(a) Jay Z

(b) Ray J

(c) Ice-T

2. Johnny Depp and former wife Amber Heard made a heartfelt apology after illegally bringing their dogs Pistol and Boo to Australia. What breed were they?

(a) Pomeranians

(b) West Highland terriers

(c) Yorkshire terriers

3. In which country was actor Orlando Bloom spotted nude paddle boarding with his girlfriend Katie Perry in 2016?

(a) Italy

(b) Spain

(c) Croatia

4. British actor Hugh Grant was arrested in Los Angeles in 1995 for committing a lewd act with a sex worker. What was her name?

(a) Tilly Devine

(b) Sallie-Anne Huckstepp

(c) Divine Brown

5. From whom did actress Gwynneth Paltrow "consciously uncouple" in 2014?

(a) Chris Martin

(b) Brad Pitt

(c) Ben Affleck

6. Which married actor did Elizabeth Taylor leave her fourth husband Eddie Fisher for in 1963?

(a) Cary Grant

(b) Richard Burton

(c) Humphrey Bogart

7. Which king abdicated his throne to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson in 1937?

(a) Edward VIII

(b) George VI

(c) Henry VIII

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Lance Armstrong rides past the Arc de Triomphe, 1999. Photo: LAURENT REBOURS

8. How many Tour de France titles was Lance Armstrong stripped of following revelations of his performance enhancing drug use in 2012? 

(a) 5

(b) 8

(c) 7

9. Which British singer landed in a Sydney hospital after suffering a drug overdose in 1969?

(a) Marianne Faithfull

(b) Cilla Black

(c) Dusty Springfield

10. What was the colour of the Gap dress worn by Monica Lewinsky which proved pivotal in Kenneth Starr's investigation into former US president Bill Clinton? 

(a) Red

(b) Blue

(c) Black

11. Which hotel was the location of Sex Pistols bass player Sid Vicious fatal attack on girlfriend Nancy Spungen in 1978? 

(a) The Ritz, Paris

(b) The Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles

(c) The Chelsea Hotel, New York

12. The discovery of which drug during a police raid resulted in the sudden cancellation of Joe Cocker's 1972 Australian tour?

(a) Marijuana

(b) Heroin

(c) LSD

Answers: 1. (b), 2.(c), 3. (a), 4. (c), 5. (a), 6. (b), 7. (a), 8. (c), 9. (a), 10. (b), 11. (c), 12. (a).