Q 01/05

Which two films opened on 21 July 2023, creating that summer's double-feature craze?

A) Oppenheimer and The Flash

B) Barbie and Oppenheimer

C) Barbie and Mission: Impossible

D) Barbie and Indiana Jones

Answer · why

B) Barbie and Oppenheimer

The joint opening was the fourth-biggest weekend in US box office history and the first time two films opened above $100m and $80m together.

Q 02/05

Who directed Barbie, from a script co-written with her husband Noah Baumbach?

A) Olivia Wilde

B) Sofia Coppola

C) Emerald Fennell

D) Greta Gerwig

Answer · why

D) Greta Gerwig

Amy Schumer and then Anne Hathaway had been attached to play the doll in earlier versions before Margot Robbie was cast in 2019.

Q 03/05

Who played Ken opposite Margot Robbie in Barbie?

A) Jacob Elordi

B) Ryan Gosling

C) Chris Evans

D) Ryan Reynolds

Answer · why

B) Ryan Gosling

The film became the highest-grossing of both leads' careers, beating Suicide Squad and Blade Runner 2049 in a single weekend.

Q 04/05

Barbie became the first film in which genre to gross over $1 billion worldwide?

A) Fantasy

B) Comedy

C) Romance

D) Musical

Answer · why

B) Comedy

It got there in 17 days, the fastest Warner Bros. film ever, two days quicker than the final Harry Potter.

Q 05/05

Which song from Barbie won the Academy Award for Best Original Song?

A) I'm Just Ken

B) What Was I Made For?

C) Dance the Night

D) Speed Drive

Answer · why

B) What Was I Made For?

The win made Billie Eilish, who had already won for No Time to Die, the youngest person ever to hold two Oscars.