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How Well Do You Know: 2015: The Year in Pop Culture, Part 2

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1.	Let's begin our review by looking news made by women: She will end the year holding the Vevo record for most views within a 24 hour span, obliterating the record set earlier in the year:
		Taylor Swift
		Adele
		Katy Perry
		Ariana Grande
		*By way of explanation.....* Adele's Hello video broke the Vevo Record by achieving over 27.7 million views within a 24-hour span, held previously by Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" which accumulated 20.1 million views in that timeframe

2.	Earlier in the year, this woman made news by being subjected to an apparently unwelcome kiss from Travolta at the Oscars:
		Amy Schumer
		Jennifer Lawrence
		Rebel Wilson
		Scarlett Johansson

3.	If you happened to enjoy the undeniably catchy tune Exes and Ohs by newcomer Elle King, then you were tapping your toes to music created by the daughter of this unlikely man:
		Howard Stern
		Rob Schneider
		Russell Crowe
		Tom Hanks

4.	She was Confident that her lesbian crush anthem Cool for the Summer would be a hit in the summer, and she was right:
		Avril Levigne
		Rihanna
		Demi Lovato
		Meghan Trainor

5.	Here is the actress who plays Supergirl in the CBS series that debuted during the fall: Please name the actress.
		A.J. Cook
		Jennifer Carpenter
		Erica Tazel
		Melissa Benoist

6.	Not quite so super was the attempt by this celebrity female to take on a "food stamp challenge," failing miserably after only a few days:
		Rachel Ray
		Gwyneth Paltrow
		Kim Kardashian
		Angelina Jolie

7.	If you were looking at two crossed pencils and looking for trouble from the spirit world, then you are likely partaking in this creepy internet game/urban legend that was all the rage with kids this year:
		Elena Elena
		Charlie Charlie
		Maria Maria
		Robert Robert

8.	Elsewhere in internet timewasters, when people weren't arguing furiously over the colors of a dress, they were helping Albert and Bernard figure out their friend Cheryl's:
		Birthday
		Hair color
		Shoe size
		Location
		*By way of explanation.....* You know the answer to this, right? Right?!?!?

9.	Pop culture business practices, Part 1: This publication announced a big, big change to its operation, leaving many to wonder why it will still exist:
		Sports Illustrated, which announced it will no longer focus on sports
		TV Guide, which announced it will no longer cover TV
		Playboy, which announced it will no longer publish nudes
		People, which announced it will no longer publish celebrity news

10.	Pop Culture Business Practices, Part 2: Much less quizzical in nature with was the menu change announced by this fast food joint, leaving the populace shedding tears of veritable joy:
		Subway
		McDonald's
		Taco Bell
		Dunkin Donuts

11.	And now, here's a Muppet News Flash: Which of the following is the premise for ABC's fall 2015 entry The Muppets?
		Kermit has been fired from the Muppet Show
		Kermit and Piggy have broken up
		Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem work for a rival puppet-based television show
		Fozzy Bear has become an alcoholic

12.	More Muppet news? Sure, why not? An unusual turn of events saw PBS's Sesame Street find a new home - and much needed financing - in this network:
		Cinemax
		E!
		HBO
		TBS

13.	Possibly dozens of citizens were thrilled when two individuals named Isaac Caldiero and Geoff Britten finally "won" this competition show:
		Hell's Kitchen
		America's Next Top Model
		Shark Tank
		American Ninja Warrior

14.	As Back to the Future Day came and passed, we learned franchise villain Biff Tannen was based on this familiar fellow:
		Donald Trump
		Bill Clinton
		Dan Rather
		Elton John

15.	This band traveled Sonic Highways, were lured to perform in Italy by a field full of musicians and saw their lead singer go and break his leg, which didn't keep him from the stage for long:
		Pearl Jam
		Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
		Foo Fighters
		Nickelback

16.	In other music developments, 2015 saw a whopping $7 million awarded this week in a copyright suit over this recognizable song from recent years:
		Happy
		Call Me Maybe
		Somebody That I Used to Know
		Blurred Lines

17.	Adult and children alike bid adieu to this long-running cartoon which ended its "104 days of summer" after the final of its 126 episodes aired June 12.
		Spongebob Squarepants
		Phineas and Ferb
		Gravity Falls
		Aqua Teen Hunger Force

18.	A summertime car accident took the life of John Nash, the subject of this Oscar-winning biopic:
		Apollo 13
		My Left Foot
		A Beautiful Mind
		The Hurricane

19.	Like an unstoppable Mack truck of entertainment, Netflix continued its run of well-received original programming with shows based on these two comic book characters:
		The Flash and Daredevil
		Condorman and Jessica Jones
		Daredevil and Jessica Jones
		Condorman and The Flash

20.	Simpsons fans went D'oh! and then Woohoo! when this cornerstone of the Fox franchise announced and then rescinded his/her decision to leave the show:
		Dan Castellaneta
		Harry Shearer
		Yeardley Smith
		Nancy Cartwright