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Quiz about The Oscars Mix
Quiz about The Oscars Mix

The Oscars Mix Trivia Quiz


Test your Oscar knowledge on famous actors, movies, and quotes!

A multiple-choice quiz by mattyboy95. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
mattyboy95
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
379,726
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
450
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who won the Oscar for Best Actor for playing Hannibal Lecter? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What Oscar nominated movie had the famous movie quote, "Plastics!" in it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What movie beat Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" for Best Motion Picture? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What two movies did Dustin Hoffman win his two Best Actor awards for? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What movie that won the Best Motion Picture award had the famous quote, "I'm walking here!" in it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The famous line, "We'll always have Paris" is from which Best Motion Picture winner movie? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What movie did Leonardo DiCaprio get his first Oscar nomination for? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What movie did pop singer Cher win a Best Actress Oscar for? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which Best Motion Picture nominee lost to "Midnight Cowboy" and had Paul Newman and Robert Redford playing train robbers in the wild west in it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What movie did Julie Andrews make her debut in and which she won a Best Actress Oscar for? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who won the Oscar for Best Actor for playing Hannibal Lecter?

Answer: Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins won the award as Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs". He is also known for his roles in "The Elephant Man", "Meet Joe Black", and "The Mask of Zorro".
2. What Oscar nominated movie had the famous movie quote, "Plastics!" in it?

Answer: The Graduate

This quote was said to the main character, Ben, when a family friend had some advice for him. The movie shows how a young man is seduced by an older women who happens to be a close family friend.
3. What movie beat Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" for Best Motion Picture?

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs

The movie won with incredible performances by Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. The movie is about a crazy serial killer and the F.B.I. trying to catch him with the help of imprisoned cannibal Hannibal Lecter.
4. What two movies did Dustin Hoffman win his two Best Actor awards for?

Answer: "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Rain Man"

Hoffman teamed up with icons Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep for these movies. He played with Streep in "Kramer vs. Kramer" and Cruise in "Rain Man". "Rain Man" was loved for its inspirational story of two brothers on a road trip while "Kramer vs. Kramer" was loved for its story of a father and his son.
5. What movie that won the Best Motion Picture award had the famous quote, "I'm walking here!" in it?

Answer: Midnight Cowboy

Dustin Hoffman had reportedly improvised this famous quote in the movie. The scene that this was said in was when Hoffman and another character are crossing the street and a taxi almost hits him. The movie follows the journey of a cowboy in NYC who gets help from Dustin Hoffman's character on how to live in the city.
6. The famous line, "We'll always have Paris" is from which Best Motion Picture winner movie?

Answer: Casablanca

This quote is said when the two main characters have to leave and are sad. The main character says, "We'll always have Paris" to show some hope. This great flick about love and friendship is set in Casablanca during WW2. There are many other well known quotes in the movie.
7. What movie did Leonardo DiCaprio get his first Oscar nomination for?

Answer: What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

Leo played the autistic brother of Gilbert Grape (played by Johnny Depp) in this movie. The movie shows the sad life of young Gilbert Grape and his troubles with his family and the small town he lives in.
8. What movie did pop singer Cher win a Best Actress Oscar for?

Answer: Moonstruck

"Moonstruck" is romantic comedy where a woman is engaged but starts falling for her fiancee's brother. Many actually consider this to be one of the most underwhelming Oscar wins ever for a female.
9. Which Best Motion Picture nominee lost to "Midnight Cowboy" and had Paul Newman and Robert Redford playing train robbers in the wild west in it?

Answer: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

This was based on a true story about the outlaw Butch Cassidy and his journey with the Sundance Kid. It takes us through some of their crimes and to their adventures in Bolivia.
10. What movie did Julie Andrews make her debut in and which she won a Best Actress Oscar for?

Answer: Mary Poppins

Andrews played the nanny in this musical where she must help a family by taking care of the kids who are always getting into trouble. Andrews got another Oscar nomination for "The Sound of Music" a year later.
Source: Author mattyboy95

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