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Oscar Jeopardy Trivia Quiz

This quiz is presented in the 'Jeopardy Quiz Show' format. The answer, which refers directly to the title of an Oscar nominated or winning Best Picture is given. You have to come up with the question. I've supplied the 'What is' part.

A multiple-choice quiz by ckdexterhaven. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ckdexterhaven

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,436

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1693

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Named because the floor was the color of faded limes. What is ____________? Hint

The Green Mile

Gone with the Wind

The Wizard of Oz

The Apartment

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Place it on Lucky Dan.' What is ________? Hint

The Apartment

The Sting

The Shining

Places in the Heart

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'The stuff that dreams are made of.' What is _________? Hint

Chocolat

The Maltese Falcon

Field Of Dreams

The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Red River'. What is _____________? Hint

A River Runs Through It

The Last Picture Show

Mystic River

Places in the Heart

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Twenty-One', brought to you by Geritol. What is ___________?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart. What is ________? Hint

Chocolat

Terms of Endearment

The Maltese Falcon

Five Easy Pieces

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Question 7 of 10

7. He sees a murder committed in a Philadelphia train station rest room. What is _________?

Answer: (One Word, Amish)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Olgilvy Sisters Soap. What is __________? Hint

French Kiss

Chocolat

Scent of A Woman

Home Alone

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'It's in the West Sixties, just a half block from Central Park. Rent is $85 a month.' What is __________?

Answer: (Two Words, Jack Lemmon)

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Question 10 of 10

10. A group of students who hold secret meetings in the middle of the night in a cave near campus. What is ___________?

Answer: (Three Words, Robin Williams)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Named because the floor was the color of faded limes. What is ____________?

Answer: The Green Mile

'The Green Mile', nominated for Best Picture for 1999, was the second adaptation of a Stephen King story that was directed by Frank Darabont. The first was 'The Shawshank Redemption', another Best Picture nominee.

2. 'Place it on Lucky Dan.' What is ________?

Answer: The Sting

The exact wording of that quote was the key to conning Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) in 'The Sting' - Best Picture for 1973.

3. 'The stuff that dreams are made of.' What is _________?

Answer: The Maltese Falcon

Famous last line when Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) was asked by detective Ward Bond what the statue of the big black bird was.

4. 'Red River'. What is _____________?

Answer: The Last Picture Show

In Peter Bogdonovich's classic slice of small town America, 'Red River' is the last picture to play at the Royal Theater in a dying Texas town circa 1950.

5. 'Twenty-One', brought to you by Geritol. What is ___________?

Answer: Quiz Show

Robert Redford perfectly captured the 50s era when the quiz show scandals rocked the television industry, in this 1994 Best Picture nominee.

6. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart. What is ________?

Answer: Five Easy Pieces

Jack Nicholson's breakout lead role about an aspiring classical musician whose rebelliousness leads him to oil rigging in Texas in this 1970 Best Picture nominee.

7. He sees a murder committed in a Philadelphia train station rest room. What is _________?

Answer: Witness

This 1985 Best Picture nominee beautifully contrasts the traditional but anachronistic life in Pennsylvania's Amish country with the violence of the urban city.

8. Olgilvy Sisters Soap. What is __________?

Answer: Scent of A Woman

Blind Colonel Slade (Oscar winner Al Pacino) demonstrates his keen sense of smell in identifying the perfume worn by Gabrielle Anwar and proceeds to dance a memorable tango with her in this 1992 Best Picture nominated film.

9. 'It's in the West Sixties, just a half block from Central Park. Rent is $85 a month.' What is __________?

Answer: The Apartment

Best Picture for 1960, no wonder the rent was only $85 a month.

10. A group of students who hold secret meetings in the middle of the night in a cave near campus. What is ___________?

Answer: Dead Poets Society

Robin Williams encourages his students to 'seize the day' in this 1989 Best Picture nominated film.

Source: Author ckdexterhaven

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