Q 01/05

Which film was the first to pass $1 billion at the worldwide box office?

A) Jurassic Park

B) Star Wars: Episode I

C) Titanic

D) The Lion King

Answer · why

C) Titanic

Titanic went so far over budget that James Cameron gave up his $8 million salary and his share of the profits; it then became the first film to pass $...

Q 02/05

Who directed the 1975 thriller Jaws?

A) Martin Scorsese

B) Steven Spielberg

C) Francis Ford Coppola

D) Ridley Scott

Answer · why

B) Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg insisted on shooting Jaws at sea off Martha's Vineyard rather than in a studio tank, so the 55-day shoot stretched to 159 days.

Q 03/05

In The Wizard of Oz (1939), what color are Dorothy's iconic slippers?

A) Silver

B) Gold

C) Blue

D) Red

Answer · why

D) Red

Dorothy's ruby slippers are red. In L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel they were Silver Shoes; MGM changed them to red in 1939 to show off three-strip Technic...

Q 04/05

Which actor played the title role in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990)?

A) Keanu Reeves

B) Johnny Depp

C) Brad Pitt

D) Robert Downey Jr.

Answer · why

B) Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp won the role; Tom Cruise, the studio's favourite, had wanted a happier ending than the film's bittersweet one.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the fictional African country in Marvel's Black Panther?

A) Zamunda

B) Wakanda

C) Genovia

D) Latveria

Answer · why

B) Wakanda

Wakanda poses as an underdeveloped country to hide the vibranium that made it one of the world's most technologically advanced nations.