1. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?

1. Gone with the Wind
2. Wings
3. The Jazz Singer
4. Sunrise

2. Which Indian film was the first to be nominated for an Oscar?

1. Mother India
2. Lagaan
3. Salaam Bombay!
4. The Lunchbox

3. Who directed the mind-bending movie Inception (2010)?

1. Steven Spielberg
2. James Cameron
3. Christopher Nolan
4. Ridley Scott

4. What is the highest-grossing film of all time (worldwide, unadjusted, as of July 2025)?

1. Avatar
2. Avengers: Endgame
3. Titanic
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

5. Captain Jack Sparrow is the central character of which movie franchise?

1. Harry Potter
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. The Mummy
4. Indiana Jones

6. What language is Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning film Parasite primarily in?

1. Chinese
2. Korean
3. Japanese
4. Thai

7. Who became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director?

1. Sofia Coppola
2. Kathryn Bigelow
3. Jane Campion
4. Greta Gerwig

8. The prestigious Cannes Film Festival is held every May in which country?

1. Italy
2. France
3. Germany
4. Spain

9. Which Bollywood film was an official remake/retelling of Forrest Gump?

1. Swades
2. Laal Singh Chaddha
3. PK
4. Taare Zameen Par

10. Which Japanese animated film won the first (and so far only) Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Studio Ghibli?

1. Your Name
2. Ponyo
3. Spirited Away
4. My Neighbor Totoro

11. Who portrayed Harry Potter across eight blockbuster films?

1. Elijah Wood
2. Rupert Grint
3. Daniel Radcliffe
4. Tom Holland

12. Leonardo DiCaprio finally clinched his first acting Oscar for which 2015 survival drama?

1. The Wolf of Wall Street
2. Titanic
3. The Revenant
4. Inception

13. Who is universally hailed as the “King of Pop”?

1. Elvis Presley
2. Michael Jackson
3. Justin Bieber
4. Prince

14. Which actress holds the record for the most Academy Awards for acting (four wins)?

1. Meryl Streep
2. Katharine Hepburn
3. Ingrid Bergman
4. Bette Davis

15. Who plays Tony Stark / Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

1. Chris Evans
2. Robert Downey Jr.
3. Chris Hemsworth
4. Tom Hiddleston

16. Which rock band released the seminal album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)?

1. Queen
2. Pink Floyd
3. The Beatles
4. Coldplay

17. Who belted out the chart-topping ballad “Hello” in 2015?

1. Beyoncé
2. Adele
3. Taylor Swift
4. Rihanna

18. BTS, the global K-pop sensation, hails from which country?

1. Japan
2. China
3. South Korea
4. Thailand

19. Elvis Presley’s most enduring nickname is:

1. King of Jazz
2. King of Pop
3. King of Rock and Roll
4. King of Soul

20. The Grammy Awards celebrate excellence primarily in which field?

1. Literature
2. Sports
3. Music
4. Fashion

21. Elsa and Anna are central characters in which Disney animated film?

1. Tangled
2. Moana
3. Frozen
4. Encanto

22. Which streaming platform dropped the nostalgia-packed series Stranger Things?

1. Hulu
2. Amazon Prime Video
3. Netflix
4. Disney+

23. The Simpsons, TV’s longest-running animated sitcom, was created by:

1. Seth MacFarlane
2. Matt Groening
3. Trey Parker
4. Dan Harmon

24. What is the longest-running American sitcom (by seasons and episodes)?

1. Friends
2. The Simpsons
3. Seinfeld
4. The Big Bang Theory

25. Jon Snow is a key character in which fantasy TV series?

1. Vikings
2. Game of Thrones
3. The Witcher
4. The Crown

26. The Oscar statuette is more formally known as the ___.

1. Eagle
2. Statuette
3. Academy Award
4. Reel

27. Which country has won the most Oscars for Best International Feature (formerly Foreign Language Film)?

1. France
2. Italy
3. Japan
4. Germany

28. Which Indian actor has won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival?

1. Amitabh Bachchan
2. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
3. Irrfan Khan
4. None

29. Who was the first Black performer to win an Academy Award for acting?

1. Morgan Freeman
2. Denzel Washington
3. Sidney Poitier
4. Jamie Foxx

30. The BAFTA Awards ceremony is primarily staged in which country?

1. USA
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Australia

31. Marvel’s superhero Black Panther rules the fictional African nation of:

1. Zamunda
2. Genovia
3. Wakanda
4. Asgard

32. The line “I’ll be back” originates from which 1984 action-sci-fi film?

1. Die Hard
2. The Matrix
3. The Terminator
4. Rambo

33. At the 2017 Oscars, La La Land was mistakenly announced as Best Picture instead of:

1. Moonlight
2. Spotlight
3. The Shape of Water
4. Green Book

34. Which country’s prolific film industry is popularly nicknamed “Nollywood”?

1. India
2. Nigeria
3. Netherlands
4. Nepal

35. The Palme d’Or is the top prize awarded at which film festival?

1. Berlin Film Festival
2. Toronto Film Festival
3. Cannes Film Festival
4. Venice Film Festival

36. Which animation studio produced the groundbreaking film Toy Story (1995)?

1. DreamWorks
2. Blue Sky
3. Pixar
4. Illumination

37. The first full-length computer-animated feature in 3-D was:

1. Shrek
2. Toy Story
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Ice Age

38. In India’s Tamil cinema, which superstar is affectionately called “Thalaiva” (leader)?

1. Kamal Haasan
2. Rajinikanth
3. Vijay
4. Dhanush

39. The hit series Money Heist (La Casa de Papel) originally came from:

1. Mexico
2. Spain
3. Brazil
4. Italy

40. Who won a posthumous Oscar for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)?

1. Joaquin Phoenix
2. Jared Leto
3. Heath Ledger
4. Christian Bale

41. What was the first Indian sound film (1931)?

42. Who directed the epic romance-disaster film Titanic?

43. Simba is the lion prince in which Disney classic?

44. Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire is primarily set in which country?

45. Which Indian actress has won a competitive Oscar?

46. What is the real name of the chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-lord in Breaking Bad?

47. The menacing line “Why so serious?” is delivered by the Joker in which film?

48. Charlie Chaplin is legendary for pioneering which film genre?

49. Celebrated painter ____ created an iconic hand-painted poster for the Bollywood classic Sholay.

50. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar at the 95^th Academy Awards (2023 ceremony)?