quiz whiz
Movie buffs, music aficionados, television enthusiasts … how much do you know about the world of entertainment? Test your showbiz knowledge with our nifty little quiz.
Movies
1. Which film won the first ever Best Picture award at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929?
A. Gone with the Wind
B. Ben-Hur
C. Wings
D. The Broadway Melody
2. In The Avengers series, what is J.A.R.V.I.S. the acronym of?
A. Just A Really Valuable Integrated System
B. Just A Realistically Voiced Integrated System
C. Just A Robust Veracious Intelligent System
D. Just A Rather Very Intelligent System
3. Since the studio’s inception in 1986, how many animated feature films has Pixar released?
A. 9
B. 19
C. 29
D. 39
Music
4. Who is the best-selling music artist of all time?
A. The Beatles
B. Elvis Presley
C. Michael Jackson
D. Taylor Swift
5. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s ‘Despacito’ is the most viewed video on YouTube. But what does ‘Despacito’ actually mean?
A. Desperately
B. Slowly
C. Gently
D. Despairingly
6. What was the first song played on the moon?
A. ‘Walking on the Moon’ by The Police
B. ‘Everyone’s Gone to the Moon’ by Jonathan King
C. ‘Moon in the Mirror’ by Joni Mitchell
D. ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ by Frank Sinatra
Television
7. Before Bryan Cranston was cast as Walter White in Breaking Bad, which actor was offered the role but turned it down?
A. Jon Hamm
B. Alec Baldwin
C. John Cusack
D. Matthew Broderick
8. The main cast members of which show are the highest paid actors and actresses in television history, making more than $2 million each per episode?
A. Game of Thrones
B. The Big Bang Theory
C. Two and a Half Men
D. Friends
9. Around how many episodes have aired of the long-running animated series The Simpsons?
A. 200
B. 400
C. 600
D. 800
Local
10. In what year was ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ released?
A. 1985
B. 1987
C. 1989
D. 1991
11. Which singer featured on a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1 in 2012?
A. Hadiqa Kiani
B. Annie Khalid
C. Fariha Pervez
D. Zebunnisa Bangash
12. What is the highest grossing Pakistani film series?
A. Maula Jatt
B. 3 Bahadur
C. Karachi Lahore
D. Na Maloom Afraad
Answers:
1. C
1927’s silent war film Wings, starring Clara Bow and Charles Rogers and directed by William A. Wellman, was the first recipient of the Best Picture award; the category was titled Outstanding Picture in 1929.
The musical The Broadway Melody (1929) won the award in 1930 at the 2nd Academy Awards ceremony, while Gone with the Wind (1939) and Ben-Hur (1959) won the trophy in 1940 (12th Academy Awards) and 1960 (32nd Academy Awards) respectively.
2. D
The acronym for the artificial intelligence personality J.A.R.V.I.S. in The Avengers universe stands for Just A (alternatively: Another) Rather Very Intelligent System and is adapted from the name of the Stark family butler, Edwin Jarvis.
3. B
Pixar has released 19 feature films so far: Toy Story (1995), A Bug’s Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), Brave (2012), Monsters University (2013), Inside Out (2015), The Good Dinosaur (2015), Finding Dory (2016), Cars 3 (2017), and Coco (2017).
4. A
The Beatles are considered the highest-selling artists of all time, with sales of 271.1 million total available certified units and estimated sales of as many as 500 to 600 million records.
Elvis (212.4 million certified, 500 to 600 million estimated) and MJ (184.6 million, 300 to 350 million estimated) are considered the second and third best-selling artists respectively. Taylor Swift (181.6 million certified) hasn’t cracked the top ten yet and is even trailing behind Rihanna (229.4 million certified).
5. B
“Despacito” is Spanish for “slowly”.
6. D
Originally titled ‘In Other Words’, ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ was written by Bart Howard and recorded by Kaye Ballard in 1954. The 1964 cover of the track by Sinatra became closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon; a recording of the song was played on the 1969 Apollo 10 mission which orbited the Moon, and the track was then played on the Moon on a portable cassette player by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin after he stepped onto the lunar surface in 1969.
7. C and D
Both John Cusack and Matthew Broderick turned down the part (and thank heavens for that!) before Cranston was cast in the by-now-iconic role.
8. A
The primary cast of HBO’s fantasy drama Game of Thrones – Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, and Kit Harington – are reportedly making £2,000,000 per episode for the show’s 2017 to 2018 run.
The cast of Friends made $1 million per episode from 2002 to 2004; several cast members of The Big Bang Theory are getting $900,000 per episode (2017 – 2019); while Charlie Sheen earned $1.8 million per episode for his final season of Two and a Half Men (2010 – 2011).
9. C
There have been 629 episodes over 29 seasons of The Simpsons, the longest-running sitcom and animated program in American television history. Created by Matt Groening, the series stared in 1989 and has been renewed for a thirtieth season, extending the show to 2019.
10. B
Pop band Vital Signs’ patriotic song ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ was released in 1987 before appearing on the group’s debut album, Vital Signs 1, in 1989.
11. B
English-Pakistani singer Annie Khalid featured on A1’s single ‘Just 3 Words’ in 2012. The song served as the first single from the band’s fifth album, Rediscovered (2012).
12. D
Based on estimates, comedy thrillers Na Maloom Afraad (2014) and Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2017) are thought to have grossed around PKR34 crore collectively; road comedies Karachi Se Lahore (2015) and Lahore Se Aagey (2016) have made around PKR 31.9 crore; and animated children’s movies 3 Bahadur (2015) and 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam (2016) have earned nearly PKR13.4 crore.
- S.A.
Us Magazine, The News - 26th January, 2018
Movies
1. Which film won the first ever Best Picture award at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929?
A. Gone with the Wind
B. Ben-Hur
C. Wings
D. The Broadway Melody
2. In The Avengers series, what is J.A.R.V.I.S. the acronym of?
A. Just A Really Valuable Integrated System
B. Just A Realistically Voiced Integrated System
C. Just A Robust Veracious Intelligent System
D. Just A Rather Very Intelligent System
3. Since the studio’s inception in 1986, how many animated feature films has Pixar released?
A. 9
B. 19
C. 29
D. 39
Music
4. Who is the best-selling music artist of all time?
A. The Beatles
B. Elvis Presley
C. Michael Jackson
D. Taylor Swift
5. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s ‘Despacito’ is the most viewed video on YouTube. But what does ‘Despacito’ actually mean?
A. Desperately
B. Slowly
C. Gently
D. Despairingly
6. What was the first song played on the moon?
A. ‘Walking on the Moon’ by The Police
B. ‘Everyone’s Gone to the Moon’ by Jonathan King
C. ‘Moon in the Mirror’ by Joni Mitchell
D. ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ by Frank Sinatra
Television
7. Before Bryan Cranston was cast as Walter White in Breaking Bad, which actor was offered the role but turned it down?
A. Jon Hamm
B. Alec Baldwin
C. John Cusack
D. Matthew Broderick
8. The main cast members of which show are the highest paid actors and actresses in television history, making more than $2 million each per episode?
A. Game of Thrones
B. The Big Bang Theory
C. Two and a Half Men
D. Friends
9. Around how many episodes have aired of the long-running animated series The Simpsons?
A. 200
B. 400
C. 600
D. 800
Local
10. In what year was ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ released?
A. 1985
B. 1987
C. 1989
D. 1991
11. Which singer featured on a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1 in 2012?
A. Hadiqa Kiani
B. Annie Khalid
C. Fariha Pervez
D. Zebunnisa Bangash
12. What is the highest grossing Pakistani film series?
A. Maula Jatt
B. 3 Bahadur
C. Karachi Lahore
D. Na Maloom Afraad
*****
Answers:
1. C
1927’s silent war film Wings, starring Clara Bow and Charles Rogers and directed by William A. Wellman, was the first recipient of the Best Picture award; the category was titled Outstanding Picture in 1929.
The musical The Broadway Melody (1929) won the award in 1930 at the 2nd Academy Awards ceremony, while Gone with the Wind (1939) and Ben-Hur (1959) won the trophy in 1940 (12th Academy Awards) and 1960 (32nd Academy Awards) respectively.
2. D
The acronym for the artificial intelligence personality J.A.R.V.I.S. in The Avengers universe stands for Just A (alternatively: Another) Rather Very Intelligent System and is adapted from the name of the Stark family butler, Edwin Jarvis.
3. B
Pixar has released 19 feature films so far: Toy Story (1995), A Bug’s Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), Brave (2012), Monsters University (2013), Inside Out (2015), The Good Dinosaur (2015), Finding Dory (2016), Cars 3 (2017), and Coco (2017).
4. A
The Beatles are considered the highest-selling artists of all time, with sales of 271.1 million total available certified units and estimated sales of as many as 500 to 600 million records.
Elvis (212.4 million certified, 500 to 600 million estimated) and MJ (184.6 million, 300 to 350 million estimated) are considered the second and third best-selling artists respectively. Taylor Swift (181.6 million certified) hasn’t cracked the top ten yet and is even trailing behind Rihanna (229.4 million certified).
5. B
“Despacito” is Spanish for “slowly”.
6. D
Originally titled ‘In Other Words’, ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ was written by Bart Howard and recorded by Kaye Ballard in 1954. The 1964 cover of the track by Sinatra became closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon; a recording of the song was played on the 1969 Apollo 10 mission which orbited the Moon, and the track was then played on the Moon on a portable cassette player by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin after he stepped onto the lunar surface in 1969.
7. C and D
Both John Cusack and Matthew Broderick turned down the part (and thank heavens for that!) before Cranston was cast in the by-now-iconic role.
8. A
The primary cast of HBO’s fantasy drama Game of Thrones – Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, and Kit Harington – are reportedly making £2,000,000 per episode for the show’s 2017 to 2018 run.
The cast of Friends made $1 million per episode from 2002 to 2004; several cast members of The Big Bang Theory are getting $900,000 per episode (2017 – 2019); while Charlie Sheen earned $1.8 million per episode for his final season of Two and a Half Men (2010 – 2011).
9. C
There have been 629 episodes over 29 seasons of The Simpsons, the longest-running sitcom and animated program in American television history. Created by Matt Groening, the series stared in 1989 and has been renewed for a thirtieth season, extending the show to 2019.
10. B
Pop band Vital Signs’ patriotic song ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ was released in 1987 before appearing on the group’s debut album, Vital Signs 1, in 1989.
11. B
English-Pakistani singer Annie Khalid featured on A1’s single ‘Just 3 Words’ in 2012. The song served as the first single from the band’s fifth album, Rediscovered (2012).
12. D
Based on estimates, comedy thrillers Na Maloom Afraad (2014) and Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2017) are thought to have grossed around PKR34 crore collectively; road comedies Karachi Se Lahore (2015) and Lahore Se Aagey (2016) have made around PKR 31.9 crore; and animated children’s movies 3 Bahadur (2015) and 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam (2016) have earned nearly PKR13.4 crore.
- S.A.
Us Magazine, The News - 26th January, 2018
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