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Quiz about The Oscars Best Supporting Actress
Quiz about The Oscars Best Supporting Actress

The Oscars: Best Supporting Actress Quiz


'Once more unto the breach'...Match the name (where applicable) and character description to the actress who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress with it.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oddball. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Oddball
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
17,573
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 20
Plays
6678
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 4 (12/20), 1995Tarpon (20/20), Guest 101 (20/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Helen, a child trying to exist in a world she cannot see or hear: Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Lulu Bains, a preacher's daughter turned prostitute and love interest of an evangelist: Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. 'Mammy', a matronly slave to an Antebellum family and, in particular, a spoiled southern belle: Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Mona Lisa Vito, a wisecracking girlfriend to a New York lawyer on his first case, saving a relative from a murder rap in Alabama: Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Billy Kwan, a diminutive half-Chinese photographer living in Indonesia at odds with the reporter HE is assigned with: Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Veta Louise Simmons, a refined woman saddled with a brother who is convinced his best friend is a huge rabbit: Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Toni Simmons, a free-spirited girlfriend to a philandering dentist: Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Lynn Bracken, a Hollywood call-girl who dresses up like a movie star for the entertainment of her clients: Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Sophie MacDonald, a woman who lost both spouse and child, left in a life of drugs and abusive men: Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Stella Kowalski, caught in an emotional tug-of-war between her brutish husband and her neurotic sister: Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Oda Mae Brown, a hack clairvoyant and petty criminal, assisting in a murder mystery with the help of the spirit of the murdered man: Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Edie Doyle, sister to a murdered longshoreman who sees more to a self-professed 'bum' than he sees in himself: Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. 'Ma' Joad, a world-weary Depression mother trying to hold her family together as they journey to California: Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Mrs. Brown (1), mother to a headstrong girl with a passion for racing horses: Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Mrs. Brown (2): mother to a severely physically challenged son who instills a sense of worth in what he can do, as opposed to what he can't: Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Sandra Kovak, an obnoxious concert pianist entangled in a complicated love triangle involving a child and a formerly-dead husband: Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Gaye Dawn, an alcoholic mistress to a ruthless gangster who takes over a hotel in the path of a hurricane: Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Mrs. Van Daan, attempting to hide from the Nazis in WWII Holland: Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Addie Loggins, an orphan girl who becomes the ward of a scam artist in the Dust Bowl of Depression-era midwest U.S.: Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Minnie Castevet, an elderly homebody in an apartment complex with a hidden agenda for her young, pregnant next-door neighbor: Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Helen, a child trying to exist in a world she cannot see or hear:

Answer: Patty Duke

Duke won for her portrayal of real-life author Helen Keller in 'The Miracle Worker' in 1962, opposite Best Actress winner Anne Bancroft. Many years later, Duke portrayed Anne Sullivan, Bancroft's character, in a TV remake. Keller was played by Melissa Gilbert.
2. Lulu Bains, a preacher's daughter turned prostitute and love interest of an evangelist:

Answer: Shirley Jones

Jones, (step)mother of actors David and Shaun Cassidy, was WAY out of character when she won for 'Elmer Gantry', opposite Burt Lancaster, in 1960.
3. 'Mammy', a matronly slave to an Antebellum family and, in particular, a spoiled southern belle:

Answer: Hattie McDaniel

The first black recipient of an Academy Award, McDaniel won, opposite McQueen, Olivia DeHavilland and Vivien Leigh, in the immortal 'Gone With The Wind' in 1939.
4. Mona Lisa Vito, a wisecracking girlfriend to a New York lawyer on his first case, saving a relative from a murder rap in Alabama:

Answer: Marisa Tomei

Tomei won, opposite Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio and Fred Gwynne, in his final film appearence, in 'My Cousin Vinny' in 1992. Ruehl won the same award the year before for 'The Fisher King'.
5. Billy Kwan, a diminutive half-Chinese photographer living in Indonesia at odds with the reporter HE is assigned with:

Answer: Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt, portraying a man, won the Oscar, opposite Mel Gibson, in 'The Year Of Living Dangerously' in 1983.
6. Veta Louise Simmons, a refined woman saddled with a brother who is convinced his best friend is a huge rabbit:

Answer: Josephine Hull

Hull, best known for her role as one of Cary Grant's murderous aunts in the comedy, 'Arsenic and Old Lace', won for her role opposite Jimmy Stewart in 'Harvey' in 1950.
7. Toni Simmons, a free-spirited girlfriend to a philandering dentist:

Answer: Goldie Hawn

Hawn was a regular cast member of 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In' when she won the Oscar for 'Cactus Flower' in 1969. The dentist was played by Walter Matthau.
8. Lynn Bracken, a Hollywood call-girl who dresses up like a movie star for the entertainment of her clients:

Answer: Kim Basinger

All the women listed either won or were nominated for playing a prostitute, but this role was Basinger's, for 'L.A. Confidential' in 1997.
9. Sophie MacDonald, a woman who lost both spouse and child, left in a life of drugs and abusive men:

Answer: Anne Baxter

Baxter, best known for her role as Nefretiri in 'The Ten Commandments', won for 'The Razor's Edge' in 1946.
10. Stella Kowalski, caught in an emotional tug-of-war between her brutish husband and her neurotic sister:

Answer: Kim Hunter

HEY STELLAAAAAA! Hunter won, opposite Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh and Karl Malden, for Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire' in 1951.
11. Oda Mae Brown, a hack clairvoyant and petty criminal, assisting in a murder mystery with the help of the spirit of the murdered man:

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Goldberg won for her role in the emotionally charged 'Ghost', opposite Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, in 1990.
12. Edie Doyle, sister to a murdered longshoreman who sees more to a self-professed 'bum' than he sees in himself:

Answer: Eva Marie Saint

Saint won for 'On The Waterfront' opposite Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger, in 1954. Van Fleet won the same Oscar the year after for 'East Of Eden'.
13. 'Ma' Joad, a world-weary Depression mother trying to hold her family together as they journey to California:

Answer: Jane Darwell

A truly memorable role, Darwell won for 'The Grapes of Wrath' in 1940. Blandick and Hamilton achieved Hollywood immortality the year before...as Antie Em and the Wicked Witch, respectively, in 'The Wizard Of Oz'.
14. Mrs. Brown (1), mother to a headstrong girl with a passion for racing horses:

Answer: Anne Revere

The stern-faced Revere won for her portrayal of Elizabeth Taylor's mother in 'National Velvet' in 1945.
15. Mrs. Brown (2): mother to a severely physically challenged son who instills a sense of worth in what he can do, as opposed to what he can't:

Answer: Brenda Fricker

Fricker won, opposite Best Actor winner Daniel Day-Lewis, in the true story of brain palsied author and painter Christy Brown, 'My Left Foot', in 1989.
16. Sandra Kovak, an obnoxious concert pianist entangled in a complicated love triangle involving a child and a formerly-dead husband:

Answer: Mary Astor

Astor, famous for her role in 'The Maltese Falcon', won the Oscar opposite Bette Davis and George Brent for 'The Great Lie' in 1941.
17. Gaye Dawn, an alcoholic mistress to a ruthless gangster who takes over a hotel in the path of a hurricane:

Answer: Claire Trevor

Trevor won opposite Humphrey Bogart in 'Key Largo' in 1948.
18. Mrs. Van Daan, attempting to hide from the Nazis in WWII Holland:

Answer: Shelley Winters

The first of two Supporting Actress Oscars for Winters, this was for 'The Diary Of Anne Frank' in 1959. She would win the same award six years later opposite Sidney Poitier in 'A Patch of Blue'.
19. Addie Loggins, an orphan girl who becomes the ward of a scam artist in the Dust Bowl of Depression-era midwest U.S.:

Answer: Tatum O'Neal

O'Neal, the youngest recipient of an Academy Award, won for her role, opposite real-life father Ryan, in 'Paper Moon' in 1973. Paquin won the same award for 'The Piano', in 1993. Temple won a 'juvenile' Oscar, no longer used, and while Foster was an acomplished child actress, her Academy Awards came well into adulthood.
20. Minnie Castevet, an elderly homebody in an apartment complex with a hidden agenda for her young, pregnant next-door neighbor:

Answer: Ruth Gordon

Gordon won for her quirky-turned-sinister role in the horror flick, 'Rosemary's Baby', in 1968. Hayes won the same award two years later in 'Airport' and Straight won it for 'Network' in 1976.
Source: Author Oddball

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