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Ultimate Oscars! Trivia Quiz

I know you love watching the Oscars, but are you watching closely enough?

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

Author
Dimitri K

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
81,556

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Did Meryl Streep have at least two nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role?

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following directors won an Oscar for Best Direction? Hint

Stanley Kubrick

Francois Truffaut

Alfred Hitchcock

Billy Wilder

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Question 3 of 10

3. The film that won the award for Best Picture in the first Oscar ceremony (1927/1928). What was what title of the movie? Hint

Cimarron

Broadway Melody

Cavalcade

Wings

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following films did NOT win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects? Hint

2001 A Space Odyssey

Aliens

Alien

Blade Runner

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these films won an Oscar for all the following categories: Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Screenplay (either of the two screenplay categories), Best Actor, Best Actress? Hint

A Streetcar Named Desire

Lawrence of Arabia

Ben Hur

It Happened One Night

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following actresses won an Oscar for playing an actress who was nominated for one and didn't win it? Hint

Maggie Smith

Judy Holliday

Jessica Lange

Sissy Spacek

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following films was the first one to win an Oscar for Best Make-up? Hint

The Exorcist

Ms. Doubtfire

Quest for Fire

An American Werewolf in London

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following actresses has never been nominated for an Oscar award? Hint

Bette Midler

Whoopi Goldberg

Rita Hayworth

Mary McDonnell

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following celebrities won all the Oscar Awards they were nominated for? Hint

Milos Forman

Jennifer Jones

Carol Reed

Vivien Leigh

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of these actors/actresses has NOT won MORE than two Oscars. Who is (s)he? Hint

Spencer Tracy

Walter Brennan

Ingrid Bergman

Katharine Hepburn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Did Meryl Streep have at least two nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role?

Answer: yes

Meryl Streep has gathered many nominations including roles for, "The Deer Hunter" (1978) which was her first nomination and "Kramer vs Kramer" (1979) which gave her the first Oscar.

2. Which of the following directors won an Oscar for Best Direction?

Answer: Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder won 2 Oscars for Best Direction, in 1945 for "Lost Weekend" and for "The Apartment". In the same category, Kubrick was nominated 4 times, Hitchcock was nominated 5 times and Truffaut was only nominated once for Best Director for "Day for Night" all of them without ever winning the Award.

3. The film that won the award for Best Picture in the first Oscar ceremony (1927/1928). What was what title of the movie?

Answer: Wings

"Cimarron" won the award for Best Picture in the second Oscar Ceremony, "Calvacade" in the third, and "Broadway Melody" in the fourth.

4. Which of the following films did NOT win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects?

Answer: Blade Runner

"Blade Runner" lost the award to "E.T." in 1982, Stanley Kubrick won his only Oscar award for "2001 A Space Odyssey" in 1968, "Alien" won in 1979 and "Aliens" won in 1986.

5. Which of these films won an Oscar for all the following categories: Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Screenplay (either of the two screenplay categories), Best Actor, Best Actress?

Answer: It Happened One Night

"It Happened One Night" won all these awards in 1934. The other films in Oscar history to accomplish that are: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "The Silence of the Lambs" in (1991).

6. Which of the following actresses won an Oscar for playing an actress who was nominated for one and didn't win it?

Answer: Maggie Smith

It was Maggie Smith for the comedy "California Suite" (1978). She played Diana Barrie, an actress who was up for the award and lost it.

7. Which of the following films was the first one to win an Oscar for Best Make-up?

Answer: An American Werewolf in London

The first Oscar award for Best Make-up was given to Rick Baker in 1981 for "An American Werewolf in London".

8. Which of the following actresses has never been nominated for an Oscar award?

Answer: Rita Hayworth

Bette Midler has been nominated twice ("For the Boys", and "The Rose") and has never won. Mary McDonnell has also been nominated twice without winning ("Dances with Wolves", and "Passion Fish"). Whoopi Goldberg won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Ghost" and was nominated for Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple" in the Best Actress category. Rita Hayworth was never nominated.

9. Which of the following celebrities won all the Oscar Awards they were nominated for?

Answer: Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh won both the Oscars she was nominated for: "Gone With the Wind" (1939) and "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951). Milos Forman won 2 Oscars for Best Direction out of 3 nominations, Carol Reed won 1 Oscar (for "Oliver!") out of 3 nominations and Jennifer Jones won an Oscar for Best Actress in 1943 and lost all her following 4 nominations.

10. One of these actors/actresses has NOT won MORE than two Oscars. Who is (s)he?

Answer: Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy won (only!) 2 Oscars out of a total of nine nominations, both in the Best Actor category in 1937 and 1938.

Source: Author Dimitri K

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