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Cinema and Film Awards

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Cinema and Film Awards Questions

Multiple choice

Which crime film is based on the true story of the murder of Emmett Till?

  1. The Emmett Till Story

  2. The Murder of Emmett Till

  3. Till

  4. The Hate U Give
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Till is a 2022 American biographical drama film directed by Chinonye Chukwu and starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, and Whoopi Goldberg. The film is based on the true story of the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955.

Multiple choice

Which crime film is based on the true story of the murder of George Floyd?

  1. One Night in Miami

  2. Judas and the Black Messiah

  3. The United States vs. Billie Holiday

  4. Summer of Soul
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

One Night in Miami is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Regina King and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr. The film is based on the true story of a meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown in a Miami hotel room in 1964.

Multiple choice

Which crime film is based on the true story of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery?

  1. Judas and the Black Messiah

  2. The United States vs. Billie Holiday

  3. Summer of Soul

  4. One Night in Miami
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Judas and the Black Messiah is a 2021 American biographical drama film directed by Shaka King and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Dominique Fishback, and Jesse Plemons. The film is based on the true story of the betrayal of Fred Hampton, the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, by William O'Neal, an FBI informant.

Multiple choice

Which crime film is based on the true story of the murder of Breonna Taylor?

  1. The United States vs. Billie Holiday

  2. Summer of Soul

  3. One Night in Miami

  4. Judas and the Black Messiah
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a 2021 American biographical drama film directed by Lee Daniels and starring Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Natasha Lyonne. The film is based on the true story of the persecution of jazz singer Billie Holiday by the United States government for her association with drugs and her refusal to stop singing the song "Strange Fruit", which protested the lynching of African Americans.

Multiple choice

Which crime film is based on the true story of the murder of Trayvon Martin?

  1. Summer of Soul

  2. One Night in Miami

  3. Judas and the Black Messiah

  4. The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a 2021 American documentary film directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. The film is based on footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, a six-week music festival that took place in Harlem, New York City, and featured performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, and Gladys Knight & the Pips.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Bauhinia Award in 2022?

  1. Better Days

  2. I'm Livin' It

  3. The White Storm 2: Drug Lord

  4. Limbo
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Better Days won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2022.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2015?

  1. Ten Years

  2. The Taking of Tiger Mountain

  3. Port of Call

  4. The Golden Era
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ten Years won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2015.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2016?

  1. I Am Not Madame Bovary

  2. Our Time Will Come

  3. Trivisa

  4. Port of Call
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

I Am Not Madame Bovary won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2016.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2017?

  1. Love Education

  2. Tomorrow Will Be Fine

  3. Our Time Will Come

  4. Tracey
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Love Education won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2017.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2018?

  1. Still Human

  2. The Guilty

  3. Project Gutenberg

  4. G Affairs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Still Human won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film in 2018.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of a censored film that was later restored and released?

  1. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

  2. Battleship Potemkin (1925)

  3. The Great Dictator (1940)

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Battleship Potemkin (1925), and The Great Dictator (1940) are all examples of censored films that were later restored and released.

Multiple choice

Which documentary follows the journey of a couple who sold all their possessions and traveled the world for a year?

  1. The Minimalists: Less is Now

  2. Broke: The Millennial Takeover

  3. Expedition Happiness

  4. The Road Within
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Expedition Happiness is a 2017 documentary film that follows the journey of Felix Starck and Selima Taibi, a couple who sold all their possessions and traveled the world for a year in a converted school bus.

Multiple choice

Which film tells the story of a group of friends who travel to Thailand on a budget?

  1. The Hangover

  2. The Beach

  3. The Inbetweeners 2

  4. EuroTrip
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The film tells the story of a young American backpacker who travels to Thailand and discovers a secret beach paradise.

Multiple choice

Which documentary explores the lives of people who live in extreme poverty?

  1. Living on One Dollar

  2. Poverty, Inc.

  3. The End of Poverty?

  4. Inequality for All
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Living on One Dollar is a 2012 documentary film that follows the journey of four young Americans who live on $1 per day for two months in rural Guatemala.

Multiple choice

Which film tells the story of a group of friends who travel to Europe on a budget?

  1. The Hangover Part II

  2. EuroTrip

  3. The Inbetweeners 2

  4. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

EuroTrip is a 2004 comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and starring Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester, and Jessica Boehrs. The film tells the story of a group of friends who travel to Europe on a budget.