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We're not just kidding, this author stoked controversy with her backward statements on transgender issues.

Who is J.K. Rowling?

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Quibi is short for this, in reference to the fact the all the content on the platform is only six to ten minutes long.

What is quick bites?

400

It's cake week in the tent and Paul has asked the bakers to make 6 miniature these - a topsy-turvy tropical treat often featuring a maraschino cherry.

What is pineapple upside down cake?

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On this Netflix completion show, contestants never interact in person, but instead interact as themselves or as alternate personas over the computer system that gives the show its name.

What is The Circle?

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Amogha and Ian adopted Thor earlier this year, whose full name comes from a character in this book series. 

What is Lord of the Rings?

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In the last week of 2020, this woman, the wife of an SNL regular, was outed for not being Hispanic, despite pretending to be for over a decade, going so far as to "forget" the English word for cucumber in a Today show cooking segment.

Who is Hillaria Baldwin?

800

This woman, Quibi's CEO, ran an equally unsuccessfully campaign for Governor of California in 2010. 

Who is Meg Whitman?

800

It's biscuit week, and Prue has asked the bakers to make two types of these coconut treats, not to be confused with an almond flour based French confection with a similar name. 

What are macaroons?

800

In a bit of prescience, this dating reality show started with each person in their own individual pod trying to find their perfect match - how COVID safe!

What is Love is Blind?

800

Aaron joined Francis and Valya's Chris at this company whose CEO has a dog named Beast who look like a mop.

What is Facebook?

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It came out in 2020 that The Ellen DeGeneres Show has a toxic workplace culture; so much this, the show's signature sign-off phrase. 

What is "be kind to one another"?

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Combining the home-renovation and true crime genres, this show took homes where violent crimes had been committed and prepared them to be sold.

What is Murder House Flip?

1200

For bread week, Paul has challenged the bakers to make bagels in this colorful pattern, first done at a Brooklyn bagel shop in 2016.

What is rainbow?

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Too Hot to Handle on Netflix is loosely based on the episode "The Contest" of this '90s sitcom. 

What is Seinfeld?

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Named after the third book in the Bible, this dog was adopted by Sammy and Aaron, finally proving that Aaron isn't allergic to dogs.

Who is Levi?


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This Nothing Fancy cookbook author was cancelled in May after coming for celebrities who, in her opinion, sold out, choosing to name only Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo, two prominent women of color.

Who is Allison Roman?

1600

Move over Judge Judy, Quibi gave this model and host of Lip Sync Battle an arbitration court show of her own.

Who is Chrissy Teigen?

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It's chocolate week, and Paul has tasked the bakers to make one of these. Now associated with Eastern European jewish communities, it is said to have its origins in Italian pannetone. You can't beat it!

What is babka?

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90 Day Fiancé is based on the American immigration policy requiring this alphanumeric visa that gives an engaged foreigner ninety days in which to get married to an American citizen.

What is K-1?

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The city in which Mireille teaches gets its name from a Provence in Asia Minor as referenced in the Acts of the Apostles.

What is Berea?

2000

After a photo of its editor-in-chief in brownface went viral on social media, it came out that this magazine only paid its white editors for their video appearances.

What is Bon Appétit?

2000

Quibi had planned to produce an adult version of this classic Nickelodeon action-adventure gameshow, but production hadn't started by the time Quibi was shut down. Are you team Blue Barracudas or Green Monkeys?

What is Legends of the Hidden Temple?

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For pastry week, Prue has asked the bakers to make éclairs, which are made with this, the same dough that's used for cream puffs.

What is pâte à choux?

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Now in its fourth season, The Masked Singer featured this TV personality as Lips, and despite the song choice she is originally from Asbury Park, NJ.

Who is Wendy Williams?

2000

This DC A Cappella group came out with their very first holiday album earlier this year, featuring Regina. 

Who are the Capital Hearings?