Q 01/05

Which film won the very first Academy Award for Best Picture, at the 1929 ceremony?

A) Wings

B) The Jazz Singer

C) Sunrise

D) Metropolis

Answer · why

A) Wings

Wings, William Wellman's 1927 aviation war film, took the inaugural Outstanding Picture award at the first ceremony in May 1929, and was the only full...

Q 02/05

Which 1937 release was the first cel-animated feature film produced in the United States?

A) Fantasia

B) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

C) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

D) Bambi

Answer · why

C) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in December 1937 as Walt Disney's first animated feature; its success set the pattern of re-releasing Disney...

Q 03/05

Who hosted NBC's The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992?

A) Jack Paar

B) Steve Allen

C) Johnny Carson

D) David Letterman

Answer · why

C) Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for nearly 30 years, taking over from Jack Paar in October 1962 and signing off in May 1992.

Q 04/05

Which town hosted the 1969 Woodstock festival, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm?

A) Woodstock

B) Bethel

C) Saugerties

D) Ithaca

Answer · why

B) Bethel

Yasgur's farm sat 60 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock; the name stuck anyway.

Q 05/05

Which song opened MTV's broadcast on its first day in 1981?

A) Money for Nothing

B) Video Killed the Radio Star

C) Everybody Wants to Rule the World

D) Thriller

Answer · why

B) Video Killed the Radio Star

Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles was the first video MTV aired when it launched on 1 August 1981, a pointed choice for a music-video channel...