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1
Who is the Patron of the Water Aid charity?
Prince Charles
Boris Johnson
The Queen
David Beckham
2
In 2016 David Bowie released his final album. What was the album called?
Earthling
Blackstar
Bowie
The Star Man
3
When was BBC Radio 1 established?
1967
1927
2017
1867
4
Who sung Formation?
Beyoncé - Dangerously in love album
Beyoncé - Homecoming Album
Beyoncé - I am Sasha Fierce Album
Beyoncé - Lemonade Album
5
Hyper-reality is part of the theory of postmodernism
False
True
6
How did martin luther king die?
He is still alive
He got shot
He got stabbed
He drowned
7
Dream - Dizzee Rascal being judged
Liesbet Van Zoonen - feminism
bell hooks - feminism
Pal Gilroy post-colonialism
Gauntlett - identity
8
When did twiggy become a fashion icon?
1960's
1920's
2000's
1950's
9
In which 'color' has the Kiss of the Vampire film been released in?
Northman
Westman
Southman
Eastman
10
Who made the montage?
Trump
Einstien
Eisenstien
Griffith
11
Vance Joy - Riptide:
I was scared of ________ and the dark
policemen
dancing
teachers
dentists
12
What are demographics?
using opinions to describe a group of people
using Twitter to describe a group of people
statistics used to describe a group of people
using Facebook to describe a group of people
13
Black Panther was beaten by M'Baku
True
False
14
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was originally published in what language?
Norweigian
Danish
English
Swedish
15
Which British popstar appeared in the film Quadrophenia?
Paul Weller
Sting
Billy Idol
Mick Jagger
16
Who owns The Times newspaper?
Sir Alan Sugar
Sir Rupert Murdoch
Sir Richard Branson
Sir James Dyson
17
What decade did
Vance Joy
release the song
Riptide
?
2010s
1990s
2000s
1980s
18
What genre is I, Daniel Blake?
Blockbuster
Liberal Realism
Social realism
Conservative Realism
19
What was the cold war?
A rivalry between the united states and the soviet union.
A war involving Russia and netherlands
A world war.
A war that was very cold.
20
who owns tiktok?
google
ByteDance
yahoo
idk
21
What differences are there between Late Night Woman’s Hour and Woman’s Hour?
LNWH caters to an older audience
WH caters to a younger audience
LNWH is aired later than WH
LNWH has younger hosts than WH
22
Eisenstein became unpopular with the Soviet authorities. What was he accused of?
Selling out to Hollywood
Making films which were too intellectual for ordinary people
Having a bohemian lifestyle
Becoming less committed to communism
23
What Art Movement was Warhol a part of?
Abstract Expressionism
Cubism
Punk Art
Pop Art
24
Which David Bowie song lent their name to a BBC series starring Philip Glenister and John Simm?
Life on Mars
Heroes
Space Oddity
Golden Years
25
What award did I Daniel Blake win?
Sundance Award
Palme D’or
Oscars- best actor
Urban Gem
26
Who is Vogue aimed at?
The aspirational woman
The housewife
27
The Baby Boomers were born in between
1946-1964
1965-1976
1977-1997
1900-1945
28
When was generation Z born?
1988-2000
1995-2015
2000-2018
2001-2019
29
Why do people trust Tide?
Because people became familiar with it (use of Procter & Gamble)
Because it had a pretty woman on it.
Because it was approved by Good Housekeeping.
Because it has been around for a long time.
30
Who "dances in the sand" in this Duran Duran song?
Save a Prayer
Rio
View to Kill
Hungry Like a Wolf
31
What did Jean Baudrillard say about Post-Modernism?
There is no philosophical basis of objectivity/ subjectivity
That there was nothing real/true.
It wasn't a legitimate belief.
Defined postmodernism as advancement and adaptation
32
When was Beyoncé born?
9/24/01
8/4/91
Courtney Act
9/4/81
33
What is the real name of the rapper Dizzee Rascal?
Dylan Mills
Dylan Green
Dylan Adeyole
Dylan Awode
34
How many Grammy's does Beyoncé have?
18
10
21
20
35
What is Water Aid?
A Swiss charity, working to give clean water to Swiss children.
A small machine that helps clean out toilets.
An International Charity working to access safe water and sanitation.
An International Charity, working to send clean water around the world.
36
Judith Butler is linked to which theoretical approach?
Hypodermic Needle Theory
Male Gaze
Queer Theory
Uses and Gratification
37
Which of the following effects was Busby Berkeley known for?
Static Camera
Fragmentation of Bodies
Manipulating speed
Kaleidoscopic Images
38
Where was Instagram developed?
San Diego
New York
San Antonio
San Francisco
39
Which of these movies were not made by Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest hotel
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Amelie
Moonrise Kingdom
40
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
Singer
Actress
Model
Designer
41
Psychographics refers to...
Beliefs and culture
Higher working class
Categorising audiences
Values, attitudes and lifestyles
42
When was assassins creed liberation released?
October 30th 2013
October 30th 2012
September 15th 2012
November 12th 2012
43
In what year was Kiss of the Vampire released?
1953
1963
1973
1967
44
Is the BBC a public broadcasting service?
No
Yes
45
People who are Generation Y are known as...
The Millennials, 1980-1990's
The post-WWII generation, 1940-1950's
The Digital Natives, 2010-2020's
The social movement generation, 1960-1970's
46
When did the punk emerge?
Mid 1970s
Early 1970s
Late 1970s
47
Click on the band's name that represented Brit pop in the 90ies.
Coldplay
Haddaway
Oasis
Rolling Stones
48
Roland Barthes created this theory...
Symbols
Semantics
Semiotics
Signs
49
Who regulates the Daily Mirror & The Times
PEGI
IPSO
BBC
OFCOM
50
What is Lauren Lavern known for?
Her views on gender
Her career in the band “crass”
Her kind personality
Her controversial opinions
51
Who directed I, Daniel Blake?
Scott Derrickson
Ken Loach
Benedict Cumberbatch
Ben Loach
52
Which movie did Steven Spielberg not direct?
ET
Schindler's List
Jaws
Titanic
53
Judith Butler is known for her theory about...
performativity
identity
homosocial
oppositions
54
Media Studies is...
the study of the mass media as an academic subject
listening to the radio and watching TV
making videos and reading the news
watching films and music videos
55
Who regulated Assassins Creed III Liberation?
VSC
PEGI REGI
PEGI
PEGI / VSC
56
What was the greatest obstacle to marketing Nordic Noir on Channel 4?
Film noir is not 'zeitgeist' anymore
Themes in the narrative or Scandinavia specific and not universal
Expensive to export media to foreign outlets (Scandinavia to UK)
Spectators put off by subtitles and dialogue in a foreign language
57
Demographics refers to...
Age
Gender
Profession
All of the above
58
Films from the French New Wave are about continuity, coherence and immersion.
False
True
59
The Cold War was an actual war
True
False
60
What genre of magazine is Attitude?
Cooking
Gay fashion
Gay lifestyle
Gay gardening
61
Mise en scene in French means
mice in the scene
what is put in the scene
camera shots
to miss a scene
62
Last Concorde trip was in:
2002
2003
2000
2001
63
Which below is one of Butler's statements?
The messages from gay characters are injected into us.
That gender is fluid and non-binary.
We are forced to look from the eye of a male director.
LGBTQ+ characters are needed in modern media.
64
when was youtube created
10 march 1995
11 September 2000
January 2008
14th february 2005
65
Stuart Hall argues that human beings are divided along the lines of...
Race
Socio-economic class
Religion
Gender
66
Which band was Stevie Nicks in?
Aerosmith
Guns and Roses
The Cranberries
Fleetwood Mac
67
Who invented the radio?
googly eyed macaroni
Lewis Catimer
Lewis Latimer
Guglielmo Marconi
68
When was the original Woman's Hour first aired?
1940's
1950's
1960's
1930's
69
WHO IS ZOELLA
DANCER
YOUTUBER
SINGER
70
Which company produced Kiss of the Vampire?
Hammer
Blumhouse
Universal
Warner Brothers
71
Who owns the Daily Mirror?
Reach
News corp
72
The 3 reading positions by Stuart Hall are...
Dominant, negotiated & Oppositional
Agree, partly agree & disagree
Dormant, negotiating & active
Up, down & around
73
What was the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Thor
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man
74
Why did Tide have a lot of copy?
Because people weren't smart.
Because they needed to know what the product was about.
Because domestic technology was new and they needed information.
Because they didn't know how to make good adverts.
75
Jean Baudrillard has argued that...
...reality is a waste of time
...the distinction between simulations and reality has gone
...simulations can never equal reality
...simulations are better than reality
76
Where is Black Panther from?
Wakanda
Wokanda
Wakonda
Wokonda
77
As a public service broadcasting corporation, the BBC has a remit for its licence. What is it?
To protect the rich and powerful
To challenge, provoke and divide
To educate, inform and entertain
To give impartial representation
78
Which of these did George Orwell write?
1984
Animal Farm
Animated Farm
1948
79
In what year was homosexuality legalised in the UK?
1962
1957
1967
1952
80
Which rap group released the iconic album 'Straight Outta Compton' in 1988?
The Jonas Brothers
NWA
Run DMC
Salt-n-Pepa
81
Oresund Bridge links Sweden to which other country?
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Finland
82
Steve Neale has written extensively about...
Audiuences
Genre
Identity
Representation
83
What was the first video played on MTV?
Take on Me
Jesse's Girl
Video Killed the Radio Star
Danger Zone
84
Copenhagen is the capital of which country?
England
Greece
New Guinea
Denmark
85
What genre is assassins creed liberation?
Romance
Horror
Thriller
Historic action adventure
86
Which of these is a weakness of postmodernism?
Fails to take into account power and equality
It has tried to analyse the impact of mass media on society.
It challenged the absolutist positions of old metanarrative
Postmodernism tried to make new social and cultural changes
87
Where is Vance Joy from?
Australia
America
Sweden
UK
88
Who has played James Bond the most
Daniel Craig
Sean Connery
Roger Moore
David Niven
89
What was the name of pirate radio station popular with teens in the 1960s?
Radio Beatrice
Radio Catherine
Radio Caroline
Radio Annabelle
90
The remit of Radio 1 states that it should:
Play a variety of new and old music
Support established artists
Provide a platform for recorded music
Offer a range of new music
91
Who founded The Big Issue?
Kim & Kanye
Laurel & Hardy
Bird & Roddick
Farrow & Ball
92
Which years was Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister of the UK?
1979-1990
1982-1990
1980-1988
1978-1988
93
When was the Tide advert launched?
1950
1956
1946
1928
94
When was Myspace created?
2003
2000
2006
2002
95
Toxic Masculinity primarily means?
Manhood defined by sex, aggression, violence and status
Manhood reinforced by peers around you
Manhood as a sickness
Manhood defined by what the media portrays
96
Who is Stuart Hall?
The theorist who created the neo-liberal theory Agenda setting
The theorist who created the neo-marxist theory Cultural Studies
Stuart Little’ s cousin
The theorist behind the development of Cultivation Agenda
97
What is the name of the brother of Black Panther
T' chaka
Killmonger
W'kabi
Klaw
98
What was the name of the magazine where the French New Wave started?
Cartier Du Cinema
Cahiers Du Cinema
Kayas Du Toast
Cashiers Du Cine
99
What part of London did Dizzee rascal (rapper)grown up in?
Kensington
Bow
Camden
Peckham
100
Who was the author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?
Erik Larson
Samuel Bjork
Jo Nesbo
Stieg Larsson