Did you follow arts and culture news this week? Are you up to speed on the latest books, plays and movies? Take our quiz to test yourself.
1 How much money did the U.S. box office earn, total, in 2023?
a. US$2-billion
b. US$11-billion
c. US$9-billion
d. US$6-billion
2 This year’s Golden Globes take place on Sunday, Jan. 7. Who is hosting the ceremony?
a. Jimmy Kimmel
b. Jo Koy
c. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
d. Seth Meyers
b. Jo Koy. Stand-up comedian Koy, who also recently starred in Easter Sunday, will host this year’s awards. Fey, Poehler and Meyers have all hosted the ceremony in the past, while Kimmel will host this year’s Oscars.
3 Canadian poet Joy Kogawa’s From the Lost and Found Department is a collection of new and selected poetry from her lengthy career. When did Kogawa publish her first poem?
a. 1959
b. 1987
c. 1961
d. 1949
4 All Of Us Strangers, featuring a hesitant romance between actors Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, opens in Canada this week. What is the name of the Taichi Yamada book on which it is based?
a. Us
b. All Of Us
c. Strangers
d. Us Strangers
c. Strangers. The tale of grief and generational pain, critic Barry Hertz writes, is the season’s great tearjerker – “but this isn’t a movie that should be measured in tears.”
5 Drive-Away Dolls is one of the non-blockbuster films The Globe is eagerly awaiting in 2024. Which director – who usually works as half of a duo – helms the film?
a. Josh Safdie
b. Phil Lord
c. Ethan Cohen
d. Mark Duplass
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