Hofstra/HFC
Production Facts
Oscars Stats
Film History
Pop Culture
100

This covers the outer walls of the comms school 

What are pantone color squares?

100

This famous line from Jaws was ad-libbed

"You're gonna need a bigger boat."

100

This movie was incorrectly announced as the winner of Best Picture in 2017

What is La La Land?
100

The year that the PG-13 rating was established

When was 1984?

100

The sports star making a central appearance in Space Jam

Who is Michael Jordan?

200

This famous director is a Hofstra alum

Who is Francis Ford Coppola?

200

The element known for creating warm lighting

What is tungsten?

200

The first foreign-language movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture

What is Parasite (2019)?

200

The first feature-length animated film to be released

What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

200

The actor/director known for many popular "spaghetti westerns" 

Who is Clint Eastwood?

300

You can rent all of this from the HFC office

What are a camera, tripod, lights, and a zoom recorder?

300

One of the most well known puppeteers in the industry

Who is Jim Henson?

300

The newest Oscars category

What is Best Animated Feature Film?

300

The first "talkie" movie (with synchronized dialogue)

What is The Jazz Singer (1927)?

300

The horror villain whose look is based on the painting "Scream" by Edvard Munch

Who is Ghost Face?

400

The Hofstra professor who plays drums for a rock band

Who is Will Dickerson?

400

This was used as fake snow in "Golden Age" Hollywood

What is asbestos? 

400

The only Lord of the Rings actor to receive an Oscar nomination for acting

Who is Ian McKellen?

400

The first successful technicolor film

What is The Toll of the Sea (1922)?

400

This rock musician is well known for film soundtrack/scoring work

(Two options!)

Who is Danny Elfman? Who is Trent Reznor?

500

HFC has this analog equipment

What are 2000s tape cameras?

500

Some of the velociraptor noises in Jurassic Park are actually these animals mating

What are tortoises?

500

This movie has won the most Oscars

What are Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), or Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)?

Tied for 11 Academy Awards!
500

The year that the "panning shot" (or panoramic shot) was invented

When is 1987?

500

A Starbucks cup is snuck into just about every scene of this movie

What is Fight Club?