Q 01/05

Which film became the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards?

A) Roma

B) Amour

C) Parasite

D) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Answer · why

C) Parasite

Bong Joon-ho's Parasite (2019) made history at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020 as the first non-English language film to win Best Picture, beating fro...

Q 02/05

Which film was the first to gross over $2 billion at the worldwide box office?

A) Avatar

B) Titanic

C) Avengers: Endgame

D) Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Answer · why

A) Avatar

Avatar (2009) was the first film to pass $2 billion worldwide, reaching the mark in early 2010 on the way to about $2.7 billion in its original run.

Q 03/05

Which actor won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight?

A) Heath Ledger

B) Jack Nicholson

C) Jared Leto

D) Joaquin Phoenix

Answer · why

A) Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor posthumously for his iconic portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). Ledger pass...

Q 04/05

Which Pixar film became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time in 2024?

A) Frozen II

B) Inside Out 2

C) The Incredibles 2

D) Toy Story 4

Answer · why

B) Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2 finished on about $1.7 billion worldwide, passing Frozen II to become the highest-grossing animated film ever in 2024; China's Ne Zha 2 o...

Q 05/05

Robert Downey Jr. won an Oscar for Oppenheimer playing which Atomic Energy Commission figure?

A) Lewis Strauss

B) Leslie Groves

C) Edward Teller

D) William Borden

Answer · why

A) Lewis Strauss

The film's 1959 framing story follows Strauss's Senate confirmation hearing for Commerce Secretary; it won seven Oscars from thirteen nominations.