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UK Oscar Winners Trivia Quiz

A few Oscar winners with links to the UK.

A multiple-choice quiz by mega44. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mega44

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
379,813

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first ever UK Oscar winner was Frank Lloyd, a Scottish born director who won at the second Oscar Ceremony. What was the name of the movie he won for? Hint

The Divine Wind

The Divine Miss M

The Divine Man

The Divine Lady

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Question 2 of 10

2. The 12th Oscar Ceremony held on February 29, 1940 saw a British actor and actress win the Oscar for Best Actor and Actress respectively. One played the part of a British schoolmaster while the other played the part of Margaret Mitchell's female lead. Who were these players? Hint

David Niven and Olivia de Havilland

Robert Donat and Vivien Leigh

Robert Coleman and Greer Garson

Charles Laughton and Joan Fontaine

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the first British film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? Hint

Oliver!

Hamlet

Tom Jones

Gandhi

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Oscar for Best Picture at the 54th Academy Awards held on March 29, 1982 went to which British offering centred around the 1924 Paris Olympics? Hint

Atlantic City

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Reds

Chariots of Fire

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these movies did Daniel Day-Lewis NOT receive an Oscar for? Hint

Gangs of New York

There Will Be Blood

My Left Foot

Lincoln

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 81st Academy Awards in 2009 saw only one of the four major categories (Picture, Actor, Actress and Director) NOT going to Britain. Which one? Hint

Best Picture

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Director

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 55th Academy Awards in 1983 saw only one of the four major categories (Picture, Actor, Actress and Director) NOT going to Britain. Which one? Hint

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Picture

Best Actress

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which British actress won two Best Actress Academy Awards in the 1970s? Hint

Judi Dench

Vanessa Redgrave

Glenda Jackson

Kate Winslet

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which British Dame won an Oscar for her portrayal of "The Queen"? Hint

Judi Dench

Glenda Jackson

Kate Winslet

Helen Mirren

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which actor won an Oscar for his portrayal of King George VI in "The King's Speech"? Hint

Colin Firth

Daniel Day-Lewis

Peter Firth

Hugh Grant

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first ever UK Oscar winner was Frank Lloyd, a Scottish born director who won at the second Oscar Ceremony. What was the name of the movie he won for?

Answer: The Divine Lady

"The Divine Lady" was a silent movie that told the story of love affair between Lord Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton.

Frank Lloyd was born in Glasgow on 2 February 1886.

He received further nominations, most famously for the Charles Laughton version of "Mutiny on the Bounty".

He won the award again in 1934 for Noel Coward's "Cavalcade" and became President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1934.

Answer: Robert Donat and Vivien Leigh

Robert Donat was born on 18 March 1905 near Manchester, England.
He won the Oscar for his portrayal of a school teacher in "Goodbye, Mr. Chips".

Vivien Leigh was born on 5 November 1913 in Darjeeling in British India.
She won her Oscar for her portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind".

3. What was the first British film to win the Oscar for Best Picture?

Answer: Hamlet

"Hamlet" picked up the 1949 award for Best Picture.

"Hamlet" was an adaptation of the William Shakespeare play of the same name. This is Shakespeare's longest play and relates the story of Hamlet the Prince of Denmark and his plans to avenge the death of his father at the hands of his uncle Claudius.

His performance in the lead role earned Laurence Olivier the Oscar for Best Actor.

4. The Oscar for Best Picture at the 54th Academy Awards held on March 29, 1982 went to which British offering centred around the 1924 Paris Olympics?

Answer: Chariots of Fire

"Chariots of Fire" was the story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics, Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams.

The film won a total of four Oscars, including awards for Best Original Screenplay (Welland), Best Costume Design (Milena Canonero) and Best Original Score (Vangelis).

5. Which of these movies did Daniel Day-Lewis NOT receive an Oscar for?

Answer: Gangs of New York

He was nominated in 2003 for "Gangs of New York" where he played the role of Bill "The Butcher" Cutting but ultimately lost out to Adrien Brody in "The Pianist".

He won his first Oscar playing Christy Brown in "My Left Foot" in 1990.

He went on to win again in 2008 for playing Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood" and again in 2013 for playing Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln".

6. The 81st Academy Awards in 2009 saw only one of the four major categories (Picture, Actor, Actress and Director) NOT going to Britain. Which one?

Answer: Best Actor

Sean Penn won the Best Actor Oscar for "Milk".

"Slumdog Millionaire" won Best Picture, with Danny Boyle receiving his Oscar for his direction of the same film.

Kate Winslet won the Best Actress award for "The Reader".

7. The 55th Academy Awards in 1983 saw only one of the four major categories (Picture, Actor, Actress and Director) NOT going to Britain. Which one?

Answer: Best Actress

Meryl Streep won the Best Actress award for "Sophie's Choice".

"Gandhi" won Best Picture and Sir Richard Attenborough and Sir Ben Kingsley won Best Director and Best Actor respectively for the same film.

8. Which British actress won two Best Actress Academy Awards in the 1970s?

Answer: Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson won the Best Actress Award for "Women in Love" in 1971 and "A Touch of Class" in 1974. She was also nominated in 1972 for "Sunday Bloody Sunday".

She retired from acting in order to stand for and become a UK Member of Parliament and in 2011 she announced that she would not be seeking re-election.

She has since recorded a BBC radio version of "Blood, Sex and Money" featuring the works of Emil Zola.

9. Which British Dame won an Oscar for her portrayal of "The Queen"?

Answer: Helen Mirren

The 2006 Oscar saw Helen Mirren picking up the Best Actress award for "The Queen" which relates the story of Queen Elizabeth II at the time of the death of Princess Diana in 1997.
She has since gone on to take the role to the West End stage.

10. Which actor won an Oscar for his portrayal of King George VI in "The King's Speech"?

Answer: Colin Firth

"The King's Speech" won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Hooper), Best Actor (Firth), and Best Original Screenplay (Seidler).

It tells the story of the struggle of King George VI to overcome his stutter.

Source: Author mega44

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