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Awards & Box Office Records Quiz

Awards & Box Office Records · Hard

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Awards and box office records celebrate two different sides of filmmaking-artistic excellence and commercial success. Together, they highlight the movies, actors, directors, and pr...

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All 20 questions in this Awards & Box Office Records quiz
  1. In which year did the Academy Awards ceremony first air on television?

    • A. 1950
    • B. 1948
    • C. 1960
    • D. 1953
  2. What was special about Everything Everywhere All at Once at the 2023 Academy Awards?

    • A. It won every category it was nominated in
    • B. It was the first science fiction film to win Best Picture
    • C. It won seven Oscars including Best Picture Best Director and both acting awards
    • D. Both B and C
  3. Which is the highest-grossing film never to have been number one at the US box office in any single week?

    • A. Calendar Girls
    • B. The Full Monty
    • C. Four Weddings and a Funeral
    • D. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
  4. Which foreign language film has earned the most at the worldwide box office?

    • A. Ne Zha
    • B. Life is Beautiful
    • C. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
    • D. Parasite
  5. What is the significance of the number 88 in Academy Awards history?

    • A. The year the first televised Oscars ceremony took place
    • B. The record number of nominees in a single year
    • C. The number of films that have won Best Picture
    • D. The number of Best Picture winners
  6. Who is the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award?

    • A. Anna Paquin
    • B. Tatum O'Neal
    • C. Shirley Temple
    • D. Margaret O'Brien
  7. Which Oscar ceremony was most watched on US television?

    • A. The 1984 ceremony for Terms of Endearment
    • B. The 1998 ceremony for Titanic
    • C. The 1983 ceremony for Gandhi
    • D. The 2010 ceremony for The Hurt Locker
  8. Which film set a box office record for the longest run in cinemas staying in the top 10 for the most weeks?

    • A. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    • B. The Dark Knight
    • C. Avatar
    • D. Titanic
  9. Who was the youngest person to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

    • A. Natalie Portman
    • B. Marlee Matlin
    • C. Audrey Hepburn
    • D. Jennifer Lawrence
  10. Which film had the most expensive production budget as of 2024?

    • A. Justice League
    • B. Avengers Endgame
    • C. Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End
    • D. Avatar The Way of Water
  11. Which actress won back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Actress?

    • A. Meryl Streep
    • B. Hilary Swank
    • C. All of the above
    • D. Jodie Foster
  12. Which film was the first to gross 1 billion worldwide?

    • A. Jurassic Park
    • B. Star Wars
    • C. Titanic
    • D. Jaws
  13. Which film was the lowest-budget Best Picture Oscar winner in recent decades?

    • A. The Hurt Locker
    • B. Spotlight
    • C. Moonlight
    • D. Birdman
  14. What is the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) role in the British film industry?

    • A. It funds British independent productions
    • B. It presents the BAFTA awards
    • C. It represents independent producers and negotiates with broadcasters and distributors
    • D. It censors film content in the UK
  15. Which studio has produced the most Academy Award Best Picture winners in history?

    • A. Universal
    • B. Columbia
    • C. Paramount
    • D. United Artists
  16. What was the total box office of the original Star Wars trilogy adjusted for inflation?

    • A. $4 billion
    • B. $6 billion
    • C. $2 billion
    • D. $8 billion
  17. Which film earned the biggest box office gap between budget and gross making it the most profitable percentage-wise?

    • A. Paranormal Activity
    • B. Halloween
    • C. Blair Witch Project
    • D. Jaws
  18. What is the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time?

    • A. Watership Down
    • B. The Simpsons Movie
    • C. South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut
    • D. Sausage Party
  19. Which actor has won the most Academy Awards overall including honorary awards?

    • A. Walt Disney
    • B. Meryl Streep
    • C. Jack Nicholson
    • D. Katharine Hepburn
  20. Which director has won the most Academy Awards for Best Director?

    • A. John Ford
    • B. William Wyler
    • C. Steven Spielberg
    • D. Frank Capra