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The Golden Statuette Trivia Quiz

A few questions about Oscar winning or losing productions and performers. All questions are valid as of Oct 2001. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by gatsby722. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
gatsby722

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,776

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. I finally won for 'Terms Of Endearment'. What was a film I was nominated for but lost? Hint

The Wrong Box

Some Came Running

Steel Magnolias

An Officer And A Gentleman

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Question 2 of 10

2. Two Oscar winners have played me. One on screen, the other on TV. What is my character's name? Hint

Medea

Elmer Gantry

Cyrano DeBergerac

Blanche DuBois

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Question 3 of 10

3. At last. I finally got my acting Oscar for 'Affliction'. After how many previous nominations? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. I won for 'The Piano'. By the way---what happened to my piano in the movie? Hint

It fell off a boat

It was smashed up with an axe

It burned in a fire

It was traded for a divorce

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Question 5 of 10

5. I wrote the novel that won two people acting Oscars in the same film based on it. Who am I? Hint

Tennessee Williams

Margaret Mitchell

Harper Lee

James Michener

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Question 6 of 10

6. I got an Oscar for acting once and songwriting another time. Who was my co-star in the one I won the song award for? Hint

Omar Sharif

Kris Kristofferson

Robert Redford

Mandy Patinkin

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Question 7 of 10

7. I won two Oscars and played Howard Hughes once. But I didn't win playing him. Who am I? Hint

Jack Nicholson

Jason Robards

Marlon Brando

Tom Hanks playing the young Howard

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 'Melvin and Howard', I DID score a nomination and won the award for my performance. My latest husband, in real life, shows up on which of these TV shows? Hint

None of these

Dharma And Greg

The District

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Question 9 of 10

9. How embarrassing! I was the first actress nominated twice in the same year who didn't win either Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress, both of which I was contending for. Who am I? Hint

Fay Bainter

Sigourney Weaver

Holly Hunter

Jessica Lange

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Question 10 of 10

10. I had one Oscar nominated performance and now show up on this hit sitcom in 2001? I am a man. What show am I on? Hint

The Gilmore Girls

Everybody Loves Raymond

The King Of Queens

Will and Grace

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I finally won for 'Terms Of Endearment'. What was a film I was nominated for but lost?

Answer: Some Came Running

Shirley MacLaine was nominated for 'Some Came {Running;} Debra Winger was nominated for 'Terms' and for 'Officer' but hasn't won an Oscar yet.

2. Two Oscar winners have played me. One on screen, the other on TV. What is my character's name?

Answer: Blanche DuBois

Vivien Leigh won for playing Blanche in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Jessica Lange, a two time Oscar winner, played her on TV.

3. At last. I finally got my acting Oscar for 'Affliction'. After how many previous nominations?

Answer: 0

James Coburn was never nominated prior to his win.

4. I won for 'The Piano'. By the way---what happened to my piano in the movie?

Answer: It fell off a boat

It sunk. And Holly Hunter's character nearly sunk with it!

5. I wrote the novel that won two people acting Oscars in the same film based on it. Who am I?

Answer: Margaret Mitchell

Williams didn't write significant novels. Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird got one for Gregory Peck and Michener just wrote a lot. 'Gone With The Wind' won for Vivien Leigh and Hattie MacDaniel.

6. I got an Oscar for acting once and songwriting another time. Who was my co-star in the one I won the song award for?

Answer: Kris Kristofferson

Barbra Streisand for 'A Star Is Born'. She got Best Actress, of course, for 'Funny Girl'. And the song she won for was 'Evergreen'. All of the actors co-starred with Barbra and each of their films had important Streisand songs----but she only won for writing one of them one time.

7. I won two Oscars and played Howard Hughes once. But I didn't win playing him. Who am I?

Answer: Jason Robards

Robards won for 'Julia' and 'All The President's Men'. He didn't win for 'Melvin and Howard'.

8. In 'Melvin and Howard', I DID score a nomination and won the award for my performance. My latest husband, in real life, shows up on which of these TV shows?

Answer: None of these

Mary Steenburgen, Best Supporting Actress for 'Melvin and Howard' settled down with Ted Danson. He's on TV a lot but not on any of these shows.

9. How embarrassing! I was the first actress nominated twice in the same year who didn't win either Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress, both of which I was contending for. Who am I?

Answer: Sigourney Weaver

Weaver was up for 'Gorillas In The Mist' and 'Working Girl' and lost both. It had happened before and the odds were that she'd get one or the other. Didn't happen.

10. I had one Oscar nominated performance and now show up on this hit sitcom in 2001? I am a man. What show am I on?

Answer: Will and Grace

That would be Woody Harrelson who was up for Best Actor for 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. He played Grace's boyfriend on "Will and Grace".

Source: Author gatsby722

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