Entertainment Quiz, 2007

Find out how much you know about entertainment in 2007.

Quiz

1. Who was named American Idol of 2007 and later released the song "Tattoo"?

  • Carrie Underwood
  • Jordin Sparks
  • Blake Lewis
  • Fantasia Barrino

2. What actor who starred in Starsky & Hutch, Night at the Museum, and The Royal Tenenbaums tried to commit suicide in August?

  • Adam Sandler
  • Will Farrell
  • Vince Vaughn
  • Owen Wilson

3. What Martin Scorsese film about the Boston police department's war on organized crime won best picture at the Academy awards in 2007?

  • Goodfellas
  • The Lives of Others
  • The Departed
  • Bringing Out the Dead

4. What new product released in June 2007 has an 8GB flash drive, allows users to call and access email from anywhere in the world, and topped one million sales within its first three months on the market?

  • Smartphone
  • iPhone
  • Ultra Smart F700
  • Walkman phone W960i

5. What talk show host had to pay the salaries of 80 workers out of his own pocket after they were laid off during the Hollywood writer's strikes?

  • Jay Leno
  • Larry King
  • David Letterman
  • Jerry Springer

6. What is the title of Britney Spears' comeback single that she sang to kickoff MTV's 2007 VMAs in Las Vegas?

  • "Boys"
  • "Piece of Me"
  • "Gimme More"
  • "Get Naked"

7. What artist with a punk past had her first hit from the album The Reminder in 2007 after 30 years as a singer-songwriter?

  • Regina Spektor
  • Colbie Caillat
  • Lily Allen
  • Feist

8. What platinum-selling rapper encouraged a male fan to climb on stage and then picked him up over his head and threw him off during a concert in New York?

  • Pdiddy
  • Akon
  • Jay-Z
  • Nas

9. What DreamWorks animated movie about life through the eyes of Barry B. Benson features the voices of two actors from the hit TV show "Seinfeld"?

  • Bee Movie
  • Ratatouille
  • Shrek
  • Shark Tale

10. This Broadway musical grossed $1,003,282 during the week ending June 24, 2007-an accomplishment enjoyed by few Broadway productions. The musical was filmed for television in September 2007 and broadcast on MTV October 13 and 14, 2007. What is the musical's name?

  • The Boy Who Heard Music
  • Idol: The Musical
  • Legally Blonde: The Musical
  • LoveMusik

1. Who was named American Idol of 2007 and later released the song "Tattoo"?
Jordin Sparks

2. What actor who starred in Starsky & Hutch, Night at the Museum, and The Royal Tenenbaums tried to commit suicide in August?
Owen Wilson

3. What Martin Scorsese film about the Boston police department's war on organized crime won best picture at the Academy awards in 2007?
The Departed

4. What new product released in June 2007 has an 8GB flash drive, allows users to call and access email from anywhere in the world, and topped one million sales within its first three months on the market?
iPhone

5. What talk show host had to pay the salaries of 80 workers out of his own pocket after they were laid off during the Hollywood writer's strikes?
Jay Leno

6. What is the title of Britney Spears' comeback single that she sang to kickoff MTV's 2007 VMAs in Las Vegas?
"Gimme More"

7. What artist with a punk past had her first hit from the album The Reminder in 2007 after 30 years as a singer-songwriter?
Feist

8. What platinum-selling rapper encouraged a male fan to climb on stage and then picked him up over his head and threw him off during a concert in New York?
Akon

9. What DreamWorks animated movie about life through the eyes of Barry B. Benson features the voices of two actors from the hit TV show "Seinfeld"?
Bee Movie

10. This Broadway musical grossed $1,003,282 during the week ending June 24, 2007-an accomplishment enjoyed by few Broadway productions. The musical was filmed for television in September 2007 and broadcast on MTV October 13 and 14, 2007. What is the musical's name?
Legally Blonde: The Musical

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