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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

What is the name of the film that tells the story of the Jewish people's exodus from Egypt?

  1. The Ten Commandments

  2. Exodus: Gods and Kings

  3. Prince of Egypt

  4. The Bible
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The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic biblical drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Charlton Heston as Moses.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the film that tells the story of the Baha'i faith's founder, Baha'u'llah?

  1. Baha'u'llah

  2. The Life of Baha'u'llah

  3. The Baha'i Faith

  4. The First Baha'i
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Baha'u'llah is a 2003 Iranian biographical drama film directed by Bahman Ghobadi and starring Hossein Abedini as Baha'u'llah.

Multiple choice

Which film is based on the life of the Shinto goddess Amaterasu?

  1. Amaterasu

  2. The Life of Amaterasu

  3. The Shinto Faith

  4. The First Shinto
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Amaterasu is a 1960 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and starring Machiko Kyō as Amaterasu.

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What is the name of the film that tells the story of the Taoist philosopher Laozi?

  1. Laozi

  2. The Life of Laozi

  3. The Taoist Faith

  4. The First Taoist
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Laozi is a 1991 Chinese biographical drama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang and starring Ge You as Laozi.

Multiple choice

Which film is based on the life of the Confucian philosopher Confucius?

  1. Confucius

  2. The Life of Confucius

  3. The Confucian Faith

  4. The First Confucian
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Confucius is a 2010 Chinese biographical drama film directed by Hu Mei and starring Chow Yun-fat as Confucius.

Multiple choice

Which iconic film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929?

  1. Wings

  2. The Jazz Singer

  3. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  4. Seventh Heaven
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Wings, a silent war film directed by William A. Wellman, made history as the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Multiple choice

Which film holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations?

  1. Titanic

  2. All About Eve

  3. Gone with the Wind

  4. Ben-Hur
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All About Eve, a 1950 drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations with 14, winning six of them.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020?

  1. Parasite

  2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  3. 1917

  4. Joker
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Parasite, a South Korean black comedy directed by Bong Joon-ho, made history in 2020 by becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Multiple choice

Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?

  1. Toy Story

  2. Beauty and the Beast

  3. The Lion King

  4. Shrek
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Toy Story, directed by John Lasseter, made history in 2000 as the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1939?

  1. Gone with the Wind

  2. The Wizard of Oz

  3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  4. Stagecoach
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Gone with the Wind, an epic historical romance directed by Victor Fleming, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1939, along with seven other Oscars.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972?

  1. The Godfather

  2. Cabaret

  3. Deliverance

  4. Sounder
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The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972, along with two other Oscars.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1993?

  1. Schindler's List

  2. The Fugitive

  3. In the Name of the Father

  4. The Remains of the Day
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Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1993, along with six other Oscars.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2003?

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  2. Lost in Translation

  3. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

  4. Mystic River
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, directed by Peter Jackson, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2003, along with 10 other Oscars, making it one of the most decorated films in Academy Awards history.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013?

  1. 12 Years a Slave

  2. American Hustle

  3. Gravity

  4. Her
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12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013, along with two other Oscars.

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Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2019?

  1. Green Book

  2. Bohemian Rhapsody

  3. A Star Is Born

  4. Roma
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Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2019, along with two other Oscars.