Q 01/05

Which film won Best Picture in March 2022, the first winner released by a streamer?

A) The Power of the Dog

B) West Side Story

C) CODA

D) Belfast

Answer · why

C) CODA

CODA follows the hearing daughter of a deaf family, and when Troy Kotsur won for it that night the audience applauded in sign language, waving their h...

Q 02/05

Will Smith slapped which comedian on stage at the 2022 Oscars?

A) Kevin Hart

B) Dave Chappelle

C) Chris Rock

D) Jimmy Kimmel

Answer · why

C) Chris Rock

Chris Rock had joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head; within the hour Smith won Best Actor for King Richard, and the Academy later banned him f...

Q 03/05

Which actor returned as Iceman in 2022's Top Gun: Maverick?

A) Anthony Edwards

B) Tom Skerritt

C) Val Kilmer

D) Michael Ironside

Answer · why

C) Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer had lost his voice to throat cancer, so the few words Iceman speaks to Maverick were made from his own voice, digitally altered to be clear...

Q 04/05

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 at which residence?

A) Windsor Castle

B) Sandringham House

C) Balmoral Castle

D) Buckingham Palace

Answer · why

C) Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle is in Scotland, so her death set off Operation Unicorn, the plan for a death north of the border: her coffin rested in Edinburgh befor...

Q 05/05

How much did Elon Musk pay for Twitter when the deal closed in October 2022?

A) $44 billion

B) $54 billion

C) $64 billion

D) $74 billion

Answer · why

A) $44 billion

He marked the close with the tweet "the bird is freed" after walking into HQ carrying a kitchen sink.