Can You Score 20/20? The Ultimate Bosnia Screen Legends Trivia Quiz

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Delve into the rich heritage of Bosnian cinema with this thrilling trivia quiz on screen legends from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Test your knowledge of acclaimed directors and actors who’ve made waves internationally, with questions ranging from easy starters to devilishly tough brain-teasers. Are you a true cinephile when it comes to Bosnia’s film greats?

20 Trivia Questions on Bosnia Screen Legends

Question 1: In which city was director Emir Kusturica born?

A. Belgrade
B. Zenica
C. Zagreb
D. Sarajevo

Question 2: For which film did Emir Kusturica win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995?

A. Time of the Gypsies
B. Arizona Dream
C. Underground
D. Black Cat, White Cat

Question 3: Danis Tanović won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for which movie?

A. Perfect Circle
B. No Man’s Land
C. Grbavica
D. Fuse

Question 4: In what year was No Man’s Land released?

A. 2000
B. 2002
C. 2001
D. 1999

Question 5: Branko Đurić portrayed which character in No Man’s Land?

A. The sergeant
B. Cera
C. Nino
D. The UN soldier

Question 6: Jasmila Žbanić’s film Grbavica won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in which year?

A. 2006
B. 2007
C. 2005
D. 2008

Question 7: In which year was actor Mustafa Nadarević born?

A. 1943
B. 1933
C. 1953
D. 1963

Question 8: In which Bosnian city was actor Zaim Muzaferija born?

A. Tuzla
B. Travnik
C. Sarajevo
D. Mostar

Question 9: What was Emir Kusturica’s debut feature film?

A. When Father Was Away on Business
B. Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
C. Underground
D. Life Is a Miracle

Question 10: Danis Tanović hails from which Bosnian city?

A. Sarajevo
B. Zenica
C. Tuzla
D. Bihać

Question 11: In which year was actor Branko Đurić born?

A. 1955
B. 1962
C. 1970
D. 1950

Question 12: In which year was director Jasmila Žbanić born?

A. 1964
B. 1984
C. 1974
D. 1969

Question 13: What role did Mustafa Nadarević play in Emir Kusturica’s When Father Was Away on Business?

A. The uncle
B. The father
C. The grandfather
D. The neighbour

Question 14: In which year did actor Zaim Muzaferija pass away?

A. 2004
B. 1994
C. 2014
D. 1984

Question 15: Actor Josip Pejaković was born in which Bosnian location?

A. Travnik
B. Zenica
C. Sarajevo
D. Banja Luka

Question 16: Which Bosnian actor played the character Zigic in Angelina Jolie’s In the Land of Blood and Honey?

A. Ermin Bravo
B. Boris Isaković
C. Branko Đurić
D. Senad Bašić

Question 17: What award did No Man’s Land win at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival?

A. Palme d’Or
B. Grand Prix
C. Best Screenplay
D. Best Director

Question 18: For which film did Emir Kusturica win the Palme d’Or for Best Screenplay at Cannes in 1985?

A. Underground
B. When Father Was Away on Business
C. Time of the Gypsies
D. Black Cat, White Cat

Question 19: In which Bosnian city was actress Zana Marjanović born?

A. Bijeljina
B. Brčko
C. Prijedor
D. Doboj

Question 20: Director Pjer Žalica is from which Bosnian city?

A. Sarajevo
B. Zenica
C. Mostar
D. Tuzla

Answers

  1. D. Sarajevo – Emir Kusturica was born on 24 July 1954 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Belgrade and Zagreb are in Serbia and Croatia, respectively, while Zenica is another Bosnian city.
  2. C. Underground – Kusturica’s epic won the Palme d’Or in 1995; the others are his earlier or later films without that specific honour.
  3. B. No Man’s Land – The film won the Oscar in 2002 for Best Foreign Language Film; the others are Bosnian films but not Oscar winners.
  4. C. 2001 – No Man’s Land premiered in 2001 at Cannes; the adjacent years are plausible distractors.
  5. B. Cera – Đurić played the Bosnian soldier Cera; the others are different characters in the film.
  6. A. 2006 – Grbavica took the Golden Bear that year; nearby years fit other festivals or films.
  7. A. 1943 – Nadarević was born 3 May 1943 in Sarajevo; other options are offset by decades.
  8. B. Travnik – Muzaferija was born 23 March 1923 in Travnik; the rest are major Bosnian cities.
  9. B. Do You Remember Dolly Bell? – His 1981 debut won the Golden Lion at Venice; others came later.
  10. B. Zenica – Tanović was born 19 February 1965 in Zenica; others are prominent Bosnian locales.
  11. B. 1962 – Đurić was born 6 May 1962 in Sarajevo; nearby years mislead.
  12. C. 1974 – Žbanić was born 19 December 1974 in Sarajevo; others approximate her contemporaries.
  13. B. The father – Nadarević portrayed the imprisoned father; the other roles are by different actors.
  14. A. 2004 – Muzaferija died 22 April 2004; other dates are 10-year intervals.
  15. A. Travnik – Pejaković was born 12 March 1946 in Travnik; others are Bosnian cities.
  16. B. Boris Isaković – He played Zigic; Bravo played Ajla’s father, while the others have different roles or none.
  17. C. Best Screenplay – The film won this at Cannes 2001 before its Oscar; others went to different entries.
  18. B. When Father Was Away on Business – It won Best Screenplay Palme in 1985; Underground won overall Palme later.
  19. A. Bijeljina – Marjanović was born 31 May 1980 in Bijeljina; others are nearby Republika Srpska towns.
  20. B. Zenica – Žalica was born in Zenica, known for films like Fuse; others are key Bosnian cities.

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