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Quiz about Youre Invited The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

You're Invited: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards Quiz


This quiz is based on the live broadcast of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, which aired on February 27th, 2011. Questions will involve results as well as what happened during the broadcast. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hausc018. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who hosted the show? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Tom Hanks presented the first award of the evening. What was it and who/what won? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "True Grit" was the second-most nominated film. How many Oscars did it win? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which actress won the Oscar for Best Actress? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who sang "Smile" during the 'In Memoriam' tribute? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What former host (now deceased) made a special appearance at the show through the help of digital projection and voice dubbing? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What song did Anne Hathaway sing that was directed at Hugh Jackman? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Javier Bardem was nominated for Best Actor for his role in what foreign language film?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. For the second year in a row, the Academy nominated ten films for Best Picture. Which film won this coveted award? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Out of the films listed here, which won the most Oscars?
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who hosted the show?

Answer: James Franco and Anne Hathaway

The producers of the show chose younger hosts this year in an attempt to attract a younger audience. James Franco was also one of the Best Actor nominees for his portrayal of Aron Ralston in "127 Hours".
2. Tom Hanks presented the first award of the evening. What was it and who/what won?

Answer: Best Art Direction and "Alice in Wonderland"

Presenters are typically kept secret until the red carpet interviews, but knowledge of Tom Hanks presenting was leaked by a reporter two days before the show.

Other nominees in the Best Art Direction category were "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I", "Inception", "The King's Speech", and "True Grit".
3. "True Grit" was the second-most nominated film. How many Oscars did it win?

Answer: 0

Despite having a good chance at winning something with ten nominations, it didn't happen.
4. Which actress won the Oscar for Best Actress?

Answer: Natalie Portman for "Black Swan"

Natalie Portman was the favorite to win for her portrayal as Nina Sayers/The Swan Queen basically since the Oscar buzz started.
5. Who sang "Smile" during the 'In Memoriam' tribute?

Answer: Celine Dion

"Smile" was composed by Charlie Chaplin 1936. Lyrics were added by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons in 1954. It was originally sung by Nat King Cole.

Florence Welch, Mandy Moore, and Gwyneth Paltrow all sang at the show, but they sang songs that were nominated for Best Original Song.
6. What former host (now deceased) made a special appearance at the show through the help of digital projection and voice dubbing?

Answer: Bob Hope

Bob Hope still holds the record for hosting the most Academy Award shows with 18 times. They took archive footage from the first televised awards show and projected it onto the stage to make it seem as if Bob Hope was really there announcing the next presenters.
7. What song did Anne Hathaway sing that was directed at Hugh Jackman?

Answer: On My Own

Hugh Jackman hosted the 81st Academy Awards and brought Anne Hathaway up onstage to sing with him. Now with Anne hosting, she made a joke about Hugh backing out of singing a song with her at the last minute by singing "On My Own" from "Les Misérables" with painfully obvious hints that it was about him.

"Could We Start Again, Please?" is from "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Maybe This Time" is from "Cabaret", and "Without You" is from "Rent".
8. Javier Bardem was nominated for Best Actor for his role in what foreign language film?

Answer: Biutiful

It's typically rare for an actor or actress from a foreign language film to be nominated for one of the acting awards, but it happens (i.e. Marion Cotillard for "La Vie en Rose" in 2008).
9. For the second year in a row, the Academy nominated ten films for Best Picture. Which film won this coveted award?

Answer: The King's Speech

The favorite going into the Golden Globes was "The Social Network", which won the award for Best Motion Picture - Drama, but there was a slight change going into the Academy Awards that indicated "The King's Speech" might take home the award for Best Picture.
10. Out of the films listed here, which won the most Oscars?

Answer: Inception

"Inception" won four out of its eight nominations. "The King's Speech" also won four and had the most nominations with 12. "The Social Network" won three and "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Fighter" both won two.
Source: Author hausc018

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