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Cinema and Film Awards

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Cinema and Film Awards Questions

Multiple choice

Which film is often considered to be the first major Hollywood film to feature a black woman as a cinematographer?

  1. Daughters of the Dust

  2. The Watermelon Woman

  3. Eve's Bayou

  4. Love & Basketball
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Explanation

Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 American independent drama film written and directed by Julie Dash. It is the first feature film directed by an African-American woman to receive a theatrical release in the United States. Arthur Jafa served as the cinematographer on the film.

Multiple choice

Which film is often considered to be the first major Hollywood film to feature a black woman as a composer?

  1. The Color Purple

  2. Waiting to Exhale

  3. Love & Basketball

  4. Hidden Figures
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Explanation

The Color Purple is a 1985 American drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey. Quincy Jones served as the composer on the film.

Multiple choice

Which film is often considered to be the first major Hollywood film to feature a black woman as a costume designer?

  1. The Color Purple

  2. Waiting to Exhale

  3. Love & Basketball

  4. Hidden Figures
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Explanation

The Color Purple is a 1985 American drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey. Aggie Guerard Rodgers served as the costume designer on the film.

Multiple choice

Which film is often considered to be the first major Hollywood film to feature a black woman as a production designer?

  1. The Color Purple

  2. Waiting to Exhale

  3. Love & Basketball

  4. Hidden Figures
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Explanation

The Color Purple is a 1985 American drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey. J. Michael Riva served as the production designer on the film.

Multiple choice

Which film is often considered to be the first major Hollywood film to feature a black woman as a makeup artist?

  1. The Color Purple

  2. Waiting to Exhale

  3. Love & Basketball

  4. Hidden Figures
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Explanation

The Color Purple is a 1985 American drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey. Stan Winston served as the makeup artist on the film.

Multiple choice

Which film is often considered to be the first major Hollywood film to feature a black woman as a hairstylist?

  1. The Color Purple

  2. Waiting to Exhale

  3. Love & Basketball

  4. Hidden Figures
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Explanation

The Color Purple is a 1985 American drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey. Paul LeBlanc served as the hairstylist on the film.

Multiple choice

Which award is given to the best film at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival?

  1. Golden Horse Award for Best Film

  2. Golden Horse Award for Best Director

  3. Golden Horse Award for Best Actor

  4. Golden Horse Award for Best Actress
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Explanation

The Golden Horse Award for Best Film is the top prize awarded at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Horse Award for Best Film in 2022?

  1. A Sun

  2. The Falls

  3. The Road to Mandalay

  4. The Great Buddha+
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Explanation

A Sun won the Golden Horse Award for Best Film in 2022.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director in 2022?

  1. Chung Mong-hong

  2. Lai Kuo-an

  3. Midi Z

  4. Pema Tseden
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Chung Mong-hong won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director in 2022 for his film A Sun.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Golden Horse Award for Best Film in 2021?

  1. The Falls

  2. A Sun

  3. The Road to Mandalay

  4. The Great Buddha+
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Explanation

The Falls won the Golden Horse Award for Best Film in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which film features a soundtrack composed entirely of classical music pieces?

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

  2. Amadeus

  3. The Godfather

  4. Schindler's List
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Explanation

Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) features a soundtrack composed entirely of classical music pieces, including works by Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss Jr., and György Ligeti.

Multiple choice

Which film's soundtrack won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1994?

  1. Schindler's List

  2. The Lion King

  3. Forrest Gump

  4. Pulp Fiction
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Explanation

John Williams won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" (1993).

Multiple choice

What is the name of the main theme from the film "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark"?

  1. The Raiders March

  2. The Ark of the Covenant

  3. Marion's Theme

  4. The Map Room
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Explanation

The main theme from "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) is commonly known as "The Raiders March".

Multiple choice

Which film's soundtrack features the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen?

  1. Wayne's World

  2. The Shawshank Redemption

  3. Forrest Gump

  4. Good Will Hunting
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Explanation

Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" is featured in the film "Wayne's World" (1992).

Multiple choice

Which 1981 historical comedy film is set in 19th-century France and follows the adventures of a group of actors as they travel from town to town performing their plays?

  1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  2. The History Boys

  3. Amadeus

  4. The Madness of King George
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Explanation

Amadeus is a 1984 historical comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. It is based on Shaffer's 1979 stage play of the same name.