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Academy Award Winners Trivia Quiz

For this quiz, I will name the actor and the year that they won the Oscar, and you need to name the movie for which they won it.

A multiple-choice quiz by stefnee. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
stefnee

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,075

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3926

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Question 1 of 10

1. The year was 1975 and the Best Actor was Jack Nicholson...for which film? Hint

China Town

Easy Rider

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Carnal Knowledge

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which movie won Sally Field the Best Actress award in 1984? Hint

Norma Rae

Places in the Heart

Steel Magnolias

Soapdish

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Question 3 of 10

3. Laurence Olivier won the Best Actor Oscar in 1948, for which film? Hint

Wuthering Heights

Henry V

Fire Over England

Hamlet

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Question 4 of 10

4. Marlee Matlin won the Best Actress Oscar in 1986. Which movie was it for? Hint

Where the Truth Lies

Children of a Lesser God

Hear No Evil

The Player

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Question 5 of 10

5. Cher won the 1987 Best Actress Oscar for which film? Hint

Mask

Moonstruck

Silkwood

Witches of Eastwick

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Question 6 of 10

6. Yul Brynner won the 1956 Oscar for Best Actor. For which movie? Hint

Port of New York

The King and I

The Ten Commandments

Anastasia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which movie won Jane Fonda her Best Actress Oscar of 1971? Hint

Julia

The China Syndrome

Klute

On Golden Pond

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dustin Hoffman won his first Oscar in 1979 for Best Actor in which film? Hint

Rainman

Kramer vs. Kramer

Midnight Cowboy

Lenny

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Question 9 of 10

9. Here's a different kind of question. In 1928, the very first Academy Awards, one actress won the title of Best Actress for her roles in three different movies. What was her name? Hint

Mary Pickford

Katharine Hepburn

Norma Shearer

Janet Gaynor

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in both 1937 and 1938? Hint

Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable

Robert Donat

James Stewart

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The year was 1975 and the Best Actor was Jack Nicholson...for which film?

Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Nicholson played Randle McMurphy, a patient in a mental institution.

2. Which movie won Sally Field the Best Actress award in 1984?

Answer: Places in the Heart

Sally won her first Oscar in 1979, for 'Norma Rae'.

3. Laurence Olivier won the Best Actor Oscar in 1948, for which film?

Answer: Hamlet

4. Marlee Matlin won the Best Actress Oscar in 1986. Which movie was it for?

Answer: Children of a Lesser God

Marlee starred opposite William Hurt in this film about a teacher of the deaf.

5. Cher won the 1987 Best Actress Oscar for which film?

Answer: Moonstruck

Come On! You didn't REALLY think it was for the 'Witches of Eastwick' did you?

6. Yul Brynner won the 1956 Oscar for Best Actor. For which movie?

Answer: The King and I

Yul Brynner also played this role many times on stage.

7. Which movie won Jane Fonda her Best Actress Oscar of 1971?

Answer: Klute

Jane was nominated for an Academy Award for all four of these performances, although her role in 'Klute' was the only one that won. She also won Best Actress in 1978 for 'Coming Home'.

8. Dustin Hoffman won his first Oscar in 1979 for Best Actor in which film?

Answer: Kramer vs. Kramer

Hoffman won again, in 1988 for 'Rainman'.

9. Here's a different kind of question. In 1928, the very first Academy Awards, one actress won the title of Best Actress for her roles in three different movies. What was her name?

Answer: Janet Gaynor

She won for her performances in 'Seventh Heaven', 'Street Angel', and 'Sunrise'. This was the first and only time an actress won this award for multiple roles.

10. Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in both 1937 and 1938?

Answer: Spencer Tracy

Tracy won for 'Captains Courageous' in 1937 and for 'Boys Town' in 1938.

Source: Author stefnee

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