The Woman King - Quiz
  • 1. In what year is The Woman King set?
A) 1904
B) 1889
C) 1600
D) 1823
  • 2. The Kingdom of Dahomey is located in which modern-day country?
A) Brazil
B) Ghana
C) Nigeria
D) Benin
  • 3. When did the Kingdom of Dahomey exist?
A) 1650–1979
B) 1500–1823
C) 1600–1904
D) 1748–1858
  • 4. Which king ruled Dahomey during the period depicted in the film?
A) King Oyo
B) King Francisco
C) King Ghezo
D) King Malik
  • 5. Who played the character of King Ghezo in the movie?
A) Jordan Bolger
B) Thuso Mbedu
C) John Boyega
D) Viola Davis
  • 6. Which character in the film is fictional?
A) King Ghezo
B) The king of Dahomey
C) Francisco Félix de Sousa
D) Nanisca
  • 7. The Agojie warriors were initially recruited from among whom?
A) The king's daughters
B) Prisoners of war
C) The king's wives
D) Volunteers from neighboring states
  • 8. Under King Ghezo, the Agojie force grew to approximately how many warriors?
A) 1,000
B) 6,000
C) 10,000
D) 600
  • 9. The Agojie comprised what fraction of the Dahomean military under Ghezo?
A) Two thirds
B) One third
C) One quarter
D) One half
  • 10. Dahomey had been paying tribute to which empire since 1748?
A) Benin Empire
B) French Empire
C) Oyo Empire
D) Brazilian Empire
  • 11. Who played the character of the Agojie general Nanisca?
A) Viola Davis
B) John Boyega
C) Thuso Mbedu
D) Hero Fiennes Tiffin
  • 12. The character Nawi was named after whom?
A) A French naval officer
B) A Brazilian slave trader
C) King Ghezo's wife
D) The last surviving Agojie warrior with combat experience
  • 13. Which historical figure was likely an inspiration for the character Santo Ferreira?
A) Malik
B) Francisco Félix de Sousa
C) The Agojie recruit Nanisca
D) King Ghezo
  • 14. Agojie warriors were considered to be formally married to whom?
A) The slave traders
B) The king
C) Their commanders
D) No one
  • 15. What status were Agojie warriors expected to maintain due to their marriage to the king?
A) Polygamy
B) Exile
C) Celibacy
D) Parenthood
  • 16. Who speculated that the romance between Nawi and Malik was implausible?
A) Kevin Lang
B) John Boyega
C) Viola Davis
D) The director
  • 17. In what year did the last surviving Agojie warrior with combat experience die?
A) 1904
B) 1979
C) 1823
D) 1889
  • 18. What is the primary reason the Agojie grew in size under King Ghezo?
A) Recruitment from prisoners of war
B) Mandatory service for all women
C) Recruitment from foreign mercenaries
D) A peace treaty with the Oyo Empire
  • 19. What was the worldwide total gross for The Woman King?
A) $27.1 million
B) $67.3 million
C) $100 million
D) $94.4 million
  • 20. What was the projected opening weekend gross for The Woman King in the U.S. and Canada?
A) $19.05 million
B) $12 million
C) $6.8 million
D) $16 million
  • 21. What percentage of the opening-weekend audience was female?
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 59%
D) 58%
  • 22. What percentage of the opening-weekend audience was African American?
A) 60%
B) 45%
C) 58%
D) 59%
  • 23. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, what percentage of critics' reviews were positive?
A) 88%
B) 95%
C) 94%
D) 76%
  • 24. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give The Woman King?
A) B+
B) A+
C) A-
D) A
  • 25. Who was noted for their breakout performance in the film?
A) Caryn James
B) Viola Davis
C) Lashana Lynch
D) Thuso Mbedu
  • 26. Which film finished ahead of The Woman King in its second weekend?
A) Braveheart
B) The Woman King
C) Don't Worry Darling
D) Gladiator
  • 27. According to The Africa Report, how was the movie received in Benin?
A) Universally positive
B) Unnoticed
C) Universally negative
D) Mixed
  • 28. What was the average rating for The Woman King on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 8.0/10
B) 7.6/10
C) 9.4/10
D) 7.8/10
  • 29. How many critics provided reviews for the Metacritic score?
A) 35
B) 277
C) 100
D) 50
  • 30. Which critic called Lashana Lynch the film's standout?
A) Viola Davis
B) Reuben Baron
C) Jamie Broadnax
D) Martin Tsai
  • 31. What was the percentage drop in the film's second weekend box office?
A) 35%
B) 60%
C) 42%
D) 59%
  • 32. When did the cast and crew fly to South Africa for the shoot?
A) November 2021
B) January 2022
C) September 2022
D) December 2020
  • 33. How long was the scheduled shoot in South Africa?
A) One year
B) Five months
C) Three months
D) Six months
  • 34. Who served as the cinematographer for The Woman King?
A) Polly Morgan
B) Gersha Phillips
C) Sara Bennett
D) Terilyn Shropshire
  • 35. Which book did Prince-Bythewood ask an actress to read to prepare for a scene regarding sexual assault?
A) The Old Guard
B) Hunger
C) Love & Basketball
D) Fire Shut Up in My Bones
  • 36. In which province were the jungle scenes filmed?
A) Glasgow
B) Johannesburg
C) KwaZulu-Natal
D) Cape Town
  • 37. Which health event forced production to shut down for a few weeks?
A) A strike
B) Severe weather
C) Equipment failure
D) COVID-19 omicron variant
  • 38. When did production resume after the COVID-19 shutdown?
A) December 2021
B) Mid-January 2022
C) September 2022
D) November 2021
  • 39. Who composed the musical score for The Woman King?
A) Jessy Wilson
B) Terence Blanchard
C) Angélique Kidjo
D) Lebo M
  • 40. Where did the recording with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra take place?
A) Glasgow, Scotland
B) Cape Town, South Africa
C) New York, USA
D) London, England
  • 41. Who performed the end credits song 'Keep Rising'?
A) Dianne Reeves
B) Tesia Kwarteng
C) Angélique Kidjo
D) Jessy Wilson
  • 42. When did the film premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival?
A) November 22, 2022
B) September 16, 2022
C) September 9, 2022
D) February 16, 2023
  • 43. How many days after its theatrical release did the film arrive on Netflix in the United States?
A) 200 days
B) 153 days
C) 100 days
D) 60 days
  • 44. Who was the makeup artist for the film?
A) Gersha Phillips
B) Babalwa Mtshiselwa
C) Sara Bennett
D) Louisa Anthony
  • 45. What entity released the soundtrack album?
A) Milan Records
B) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
C) Entertainment One
D) Warner Chappell Music
  • 46. Who directed the film The Woman King?
A) Maria Bello
B) Cathy Schulman
C) Gina Prince-Bythewood
D) Dana Stevens
  • 47. Where did Maria Bello pitch the idea for the movie in 2015?
A) Women in Film headquarters
B) Skirball Cultural Center
C) JuVee Productions office
D) TriStar Pictures headquarters
  • 48. Who is Viola Davis's husband and producing partner?
A) Leonard Wantchekon
B) Danny Hernandez
C) Akin McKenzie
D) Julius Tennon
  • 49. What reason did studios give for turning down the project?
A) Unlikely chance to turn a profit
B) Poor script quality
C) Lack of a director
D) Difficulty finding filming locations
  • 50. Which superhero movie's success in 2018 motivated the crew to move forward?
A) Wonder Woman
B) Black Panther
C) Justice League
D) The Avengers
  • 51. Which actress was originally announced to star alongside Viola Davis before being replaced by Thuso Mbedu?
A) Danai Gurira
B) Zoe Saldana
C) Lupita Nyong'o
D) Lashana Lynch
  • 52. Who was the production designer that helped research the Agojie?
A) Danny Hernandez
B) Dana Stevens
C) Gabriela Mclain
D) Akin McKenzie
  • 53. Who was the stunt coordinator for the film?
A) Gabriela Mclain
B) Julius Tennon
C) Akin McKenzie
D) Danny Hernandez
  • 54. Which athlete inspired Viola Davis's physical preparation?
A) Allyson Felix
B) Claressa Shields
C) Serena Williams
D) Simone Biles
  • 55. Which movie was NOT cited by Prince-Bythewood as an influence?
A) Brave New World
B) The Last of the Mohicans
C) Braveheart
D) Gladiator
  • 56. How much time per day did the cast spend on fight training?
A) 90 minutes
B) Two hours
C) Three-and-a-half hours
D) Six hours
  • 57. Why did studios want to cast light-skinned actresses?
A) It was requested by the director
B) Studios desired specific casting choices that producers refused for historical accuracy
C) They were the only ones available
D) They were easier to train for fight scenes
  • 58. Which professor provided writings that the production team researched?
A) Akin McKenzie
B) Leonard Wantchekon
C) Maria Bello
D) Julius Tennon
  • 59. Who conceived the original idea for 'The Woman King'?
A) Dana Stevens
B) Maria Bello
C) Viola Davis
D) Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • 60. Where did production for 'The Woman King' take place?
A) South Africa
B) Ghana
C) Nigeria
D) Benin
  • 61. Which festival hosted the world premiere of 'The Woman King'?
A) Toronto International Film Festival
B) Venice Film Festival
C) Sundance Film Festival
D) Cannes Film Festival
  • 62. What is Nawi's relationship to Nanisca?
A) Adopted sister
B) General's apprentice
C) Biological daughter
D) Enemy spy
  • 63. How did Nanisca identify Nawi as her daughter?
A) By a locket
B) By a birthmark
C) By a tattoo
D) By a shark tooth in her shoulder
  • 64. Who is the leader of the Oyo forces in the film?
A) Malik
B) Santo Ferreira
C) King Ghezo
D) Oba Ade
  • 65. What happens to Izogie at the end of the film?
A) She is killed
B) She escapes with Nawi
C) She becomes a general
D) She marries Malik
  • 66. Who helps Nawi by buying her to protect her while she is a captive?
A) Santo Ferreira
B) Oba Ade
C) King Ghezo
D) Malik
  • 67. What is the name of the veteran Agojie warrior who befriends Nawi?
A) Malik
B) Izogie
C) Nanisca
D) Fumbe
  • 68. According to Meilan Solly, when did Dahomey begin selling West African captives to Europeans?
A) Mid 16th century
B) Late 19th century
C) Late 17th and early 18th centuries
D) Early 20th century
  • 69. Which port city did Dahomey seize in 1727?
A) Ouidah
B) Abeokuta
C) Lagos
D) Porto-Novo
  • 70. In the film, which group raids Dahomean villages and sells subjects into slavery?
A) The Mahi people
B) The British
C) The Agojie
D) The Portuguese
  • 71. Who was king of Dahomey from 1797 to 1818?
A) Agonglo
B) Ghezo
C) Adandozan
D) Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh
  • 72. Who was Ghezo's mother and a victim of Adandozan's slave trading?
A) Oyo Queen
B) Nanisca
C) Na Agontimé
D) Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh
  • 73. What did the real-life Ghezo do after seizing power from Adandozan?
A) He sold Adandozan's family members into slavery
B) He released all slaves
C) He retired to a palm oil plantation
D) He joined forces with the Portuguese
  • 74. What alternative commodity does Nanisca suggest Ghezo trade instead of slaves?
A) Gold
B) Spices
C) Ivory
D) Palm oil
  • 75. What was the result of Dahomey's experiment with palm oil production?
A) It was highly successful
B) It failed due to drought
C) It proved less profitable than the slave trade
D) It caused a war with the British
  • 76. What happened to the usage of slaves in Dahomey after 1852?
A) The practice was completely abandoned
B) They were used on palm oil plantations
C) They were all freed
D) They were sent to the Oyo Empire
  • 77. Which historian challenged the interpretation that some Agojie opposed the conflict with Abeokuta?
A) David Ross
B) Meilan Solly
C) John C. Yoder
D) Ghezo
  • 78. Which fortress did the Agojie raid in 1851 to acquire captives?
A) Ouidah
B) Abeokuta
C) Dahomey capital
D) The port of Lagos
  • 79. Which newspaper reported that critics complained the movie failed to acknowledge the Dahomey tribe's role in the slave trade?
A) The Los Angeles Times
B) The New York Times
C) The Washington Post
D) The Conversation
  • 80. According to The Conversation, from how many angles did the film draw controversy?
A) Many
B) None
C) Two
D) Three
  • 81. What specific ritual was spotlighted by online commentators to argue for the kingdom's perceived savagery?
A) Royal coronations
B) Animal offerings
C) Public executions
D) Human sacrifices
  • 82. Which historical figure was suggested as an alternative subject for a more positive cinematic exploration?
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Nelson Mandela
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Toussaint Louverture
  • 83. What was the specific hashtag that trended on social media for days regarding the film?
A) #ViolaDavisMovie
B) #DahomeyHistory
C) #WomanKingMovie
D) #BoycottWomanKing
  • 84. Did critics have an issue with Viola Davis playing a strong Black leader?
A) Yes
B) No
C) She was not the focus of the criticism
D) Only partially
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