Entertainment Quiz, 2008

Find out how much you know about entertainment in 2008.

Quiz

1. Which performer turned 50 years old in August?

  • Cindy Lauper
  • Madonna
  • Cher
  • Britney Spears

2. Whom did Tina Fey famously impersonate on Saturday Night Live?

  • Barbara Walters
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Laura Bush
  • Sarah Palin

3. Which of these was not among the top ten grossing movies for 2008?

  • The Dark Knight
  • WALL-E
  • The Love Guru
  • Iron Man

4. By the end of 2008, 11 million subscribers were playing what massively multiplayer online role playing game?

  • Second Life
  • World of Warcraft
  • Warhammer Online
  • LEGO Universe

5. What Christmas movie turned 25 this year while continuing to inspire people to dress up in pink bunny suits and purchase leg-lamps?

  • A Christmas Story
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  • A Christmas Carol

6. How many career Olympic gold medals has American swimmer Michael Phelps won thus far?

  • 10
  • 12
  • 14
  • 16

7. What actor played Harvey Milk in the movie Milk?

  • James Franco
  • Robert Downey, Jr.
  • Heath Ledger
  • Sean Penn

8. What American auto-racing driver won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar race?

  • Sarah Fisher
  • Danica Patrick
  • Melanie Troxel
  • Erin Crocker

9. What actor who starred in I'm Not There, Brokeback Mountain, and The Dark Knight died of a drug overdose in January?

  • Matt Damon
  • Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Heath Ledger
  • Christian Bale

10. What remake of a classic 1951 science-fiction movie about an alien visitor to Earth and his giant robot stars Keanu Reeves?

  • Plan 9 from Outer Space
  • Forbidden Planet
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • Metropolis

1. Which performer turned 50 years old in August?
Madonna

2. Whom did Tina Fey famously impersonate on Saturday Night Live?
Sarah Palin

3. Which of these was not among the top ten grossing movies for 2008?
The Love Guru

4. By the end of 2008, 11 million subscribers were playing what massively multiplayer online role playing game?
World of Warcraft

5. What Christmas movie turned 25 this year while continuing to inspire people to dress up in pink bunny suits and purchase leg-lamps?
A Christmas Story

6. How many career Olympic gold medals has American swimmer Michael Phelps won thus far?
14

7. What actor played Harvey Milk in the movie Milk?
Sean Penn

8. What American auto-racing driver won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar race?
Danica Patrick

9. What actor who starred in I'm Not There, Brokeback Mountain, and The Dark Knight died of a drug overdose in January?
Heath Ledger

10. What remake of a classic 1951 science-fiction movie about an alien visitor to Earth and his giant robot stars Keanu Reeves?
The Day the Earth Stood Still

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