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Introduction:
"Another quiz on Oscar winners and nominees."


1. The movie 'Titanic', having earned 11 oscars, including Best Picture, and grossing over $600 million in the U.S., is probably the most successful film ever. Which of the following Best Picture Oscar winners has earned the most money at the box office?
    Gone With The Wind
    Forrest Gump
    The Sound Of Music
    The Silence Of The Lambs


2. Of these four box office blockbusters, whicH one won the most Oscars?
    E.T.
    Jurassic Park
    The Matrix
    Star Wars


3. Which of the following Oscar winning actors never appeared in a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture?
    Katharine Hepburn
    Jack Lemmon
    James Stewart
    Bette Davis


4. Which of the following events was NOT a reason for postponing the Academy Awards ceremony?
    Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral
    Flooding in Los Angeles
    The shooting of Ronald Reagan
    John F. Kennedy's assassination


5. In 1995, Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his performance in 'Forrest Gump'. Having also won in 1994 for 'Philadelphia', Mr. Hanks won back-to back Oscars for acting. Which of the following did NOT win back-to-back Oscars?
    Spencer Tracy
    Bette Davis
    Katharine Hepburn
    Jason Robards


6. Which of the following films did NOT win an Oscar for best visual effects?
    Mary Poppins
    Alien
    Doctor Dolittle
    The Ten Commandments


7. Which of the following films did NOT win an Oscar for Best Make-up?
    Star Wars
    Beetlejuice
    Dick Tracy
    An American Werewolf In London


8. Which of the following directors did NOT receive an Oscar for his debut film?
    Robert Redford
    James L. Brooks
    Mike Nichols
    Sam Mendes


9. Which of the following has NOT earned an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?
    Robert De Niro
    Jack Nicholson
    Dustin Hoffman
    Kevin Spacey


10. Which of the following has NOT won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
    Sally Field
    Jessica Lange
    Meryl Streep
    Ingrid Bergman


11. The Oscar winning film 'The Usual Suspects '(1995), gets its title from a famous line in another Oscar winning picture. From which movie does this line come?
    Casablanca
    Chinatown
    Double Indemnity
    Anatomy Of A Murder


12. 'American Beauty' (1999) was the first Best Picture winner for Dreamworks. Which of the following studios has produced the largest number of Best Picture Oscar-winning films during the 20th century?
    MGM-UA
    Columbia
    Paramount
    20th Century Fox


13. Ben Affleck, Alan Ball, Matt Damon, and Emma Thompson: what do each of these people have in common?
    Each appeared in a film with Oscar winner Jack Nicholson
    Each dated an Oscar winner
    Each won an Oscar for their first screenplay
    Each starred in a remake of an Oscar-winning film


14. Phil Collins won his first Oscar in 2000 in the best song category with 'You'll Be In My Heart' from Disney's 'Tarzan'. Of the following four, which one was the LAST to win an Oscar for best song?
    Randy Newman
    Stevie Wonder
    Barbra Streisand
    Bruce Springsteen


15. Which of the following has NEVER been the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)?
    Karl Malden
    Bette Davis
    Ronald Reagan
    Gregory Peck


16. Since motion pictures began, Hollywood films have romantically paired actors with actresses many years younger. Which of the following Oscar-winning films has the greatest difference in age between the lead actor and actress?
    The Piano
    My Fair Lady
    As Good As It Gets
    Casablanca


17. Which of the following Best Picture Oscar-winning musicals was NOT written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe?
    An American In Paris
    My Fair Lady
    The Sound Of Music
    Gigi


18. Which of the following has NEVER won an Oscar?
    Charlie Chaplin
    Mel Brooks
    George Lucas
    Isaac Hayes


19. What was the first film adaptation of a William Shakespeare play to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
    Shakespeare In Love
    Othello
    Romeo and Juliet
    Hamlet


20. Which of the following stars of 'The Godfather' did NOT win an Oscar in the 1970s, 80s or 90s?
    Al Pacino
    James Caan
    Robert Duvall
    Diane Keaton


21. Which of the following did NOT earn an Academy Award nomination for their feature film debut?
    Edward Norton
    John Lithgow
    Montgomery Clift
    Oprah Winfrey


22. Which of the following actresses is NOT the daughter of an Oscar winner?
    Angelina Jolie
    Isabella Rossellini
    Jessica Capshaw
    Kate Hudson


23. Which of the following actors has appeared in the most Best Picture Oscar-winning films?
    Al Pacino
    John Travolta
    Dustin Hoffman
    Robert De Niro


24. Which of the following films featured the most Oscar winners?
    Raising Arizona
    Heartburn
    How The West Was Won
    Shakespeare In Love


25. Who was the first to win 4 Academy Awards in the Best Director category?
    John Ford
    Robert Redford
    Mel Gibson
    Clint Eastwood


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