Movie buffs, music aficionados, television enthusiasts ... how much do you know about the world of entertainment?
QUIZ WHIZ
Movie buffs, music aficionados, television enthusiasts ... how much do you know about the world of entertainment? Test your showbiz knowledge with our nifty little quiz.
Movies
1. Which film won the first ever Best Picture award at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929?
A. Gone with the Wind
B. Ben-Hur
C. Wings
D. The Broadway Melody
2. In The Avengers series, what is J.A.R.V.I.S. the acronym of?
A. Just A Really Valuable Integrated System
B. Just A Realistically Voiced Integrated System
C. Just A Robust Veracious Intelligent System
D. Just A Rather Very Intelligent System
3. Since the studio’s inception in 1986, how many animated feature films has Pixar released?
A. 9
B. 19
C. 29
D. 39
Music
4. Who is the best-selling music artist of all time?
A. The Beatles
B. Elvis Presley
C. Michael Jackson
D. Taylor Swift
5. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s ‘Despacito’ is the most viewed video on YouTube. But what does ‘Despacito’ actually mean?
A. Desperately
B. Slowly
C. Gently
D. Despairingly
6. What was the first song played on the moon?
A. ‘Walking on the Moon’ by The Police
B. ‘Everyone’s Gone to the Moon’ by Jonathan King
C. ‘Moon in the Mirror’ by Joni Mitchell
D. ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ by Frank Sinatra
Television
7. Before Bryan Cranston was cast as Walter White in Breaking Bad, which actor was offered the role but turned it down?
A. Jon Hamm
B. Alec Baldwin
C. John Cusack
D. Matthew Broderick
8. The main cast members of which show are the highest paid actors and actresses in television history, making more than $2 million each per episode?
A. Game of Thrones
B. The Big Bang Theory
C. Two and a Half Men
D. Friends
9. Around how many episodes have aired of the long-running animated series The Simpsons?
A. 200
B. 400
C. 600
D. 800
Local
10. In what year was ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ released?
A. 1985
B. 1987
C. 1989
D. 1991
11. Which singer featured on a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1 in 2012?
A. Hadiqa Kiani
B. Annie Khalid
C. Fariha Pervez
D. Zebunnisa Bangash
12. What is the highest grossing Pakistani film series?
A. Maula Jatt
B. 3 Bahadur
C. Karachi Se Lahore
D. Na Maloom Afraad
Answers on page 12
