City of God Quiz

Try out this City of God quiz to test your knowledge. City of God trivia highlights the making and legacy of Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund’s 2002 Portuguese-language epic crime film.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the editor of City of God who also received an Academy Award nomination.?
Question 2 · Easy · 10 pts
City of God received an Academy Award nomination in which directing category?
Question 3 · Easy · 10 pts
Which Oscar screenplay category was City of God nominated for?
Question 4 · Easy · 10 pts
City of God earned an Academy Award nomination for which camera-focused category?
Question 5 · Medium · 20 pts
At the BAFTAs, which prize did City of God actually win?
Question 6 · Medium · 20 pts
About how much time does City of God's story cover—more of a weekend mess or a long historical stretch?
Question 7 · Medium · 20 pts
What kitchen-tool moment slices straight into the opening titles like the movie is showing off its editing knife skills?
Question 8 · Medium · 20 pts
Before gangsters and police pile into the chaos, which feathery escape artist gets a brief moment in the spotlight?
Question 9 · Medium · 20 pts
What visual trick does the film frequently use to introduce characters or underline a moment, as if time itself hit the brakes?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which description best matches the screenplay structure used to adapt Paulo Lins's novel?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Which director received City of God's Best Director Oscar nomination?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
Cidade de Deus was originally constructed as what kind of development on Rio's western side?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
Before co-directing City of God, Kátia Lund had already worked on projects centered on which communities?
Question 14 · Hard · 40 pts
City of God has often appeared in critics' polls in what broad prestige category?
Question 15 · Hard · 40 pts
Which combination best captures the film's signature visual style?

Name the editor of City of God who also received an Academy Award nomination.?

City of God received an Academy Award nomination in which directing category?

Which Oscar screenplay category was City of God nominated for?

City of God earned an Academy Award nomination for which camera-focused category?

At the BAFTAs, which prize did City of God actually win?

About how much time does City of God's story cover—more of a weekend mess or a long historical stretch?

What kitchen-tool moment slices straight into the opening titles like the movie is showing off its editing knife skills?

Before gangsters and police pile into the chaos, which feathery escape artist gets a brief moment in the spotlight?

What visual trick does the film frequently use to introduce characters or underline a moment, as if time itself hit the brakes?

Which description best matches the screenplay structure used to adapt Paulo Lins's novel?

Which director received City of God's Best Director Oscar nomination?

Cidade de Deus was originally constructed as what kind of development on Rio's western side?

Before co-directing City of God, Kátia Lund had already worked on projects centered on which communities?

City of God has often appeared in critics' polls in what broad prestige category?

Which combination best captures the film's signature visual style?