Awards & Box Office Records Quiz
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Awards and box office records celebrate two different sides of filmmaking-artistic excellence and commercial success. Together, they highlight the movies, actors, directors, and pr...
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All 20 questions in this Awards & Box Office Records quiz
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What was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature introduced in 2002?
- A. Shrek
- B. Finding Nemo
- C. Ice Age
- D. Monsters Inc
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What was the first film rated PG-13 in the United States?
- A. Gremlins
- B. Ghostbusters
- C. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- D. Red Dawn
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Which film franchise has the second highest cumulative worldwide box office?
- A. James Bond
- B. Fast and Furious
- C. Harry Potter
- D. Star Wars
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Which film was the first to gross over $100 million at the domestic box office?
- A. The Godfather
- B. Star Wars
- C. American Graffiti
- D. Jaws
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Which film was the first to gross 1 billion worldwide?
- A. Jurassic Park
- B. Star Wars
- C. Titanic
- D. Jaws
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Which film won Best Picture at the Oscars and is widely considered the most surprising upset in the awards' history?
- A. Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan
- B. All three are cited as major upsets
- C. Crash over Brokeback Mountain
- D. Dances with Wolves over Goodfellas
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Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 2020 ceremony?
- A. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- B. Parasite
- C. 1917
- D. The Irishman
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What is the Sundance Film Festival famous for in the film industry?
- A. Hosting the Academy Awards voting
- B. Distributing international films to American audiences
- C. Showcasing independent films and launching careers of indie filmmakers
- D. Premiering the biggest Hollywood blockbusters
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What is the Directors Guild of America Award and how does it relate to the Oscars?
- A. An award for debut directors
- B. A career achievement award with no Oscar correlation
- C. A guild award that has predicted the Best Director Oscar in the majority of years
- D. An award given only to studio directors
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Which Hollywood studio distributes the most commercially successful films by total box office revenue?
- A. Paramount Pictures
- B. Universal Pictures
- C. Warner Bros
- D. Disney
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What is the Producers Guild of America Award and why does it matter for the Oscars?
- A. A technical award with little Oscar relevance
- B. An award for documentary films
- C. An award for international productions
- D. A guild award that has correctly predicted the Best Picture Oscar winner most years
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What is the significance of the number 88 in Academy Awards history?
- A. The year the first televised Oscars ceremony took place
- B. The record number of nominees in a single year
- C. The number of films that have won Best Picture
- D. The number of Best Picture winners
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Which year did the Academy Award ceremony first introduce the category of Best Animated Feature?
- A. 2000
- B. 1999
- C. 2005
- D. 2002
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Who has won the most Academy Awards for acting in history?
- A. Katharine Hepburn
- B. Meryl Streep
- C. Daniel Day-Lewis
- D. Jack Nicholson
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What is the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film formerly called?
- A. Best International Production
- B. Best World Cinema
- C. Best Non-English Film
- D. Best Foreign Language Film
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Which film was the highest-grossing of 2023 worldwide?
- A. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
- B. Oppenheimer
- C. Barbie
- D. The Super Mario Bros Movie
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What was the global box office total for Avengers Endgame making it briefly the highest-grossing film ever?
- A. $1.9 billion
- B. $2.79 billion
- C. $2.5 billion
- D. $3.1 billion
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What is the AACTA Award and which country presents it?
- A. The American Animated Cinema and Television Award
- B. The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award
- C. The Austrian Arts and Culture Television Award
- D. The Asian American Cinema and Theatre Award
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Which film franchise has produced the most sequels in Hollywood history?
- A. Friday the 13th
- B. James Bond
- C. Fast and Furious
- D. Halloween
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What is the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) role in the British film industry?
- A. It funds British independent productions
- B. It presents the BAFTA awards
- C. It represents independent producers and negotiates with broadcasters and distributors
- D. It censors film content in the UK