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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
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In which year did the Academy Awards ceremony first air on television?
- A. 1950
- B. 1948
- C. 1960
- D. 1953
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Which film was the first to gross 1 billion worldwide?
- A. Jurassic Park
- B. Star Wars
- C. Titanic
- D. Jaws
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Which film was the lowest-budget Best Picture Oscar winner in recent decades?
- A. The Hurt Locker
- B. Spotlight
- C. Moonlight
- D. Birdman
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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
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Which studio has produced the most Academy Award Best Picture winners in history?
- A. Universal
- B. Columbia
- C. Paramount
- D. United Artists
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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
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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
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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
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Which actor has won the most Academy Awards overall including honorary awards?
- A. Walt Disney
- B. Meryl Streep
- C. Jack Nicholson
- D. Katharine Hepburn
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Which director has won the most Academy Awards for Best Director?
- A. John Ford
- B. William Wyler
- C. Steven Spielberg
- D. Frank Capra