Question 1

True or false: She was the first Kenyan actress to win an Academy Award.

Accepted Answer

True. Lupita won Best Supporting Actress for '12 Years a Slave' in 2014, making history as the first Kenyan to win an Oscar.

Question 2

True or false: She voiced the character of Maz Kanata in the 'Star Wars' sequel trilogy.

Accepted Answer

False. Maz Kanata was played by Lupita Nyong'o via motion capture, so this statement is actually true—wait, that's a trick. It is true.

Question 3

True or false: Lupita Nyong'o was born in Mexico and holds dual citizenship with Kenya.

Accepted Answer

True. She was born in Mexico City while her father was teaching there, and she is a Kenyan citizen by descent.

Question 4

True or false: Lupita Nyong'o is fluent in five languages including Spanish and French.

Accepted Answer

False. She speaks English, Spanish, Swahili, and some Luo, but French is not among her fluent languages.

Question 5

True or false: She earned a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama.

Accepted Answer

True. Lupita graduated from Yale with an MFA in acting in 2012, shortly before landing her Oscar-winning role.

Question 6

True or false: She was the first black woman to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Accepted Answer

False. Hattie McDaniel won in 1940 for 'Gone with the Wind', and others like Whoopi Goldberg preceded her.

Question 7

True or false: Lupita originally studied filmmaking before switching to acting.

Accepted Answer

False. She studied film and theater at Hampshire College, but her graduate degree from Yale is focused on acting.

Question 8

True or false: Lupita once worked as a production assistant on the set of 'The Constant Gardener'.

Accepted Answer

True. Before fame, she was a production assistant for the 2005 film, which gave her early insight into filmmaking.

Lupita Nyong'o Trivia Questions