Head back to film school with this week’s quiz

Welcome to our weekly movie quizzes running over summer. The first nine of our 10-question quizzes are below. Test those brains of yours! Each quiz should just take a few minutes, with ten multi-choice questions. function myAdDoneFunction(spotx_ad_found) { if(spotx_ad_found) {} else {}} Quiz #10 Flicks Weekly Quiz #10 Now in cinemas, Elisabeth Moss stars in this new take of The Invisible Man from the writer-director of Upgrade. Who played the invisible person in 2000’s Hollow Man? Mr Jones returns from the New Zealand International Film Festival for a limited nationwide cinema run. What’s the film about? The Current War (now in cinemas) depicts the ruthless competition between electricity giants Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), with Nicholas Hoult co-starring as Nikola Tesla. Which of the following has also portrayed Tesla in a film? After numerous decades, lost sequel Grizzly II finally released its first trailer (watch it on Flicks). What year was the first Grizzly released? The trailer to Bad Education (watch it on Flicks) sees Hugh Jackman in the middle of a huge embezzlement scandal. His previous on-screen appearance, The Front Runner, also had him in the middle of a scandal… but what kind of scandal? The 2020 French Film Festival is just around the corner (see what’s playing and where over at Flicks). Which French film was nominated for Best International Film at this year’s Academy Awards? Himesh Patel delivered a star-making turn in last year’s Beatles-inspired comedy Yesterday (now streaming on NEON). We’ll be seeing him in cinemas again this year in which upcoming blockbuster? Netflix’s latest show I Am Not Okay With This stars the remarkable Sophia Lillis who had a breakout role in which 2017 film? Toy Story 4 is now streaming on Disney+ alongside a short film explaining where Bo Peep’s been all this time. What’s the name of that short? Kiwi filmmaker Niki Caro is the director of Disney’s Mulan, which opens in cinemas next month. What was Caro’s last feature film before this live-action blockbuster? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #9 Flicks Weekly Quiz #9 The Legend of Baron To’a features an all-star Pasifika and Māori cast who’ve appeared in a number of sci-fi films. Which of the following sci-fi films do NONE of them appear in? Sonic the Hedgehog has quickly become a massive box office success. You wouldn’t want to bet against a sequel. How many film sequels has Sonic villain Jim Carrey returned to star in throughout his career? Logan Lerman starred in Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief a decade ago. What’s the name of the new Prime Video series he stars in alongside Al Pacino, playing Nazi hunters? Who stars in Ant Timpson’s Come to Daddy, in cinemas this week? Donald Trump criticised Parasite for winning Best Picture at a rally. Which film did he say he’d like to “get back” instead? He was robbed of an Oscar nomination, but Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore is now streaming on Netflix. Who played his mentor in the film? Out Feb 27, Elisabeth Moss stars in The Invisible Man for director Leigh Whannell. What was the last film he directed? Which film comes with the tagline “How much blood would you shed to stay alive?” The next Marvel film in cinemas this year is…? Who performs the theme song to the new James Bond film, No Time To Die? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #8 Flicks Weekly Quiz #8 How many Academy Awards did Parasite win this week? Which New Zealander wrote the screenplay to new Jane Austen adaptation Emma? The Lighthouse opens in select cinemas next week. What was the director’s previous film? Wes Anderson’s next film, out later this year, is called what? In which year did Emma Stone win her first Academy Award? Coming to cinemas next month is a new film by comedy great Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Death of Stalin). It’s an adaptation of which novel? Which actor is the lead in the next film in the Saw franchise? At the Oscar ceremony in 2010, which movie won Best Picture? The highest-grossing film at the NZ box office this year is… Parasite director Bong Joon Ho didn’t say much in English during his Oscar acceptance speeces (he had a translator) but one of the things he did say in English was… Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #7 Flicks Weekly Quiz #7 Oscar nominated documentary For Sama returns to cinemas this week. Which country’s civil war does it depict? Which Harley Quinn-associated character does not appear in new film Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn)? How many Oscar categories is Jojo Rabbit nominated in this year? Who stars in Kiwi Ant Timpson’s directorial debut Come to Daddy? Peter Jackson’s first Oscar nomination was for which film? A new version of multiple Oscar nominee Parasite comes to select cinemas next week. What’s special about this version? In the first trailer for Fast & Furious 9, which fan favourite character from previous films makes an unexpected appearance? In 2000, Sam Mendes (pictured here winning a BAFTA for 1917) won Best Director at the Academy Awards for which film? Later this month, Elisabeth Moss stars in a new version of which horror classic? Tom Cruise returns to the big screen this year in a sequel to which action pic? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #6 Flicks Weekly Quiz #6 A new entry in The Grudge series of horror films opens in NZ cinemas this week. Which of the following actors does not appear in any of the films in the series? We finally get to see Adam Sandler’s acclaimed performance in Uncut Gems on Netflix this weekend. What is the name of the directors’ (the Safdie brothers) last film? Besides the Oscar nomination itself, what other achievement have Taika Waititi and Chelsea Winstanley pioneered with their Best Picture nomination for Jojo Rabbit? Who is hosting the Oscars this year? Roland Emmerich, director of Midway (in cinemas now), is among the top 10 highest grossing directors of all time. Which of the following directors is the only one NOT in the top 10? 21 years ago, the New Zealand film Scarfies was released. It was the first major feature film role for which actor? A new Terrence Malick film, A Hidden Life, has just opened in limited release. Who starred in his classic debut, 1973’s Badlands? Which Oscar-nominated documentary opens in NZ cinemas next week? Tina Fey is adapting which Broadway musical for the big screen? Patrick Stewart has returned to the (small) screen as Jean-Luc Picard. How many Star Trek films did he star in? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #5 Flicks Weekly Quiz #5 Which of Daniel Craig’s co-stars in Knives Out will join him in 007 pic No Time To Die this April? A new series based on which NZ feature film begins screening this January? A new instalment in which horror series opens in NZ cinemas next week? Quentin Tarantino is nominated for Best Screenplay at this year’s Oscars. For which film did he last win an Academy Award? Which Adam Sandler film is NOT coming to Netflix in the next few weeks? Name the actor with guns bolted to his hands in the upcoming Guns Akimbo. This week sees the return of which iconic science fiction character in a new series? Which New Zealander wrote the screenplay for upcoming Jane Austen adaptation Emma? Which actor, accepting their SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor this month said “Let’s be honest, it was a difficult part. A guy who gets high, takes his shirt off and doesn’t get on with his wife…” What style of combat is mainly paid homage to in upcoming NZ film The Legend of Baron To’a? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #4 Flicks Weekly Quiz #4 Bombshell opens this week. Who is the perpetrator of sexual harassment depicted in the film? What is the most-nominated film at the 2020 Academy Awards? In upcoming film Morbius (watch the new trailer on Flicks!), Jared Leto stars as: Ten years ago, in January of 2010, the film Daybreakers was released. Which NZ actor starred as a rich vampire businessman? New NEON series The Outsider is the latest Stephen King adaptation to hit the screen. Approximately how many films and TV adaptations based on Stephen King’s work have there been? Which cinematographer shot the immersive, box-office smashing, war movie 1917? How many Academy Award nominations have Bombshell’s trio of stars – Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie – received between them across their combined careers? Bill and Ted return to the screen this year in Bill & Ted Face the Music. How long will it have been since their last film, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey? Five years ago, which foreign language film – remade starring Will Ferrell and premiering in 2020 – opened on general release in NZ? Which film did Flicks writers vote as the best of last decade? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #3 Flicks Weekly Quiz #3 How many female directors were nominated for a Golden Globe this year? How many Best Screenplay Golden Globes has Quentin Tarantino now won? Who won Best Director at the Golden Globes? Why didn’t Russell Crowe attend the Golden Globes to accept his award? What was distinctive about the meals served at this year’s Golden Globes? How did award-winning Parasite director Bong Joon-ho describe the barrier of having to read subtitles? Which actor, accepting their award for a limited TV series, credited their success on the eyebrows provided by the makeup department? Prior to Awkwafina’s win for The Farewell, how many performers of Asian descent had won a Golden Globe in a lead actress film category? What was Netflix’s success rate at this year’s Golden Globes? Who won Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #2 Flicks Weekly Quiz #2 Marriage Story is now on Netflix and generating Oscar buzz. What was the first film Noah Baumbach got nominated for at the Academy Awards? A series based on the 2014 hit The Dead Lands is on the way (check out the trailer on Flicks). Who directed the original feature film? The upcoming Wonder Woman sequel – the first trailer for which has just been released – is set in which year? Who is this actor? This is a picture of Taika Waititi in an upcoming film. What is it called? Including next year’s No Time to Die, how many times will Daniel Craig have played 007? 15 years ago, Matthew Macfadyen starred in NZ film In My Father’s Den. Which HBO series has he made us squirm in with excellent performances over the past two years? The house pictured here is the main setting for which 2019 critical fave? Which of the following actors does NOT voice a character in Frozen II? Which war film has the tagline “The first casualty of war is innocence”? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Quiz #1 Flicks Weekly Quiz #1 This is the first in a series of weekly quizzes. We’ll publish weekly leaderboards and keep track of the top scorers week by week for an overall winner after 10 weeks of quizzing. How many weeks in a row did Jojo Rabbit spend in top spot at the NZ box office? An animated Addams Family film opens in cinemas December 5. When were they last seen on the big screen? M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth is now streaming on Netflix. Who came up with the story? Who is this? What film is this? This character reportedly made which actor/filmmaker cry on set? Which of these actors does NOT appear in Rian Johnson’s whodunnit Knives Out? Anya Taylor-Joy stars in an upcoming film version of Emma. The screenplay (by NZ’s Eleanor Catton) is based on the classic novel by which author? John Travolta slipped up badly when introducing this singer at the 2014 Academy Awards. What is the name of the performer, who’s returned for Frozen II? Keanu Reeves is due to appear as a tumbleweed in which upcoming film? Look at you, you did real good! You did pretty good, but could’ve been a little sharper, no? No, we’re not terribly happy with this score either. What are we going to do with you? Sign up for Flicks updates Sign up

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