Best Picture Oscar Anagrams 1970-1979 Online Quiz | Movies

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1. Welcome to this movie anagram quiz. Please note that the year for which a movie is awarded is the year before the presentation ceremony. For example the movie which won the Best Motion Picture Oscar of 2000 was presented with that Oscar in 2001. The years given are taken from the website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. And the first question is... Divorce talks over MUFFINS AND HOT coffee couldn't reconcile Meryl Streep with her husband in "Kramer vs. Kramer". Who played the husband Meryl left in 1979's Oscar winning Best Picture?

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

In "Kramer vs. Kramer", Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep were married with a young son. She wasn't happy and left the family, leaving Dustin to raise their child. Meryl returned and commenced court action to gain custody of their son leading to a bitter fight.

"Kramer vs. Kramer" won five Oscars and was nominated for four more. Oscars won were Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep), Best Director (Robert Benton) and Best Screenplay.

It was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Justin Henry), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jane Alexander) and two other Oscars. At only eight years old, Justin Henry became the youngest person nominated for a contested Academy award.

2. HEED THE RETURN of Vietnam vets coming back from the war with psychological trauma. It's a sad tale but it won 1978's Best Picture Oscar (awarded in 1979). What movie was that?

Answer: The Deer Hunter

Robert De Niro, John Savage and Christopher Walken were all changed by the Vietnam War. The trauma affected not only them but their loved ones. Meryl Streep received the first of her many Oscar nominations for her role in "The Deer Hunter".

"The Deer Hunter" was nominated for nine Oscars, winning five of them. Oscars won included Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Christopher Walken)
Best Director (Michael Cimino) and two others.

Oscar nominations were for Best Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert De Niro), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep) and
Best Cinematography.

3. NINE HALAL meals were not eaten in this Woody Allen movie, which won 1977's Best Picture Oscar. What movie was that?

Answer: Annie Hall

Diane Keaton won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her portrayal of Annie Hall. Annie met Alvy Singer (Woody Allen), a New York comedian. A relationship began which formed the basis of the movie.

"Annie Hall" was nominated for five Oscars, winning four of them. Oscars won were for Best Picture, Best Director (Woody Allen), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Diane Keaton) and Best Screenplay.

Woody Allen received the sole nomination not to win. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role.

4. OK. CRY if you must when you watch this pugilistic movie. It won 1976's Best Picture Oscar. What movie was that?

Answer: Rocky

Sylvester Stallone played Rocky Balboa, a wannabe boxer who fought his way to the top. Talia Shire played his wife, Adrien, and was nominated for an Oscar for her performance.

"Rocky" won three Oscars and was nominated for seven more. Oscars won were Best Picture, Best Director (John G. Avildsen) and Best Film Editing.

Nominations were for Best Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sylvester Stallone), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Burgess Meredith), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Burt Young), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Talia Shire) and two others.

5. Did a VENEER OF OWL cover "The Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975's Best Picture Oscar winner? Rearrange the anagram to find the first three words of the name of this movie.

Answer: One Flew Over

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was the story of Randle McMurphy, a convict who ended up in an insane asylum. He pleaded insanity to avoid incarceration thinking a stretch in hospital would be easier than more jail time. That assumption landed him in a world of trouble and anguish.

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" won all five major Oscars. It was awarded Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Nicholson)
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Louise Fletcher), Best Director (Milos Forman) and Best Screenplay.

It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Brad Dourif) and three other Oscars.

6. 1974's Best Picture Oscar winner was a sequel to 1972's Best Picture. There were NO CREOLE "businessmen" in this tale. What was the family name in this movie trilogy?

Answer: Corleone

"The Godfather Part II" continued to portray the Corleone family as they built and expanded their criminal empire. Legal gambling in Las Vegas brought money in faster than ever but the trail of violence continued to affect many.

"The Godfather Part II" won six Oscars and was nominated for five more. It became the first sequel to win the Best Motion Picture Oscar. Oscars won were for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert De Niro), Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola), Best Screenplay and two other Oscars.

It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Al Pacino), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Michael V. Gazzo), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Lee Strasberg), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Talia Shire) and Best Costume Design.

7. In 1973's Best Picture Oscar winner, Robert and Paul HIT GENTS for money in not so legal ways. What movie was that?

Answer: The Sting

Robert Redford and Paul Newman played two con artists out for revenge against Robert Shaw. Shaw had arranged for the death of a friend of Redford and Newman's. The scam they organised was perpetrated with the aid of many of their fellow con artists who also knew the victim.

"The Sting" was nominated for 10 Oscars, winning seven of them. Oscars were won for Best Picture, Best Director (George Roy Hill), Best Screenplay and four other Oscars.

It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert Redford) and two further Oscars.

8. Marlon Brando thought he heard a gunshot but it turned out THE HOG FARTED. What was this movie which won 1972's Best Picture Oscar?

Answer: The Godfather

"The Godfather" was the story of the Corleone crime family, one of the major crime families in New York City. The movie started off with a family wedding and moved along to tell of violence, drug dealing, revenge, fear, intimidation, power and corruption.

"The Godfather" won three Oscars and was nominated for eight more. Oscars won were for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando) and Best Screenplay.

"The Godfather" was also nominated for three Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscars (James Caan, Robert Duvall and Al Pacino), Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola) and four more Oscars.

9. Gene Hackman might have said, "The drug lords gather at a restaurant. It's the CONCRETE CHEF ON NINTH," while making this movie. He won an Oscar and so did this movie, 1971's Best Picture Oscar winner. What movie was that?

Answer: The French Connection

Gene Hackman played Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, a tough, non-politically correct and hardened New York City police officer who was determined to stop the heroin trade. He won an Oscar for his performance and the film won five Oscars in total.

Oscars won were Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gene Hackman)
Best Director (William Friedkin), Best Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

"The French Connection" was also nominated for three more Oscars. They were Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Roy Scheider), Best Cinematography and Best Sound.

10. This general was a TOP ANT during World War II. What was his surname and the name of 1970's Best Picture Oscar winning movie?

Answer: Patton

"Patton" was the story of General George S. Patton's life in WWII. It told the story of the man, not the war, his intolerance of those he saw as weak and his compassion for those injured in battle.

"Patton was nominated for 11 Oscars and won eight. Oscars won were for Best Picture, Best Director, (Franklin J. Schaffner), Best Actor in a Leading Role (George C. Scott), Best Screenplay and four others.

It was also nominated for three other Oscars including Best Cinematography.

Source: Author Tizzabelle

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Best Picture Oscar Anagrams 1970-1979 Quiz

In this quiz I'll ask you to rearrange the capitalised words into the name of an Oscar winning movie or the subjects of that movie. The movie will have won the Best Picture Oscar of the year given.

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