The Oscars 2023
Who was banned from the Oscars last year following "the slap heard round the world?"
Will Smith
In the Hunger Games, what district is Katniss Everdeen from?
District 12
In what year was "The Wizard of Oz" released?
1939
Who is considered the "First Lady of Hip Hop?"
Queen Latifah
How many total teams go to the NCAA basketball tournament?
68
Three films are tied for winning the most Oscars (11). Name one of these films.
Titanic, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Ben-Hur
This candy company turned down an opportunity to be in the movie E.T. which resulted in their rival having a 65% surge in sales. What candy company missed the mark?
M&M
In what year did Buzz Aldrin & Neil Armstrong step foot on the moon?
1969
How many Grammys has Beyonce won?
29
Who won the very first NCAA tournament in 1939 that consisted of only 8 teams?
University of Oregon
Which actor or actress has the most Oscar nominations of all time?
Meryl Streep
What produces a lightsaber blade?
Kyber Crystals
What hollywood movie has been remade four times (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) starring some of the biggest stars of its era?
Hint: The latest rendition stars Lady GaGa
A Star is Born
What artist has the most Grammy nominations?
Bonus points: How many nominations have they recieved?
Beyonce & Jay Z are tied for the most nominations with 88
Who scored the most individual points in NCAA Championship Game history?
Bill Walton (44)
Who became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress at this years Oscar celebration?
Michelle Yeoh
In the movie iRobot, an artificial intelligence computer becomes corrupt and commissions robots to control the human race. What is the name of this artificial intelligence computer?
VIKI
What famous National Lampoon's movie had scenes filmed at the Dexter Lake Club in Dexter, OR?
Animal House
What rap album is the best-selling album of all time?
The Eminem Show
What 15 seed went the deepest in the NCAA tournament?
Saint Peter's University
Which film received the most Oscar nominations in Oscar History?
There are three that are tied with 14, you may name any one of those three.
La La Land (2016)
Titanic (1997)
All About Eve (1950)
The plot of what movie is described here:
Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X -- a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is expanding across the American coastline. Once inside, the expedition discovers a world of mutated landscapes and creatures, as dangerous as it is beautiful, that threatens both their lives and their sanity.
Annihilation
What blockbuster film, earning 225 million dollars worldwide, was written and starred in by its leading actor in 1976?
Bonus points if you can name the actor and the movie.
Rocky/Sylvester Stallone
This "Princess of R&B" was killed in a plane crash in August of 2001. What was her name?
Aaliyah
In all of NCAA tournament history, how many 16 seeds have upset a No. 1 seed?
Bonus points if you can name the teams!
Two
(University of Maryland, Baltimore County) UMBC & (Fairleigh Dickinson University) FDU