Quiz! Answer these 15 questions to see how much you know about cinema!

Do you consider yourself a cinema expert? Choose the right answer among the 3 options and prove it!
But be careful: the right answer is not always the most obvious one...

Why are the Academy Awards called Oscars?

1. In honor of the famous writer Oscar Wilde;

2. Because the statue looks like a certain Oscar, a relative of one of the first people who saw it;

3. In honor of the founder of the award.

The name of the most famous film award in the world is based on the similarity between the statuette and the uncle of Margaret Herrick, a secretary of the Academy. Or, at least, that's what the legend has it...

In the final sequence of the movie 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' (Steven Spielberg, 1989) the temple of Alexandretta (or Iskenderun) is actually ...

1. Alexandria in Egypt;

2. Palmyra in Syria;

3. Petra in Jordan

Alexandretta (or Iskenderun) really exists. It's a city in the Turkish district of Hatay. But that's not where the imposing temple from the film is based - the one where the Holy Grail is located. In reality, it is El Khasneh al Faroun in Jordan, one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world.

Which of these films has won the most Oscars?

1. Gone with the Wind;

2. Titanic;

3. The English Patient.

Eight statuettes were awarded for 'Gone with the Wind', ten for 'The English Patient', while Titanic holds the highest number of statuettes, tied with 'Ben Hur' and 'The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King.' These last 3 films, in fact, took home 11 Oscars each.

The Roman studios of Cinecittà in Rome were built:

Mussolini literally declared that cinema represented "the strongest weapon of the state" and therefore encouraged the production of films by law. As the flagship of his political propaganda strategy, he inaugurated the Rome film studios in 1937.

1. Philip Seymour Hoffman;

2. Jeff Bridges;

3. Tom Cruise.

The late Philip Seymour Hoffman was Brandt in 'The Big Lebowski,' Dean Trumbell in 'Punch-Drunk Love,' Phil Parma in 'Magnolia,' and Truman Capote in the film of the same name.

Where do you go to see the largest movie screen in the world?

You are in Sidney and, more precisely, in the Darling Harbor IMAX Theater, whose screen is "monumental:" it is 30 meters (1181 ft) high and 36 meters (1417,3 ft) wide. Basically the facade of an apartment building.

Photo: Mousam Thapa / Unsplash

What do you usually munch on in a Chinese film house while watching a movie?

In matters of taste, there can be no disputes, said the classics. If you don't want to feel like fish out of water in China, you should open a nice packet of dried squid at the movies!

In which country did the first film screening take place?

1. United States;

2. France;

3. Russia.

Photo: Jeremy Yap / Unsplash

The first film screening took place on December 28, 1895, in Paris, in the basement of the Grand Café, at 14 boulevard des Capucines. The film was 'La sortie des usines Lumière' (The exit from the Lumière factories') by the brothers Auguste and Louise Lumière (pictured).

What is the largest national film industry in the world?

Bollywood produces more titles and attracts more audiences to theaters than any other national film industry.

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Where are Jurassic Park, King Kong, and South Pacific set?

Kaua'i, also known as The Garden Island, has been the backdrop for over 60 films and TV series. (You know Lilo and Stich? Even the sets of the cartoon are inspired by this wonderful place.)

What is the only country in the world where movie theaters were banned until 2014?

Sharia laws regulate arts such as dance, film, and music in public. At most, they prohibit or restrict them. In 1930, foreigners who worked at Saudi Aramco (Saudi National Hydrocarbon Company) introduced cinema to their clubs and 60 years later, in 1990, Saudis were also allowed to see films at sports clubs or on TV, via cable (but not on the theater). With the success of Iranian films abroad, in 2014 the authorities decided to open the first theaters, always in compliance with the rules of the Sharia.

There are 209 films on Napoleon Bonaparte. Jesus is in second place, with 176 times on screen, followed by Adolf Hitler (87), Joseph Stalin (51), and Cleopatra (45).

In one of the final sequences (and we are talking about a couple of minutes), the crowd in front of Mahatma Gandhi is made up of over 300 thousand people.

1. Bernardo Bertolucci;

2. Sergio Leone;

3. Luchino Visconti (in the photo).

The expression 'spaghetti western' was used in the United States to refer to films shot in Italian, often on a low budget, in the 1960s. The undisputed master of the Italian western was Sergio Leone.

In reality, the best place to occupy in the cinema is an extremely subjective decision. The important thing, however, is not where you sit in the theater... but it is to keep going therecand enjoy films in all their glory, on the big screen!

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