Daily challenge · 4 November 2026
Film and TV
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Question 1
Which animated film follows the adventures of the toys Woody and Buzz Lightyear?
- A Toy Story
- B Finding Nemo
- C Shrek
- D Monsters, Inc.
Woody and Buzz are among the central characters in Pixar’s Toy Story.
Question 2
On which television show did The Simpsons first appear as animated shorts?
- A Saturday Night Live
- B The Tracey Ullman Show
- C The Carol Burnett Show
- D Late Night with David Letterman
The Simpsons began as short segments on The Tracey Ullman Show before becoming a series.
Question 3
In which New Mexico city is the television series Breaking Bad primarily set?
- A Santa Fe
- B Roswell
- C Albuquerque
- D Las Cruces
Breaking Bad is set in Albuquerque, where much of the series was also filmed.
Question 4
In Apocalypse Now, which character says, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”?
- A Captain Willard
- B Colonel Kurtz
- C Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore
- D Chief Phillips
The line is spoken by Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, played by Robert Duvall.
Question 5
Which Oregon landmark was used for exterior shots of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining?
- A Timberline Lodge
- B Multnomah Falls Lodge
- C Crater Lake Lodge
- D The Heathman Hotel
Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood provided the exterior of the Overlook Hotel.
Question 6
NBC’s first regularly scheduled color television broadcast in the United States, a telecast of the Tournament of Roses Parade, took place in which year?
- A 1949
- B 1951
- C 1954
- D 1957
NBC televised the 1954 Tournament of Roses Parade in color.
Question 7
Which character on the US version of The Office popularized the phrase “That’s what she said”?
- A Jim Halpert
- B Dwight Schrute
- C Michael Scott
- D Andy Bernard
Michael Scott frequently uses the phrase as a double entendre.
Question 8
What was used to make the blood in the shower scene of Psycho appear dark on screen?
- A Red ink
- B Chocolate syrup
- C Soy sauce
- D Black paint
Chocolate syrup was used as blood in the black-and-white film.
Question 9
How many continuous takes were used to film the 2002 Russian film Russian Ark?
- A One
- B Three
- C Seven
- D Twelve
Russian Ark was filmed in a single uninterrupted take.
Final question
Who designed the title sequence for Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo?
- A Paul Rand
- B Saul Bass
- C Pablo Ferro
- D Maurice Binder
Graphic designer Saul Bass created Vertigo’s title sequence.