Q 01/05

Which film was the highest-grossing of 2019 and briefly the highest-grossing of all time?

A) Avengers: Endgame

B) The Lion King

C) Captain Marvel

D) Spider-Man: Far From Home

Answer · why

A) Avengers: Endgame

It held the all-time record from July 2019 until Avatar reclaimed it with a 2021 re-release.

Q 02/05

Which 2019 release became the first R-rated film to gross over $1 billion?

A) John Wick: Chapter 3

B) Joker

C) It Chapter Two

D) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Answer · why

B) Joker

It kept the R-rated record until Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024.

Q 03/05

Joker won the Golden Lion at which film festival?

A) Cannes

B) Berlin

C) Venice

D) Toronto

Answer · why

C) Venice

It premiered there on August 31, 2019, before a wide release in October.

Q 04/05

Who won the Best Actor Oscar for playing Arthur Fleck in Joker?

A) Adam Driver

B) Leonardo DiCaprio

C) Antonio Banderas

D) Joaquin Phoenix

Answer · why

D) Joaquin Phoenix

The film took two Oscars from eleven nominations, the other for Hildur Guðnadóttir's score.

Q 05/05

Who directed Joker?

A) Todd Phillips

B) Matt Reeves

C) Zack Snyder

D) David Ayer

Answer · why

A) Todd Phillips

Phillips, best known for The Hangover, co-wrote the script with Scott Silver.