Biopics

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Which biopic won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2018?

  1. Bohemian Rhapsody

  2. Green Book

  3. The Favourite

  4. Roma


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Green Book is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Peter Farrelly and written by Farrelly, Brian Currie, and Nick Vallelonga. It stars Viggo Mortensen as Frank Anthony Vallelonga, a working-class Italian-American bouncer who becomes the driver of African-American classical pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) during a concert tour of the Deep South in 1962.

Who played the role of Queen Elizabeth I in the 2007 biopic 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'?

  1. Cate Blanchett

  2. Judi Dench

  3. Helen Mirren

  4. Elizabeth Taylor


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress who has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation.

Which biopic tells the story of the life of Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Gandhi

  2. The Life of Pi

  3. Slumdog Millionaire

  4. 3 Idiots


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gandhi is a 1982 epic biographical film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Ben Kingsley as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement.

Who played the role of physicist Stephen Hawking in the 2014 biopic 'The Theory of Everything'?

  1. Eddie Redmayne

  2. Benedict Cumberbatch

  3. Tom Hiddleston

  4. David Tennant


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Eddie Redmayne is an English actor who has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is known for his roles in films such as The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Which biopic tells the story of the life of Marie Curie?

  1. Radioactive

  2. The Imitation Game

  3. The Danish Girl

  4. The Theory of Everything


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Radioactive is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Marjane Satrapi and starring Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie, a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

Who played the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 biopic 'Selma'?

  1. David Oyelowo

  2. Chiwetel Ejiofor

  3. Idris Elba

  4. Forest Whitaker


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

David Oyelowo is a British actor who has starred in films such as Selma, A United Kingdom, and The Lion King. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award.

Which biopic tells the story of the life of Nelson Mandela?

  1. Invictus

  2. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  3. The Last King of Scotland

  4. Blood Diamond


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick and starring Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa.

Who played the role of Steve Jobs in the 2015 biopic 'Steve Jobs'?

  1. Michael Fassbender

  2. Leonardo DiCaprio

  3. Brad Pitt

  4. Christian Bale


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Michael Fassbender is an Irish actor who has starred in films such as Steve Jobs, 12 Years a Slave, and X-Men: First Class. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award.

Which biopic tells the story of the life of Alan Turing?

  1. The Imitation Game

  2. The Theory of Everything

  3. Radioactive

  4. Selma


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Imitation Game is a 2014 biographical drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, a British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist.

Who played the role of Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 biopic 'The Iron Lady'?

  1. Meryl Streep

  2. Helen Mirren

  3. Judi Dench

  4. Cate Blanchett


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Meryl Streep is an American actress who has won three Academy Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is one of the most acclaimed actresses of all time.

Which biopic tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln?

  1. Lincoln

  2. The Great Gatsby

  3. Django Unchained

  4. 12 Years a Slave


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lincoln is a 2012 biographical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.

Who played the role of Winston Churchill in the 2017 biopic 'Darkest Hour'?

  1. Gary Oldman

  2. Anthony Hopkins

  3. Ian McKellen

  4. Patrick Stewart


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gary Oldman is an English actor who has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is known for his roles in films such as Darkest Hour, The Dark Knight, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Which biopic tells the story of the life of Martin Luther?

  1. Luther

  2. The Other Boleyn Girl

  3. The Young Victoria

  4. Elizabeth: The Golden Age


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Luther is a 2003 biographical drama film directed by Eric Till and starring Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther, a German theologian, priest, and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation.

Who played the role of Coco Chanel in the 2009 biopic 'Coco Before Chanel'?

  1. Audrey Tautou

  2. Marion Cotillard

  3. Penelope Cruz

  4. Nicole Kidman


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Audrey Tautou is a French actress who has starred in films such as Coco Before Chanel, Amélie, and The Da Vinci Code. She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award.

Which biopic tells the story of the life of Frida Kahlo?

  1. Frida

  2. The Aviator

  3. The Passion of the Christ

  4. Million Dollar Baby


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frida is a 2002 biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor and starring Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter known for her self-portraits, paintings of indigenous Mexican culture, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.

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