The Oscars 2011 Trivia Quiz

Answer: James Franco and Anne Hathaway

James Franco played Aron Ralston in "127 Hours", which earned him a nomination for the Best Actor award. On the other hand, Anne Hathaway starred as the White Queen in "Alice in Wonderland". It was their first time hosting the prestigious show.

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards also marked the second time where the event was co-hosted by a male/female duo. The very first time this happened was back in 1957 during the 29th Annual Academy Awards, where it was co-hosted by Jerry Lewis and Celeste Holm.

Answer: Alice in Wonderland

Tom Hanks won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 (Best Actor for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett in "Philadelphia") and 1995 (Best Actor for the title role in "Forrest Gump").

"Alice in Wonderland" also won the Best Costume Design award. The movie was based on the novels "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass", both written by Lewis Carroll.

Robert Stromberg was the production designer for "Alice in Wonderland" while Karen O'Hara was the set decorator.

In "Alice in Wonderland", Mia Wasikowska starred as the title character. She fell into a rabbit hole after a sudden marriage proposal. Arriving at the world of Underland, she was greeted by many magical creatures. With the help provided from her newly made friends and the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), Alice killed the Jabberwocky using the Vorpal Sword. She also helped the White Queen (Anne Hathaway) defeat her evil sister, the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter).

Answer: Christian Bale

Christian Bale played Batman in "Batman Begins" (2005) and "The Dark Knight"(2008). "The Fighter" depicted the life of a professional boxer, Micky Ward (Matt Wahlberg). Christian Bale played his older brother, Dicky Eklund, while Mellisa Leo starred as their mother. Amy Adam, who played Charlene Fleming in the movie, was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Also nominated for Best Supporting Actor were John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone"), Jeremy Renner ("The Town"), Mark Ruffalo ("The Kids Are All Right") and Geoffrey Rush ("The King's Speech").

The three other actresses who were nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award were Helena Bonham Carter ("The King's Speech"), Hailee Steinfeld ("True Grit") and Jacki Weaver ("Animal Kingdom").

Answer: Toy Story 3

The three movies that competed for the award were "Toy Story 3", "How to Train Your Dragon" and "The Illusionist". "Toy Story 3" emerged as the winner.

In "Toy Story 3", Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) embarked on a rescue mission to save their friends after they were accidentally thrown away by Andy's mother.

Answer: The Social Network

David Fincher also directed "Alien 3" (1992), "Seven" (1995), "The Game" (1997), "Fight Club" (1999), "Panic Room" (2002), "Zodiac" (2007) and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008).

Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay for the movie based on the book "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal" by Ben Mezrich.

"The Social Network" told the story of how Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard University student, created the popular social networking website, Facebook. Along the way, his friends, Eduardo (who initially developed the Elo rating algorithm) and the Winklevoss twins (who pitched the idea of the website) filed lawsuits against him.

Jesse Eisenberg, who played Mark Zuckerberg in this movie, was also nominated for the Best Actor award.

Answer: "We Belong Together" (featured in "Toy Story 3")

Jennnifer Hudson won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in 2006 for her role as Effie White in "Dreamgirls" (2006).

"We Belong Together" was performed by Randy Newman. The song was featured in the popular animated movie, "Toy Story 3". This was Newman's 20th nomination and second win. His first win was back in 2002 during the 74th Annual Academy Awards. His winning song was "If I Didn't Have You", which was featured in "Monsters, Inc." (2001).

Answer: Inception

Christopher Nolan and his wife, Emma Thomas, were also the producers for "Inception". Prior to "Inception" (2010), Nolan also directed "Following" (1998), "Memento" (2000), "Insomnia" (2002), "Batman Begins" (2005), "The Prestige" (2006) and "The Dark Knight" (2008).

In "Inception", Leonardo DiCaprio starred as Dom Cobb, who attempted to complete a herculean task - implanting ideas into the human mind by manipulating dreams. He was assisted by Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Eames (Tom Hardy), Ariadne (Ellen Page) and Yusuf (Dileep Rao).

Answer: Natalie Portman

Jeff Bridges won the Best Actor award at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in "Crazy Heart".

Also nominated for the Best Actress award were Annette Bening ("The Kids Are All Right"), Nicole Kidman ("Rabbit Hole"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone") and Michelle Williams ("Blue Valentine").

Natalie Portman, or her birth name, Natalie Hershlag, was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She was known for her role as Padme Amidala in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy.

Portman thanked her ballet teacher and costume designer in her acceptance speech.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan" told the story of Nina, a ballerina, who went to great lengths to secure the dual lead role in a production, including compromising her friendship with her newly made friend.

Answer: Colin Firth

Sandra Bullock won the Best Actress award at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in "The Blind Side".

The other four nominees for the Best Actor award were Javier Bardem ("Biutiful"), Jeff Bridges ("True Grit"), Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network") and James Franco ("127 Hours").

Colin Firth was also known for his role as Mr. Darcy in the TV series "Pride and Prejudice". His other notable movies were "The English Patient", "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Mamma Mia!".

Previously, he also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his impeccable portrayal of King George VI in "The King's Speech".

In "The King's Speech", King George VI learned how to overcome stuttering with the help from his speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush). Helena Bonham Carter also starred in the movie as King George VI's supportive wife, Queen Elizabeth.

Answer: The King's Speech

Steven Spielberg was given the honour to present the Best Picture award.

"The King Speech" told the story of how King George VI (played by Colin Firth) overcame his stutter with the help from a speech therapist, Lionel (played by Geoffrey Rush, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor).

Tom Hooper also took home the Best Director award for his work in "The King's Speech".

The other nine movies that were nominated for the same award were "127 Hours", "Black Swan, "The Fighter", "Inception", "The Kids Are All Right", "The Social Network", "Toy Story 3", "True Grit" and "Winter's Bone".