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Oscars by Numbers

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Introduction:
"A quiz about the successes and failures of movies at the Oscars awards ceremonies throughout the years. All of the questions or answers have a numbers connection."


1. Which of the following movies was the first to equal the achievement of 'Ben-Hur' in winning 11 Oscar awards?
    Titanic
    Cabaret
    The Godfather
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


2. When 'Titanic' received 14 nominations in 1997, it was the first to achieve this since which other movie?
    'From Here to Eternity' (1953)
    'All About Eve' (1950)
    'Forrest Gump' (1994)
    'Mary Poppins' (1964)


3. 'Star Wars' won 7 awards in 1977, but the award for Best Picture went to which other movie?
    Saturday Night Fever
    Annie Hall
    The Deer Hunter
    Kramer vs. Kramer


4. 'Grand Hotel' won the award for Best Picture, despite that being its only nomination.
    True
    False


5. In 2003, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' won 100% of the awards for which it was nominated. How many was that?
    10
    11
    9
    12


6. In 1985, 'The Color Purple' was nominated for 11 awards but didn't win a single one.
    True
    False


7. By 2004, what country had won more than twice the number of awards for Best Foreign Language Picture than any other nation?
    Germany
    Italy
    France
    Spain


8. Films that have won all top 5 awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Director and Best Writing belong to an exclusive club. Which of these movies did not achieve that distinction?
    'It Happened One Night ' (1934)
    'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)
    'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ' (1975)
    'Gone with the Wind' (1939)


9. When 'Schindler's List' was voted Best Picture in 1993, how many years had it been since a black and white movie had last won this award?
    44
    33
    50
    30


10. Who received an exceptional 26 Oscars in his lifetime?
    John Ford
    Walt Disney
    Marlon Brando
    Clark Gable


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