1.
What year was the first Academy Awards held?
a) 1929
b) 1954
c) 1943
2.
Who is the only woman to host the Academy Awards
(excluding cohosts)?
a) Liza Minnelli
b) Whoopi Goldberg
c) Zsa Zsa Gabor
3.
How many times was Steven Spielberg nominated for Best
Director?
a) 2
b) 7
c) 5
4.
Who won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award last year?
a) George Lucas
b) John Travolta
c) Norman Jewison
5.
One of the most memorable dresses worn at the Academy
Awards was made of:
a) A red carpet
b) American Express gold
cards
c) Dryer lint
6. Where is the Academy Awards ceremony
held?
a) New York
b) Miami
c) Los Angeles
7.
Who thanked everyone but the kitchen sink when he won
Best Supporting Actor in
1996?
a) Cuba Gooding Jr.
b) Jack Palance
c) Gene Hackman
8. Of
these films, which did not win for Best Visual
Effects?
a) Babe
b) Aliens
c) Terminator 2
9.
Dan Aykroyd received a Best Supporting Actor
nomination
for ...
a) Trading Places
b) The Blues Brothers
c) Driving Miss Daisy
10.
Which film won for Best Original Screenplay?
a) Secrets & Lies
b) Four Weddings and a
Funeral
c) Good Will Hunting
...the Best Actor with his winning role.
| 1. Roberto Benigni | a) Dr. Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter |
| 2. Tom Hanks | b) Christy Brown |
| 3. Anthony Hopkins | c) Guido Orefice |
| 4. Daniel Day-Louis | d) Lt. Col. Frank Slade |
| 5. Al Pacino | e) Forrest Gump |
...the Best Actress with her winning role.
| 1. Gwyneth Paltrow | a) Miss Daisy |
| 2. Emma Thompson | b) Clarice Starling |
| 3. Jodie Foster | c) Sister Helen Prejean |
| 4. Jessica Tandy | d) Margaret Schlegel |
| 5. Susan Sarandon | e) Viola De Lesseps |
...the quote with the film. Bonus points if you can also name the actor.
| 1. "Smile, you're at Mr. Smilies!" | a) Man on the Moon |
| 2. "You think that's air you're breathing?" | b) American Beauty |
| 3. "But I don't want to use my head!" | c) The Green Mile |
| 4. "Will you leave the light on after bedtime?" | d) Toy Story 2 |
| 5.
"You're insane, but you might also
be brilliant!" |
e) The Matrix |