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NYC's Oscar Winners Trivia Quiz

New York City has bred a passel of Academy Award winners. This quiz has questions about some of them. You'll play and you'll see. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by rootsgrrl. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
rootsgrrl

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,940

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
702

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Question 1 of 15

1. The 2002 winner for Best Actor, Queens native Adrien Brody, appeared in a 1993 Steven Soderbergh film. What is its title?

Answer: (Four Words--think "monarch" and "mountain.")

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Question 2 of 15

2. This actress was an Oscar winner at age 16 and is from East 23rd Street in Manhattan. She had her own sitcom from 1963-1966. Who is she?

Answer: (Two Words---or just last name)

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Question 3 of 15

3. James Cagney was born and raised on East 79th St. in Manhattan. For which film did he win his Best Actor Oscar? Hint

Angels With Dirty Faces

Yankee Doodle Dandy

White Heat

Love Me or Leave Me

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Question 4 of 15

4. New York native Oliver Stone has won two Best Director Oscars. His first was for "Platoon" in 1986. For which movie did he win his second? Hint

Nixon

Wall Street

Born on the Fourth of July

JFK

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many Oscars did Brooklyn's Woody Allen win between 1975 and 2000? Hint

6. This actress was born in Jackson Heights in 1946. She made her film debut in Joe in 1970. Twenty-five years later she starred in a film for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress at the following year's Academy Awards ceremony. Who is she?

Answer: (Two Words or just last name)

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Question 7 of 15

7. New York born and raised Lee Grant was nominated for her film debut in "Detective Story" in 1951. She eventually won her Oscar for her supporting role in which movie? Hint

Voyage of The Damned

Shampoo

The Landlord

Plaza Suite

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Question 8 of 15

8. Bronx native Al Pacino was nominated for an Academy Award how many times without a win before he won his Best Actor Oscar for "Scent of a Woman" in 1992? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. Humphrey Bogart, Best Actor winner for "The African Queen" in 1951, grew up the pampered, only son of an actor and an artist on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. This actor was born on the Lower East Side and moved to the Bronx at age 6. His real name is Aaron Chwatt. His award came in 1957. Who is he?

Answer: (Two Words or just last name)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Mel Brooks was born and raised in Brooklyn. He served in World War II. He won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for "The Producers" in 1968. What is his real last name? Hint

Seligman

Krichinsky

Kaminsky

Horowtiz

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Question 12 of 15

12. For which movie did Manhattan's Robert DeNiro win his first Oscar? Hint

Raging Bull

Taxi Driver

The Godfather Part II

Mean Streets

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Question 13 of 15

13. Barbra Streisand has two Oscars; one for Best actress in 1968 for "Funny Girl", and one for Best Original Song for co-writing "Evergreen" with Paul Williams for "A Star is Born" in 1976. Which Brooklyn high school did she graduate from? Hint

Midwood

Erasmus Hall

Franklin K. Lane

New Utrecht

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Question 14 of 15

14. This actor was born in Astoria, Queens, in 1943, where his parents owned and operated a bakery. Although he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar on his first nomination, he might be better known now for his spectacular dance moves in the Fatboy Slim video, "Weapon of Choice". Who is he?

Answer: (Two Words or just last name)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Born and raised in Manhattan, the 1952 Best Actress winner started out on the stage. She won for repeating a role she created on Broadway. In the 60s she played the title role in a popular sitcom.. What was her name?

Answer: (Two Words or just last name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 2002 winner for Best Actor, Queens native Adrien Brody, appeared in a 1993 Steven Soderbergh film. What is its title?

Answer: King of The Hill

He also appeared in "The Thin Red Line" and "Summer of Sam." His award came for his brilliant work in the Roman Polanski Film, "The Pianist."

2. This actress was an Oscar winner at age 16 and is from East 23rd Street in Manhattan. She had her own sitcom from 1963-1966. Who is she?

Answer: Patty Duke

Patty Duke won her Oscar in 1962 for her supporting role as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker." She later played the part of Annie Sullivan in the TV movie, with Melissa Gilbert playing Helen.

3. James Cagney was born and raised on East 79th St. in Manhattan. For which film did he win his Best Actor Oscar?

Answer: Yankee Doodle Dandy

Mr. Cagney won for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in 1942. He took a 20 year hiatus from movies; after the hilarious Billy Wilder movie, "One, Two, Three" in 1961, he did not appear in another film until "Ragtime," in 1981. Sadly, that was his last.

4. New York native Oliver Stone has won two Best Director Oscars. His first was for "Platoon" in 1986. For which movie did he win his second?

Answer: Born on the Fourth of July

Although Mr. Stone won Best Director, the Best Picture Oscar that year (1989), was won by "Driving Miss Daisy."

5. How many Oscars did Brooklyn's Woody Allen win between 1975 and 2000?

Answer: 3

"The Woodman" won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay in 1977 for "Annie Hall." and Best Original Screenplay in 1986 for "Hannah and Her Sisters." Woody has a total of 18 nominations in that time span; some for directing, some for writing, and one for Best Actor in "Annie Hall."

Answer: Susan Sarandon

Ms. Sarandon won for "Dead Man Walking" (1995) the story of Sister Helen Prejean. She won her Oscar at the awards ceremony in March 1996. She was directed by her life partner, Tim Robbins. The first of her nominations was for "Atlantic City" in 1981.

7. New York born and raised Lee Grant was nominated for her film debut in "Detective Story" in 1951. She eventually won her Oscar for her supporting role in which movie?

Answer: Shampoo

Ms. Grant won in 1976. She and her husband, playwright Arnold Manoff, were both blacklisted in the 50s because of earlier left-wing affiliations. Her daughter is the successful actress Dinah Manoff.

8. Bronx native Al Pacino was nominated for an Academy Award how many times without a win before he won his Best Actor Oscar for "Scent of a Woman" in 1992?

Answer: 7

Mr. Pacino was nominated for "The Godfather", "Serpico", "The Godfather Part II", "Dog Day Afternoon", "...And Justice for All", "Dick Tracy", and was nominated for his supporting role in "Glengarry Glen Ross" the same year he won Best Actor.

9. Humphrey Bogart, Best Actor winner for "The African Queen" in 1951, grew up the pampered, only son of an actor and an artist on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Answer: False

His father was a prominent doctor, and his mother, Maude DeForest, created the "Gerber Baby".

10. This actor was born on the Lower East Side and moved to the Bronx at age 6. His real name is Aaron Chwatt. His award came in 1957. Who is he?

Answer: Red Buttons

Mr. Buttons started his career as a "call boy" at a hotel; a boy who would walk through the lobby and call out to guests to give them messages. The buttons on his uniform were red, and that is the source of his stage name.

11. Mel Brooks was born and raised in Brooklyn. He served in World War II. He won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for "The Producers" in 1968. What is his real last name?

Answer: Kaminsky

Mel Brooks was born Melvyn Kaminsky in 1926. He helped create the hilarious Get Smart in the 60s. He is now a Broadway success with his stage adaptation of "The Producers." His wife is the wonderful actress Anne Bancroft.

12. For which movie did Manhattan's Robert DeNiro win his first Oscar?

Answer: The Godfather Part II

Mr. DeNiro won in 1974 for his supporting role as the young Vito Corleone. He won his second Oscar in 1980 for his lead role as Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull."

Answer: Erasmus Hall

Ms. Streisand graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1959 with an A average. Brains and talent have served her well.

Answer: Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken was named Ronald (after the actor Ronald Colman) by his parents. He started out as a child actor and attended the Professional Children's School, where he trained as a dancer. His Oscar was for "The Deer Hunter."

Answer: Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth was born Thelma Ford Booth in 1907. She did not have a lot of movie success after her Oscar win for "Come Back Little Sheba." She did, however, play the original Dolly Levi in the movie, "The Matchmaker," which later became the Broadway musical, "Hello, Dolly!" with Carol Channimg in the lead. We all remember her as Hazel. Miss Booth passed away in 1995.

Source: Author rootsgrrl

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