Q 01/05

Which wartime job, done by the director's grandfather, inspired the story of the film 1917?

A) Sharpshooter

B) Messenger

C) Tunneller

D) Stretcher-bearer

Answer · why

B) Messenger

Messenger Alfred stood just 5 ft 4 in, so he could run unseen beneath the mist that hung over the battlefield. He kept the stories to himself until hi...

Q 02/05

The film 1917 unfolds on 6 April 1917, the very day which country declared war on Germany?

A) Brazil

B) Greece

C) The USA

D) Romania

Answer · why

C) The USA

The USA entered the war that very day, when Congress voted to declare war on Germany. Its troops only began reaching Europe later in the year.

Q 03/05

Which filmmaking feat, also attempted by Oscar winner Birdman, is the film 1917 best known for?

A) Being shot in black and white

B) Using nothing but natural candlelight

C) Appearing as one continuous take

D) Playing out in reverse order

Answer · why

C) Appearing as one continuous take

Appearing as one continuous take was an illusion built from long takes and hidden joins. Strictly it is two takes, split by a single cut to black.

Q 04/05

In the film 1917, which animal sets off the German tripwire in an underground barracks?

A) A rat

B) A crow

C) A dog

D) A cat

Answer · why

A) A rat

A rat trips the wire, and the blast nearly kills Schofield before Blake saves him. Booby traps like it were a real feature of the German withdrawal th...

Q 05/05

Which film beat 1917 to Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars, the first non-English-language winner?

A) Jojo Rabbit

B) Little Women

C) Pain and Glory

D) Parasite

Answer · why

D) Parasite

Parasite won four Oscars that night, while 1917 went home with three after starting the evening as a favourite.