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What Just Happened?

Were you paying attention to the headlines this week? Test your recall of the past 168 hours. (Mar. 8 - Mar. 15)

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What Just Happen... Were you paying attention to the headlines this week? Test your recall of the past 168 hours. (Mar. 8 - Mar. 15)

- XFINITY Games Staff

(Photos: AP Images)
Papal Origins 1) From which country does Pope Francis originally hail?

A) Italy

B) Ghana

C) Argentina

D) The United States

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Papal Origins 1) Answer:

C) Argentina

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Chart-Toppers Cl... 2) Justin Timberlake used his 'SNL' performance to subtly return a jab to which rapper, who harshly criticized JT's 'Suit & Tie' single last month?

A) Jay-Z

B) Kanye West

C) Macklemore

D) 50 Cent

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Chart-Toppers Cl... 2) Answer:

B) Kanye West

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Return of the Ma... 3) Which famous film franchise did Matt Damon reveal he is considering making a return to?

A) The 'Oceans' films

B) The 'Happy Feet' films

C) The 'Bourne' films

D) The 'Clerks' films

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Return of the Ma... 3) Answer:

C) The 'Bourne' films

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From Small to Si... 4) A Kickstarter campaign for a movie version of which cult-favorite TV show raised over $2,000,000 from fans in hours, earning a greenlight for the movie to begin production?

A) 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

B) 'Party Down'

C) 'Dead Like Me'

D) 'Veronica Mars'

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From Small to Si... 4) Answer:

D) 'Veronica Mars'

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Music Mania 5) Which renowned music festival began this week?

A) Coachella

B) SXSW (South by Southwest)

C) Bonaroo

D) Glastonbury
Music Mania 5) Answer:

B) SXSW (South by Southwest)
Baby on Board 6) Which chart-topping crooner and his wife announced that they are expecting a baby boy?

A) Josh Groban

B) Clay Aiken

C) Michael Bolton

D) Michael Buble

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Baby on Board 6) Answer:

D) Michael Buble

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Top of the Chart... 7) Which song remained atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fourth week, despite the sharp decline in popularity of the viral videos in which it's featured?

A) 'Stay' - Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko

B) 'Thrift Shop' - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

C) 'Harlem Shake' - Baauer

D) 'Started from the Bottom' - Drake

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Top of the Chart... 7) Answer:

C) 'Harlem Shake' - Baauer

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Box Office Block... 8) Which movie debuted at the top of the weekend box office?

A) 'Jack the Giant Slayer'

B) 'Identity Thief'

C) 'Dead Man Down'

D) 'Oz the Great and Powerful'
Box Office Block... 8) Answer:

D) 'Oz the Great and Powerful'
Bayside Baby 9) Which 'Saved by the Bell' alum is expecting a third child?

A) Mario Lopez (A.C. Slater)

B) Tiffani Thiessen (Kelly Kapowski)

C) Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris)

D) Dustin Diamond (Screech)

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Bayside Baby 9) Answer:

C) Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris)

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The Taxman Comet... 10) After striking a plea deal in a tax evasion case, which famous sibling will likely avoid a prison sentence?

A) Stephen Baldwin

B) Frank Stallone

C) Don Swayze

D) Roger Clinton

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The Taxman Comet... 10) Answer:

A) Stephen Baldwin

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The Number One S... 11) Whose 'Spring Break...Here to Party' album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart?

A) Luke Bryan

B) Jimi Hendrix

C) Bruno Mars

D) Josh Groban

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The Number One S... 11) Answer:

A) Luke Bryan

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Movie Minute 12) Which of these movies does NOT release this week?

A) 'Olympus Has Fallen'

B) 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'

C) 'Spring Breakers'

D) 'My Amityville Horror'
Movie Minute 12) Answer:

A) 'Olympus Has Fallen'
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