Media Studies General Knowledge Year 13

Question 1

According to Wikipedia, what has been the highest grossing film of 2019?

Accepted Answer

Avengers: Endgame

Question 2

According to 'Brandwatch.com' how many active daily users does Snapchat have?

Accepted Answer

187 million

Question 3

According to BARB how many people tuned in to watch Love Island 2019 on TV sets?

Accepted Answer

4.7 million

Question 4

How many films are in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Accepted Answer

23

Question 5

More video content is uploaded to Youtube each month than the biggest tv networks have produced in the last sixty years.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Which Media theorist is this?

Accepted Answer

Roland Barthes

Question 7

How many 25 mark essays will you need to write in your Paper 2 exam?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 8

Which of the following films won 'Best Film' at the Oscars 2019?

Accepted Answer

Green Book

Question 9

Netflix never releases its viewing figures

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which famous musician bought the whole Beatles back-catalogue?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson

Question 11

Which of the following people that we study in media came out as pansexual in 2018?

Accepted Answer

Janelle Monae (Hidden Figures), Lady Leshurr (NHS Represent)

Question 12

How many languages does the BBC produce its content in, other than English?

Accepted Answer

28

Question 13

Which social media platform is adding a 'misinformation' tool in the USA to help tackle fake news?

Accepted Answer

Instagram

Question 14

Which football stadium has banned journalists from The sun from its stadium and training ground?

Accepted Answer

Liverpool

Question 15

What is the meaning of hybridity?

Accepted Answer

When one text has the features of more than one genre

Question 16

Which is the odd one out? (Clue in the picture)

Accepted Answer

Livingstone

Question 17

Ed Sheeran's net worth is more than Justin Bieber

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What is the A and R department in record labels responsible for?

Accepted Answer

Finding and signing new artists

Question 19

Name this celebrity...

Accepted Answer

Lizzo

Question 20

How many views has 'Letter to the Free' had on Youtube?

Accepted Answer

800,000

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