ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ
Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the PhD Level.
SUBJECT: BEST PICTURE OSCARWINNING FILMS
Provide the title of the Best Picture film. (eg, This 2006 crime-thriller takes place in Boston. Answer: ‘The Departed.’)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1.This 2012 film is about the escape of US embassy staff during the Iran hostage crisis.
2. This film is about an African-American violinist who is kidnapped and sold into slavery.
3.This 2016 film is based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue.
4. The title of this 2018 film refers to a guide for African-American travelers to the Jim Crow South.
5. In this 2017 film, a humanoid amphibian is discovered in a South American river.
GRADUATE LEVEL
6. This 2020 film is about a widow who leaves to travel around the US in her van as a nomad.
7. The alternative title of this 2014 film is The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance.
8. This 2011 film was the first 100% black-and-white film to win since 1960’s The Apartment.
9. This 2010 film stars Colin Firth as King George VI.
10. The title of this 2015 film refers to The Boston Globe’s investigative team of journalists.
PHD LEVEL
11. CODA won in 2022. For what is the title an acronym?
12. This 2008 film follows an Iraq War explosive ordnance disposal team.
13.This 2007 film by the Coen brothers is set in the desert landscape of West Texas.
14. This 2019 film was the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
15. This 2008 film is about an 18-year-old from the slums of Mumbai.
ANSWERS, FRIDAY, MARCH 1:
1. Church. 2. Fourth. 3. Plural. 4. Source. 5.Toured. 6. Courts. 7. Hourly. 8. Poured. 9. Sturdy.
SCORING
18 points – congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points – honours graduate; 10 to 14 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 point – who reads the questions to you?