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Cinema and Film Awards

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Cinema and Film Awards covers Oscar-winning movies, historical Hollywood milestones, and acclaimed directors. The questions also address various film genres like documentaries and animated features. Reviewing these facts builds a strong foundation for the general awareness section.

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Cinema and Film Awards Questions

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the first Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943?

  1. The Battle of Midway

  2. Kukan

  3. Moscow Strikes Back

  4. Prelude to War
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Prelude to War, a documentary about the events leading up to World War II, won the first Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2020?

  1. American Factory

  2. The Cave

  3. Honeyland

  4. For Sama
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American Factory, a documentary about a Chinese company that opens a factory in Ohio, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2020.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1960?

  1. Serengeti Shall Not Die

  2. The Savage Eye

  3. Giuseppina

  4. The Horse with the Flying Tail
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Serengeti Shall Not Die, a documentary about the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1960.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1974?

  1. Hearts and Minds

  2. The Great American Cowboy

  3. Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman

  4. The Hellstrom Chronicle
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Hearts and Minds, a documentary about the Vietnam War, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1974.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1984?

  1. The Times of Harvey Milk

  2. Streetwise

  3. Marjoe

  4. The War Room
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The Times of Harvey Milk, a documentary about the life and assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1984.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1991?

  1. American Dream

  2. In the Shadow of the Stars

  3. Paris Is Burning

  4. The Panama Deception
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American Dream, a documentary about the lives of several families in New York City, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1991.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2000?

  1. One Day in September

  2. Buena Vista Social Club

  3. Genghis Blues

  4. Speaking in Strings
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One Day in September, a documentary about the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2000.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005?

  1. March of the Penguins

  2. Murderball

  3. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

  4. The Devil Came on Horseback
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March of the Penguins, a documentary about the annual migration of emperor penguins in Antarctica, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2010?

  1. The Cove

  2. Food, Inc.

  3. Restrepo

  4. Burma VJ
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The Cove, a documentary about the dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2010.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2015?

  1. Citizenfour

  2. Virunga

  3. The Act of Killing

  4. Last Days in Vietnam
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Citizenfour, a documentary about Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance scandal, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2015.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2018?

  1. Icarus

  2. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

  3. Faces Places

  4. Strong Island
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Icarus, a documentary about the Russian doping scandal, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2018.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2021?

  1. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

  2. Flee

  3. Attica

  4. Writing with Fire
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), a documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1951?

  1. Kon-Tiki

  2. Nanook of the North

  3. The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

  4. The Quiet One
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Kon-Tiki, a documentary about the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl's journey across the Pacific Ocean on a raft, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1951.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1956?

  1. The Silent World

  2. On the Bowery

  3. The Great Adventure

  4. A City Speaks
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The Silent World, a documentary about the underwater world, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1956.

Multiple choice

Which documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1963?

  1. Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler

  2. The Eleanor Roosevelt Story

  3. Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World

  4. Teremok
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Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, a documentary about the life and career of Adolf Hitler, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1963.