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1. "Fiddler On the Roof" (1971) is the story of a Jewish dairyman named Tevye and his struggles with traditions, and with the persecution of Czarist Russia, received eight nominations. How many did it win?
2. In "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954), a man who convinces a woman to marry him the same day he meets her, and his six brothers later go on the same quest, essentially kidnapping their brides. Receiving five Oscar nods, how many awards did it receive?
3. "The English Patient" (1996), starring Ralph Feinnes and Juliette Binoche, is the story of a crashed pilot who has lost his memory. Of 12 nominations, can you name the correct number of Oscars it received?
4. In "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), starring Warren Beatty, a dead football player returns to life as a millionaire, and then re-joins the Los Angeles Rams. How many of its nine nominations did it win?
5. Irwin Allen's "The Towering Inferno" (1974) is a classic disaster movie about a skyscraper that has a major fire (as you may guess). This movie, featuring the only on-screen pairing of Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, was nominated for eight Academy Awards. How many did it win?
6. Arguably the best science-fiction movie ever made, "Star Wars" (1977), is among the most-nominated films of the genre, with ten nods. How many Oscars did this first chapter in George Lucas' saga receive?
7. In the classic musical "My Fair Lady" (1964), London flower girl Eliza Dolittle receives elecution lessons by one Professor Henry Higgins. How many of its 12 Oscar nominations did it walk away with?
8. Tom Cruise gave a stellar performance in Oliver Stone's "Born On the Fourth of July" (1989). This movie, based on the true story of a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran, was nominated for eight Oscars. How many did it receive?
9. "Giant" (1956), an epic motion picture about life on a Texas ranch during the early 20th Century, featured an all-star cast, including Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Dennis Hopper, and James Dean (in his final film appearance). This movie received ten Oscar nominations, including Dean's second consecutive posthumous Best Actor nod. Of these ten, how many did it win?
10. "Gone With the Wind" (1939) is hailed by many as one of the best movies ever made. This Civil War epic, which clocks in at just under four hours, is among the most-nominated movies of all time, with 13. How many did it receive?
11. "Erin Brockovich" (2000) is based on the true story of an out-of-work single mother who maneuvers her way into a job at a law firm as a clerk, and then successfully takes on a powerful utility company in a class-action lawsuit. How many of the five Oscar nods did this movie walk away with?
12. A little-known fact about "Ben-Hur" (1959) is that it is a remake of a 1926 silent movie of the same title. This magnificent motion picture was nominated 12 times. How many of those 12 did it win?
13. Directed by Bob Fosse, "Cabaret" (1972) tells the story of the Kit-Kat Club, a nightclub in 1930s Berlin, and the people who work there. Out of ten nominations, how many did this movie win?
14. "Amadeus" (1984) tells of the rivalry between Wolfgang Mozart and Antonio Salieri, as told through Salieri's eyes. This engaging, funny and tragic motion picture was nominated for 11 Academy Awards. Name the number it won.
15. "The Longest Day" (1962) is the first Best Picture nominee about the Invasion of Normandy, on June 6, 1944. Featuring an all-star cast, including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Fabian, Sean Connery, Eddie Albert, Sal Mineo, Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum (and many, many more!), this World War II epic got five nominations at the Oscars. How many did this film win?
16. "Raging Bull" (1980), based on the life of boxer Jake LaMotta, is regarded by critics as the best movie of the 1980s. How many of its eight Academy Award nominations did it receive?
17. "Mutiny On the Bounty" (1935) is based on the true story of the uprising against Captain William Bligh on the fabled ship. Starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, the Oscars showered this movie with eight nominations. How many of those eight did it win?
18. "The Piano" (1993), starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel and Anna Paquin, is the story of a woman who never speaks, her prized piano, and her arranged marriage in New Zealand. Out of eight nominations, how many Academy Awards did this Jane Campion-directed film win?
19. Starring William Holden and Kim Novak, "Picnic" (1955) tells of a drifter who comes to a town during a Labor Day picnic. With six Oscar nods, can you name the number of awards it won?
20. Oliver Stone's "Platoon" (1986), hailed as one of the best Vietnam War movies ever made, is a semi-autobiographicl account of the director's experiences during the war. Starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger, this movie got eight Academy Award nominations. How many did it receive?
21. "All About Eve" (1950) is the most-nominated film of all time, with 14 Oscar nods in all. This movie, starring Bette Davis, is about a young woman who does whatever it takes (including stalking and homewrecking) to make her way to stage stardom. How many Oscars did this movie take home?
22. "All Quiet On the Western Front" (1929/30) is a gripping World War I movie about a group of young men in Germany who volunteer for miltary service "for the Fatherland." But once in the trenches, they discover that war isn't about glory and conquest, but about survival and insanity. How many of the four Academy Award nominations did this movie win?
23. Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994) all but re-invented motion picture storytelling, with MTV-style editing, a breakneck pace, and a unique plot progression (backwards!). Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel and Uma Thurman, how many of the seven Oscar nods did this movie win?
24. Directed by Steven Spielberg, "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) is the second movie about D-Day to be nominated for Best Picture. Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon, and Vin Deisel, this movie tells the story of a squad of soldiers on a mission to retrieve a private who must be sent home because all of his brothers were killed in combat. Receiving 11 Academy Award nominations, how many did it take home?
25. "Rocky" (1976), starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith, is the story of a Philadelphia street fighter who accepts the challenge to box the world heavyweight champion, and the champ wins by a narrow decision. With ten Academy Award nominations, how many did this box-office champ win?
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