Q 01/05

Which crop does stranded astronaut Mark Watney grow in Martian soil to survive in The Martian?

A) Soybeans

B) Potatoes

C) Wheat

D) Sweetcorn

Answer · why

B) Potatoes

Potatoes were actually grown on a sound stage next to the one used for filming. In the story, the botanist fertilises his garden with the crew's own b...

Q 02/05

Which festival's parade did Mexico City stage for the first time in 2016, inspired by the opening of Spectre?

A) Cinco de Mayo

B) Three Kings' Day

C) Day of the Dead

D) Independence Day

Answer · why

C) Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead had no such parade in the capital until the Bond film invented one. The authorities organised a real procession the following year, an...

Q 03/05

Which of Riley's five emotions in Pixar's Inside Out finally takes the controls and sends her back home?

A) Sadness

B) Fear

C) Disgust

D) Anger

Answer · why

A) Sadness

Sadness takes over the console and prompts Riley to get off the bus and rush back to her parents. The emotions then make a new core memory that is bot...

Q 04/05

Which genetically engineered hybrid escapes its paddock and terrorises the theme park in Jurassic World?

A) Indoraptor

B) Spinosaurus

C) Giganotosaurus

D) Indominus rex

Answer · why

D) Indominus rex

Indominus rex turns out to carry Velociraptor DNA. That lets it take command of Owen's trained raptors and become the pack's new alpha.

Q 05/05

Which actress shaved her head to play Imperator Furiosa, a one-armed rig driver, in Mad Max: Fury Road?

A) Noomi Rapace

B) Charlize Theron

C) Rooney Mara

D) Jessica Chastain

Answer · why

B) Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron's Furiosa later got a film of her own. The prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga arrived in 2024, again written and directed by George Mille...