by Ali Boyne

ExQUIZite Hollywood Strikes

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The 2023 New Zealand International Film Festival is already underway, with events throughout Aotearoa. However, in the US, the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA are still on strike (or were at time of writing).

Instead of focusing on the movies, this quiz delves into Hollywood’s history of labour issues. There is one round, with a total of 10 points up for grabs. (Once you've completed the quiz you can check your answers here).

Questions

1. What trade association represents the TV and film production companies that are on the other side of the table from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in this ongoing labour dispute?

2. Not counting the current situation, which year saw the longest Writers Guild of America strike? 1960, 1973, 1988 or 2007-08

3. What does the SAG in SAG-AFTRA stand for?

4. Which annual awards ceremony has been postponed until January 2024 as a result of the strikes?

5. Which actor, who created and starred in 90s sitcom The Nanny, is the current president of SAG-AFTRA?

6. Which streaming company was criticised for advertising an AI/machine learning position work between $300,000 and $900,000 during the strike?

7. Which former US president was also president of SAG, first from 1947 to 1952 and then again from 1956-1960?

8. The cast of which recent blockbuster walked out of the film’s London premiere when the SAG-AFTRA strike was announced?

9. The CEO of which major company has been widely criticised for referring to the strikes as “not realistic”? (His annual salary is US$27 million.)

10. What percentage of SAG-AFTRA make less then $26,000 per year? 27%, 47%, 67% or 87%