Q 01/05

Which country opened its first commercial cinema in decades in 2018 with a screening of Black Panther?

A) North Korea

B) Saudi Arabia

C) Afghanistan

D) Turkmenistan

Answer · why

B) Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia had lifted its cinema ban only months earlier, in December 2017. The Riyadh premiere in April 2018 opened the first commercial cinema the...

Q 02/05

Black Panther became the first superhero film ever nominated for which Academy Award?

A) Best Picture

B) Best Director

C) Best Actor

D) Best Film Editing

Answer · why

A) Best Picture

Best Picture went to another film, but Black Panther still took home three Oscars, for its score, costumes and production design. They were the first ...

Q 03/05

Which actor played both Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and the time-traveling soldier Cable in Deadpool 2?

A) Michael Shannon

B) Stephen Lang

C) Josh Brolin

D) Mickey Rourke

Answer · why

C) Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin performed Thanos through motion capture on set. Deadpool 2 reached US cinemas on May 18, 2018, just three weeks after the Avengers film op...

Q 04/05

What must Sandra Bullock's character wear outdoors to survive the entities in the thriller Bird Box?

A) A gas mask

B) Earplugs

C) A hazmat suit

D) A blindfold

Answer · why

D) A blindfold

A blindfold is the only defence, because people who see the entities are driven insane. The film is based on a 2014 novel by Josh Malerman.

Q 05/05

Which star of The Office directed A Quiet Place and acted in it opposite his wife, Emily Blunt?

A) John Krasinski

B) Steve Carell

C) Rainn Wilson

D) Brian Baumgartner

Answer · why

A) John Krasinski

John Krasinski also co-wrote the script, about a family hiding from blind creatures with acute hearing. The characters talk in American Sign Language ...

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