Awards Shows & Red Carpets Quiz

1. What is an 'EGOT' in entertainment?

1. A social media metric tracking entertainment influence
2. An award given to the best overall performer of the year across all genres
3. The award given to the entertainment industry's most prolific artist
4. Winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards — the four major American entertainment awards

2. The Oscars ceremony is officially called what?

1. The Academy Awards
2. The Golden Oscars
3. The Hollywood Awards
4. The Motion Picture Awards

3. Which film holds the record for most Oscar wins with 11 statues?

1. Avatar
2. Lawrence of Arabia
3. Only Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — all three tied with 11
4. Only Titanic and Ben-Hur (both with 11)

4. Which Golden Globes moment in 2018 saw virtually the entire Hollywood community wear black on the red carpet?

1. As part of the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment in the industry
2. In mourning after a major Hollywood figure's death
3. In protest against the Academy's lack of diversity
4. To protest the Globes' decision to change its voting membership

5. The 2022 Oscars ceremony became infamous for which incident involving Will Smith?

1. Will Smith fell asleep during the ceremony and had to be woken up
2. Will Smith gave an unscripted political speech during his Best Actor acceptance
3. Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head
4. Will Smith walked out before winning Best Actor

6. The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is considered its top prize. Which artist has won it most times?

1. Beyoncé
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Jay-Z
4. Taylor Swift

7. What are the 'Big Four' US awards that constitute the EGOT?

1. Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Pulitzer
2. Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony
3. Emmy, Oscar, Tony, Peabody
4. Grammy, Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe

8. The Cannes Film Festival's top prize is called what?

1. The Crystal Globe
2. The Golden Bear
3. The Golden Lion
4. The Palme d'Or

9. Who famously interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV VMAs?

1. Chris Brown
2. Jay-Z
3. Kanye West
4. Lil Wayne

10. The BAFTA awards are the British equivalent of the Oscars. What does BAFTA stand for?

1. British Academy Film and Television Association
2. British Academy of Film and Television Arts
3. British Association of Film and Theatre Awards
4. Broadcasting and Film Television Awards

11. Which Meryl Streep acceptance speech moment became the most parodied Oscar clip?

1. Her 'I'm not going to be here again' speech with the multiple thank-yous
2. Her crying while accepting for Kramer vs. Kramer
3. Her saying 'I don't know half of you half as well as I should like'
4. Her speaking about equal pay for women in Hollywood

12. The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) are known for controversial performances. Which 2013 VMA performance sparked enormous controversy?

1. Beyoncé's surprise album drop announcement
2. Kanye West's stage invasion
3. Lady Gaga's meat dress performance
4. Miley Cyrus's performance with Robin Thicke featuring twerking and a foam finger

13. Which film's Best Picture win at the 2017 Oscars is infamous for the biggest error in Academy Awards history?

1. Arrival was initially announced instead of La La Land
2. La La Land was incorrectly awarded Best Picture before Moonlight was announced as the correct winner
3. Manchester by the Sea was wrongly announced before La La Land won
4. Moonlight was announced, then La La Land was reinstated

14. The Golden Globes are voted on by members of which group?

1. A combination of all major Hollywood guilds
2. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) — a small group of international journalists covering Hollywood
3. The Directors Guild of America
4. The Screen Actors Guild

15. Lady Gaga wore which extraordinary garment to the 2010 MTV VMAs that caused international attention?

1. A dress made entirely of Kermit the Frog toys
2. A dress made entirely of raw meat
3. A dress made of mirrors
4. A dress made of playing cards

16. Which awards ceremony is considered the most prestigious in television?

1. The Golden Globes
2. The People's Choice Awards
3. The Primetime Emmy Awards
4. The SAG Awards

17. What did Marlon Brando famously do at the 1973 Academy Awards?

1. Didn't attend and watched the ceremony from prison
2. Fell asleep on stage during the ceremony
3. Made a political speech attacking Nixon for 45 minutes
4. Refused his Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather and sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather to decline it as a protest

18. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards are considered important Oscar predictors because:

1. SAG members are actors who vote for fellow actors — the largest branch of the Academy also consists of actors
2. The ceremony is held after the Oscars, confirming the results
3. The SAG Awards have a different nomination process that is more merit-based
4. The voting body is larger and more diverse

19. Which Oscars ceremony featured the first streaker in Academy Awards history?

1. 1967 — a Vietnam protester
2. 1972 — an anti-war activist
3. 1974 — David Niven calmly commented on the streaker live on air
4. 1981 — during a Best Picture announcement

20. What is the 'In Memoriam' segment at the Oscars?

1. A montage honouring film industry members who died during the previous year
2. A segment where retired actors are celebrated for their careers
3. A tribute to films that were nominated but didn't win
4. An award given to the most historically significant film of the past century