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AQA A Level Media Studies 2025 Quiz
AQA A Level Media Studies 2025 Quiz
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What film won Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars?
Anora
Dune: Part Two
Conclave
The Brutalist
2
What was the most streamed song of 2024?
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things”
The English National Anthem
Billie Eilish‘s “Birds of a Feather”
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso”
3
"Ghost Town" video highlights urban decay & working-class alienation. Which subculture does it mainly reflect?
Skinhead
Punk
Punk
Rave
4
What theory would be useful in exploring the Ramla Ali article in the gentlewoman?
Jenkins' Fandom Theory
Baudrillard's postmodernism theory
Gauntlett's Identity Theory
bell hooks Intersectionality Theory
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Old Town Road
blends country & hip-hop. How does its success challenge the music industry's traditional genre boundaries
It commercializes country music
It makes genre distinctions irrelevant
It challenges country genre gatekeeping via social media
It critiques the pop influence in country
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Who theorised about the “cultural industries” and standardisation?
Bert & Ernie
Curran & Seaton
Livingstone & Lunt
Hesmondhalgh
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David Gauntlett’s identity theory suggests:
Representation is no longer political
Identities are fixed by gender roles
Audience decoding is passive
Media gives us tools to construct our identities
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Which artist's 2025 music video is styled like a '90s sitcom?
Doja Cat
Megan Thee Stallion
Doechii
SZA
9
Who is included in the CSP copy of the gentlewoman?
Sienna McCartney
Robert Pattinson
Isabella Tree
Vivienne Westwood
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What film or TV Show is this?
Vigil
Adolesence
Waterloo Road
Top Boy
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What is horizontal integration?
When audiences engage with multiple media forms
A marketing strategy for international products
When media companies merge across platforms or sectors
A company owning different stages of production
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When was The Voice founded?
1984
1980
1986
1982
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What contextual event was significant in the production of
Ghost Town
by The Specials?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
Urban riots and mass unemployment
The launch of MTV in the UK
The Miner's Strike and the battle of Ogreave
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What film or TV Show is this?
All of Us Strangers
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
15
Horizon Forbidden West uses the Decima engine. How does this enhance player immersion in vast open worlds?
It enhances realism and emotional connection
It locks the game to a single platform
It limits to photorealistic environments
It reduces development costs
16
How does
Ghost Town
reflect the social unrest of early 1980s Britain?
By showing deserted streets and lyrics about decline and violence
By promoting consumerism and pop culture
With a polished studio setting and high production gloss
Through upbeat visuals celebrating urban nightlife
17
What is the projected global market value of Japanese anime by 2030?
$70.3 billion
$50.2 billion
$40.5 billion
$60.1 billion
18
How does
The Guardian
differentiate itself from other UK newspapers in terms of audience engagement?
providing free online access, relying on donations to fund journalism
Through a focus on celebrity culture, offering exclusive gossip
By using sensationalist headlines and celebrity gossip to attract readers
By offering a high-value print subscription for luxury readers
19
What is a prosumer?
A subscriber to premium, ad-free media services
A media executive who manages both content and marketing
A consumer who also produces and shares media content
A viewer who passively consumes mainstream media
20
Which narrative code builds mystery through withheld information?
Enigma Code
Action Code
Semantic Code
Symbolic Code
21
What was the highest grossing box office movie of 2024?
Deadpool & Wolverine
Inside Out 2
Wicked
Dune: Part Two
22
How does
The Guardian
primarily appeal to its audience in terms of political stance?
By positioning itself as an impartial news source, with no ideological bias
By promoting sensationalist, tabloid-style content
By aligning with progressive, liberal views on social issues
By advocating for full Communism in its editorial output
23
The 2025 BAFTA Best British Film winner was:
All of Us Strangers
Poor Things
Conclave
Saltburn
24
GQ targets affluent men. How does it reflect contemporary shifts in masculinity and gender fluidity?
It reinforces traditional gender norms
It ignores alternative masculinities
It challenges ‘toxic masculinity’ with emotional depth
It showcases a range of male identities
25
Jean Baudrillard’s simulacra concept is useful for analysing:
Hyperreality in music video aesthetics
Regulation of factual news
The Killing’s authentic setting
No Offence’s police realism
26
Iconography is most closely associated with:
Representation
Genre conventions
Narrative Arcs
Digital Media
27
Who produced No Offence?
Endemol
Abbott Vision
Channel 4
ITV Studios
28
What was Gamergate?
A 2014 harassment campaign disguised as concern over game journalism ethics
An indie game developer competition
A financial scandal that changed the gaming industry
A gaming platform collaboration between an indie company and a major
29
What is cultural imperialism?
Government control of media content
Audiences adapting foreign media to local use
Local cultures resisting foreign media
One culture dominating others via global media
30
Which best describes the use of media language in Score’s layout and visual design?
Visually coded w/ stereotypical symbols of masculinity & sexualisation
Bright, tabloid-style visuals with sensationalist headlines
Experimental layouts rejecting traditional print conventions
Minimalist and text-heavy to appeal to intellectual audiences
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Which of the following is a technical code?
Hyperreality
Intertextuality
Plot
Mise-en-scene
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The narrative of Blinded by the Light is most closely linked to which theory of identity?
Hall's Representation Theory
Gilroy's Postcolonial Theory
Butler's Gender Performativity
David Gauntlett’s fluid self
33
What is the record label associated with The Specials?
Warner Brothers
Virgin
2 Tone
Stiff Records
34
Sims FreePlay uses a freemium model. How does this affect player agency & highlight tensions in mobile gaming industry?
It limits content behind paywalls
It exploits addictive mechanics for revenue
It promotes effort-based unlocking
It offers a purely creative experience
35
What shot is used here?
Long Shot (LS)
Eye Level Shot
Low Angle
Mid Shot (MS)
36
What is globalisation?
The decline of traditional media industries
The spread of one national cinema worldwide
The worldwide flow of media, ideas, and cultures
Media produced only for local audiences
37
the gentlewoman focuses on sophisticated women. How does it subvert traditional femininity in mainstream magazines?
reinforces gender norms with minimalist style
It focuses on the ‘superwoman’ concept
It celebrates intelligence, rejecting sexualized portrayals
It ignores feminist discourse for fashion
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In media language, anchorage refers to:
Sound design
Words that fix meaning to images
Lighting techniques
Setting in mise-en-scene
39
Who owns the gentlewoman
Gert Berken and Jop van Benedorm
Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom
Dave Bonkers and Ruud van Nistelrooy
Jert Gonkers and YJp van Bennekom
40
What FIlm or TV Show is this?
Y Tu Mamá También
The Minecraft Movie
Beau Travail
The Lego Movie
41
Where did Gamergate start?
4Chan
8Chan
Twitter
Reddit
42
What is the main economic model used by
The Daily Mail
in its production and distribution?
Primarily supported by ad revenue, targeting a mass, right-leaning audience
A non-profit model, focusing on investigative journalism
Funded by government grants to maintain political neutrality
A subscription-based model, relying on high-value paywalls
43
Taylor Swift’s use of multiple platforms demonstrates convergence. How does this reflect “convergence culture” in media?
It returns to linear, scheduled media
It fragments media, offering isolated experiences
It makes fans passively consume media
It requires fans to engage across platforms
44
What is neoliberalism?
ideology favouring deregulation, privatisation & minimal state intervention
A media theory that focuses on audience gratification
A movement that promotes state control over media and public services
collective ownership of production and increased welfare spending
45
Who is this?
pope francis
tralalero tralala
bombombini gusini
bombardino crocodilo
46
What FIlm or TV Show is this?
The Exorcist
Poor Things
Conclave
The Passion of the Christ
47
How does
Black Beauty is Beauty
subvert typical beauty advertising conventions?
It features exclusively celebrity endorsements
It marked Sephora’s withdrawal from influencer marketing
It centres diverse Black models and creators, and uses empowering voiceover
It reinforces cultural hegemony
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What is vertical integration?
A company controlling production, distribution, and exhibition
A company owning competitors in the same sector
Outsourcing media production to freelancers
When content is tailored for global audiences
49
What FIlm or TV Show is this?
Gone Fishing
Taskmaster
Last One Laughing
Travel Man
50
What narrative code is frequently used in The Killing to build suspense?
Symbolic Code
Hermeneutic Code
Semantic Code
Action Code
