverly Hills 90210. Now, she has her own television series. Who does she play?
True or false: The character of Matt Fielding on Melrose Place was the first openly gay character on a prime-time American soap.
When Spelling officially hit it big, he bought this famous crooner's estate and then leveled it to make room for his $12-million version of a French chateau.
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