Q 01/05

On what date did Barbie and Oppenheimer open on the same day, creating the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon?

A) August 4, 2023

B) July 7, 2023

C) June 30, 2023

D) July 21, 2023

Answer · why

D) July 21, 2023

Both opened on July 21, 2023; the combined weekend was the fourth-largest in US box office history, and between them the two films won eight Oscars.

Q 02/05

Who directed Barbie, the highest-grossing film of 2023?

A) Emerald Fennell

B) Olivia Wilde

C) Greta Gerwig

D) Sofia Coppola

Answer · why

C) Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig directed Barbie and co-wrote it with Noah Baumbach; it grossed about $1.45 billion, the biggest film of 2023 and Warner Bros.' highest-gr...

Q 03/05

Which Barbie song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song?

A) "Barbie World"

B) "What Was I Made For?"

C) "Dance the Night"

D) "I'm Just Ken"

Answer · why

B) "What Was I Made For?"

'What Was I Made For?', written by Billie Eilish and Finneas, won Best Original Song at the March 2024 Oscars, beating Barbie's own 'I'm Just Ken'.

Q 04/05

Which actor played J. Robert Oppenheimer and won the Best Actor Oscar for it?

A) Cillian Murphy

B) Josh Hartnett

C) Robert Downey Jr.

D) Matt Damon

Answer · why

A) Cillian Murphy

Murphy was the first cast member Christopher Nolan signed, and the film won seven Oscars including Best Picture.

Q 05/05

Why was Oppenheimer the first Christopher Nolan film since Memento not released by Warner Bros.?

A) Nolan wanted IMAX cameras Warner would not pay for

B) Warner refused to fund a three-hour film

C) Universal owned the rights to the biography

D) He fell out with the studio over its simultaneous HBO Max releases

Answer · why

D) He fell out with the studio over its simultaneous HBO Max releases

Universal gave him a $100 million budget, an equal marketing spend and 20 percent of first-dollar gross.