Q 01/05

Which pop duo's Best New Artist Grammy was revoked after producer Frank Farian admitted neither member sang a note?

A) Roxette

B) Tears for Fears

C) Milli Vanilli

D) Eurythmics

Answer · why

C) Milli Vanilli

Milli Vanilli's award remains the only Grammy ever revoked; the Recording Academy took it back on 19 November 1990, five days after Farian's Munich pr...

Q 02/05

Which actor was banned from Academy events for ten years after slapping presenter Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars?

A) Denzel Washington

B) Will Smith

C) Jamie Foxx

D) Idris Elba

Answer · why

B) Will Smith

Will Smith won Best Actor for King Richard later that same evening, then resigned his Academy membership on 1 April before the ten-year ban was handed...

Q 03/05

Which film was mistakenly named Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars before the real winner, Moonlight, was revealed?

A) La La Land

B) Hidden Figures

C) Hacksaw Ridge

D) Hell or High Water

Answer · why

A) La La Land

La La Land's producers were more than two minutes into their acceptance speeches when the mistake was caught on stage. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway ...

Q 04/05

Which rapper grabbed Taylor Swift's microphone during her Best Female Video acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV VMAs?

A) Jay-Z

B) Lil Wayne

C) Busta Rhymes

D) Kanye West

Answer · why

D) Kanye West

Kanye West told the crowd 'I'mma let you finish' before insisting another nominee had one of the best videos of all time. The audience booed, and Pres...

Q 05/05

Which cyclist was stripped of seven Tour de France titles in 2012 before confessing to doping to Oprah Winfrey?

A) Floyd Landis

B) Jan Ullrich

C) Lance Armstrong

D) Alberto Contador

Answer · why

C) Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong's seven titles were never reassigned: the UCI decided nobody else would be awarded the wins, leaving 1999 to 2005 blank in the record ...