Chick Flicks
This 1995 teen Comedy made slang terms like “as if”, “whatever” and “my bad” part of normal teen vocabulary.
Clueless
In what year did Pulp Fiction release?
1994
What is the only foreign language film to win Best Picture?
Parasite
This was the highest grossing movie of 2019
Avengers: Endgame
This USC Alum and god of the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre created a certain galaxy “far, far away…”
George Lucas
Who wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls?
Tina Fey
What year saw the release of Gone with the Wind?
1939
How many times did Alfred Hitchcock win Best Director?
Zero
As of today (9/4/20), what is the highest grossing movie of 2020?
Bad Boys for Life
Please Name this American aviator and former astronaut who was the first man to walk on the moon. (see, we do more than just movie trivia!)
Neil Armstrong
John Hughes directed Molly Ringwald in all of these movies EXCEPT: The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Sixteen Candles, or Pretty In Pink
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
What year did the following movies release: Schindler’s List, Groundhog Day, Mrs. Doubtfire.
1993
How many Oscar nominations has Meryl Streep received?
21
When it was released in 1982, E.T. became the highest grossing movie of all time. What film dethroned it from that position?
Jurassic Park (1993)
Which titan of comedy dropped out of the screenwriting program at USC, but went on to write The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Funny People?
Judd Apatow
In which Rom Com does Kate Hudson try to get Matthew McConaughey to dump her?
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
What Month AND Year saw the release of Black Panther?
February 2018
What was the last movie with at least 2 Nominations to Win an Oscar in Every Category It Was Nominated?
Coco (nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, winning both)
What is the highest grossing movie to never hit Number 1 at the Box Office during its theatrical run?
Sing (2016)
This Oscar-winning director of A Beautiful Mind and The DaVinci Code, began his career acting on The Andy Griffith Show. He’s also a USC Alumnus!
Ron Howard
What movie has this iconic line, “Waiting for you is like waiting for rain in this drought...useless and disappointing.”
Name ONE Movie Franchise that has released an installment in every decade since the 1970s. (every decade beginning Jan. 1 1970 through Dec. 31st 2019)
Star Wars, Star Trek, James Bond, Halloween, Rocky
At the 2020 Oscars, there were TWO (2) Producers who had multiple movies nominated for Best Picture. Name ONE (1) of those Producers.
David Heyman // Emma Tillinger Koskoff
When Tenet opened in 40 countries last weekend, it set the record for Biggest Opening Weekend EVER in WHICH overseas territory?
Saudi Arabia
Though he’s known for penning some of Hollywood’s biggest adaptations (Aladdin, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish), John August did not major in Screenwriting at USC. What WAS his program of study?
Peter Stark Producing Program