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Quiz about More Academy Award History
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More Academy Award History Trivia Quiz


Another quiz on Oscar winners and nominees.

A multiple-choice quiz by jbsmth. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
jbsmth
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
2,471
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
11 / 25
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Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 32 (9/25), Guest 166 (11/25), Guest 198 (12/25).
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Question 1 of 25
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? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Of these four box office blockbusters, which one won the most Oscars? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Which of the following Oscar winning actors never appeared in a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Which of the following events was NOT a reason for postponing the Academy Awards ceremony? Hint


Question 5 of 25
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? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which of the following films did NOT win an Oscar for best visual effects? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Which of the following films did NOT win an Oscar for Best Make-up? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Which of the following directors did NOT receive an Oscar for his debut film? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Which of the following has NOT earned an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Which of the following has NOT won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress? Hint


Question 11 of 25
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? Hint


Question 12 of 25
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? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Ben Affleck, Alan Ball, Matt Damon, and Emma Thompson: what do each of these people have in common? Hint


Question 14 of 25
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? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Which of the following has NEVER been the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)? Hint


Question 16 of 25
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? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Which of the following Oscar-nominated musicals was NOT written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Which of the following has NEVER won an Oscar? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. What was the first film adaptation of a William Shakespeare play to win an Oscar for Best Picture? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Which of the following stars of 'The Godfather' did NOT win an Oscar in the 1970s, 80s or 90s? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Which of the following did NOT earn an Academy Award nomination for their feature film debut? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Which of the following actresses is NOT the daughter of an Oscar winner? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Which of the following actors has appeared in the most Best Picture Oscar-winning films? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Which of the following films featured the most Oscar winners? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Who was the first to win 4 Academy Awards in the Best Director category? Hint



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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?

Answer: Forrest Gump

'Forrest Gump' (1994), earned $329.7m at theaters in the USA, 'Gone With The Wind' (1939) $198.5m. 'The Sound Of Music' (1965) grossed $163.2m, and 'The Silence Of The Lambs' (1991) $130.7m.
2. Of these four box office blockbusters, which one won the most Oscars?

Answer: Star Wars

'Star Wars' (1977) won a total of 6 Oscars. 'E.T.' (1982) and 'The Matrix' (1999) each won 4 Oscars, and 'Jurassic Park' (1993) won 3 Oscars.
3. Which of the following Oscar winning actors never appeared in a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture?

Answer: Katharine Hepburn

Bette Davis appeared in 'All About Eve', which won Best Picture of 1950, James Stewart was in the 1952 winner, 'The Greatest Show On Earth', and Jack Lemmon starred in 'The Apartment', which won the Best Picture Oscar for 1960. Katharine Hepburn, having won 4 Oscars for her acting, has never appeared in a movie that took home the top honor.
4. Which of the following events was NOT a reason for postponing the Academy Awards ceremony?

Answer: John F. Kennedy's assassination

In 1938, severe floods in Los Angeles caused the Oscar ceremony to be postponed for 1 week. In 1968, the Academy Awards were scheduled for April 8th, which was the same day as Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral, so they were postponed for 2 days. In 1981, Ronald Reagan was scheduled to appear via sattelite on the Oscar telecast, but was shot on the same day, postponing the Awards for 1 day.

Although the U.S. was devastated by the assassination of JFK, it occurred in November of 1963, several months before the Oscar ceremonies.
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?

Answer: Bette Davis

Jason Robards won back-to-back Best Supporting Actor Oscars for 'All The President's Men' (1976), and 'Julia' (1977). Katharine Hepburn won Best Actress Oscars for 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner' (1967), and also for 'The Lion In Winter' (1968). Spencer Tracy won back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Actor in 'Captains Courageous' (1937), and 'Boys Town' (1938). Bette Davis' Oscars were for 'Dangerous' (1935), and 'Jezebel' (1938).
6. Which of the following films did NOT win an Oscar for best visual effects?

Answer: The Ten Commandments

There was no category for visual effects until 1964, so unfortunately, 'The Ten Commandments' (1956) could not win the award.
7. Which of the following films did NOT win an Oscar for Best Make-up?

Answer: Star Wars

Oscars for Best Make-up were not given out until 1980, so that was not one of the six categories for which "Star Wars" (1977) received an Academy Award.
8. Which of the following directors did NOT receive an Oscar for his debut film?

Answer: Mike Nichols

Robert Redford won a Best Director Oscar for 'Ordinary People' (1980), James L. Brooks for 'Terms Of Endearment' (1983), and Sam Mendes for 'American Beauty' (1999), each of which was a feature directorial debut. Mike Nichols won for 'The Graduate' (1967), but directed his first picture, 'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?' (1966) the year before.
9. Which of the following has NOT earned an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

Robert De Niro won his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 'The Godfather, Part II' (1974), Jack Nicholson won for 'Terms of Endearment' (1983), and Kevin Spacey for 'The Usual Suspects' (1995) . Dustin Hoffman won his first Oscar for 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (1979), and again for 'Rain Man' (1988), but both were for Best Actor in a lead role.
10. Which of the following has NOT won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?

Answer: Sally Field

Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 'Murder On The Orient Express' (1974), Meryl Streep won for 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (1979), and Jessica Lange for 'Tootsie' (1982). Sally Field won for 'Norma Rae' (1979), and again for 'Places In The Heart' (1984), but both were for Best Actress in a lead role.
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?

Answer: Casablanca

At the end of the film C'asablanca', Capt. Louis Renault watches Rick Blain shoot the nazi, Heinrich Strasser. Louis then tells his men, 'Major Strasser's been shot... round up the usual suspects.'
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?

Answer: MGM-UA

With 16 Best Picture Oscar-winners between them, the merged Metro Goldwyn Mayer and United Artists studios won the most. Columbia put out movies with 10 of these awards, Paramount had 11, and Fox had 10. The latter two studios sharing the honor for the films 'Braveheart' (1995), and 'Titanic' (1997) for which they shared production costs.
13. Ben Affleck, Alan Ball, Matt Damon, and Emma Thompson: what do each of these people have in common?

Answer: Each won an Oscar for their first screenplay

Emma Thompson won an Oscar for her adaptation of 'Sense And Sensiblity' (1995), Ben Affleck and Matt Damon won for 'Good Will Hunting' (1997), and Alan Ball for 'American Beauty' (1999), all of which were first attempts at screenwriting.
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?

Answer: Randy Newman

Barbra Streisand won an Oscar for co-writing the song 'Evergreen', from the film 'A Star Is Born' (1976). Stevie Wonder won for 'I Just Called To Say I love You', from 'The Woman In Red' (1984). Bruce Springsteen won for 'The Streets Of Philadelphia', from the movie 'Philadelphia' (1993). Randy Newman won the 2001 Oscar for Best Music for the song "If I Didn't Have You" from the film "Monsters, Inc." (2001).
15. Which of the following has NEVER been the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan served as President of the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG), and the United States of America (USA), but never as President of AMPAS, which is responsible for the Academy Awards.
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?

Answer: As Good As It Gets

Jack Nicholson (April, 1937) is 26 years, 2 months older than his co-star, Helen Hunt (June, 1963). Rex Harrison (March, 1908) was 21 years, 2 months older than Audrey Hepburn (May, 1929). Harvey Keitel (May, 1939) is 18 years, 10 months older than Holly Hunter (March, 1958). And Humphrey Bogart (January, 1899) was 16 years, 7 months older than Ingrid Bergman (August, 1915).
17. Which of the following Oscar-nominated musicals was NOT written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe?

Answer: The Sound of Music

'The Sound Of Music' (1965), was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
18. Which of the following has NEVER won an Oscar?

Answer: George Lucas

Charlie Chaplin won an Oscar for best dramatic score for 'Limelight' (1952), Mel Brooks won for best original screenplay for 'The Producers' (1968), and Isaac Hayes won for best original song with 'Theme From Shaft' (1971). George Lucas' films have won Oscars, and his company, Industrial Light and Magic is responsible for many Oscars, but he himself has never won ... in 1992 he was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at that year's Oscars ceremony.

It is voted by the Academy's Board of Governors and is presented to "creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production." It is an occasional award, as it is not awarded every year.
19. What was the first film adaptation of a William Shakespeare play to win an Oscar for Best Picture?

Answer: Hamlet

Although 'Shakespeare In Love' won a Best Picture Oscar, it is a fictional story, not written by the Bard. 'West Side Story' is loosely based on Romeo and Juliet, but Hamlet was the first one of Shakespeare's plays to have been made into a movie that won an Academy Award for best picture ... 54 different versions of Hamlet have been put on film, but the Laurence Olivier version (1948) has the only Oscar.
20. Which of the following stars of 'The Godfather' did NOT win an Oscar in the 1970s, 80s or 90s?

Answer: James Caan

Diane Keaton won an Oscar for Best Actress in 'Annie Hall' (1977), Robert Duvall for Best Actor in 'Tender Mercies' (1983), and Al Pacino for 'Scent Of A Woman' (1992). James Caan has not yet won an Oscar.
21. Which of the following did NOT earn an Academy Award nomination for their feature film debut?

Answer: John Lithgow

Montgomery Clift was nominated for his debut in 'The Search' (1948), Oprah Winfrey received a nomination for her first movie, 'The Color Purple' (1985), and Edward Norton was nominated for 'Primal Fear' (1996), his debut film. John Lithgow's first nomination came for 'The World According To Garp' (1982), his first major role, but his eighth film.
22. Which of the following actresses is NOT the daughter of an Oscar winner?

Answer: Jessica Capshaw

Kate Hudson's mother is Goldie Hawn, who won an Oscar for her performance in 'Cactus Flower' (1969). Angelina Jolie's father is Jon Voight, best actor winner for 'Coming Home' (1978). Isabella Rossellini is the daughter of three-time Academy Award winner, Ingrid Bergman. Jessica Capshaw is the daughter of Bob and Kate Capshaw, and her stepfather is Steven Spielberg.
23. Which of the following actors has appeared in the most Best Picture Oscar-winning films?

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

Robert De Niro appeared in 'The Godfather, Part II' (1974) and 'The Deer Hunter' (1978). Al Pacino starred in 'The Godfather' (1972) and 'The Godfather, Part II' (1974). Dustin Hoffman has been in 'Midnight Cowboy' (1969), 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (1979), and 'Rain Man' (1998).
24. Which of the following films featured the most Oscar winners?

Answer: How The West Was Won

'How The West Was Won' featured Oscar winners Walter Brennan, Henry Fonda, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, James Stewart, Spencer Tracy, and John Wayne, totaling 7. 'Heartburn' had 6: Milos Forman, Jack Nicholson, Mercedes Ruehl, Kevin Spacey, Maureen Stapleton, and Meryl Streep. 'Shakespeare In Love' starred Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Gwyneth Paltrow, Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. 'Raising Arizona' featured Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, and Frances McDormand.
25. Who was the first to win 4 Academy Awards in the Best Director category?

Answer: John Ford

John Ford won Best Director Oscars 4 times, for 'The Informer' (1935), 'The Grapes Of Wrath' (1940), 'How Green Was My Valley' (1941), and 'The Quiet Man' (1952). He directed 142 films, with Oscar winning actors such as James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Lee Marvin, and James Stewart, but John Ford was best known for his westerns that featured John Wayne.

Some people consider him the best director ever, but al ot can be said for Frank Capra and William Wyler, who each won 3 times, as well as Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick, who never won.
Source: Author jbsmth

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