Taika Waititi Quiz: What We Do in the Shadows and Kiwi Humor

This Taika Waititi quiz looks at the New Zealand filmmaker whose deadpan comedy travels from vampire flats to Marvel worlds. Play 10 interactive questions on What We Do in the Shadows, Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok, Korg, Jojo Rabbit, his Oscar and Our Flag Means Death.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country is Taika Waititi from?
Vampires
Who co-created What We Do in the Shadows with him?
Topic
What is What We Do in the Shadows about?
Wilderpeople
Which film follows Ricky Baker in the bush?
Marvel
Which Marvel film did he direct in 2017?
Korg
Which rock character did he voice in Thor films?
Oscar
Which Oscar did he win for Jojo Rabbit?
Role
Who did he play in Jojo Rabbit?
Pirates
In which series did he play Blackbeard?
Boy
Which 2010 film is set on New Zealand's East Coast?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country is Taika Waititi from?
Answer: New Zealand
He grew up partly in Wellington.
Q2: Who co-created What We Do in the Shadows with him?
Answer: Jemaine Clement
They had worked together in comedy.
Q3: What is What We Do in the Shadows about?
Answer: Vampire flatmates in Wellington
It is a mockumentary.
Q4: Which film follows Ricky Baker in the bush?
Answer: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Sam Neill co-starred.
Q5: Which Marvel film did he direct in 2017?
Answer: Thor: Ragnarok
It made Thor funnier.
Q6: Which rock character did he voice in Thor films?
Answer: Korg
Korg is a gentle Kronan warrior.
Q7: Which Oscar did he win for Jojo Rabbit?
Answer: Best Adapted Screenplay
He won at the 2020 Oscars.
Q8: Who did he play in Jojo Rabbit?
Answer: An imaginary Adolf Hitler
The role was played as satire.
Q9: In which series did he play Blackbeard?
Answer: Our Flag Means Death
It is a pirate comedy.
Q10: Which 2010 film is set on New Zealand's East Coast?
Answer: Boy
It became a hit at home.

Taika Waititi Quiz – What We Do in the Shadows and Kiwi Humor

Taika Waititi was born in 1975 and has Maori and Jewish heritage. He began in comedy with Jemaine Clement, and his short film Two Cars, One Night earned an Oscar nomination.

Boy in 2010 and Hunt for the Wilderpeople in 2016 became big hits in New Zealand, mixing sad moments with gentle jokes. What We Do in the Shadows, about vampire flatmates in Wellington, became a cult hit and later a TV series.

Thor: Ragnarok brought his style to Marvel, and he voiced Korg. Jojo Rabbit won him the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, and he played Blackbeard in Our Flag Means Death.

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Did You Know?

He has also directed music videos and ads.
Next Goal Wins was released in 2023.
He directed Thor: Love and Thunder.
His humor is often called deadpan.
He has appeared in many of his own films.