Oct. 2022 Entertainment News Super Quiz

Oct. 16, 2022.

The Oct. 2022 entertainment news cycle was a hot and sour mix of celebrity deaths, birthdays, and Kanye West. Take this FOMO Entertainment News Quiz to ensure you didn’t miss anything important: From celebrities on social media to new movies.

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October 2022 Entertainment Quiz: 11 Showbiz questions on music, TV, films, Awards, and celebrities from Oct. 2022. No time-limit. How smart are you today?

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1. In Oct. 2022, Madonna kind of announced she was “gay.” How?

Screenshot: madonna (@madonna) on TikTok

On Oprah.

In a song.

On Twitter.

On TikTok.

A TikTok video posted on Oct. 9, 2022, featured Madonna playing basketball with pink pants and a trash can. The pop star captioned the video, “If I miss, I’m Gay.” When missing the shot, Madonna waved a peace sign.

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2. Apart from being an actor, Brad Pitt is what kind of artist?

Photo: Jussi Koivunen / Sara Hildén Art Museum

Musician.

Photographer.

Painter.

Sculptor.

On Sept. 17, 2022, Brad Pitt debuted his first works of art as a sculptor at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland. Pitt’s collection is part of a larger exhibition by British artist Thomas Houseago. A ceramic series by Australian musician Nick Cave is also on display alongside the actor’s pottery works. According to a sketchy tabloid report, Pitt became interested in pottery after his divorce from Angelina Jolie,

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3. How old is Gwyneth Paltrow in 2022?

Screenshot: Vogue – YouTube

45.

50.

55.

60.

Gwyneth Paltrow was born on Sept. 27, 1972, making her 50 in 2022.

How did she celebrate?

Having reached 50, Paltrow sat with Vogue to reflect on this landmark. “I’m so happy with wrinkles and my life,” she said in the birthday interview.

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4. Coolio’s last top-40 hit in the US, “C U When U Get There,” is based on which famous composition?

Screenshot: Coolio – C U When U Get There (feat. 40 Thevz) Official Music Video

Bach’s “Air on the G String”

Pachelbel’s “Canon in D Major”

Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise”

Lakeside’s “Fantastic Voyage"

Coolio’s last US top-40 hit, 1997’s “C U When U Get There,” is based on Pachelbel’s 17th century “Canon in D Major.” Known for hits such as “Gangsta’s Paradise” (based on Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise”), the West Coast rapper passed away on Sept. 28, 2022, in Los Angeles. He was 59.

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5. She’s the actress who starred in TV’s “Murder, She Wrote” between 1984 and 1996.

Screenshot: Murder, She Wrote / NBCUniversal

Bea Arthur.

Angela Lansbury,

Anjelica Huston.

Jessica Fletcher.

From 1984-1996, Angela Lansbury was the widowed mystery writer Jessica Fletcher on the TV series “Murder, She Wrote.” Lansbury died at her Los Angeles home on October 11, 2022. She was 96.

What are some of Angela Lansbury’s achievements?

From “Mame” in 1966 to “Blithe Spirit” in 2009, Lansbury won five Tony Awards and was honored with the 2022 Tony for Lifetime Achievement. As the English-born daughter of an Irish actress, Lansbury received a CBE in 1994 and a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2014 for her drama, charity, and philanthropy work. In addition, Lansbury won six Golden Globe Awards, eighteen Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award.

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6. Which group recorded 1999’s Enema of the State?

Screenshot: ******** – YouTube

Linkin Park.

Sum 41.

Green Day.

Blink-182.

In 1999, Blink-182 released Enema of the State, selling 15 million albums. They’re reuniting in 2022 for the first time in 7 years. The band announced a world tour starting in March 2023. A song, “Edging,” was released on Oct. 14, 2022, and an album will follow.

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7. What did Kanye West wear to his surprise 2022 Yeezy Season 9 fashion show in Paris?

Screenshot: Yeezy Season 9 / Paris Fashion Week via SWGRUS on YouTube

A “Black Lives Matter” shirt.

A “White Lives Matter” shirt.

An “All Lives Matter” shirt.

A “Tax the Rich” shirt.

On Oct. 3, 2022, Kanye West wore a shirt with “White Lives Matter” printed on the back during his surprise Yeezy Season 9 fashion show in Paris. A choir of children from West’s Donda Academy performed on the show, as did West’s daughter North, modeling entirely black outfits. The phrase “All Lives Matter” was popularized by far-right organizations in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Ye later explained in his Tucker Carlson interview that he meant to state the “obvious.”

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8. According to Kanye West’s Oct. 2022 Instagram post, who is “controlled by shadowy, powerful Jewish people”?

Screenshot: Kanye West at Tucker Carlson / FOX News – YouTube

Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Joe Biden.

Tucker Carlson.

Kim Kardashian.

Instagram moderators restricted Kanye West’s account after the rapper posted a screenshot of a message he had sent Sean “Diddy” Combs, which implied that Combs was “controlled by shadowy, powerful Jewish people.” Shortly after Instagram took the post down, Ye tweeted: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight, but when I wake up, I’m going to death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” Twitter removed the antisemitic tweet on Oct. 8, 2022, for violating their policies.

Is Kanye West antisemitic?

A segment of Kanye West’s interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that went unaired on Oct. 7 was reported on Vice on Oct. 11, 2022. According to the rapper, Planned Parenthood was founded “to control the Jewish population” – an unfounded and antisemitic conspiracy theory. “When I say Jew, I mean the 12 lost tribes of Judah, the blood of Christ, who the people known as the race Black really are” (The tribe of Judah was actually one of the 12 tribes of Israel.) West added, “I prefer my children to know Hanukah than Kwanzaa – at least it will include some financial engineering.”

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9. How many books does Kanye West claim he read in his lifetime?

Screenshot: Alo Mind Full Podcast via YouTube

Every Harry Potter book.

Only the Bible.

None.

Countless.

In an interview on Alo Yoga’s “Alo Mind Full” podcast, the artist formerly known as Kanye West said that learning through reading is like eating Brussels sprouts and that he is a bigger fan of “good conversation.”

What books did Ye read?

Ye responded to the podcast’s host’s comment, saying, “I actually haven’t read any book.”

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10. Who is the actor in this picture?

Screenshot: Emancipation / Apple TV+

Chris Rock.

Will Smith.

Jamie Foxx.

Snoop Dogg.

Will Smith’s first feature film since being banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years is the slavery-era thriller Emancipation, released in theaters on Dec. 2, 2022, and heading to Apple TV+ on Dec. 9.

What is 2022’s Emancipation movie?

Antoine Fuqua directed this $120 million film, which tells the true story of Gordon, or “Whipped Peter,” who escaped a Louisiana plantation in 1860 and walked to the north to join the Union army. Watch the trailer.

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11. Who is this Oscar-nominated Marilyn Monroe?

Screenshot: Blonde / Netflix

Kim Kardashian.

Michelle Williams.

Ana de Armas.

Marilyn Monroe.

Ana de Armas has been nominated for an Oscar for her role as Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde,” about Marilyn Monroe’s inner life and struggles. De Armas is the first Cuban actress in history to be nominated for a leading role Oscar.

Blonde movie facts

Adapted from the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, “Blonde” stars de Armas (No Time to Die, The Gray Man) as Marilyn Monroe. Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, and Julianne Nicholson star in the film directed by Andrew Dominik (“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”), which premiered on Netflix on Sept. 28, 2022. Watch the trailer.

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The Sept. 2022 Entertainment News VIDEO QUIZ

11 Entertainment news questions. 30 Seconds per answer. How many questions can you answer in under six minutes?

Sources for the Oct. 2022 Entertainment News Quiz

Here are some of the most prominent showbiz and entertainment news reports from the past month.

• Gwyneth Paltrow on Turning 50: ‘I’ve Earned My Wrinkles’ (Vogue)
• Hugh Jackman is Back as Wolverine in ‘Deadpool 3’ With Ryan Reynolds (Variety)
• Angela Lansbury, TV’s Favorite Sleuth on ‘Murder She Wrote,’ Dies at 96 (nytimes.com)
• Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper, Dies at 59 – (nytimes.com)
• How Ana de Armas Was Transformed Into Marilyn Monroe for ‘Blonde’ (Variety)

• Kanye West says he’s never read a book, likens it to Brussels sprouts (usatoday.com)
• Kanye West Wears ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt During Runway Show (Variety)
• Kanye West’s antisemitic posts were removed by Twitter and Instagram (The Washington Post)
• Watch the Disturbing Kanye Interview Clips That Tucker Carlson Didn’t Put on Air (vice.com)

• Brad Pitt makes surprise debut as a sculptor at Finland art gallery (The Guardian)
• Madonna says she’s gay in a TikTok, but social media’s hung up (latimes.com)
• Blink-182 reunites for a world tour with Tom DeLonge (The Washington Post)
• Will Smith enters the 2023 Oscar race with the slavery drama Emancipation (The Guardian)

The Oct. 2022 Entertainment News Quiz Questions

• How many books does Kanye West claim he read in his lifetime?

  Screenshot: Alo Mind Full Podcast via YouTube

  Every Harry Potter book.

  Only the Bible.

  None.

  Countless.

  Apart from being an actor, Brad Pitt is what kind of artist?

  Photo: Jussi Koivunen / Sara Hildén Art Museum

  Musician.

  Photographer.

  Painter.

  Sculptor.

  How old is Gwyneth Paltrow in 2022?

  Screenshot: Vogue - YouTube

  45.

  50.

  55.

  60.

  Coolio's last top-40 hit in the US, "C U When U Get There," is based on which famous composition?

  Screenshot: Coolio - C U When U Get There (feat. 40 Thevz) Official Music Video

  Bach’s “Air on the G String”

  Pachelbel’s “Canon in D Major”

  Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise”

  Lakeside’s “Fantastic Voyage"

  Who is this Oscar-nominated Marilyn Monroe?

  Screenshot: Blonde / Netflix

  Kim Kardashian.

  Michelle Williams.

  Ana de Armas.

  Marilyn Monroe.

  Who is the actor in this picture?

  Screenshot: Emancipation / Apple TV+

  Chris Rock.

  Will Smith.

  Jamie Foxx.

  Snoop Dogg.

  What did Kanye West wear to his surprise 2022 Yeezy Season 9 fashion show in Paris?

  Screenshot: Yeezy Season 9 / Paris Fashion Week via SWGRUS on YouTube

  A “Black Lives Matter” shirt.

  A “White Lives Matter” shirt.

  An “All Lives Matter” shirt.

  A “Tax the Rich” shirt.

  According to Kanye West's Oct. 2022 Instagram post, who is "controlled by shadowy, powerful Jewish people"?

  Screenshot: Kanye West at Tucker Carlson / FOX News - YouTube

  Sean "Diddy" Combs.

  Joe Biden.

  Tucker Carlson.

  Kim Kardashian.

  In Oct. 2022, Madonna kind of announced she was "gay." How?

  Screenshot: madonna (@madonna) on TikTok

  On Oprah.

  In a song.

  On Twitter.

  On TikTok.

  She's the actress who starred in TV's "Murder, She Wrote" between 1984 and 1996.

  Screenshot: Murder, She Wrote / NBCUniversal

  Bea Arthur.

  Angela Lansbury,

  Anjelica Huston.

  Jessica Fletcher.

  Which group recorded 1999's Enema of the State?

  Screenshot: ******** - YouTube

  Linkin Park.

  Sum 41.

  Green Day.

  Blink-182.

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