Oscar Best Picture
In 2019, this movie was the first foreign film to win best picture
What is Parasite?
This man created the Alliance for Progress, a program designed to promote growth in Latin America. This President negotiated with Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis prior to his premature death in 1963.
Who is JFK?
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill play undercover cops attempting to bust a drug ring in a high school in this movie
What is 21 Jump Street?
This leader worked as a high school drama teacher before becoming Prime Minister
Iraq
What is Baghdad?
In 1993, this Steven Spielberg masterpiece won best picture: It follows the story of a German industrialist who saved Polish Jews by having them work in his factory
What is Schindler's List?
It’s not England, but rather this country, which is the setting of the play “Hamlet.” This country’s most famous storyteller was Hans Christian Andersen, which led to its capital being home to the Little Mermaid statue.
What is Denmark?
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were members of this band
Who are The Beatles?
This world leader has a doctorate in quantum chemistry
Who is Angela Merkel?
(Queen)
Romania
What is Bucharest?
In 1972 this iconic film won best picture: Starring Al Pacino, the movie follows a mafia family undergoing the process of transferring leadership a younger family member
What is The Godfather?
This man implemented the Hundred Flowers Campaign and later reversed it. State programs of his included the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. He led the Long March to flee from the Nationalist forces.
Who is Mao Zedong?
Joe Exotic's murderer
Who is Carol Baskin?
This head of state was trained as a truck mechanic and driver in World War II
Who is Queen Elizabeth II
Chile
What is Santiago?
In 2015, this modern classic won best picture: It follows the team of investigative journalists at the Boston Globe who uncovered the story of child molestation in the Catholic Church
What is Spotlight?
Which ancient Greek conqueror built an empire stretching from Greece to what is now modern-day Pakistan?
Who is Alexander the Great?
The name of Elon Musk and Grimes' newborn child
Who is X Æ A-12 ?
This world leader earned black belt in judo when he was 18 and still practices the martial art, which he describes as a life philosophy
Who is Vladamir Putin?
Jamaica
What is Kingston?
In 1939 this American controversial classic won best picture and has since been praised by Donald Trump. The film follows a manipulative southern Woman and her conquest for marriage and wealth during the American Civil War and Reconstruction
What is Gone with the Wind?
This language is taught at a network of schools known collectively as the Cervantes Institute. It has become the most widely spoken mother language in the Americas, and its standard dialect is known as Castilian.
What is Spanish?
Good Will Hunting, Mean Girls, Robocop, The Incredible Hulk were all filmed at this institution
What is U of T?
This world leader's wife was a popular contemporary folk singer
Who is Xi jingping?
South Africa
* hint there are three
What are Cape Town, Pretoria, and Bloemfontein?