Q 01/05

Which Lady Bird director made Barbie the first billion-dollar film solely directed by a woman?

A) Sofia Coppola

B) Greta Gerwig

C) Olivia Wilde

D) Chloé Zhao

Answer · why

B) Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig's Barbie crossed $1 billion on August 6, 2023; like Lady Bird and Little Women before it, it was nominated for Best Picture.

Q 02/05

Which Nolan film opened the same day as Barbie, spawning a portmanteau double-feature meme?

A) Oppenheimer

B) Inception

C) Dunkirk

D) Interstellar

Answer · why

A) Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer and Barbie together sold 79% of that weekend's tickets, 18.5 million admissions, and Cillian Murphy urged people to see both on the same d...

Q 03/05

Which singer wrote the Oscar-winning Barbie ballad together with her brother Finneas?

A) Olivia Rodrigo

B) Lana Del Rey

C) Billie Eilish

D) Taylor Swift

Answer · why

C) Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish and Finneas wrote it after a long writer's block, from a rough cut shown to them at the studio; it plays as Barbie meets the spirit of h...

Q 04/05

Which Canadian actor, Oscar-nominated as Beach Ken, asked to sing Ken's ballad himself after a demo?

A) Ryan Reynolds

B) Chris Evans

C) Ryan Gosling

D) Jake Gyllenhaal

Answer · why

C) Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling had only two to three hours at London's Eastcote Studios to record it, and a key scene was rewritten so the song could go in.

Q 05/05

Which doctor does Barbie, newly human, announce she is there to see in the film's closing line?

A) Dentist

B) Gynecologist

C) Therapist

D) Dermatologist

Answer · why

B) Gynecologist

Gynecologist was the director's intended 'mic drop' joke, included to give younger girls confidence about their bodies; Barbie gives her name as Barba...