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trivia
—Larry Humber
Get primed for the Academy Awards.
Test your memory of Oscar firsts and notable moments.
1. The 1973 Academy Awards were interrupted when,
during David Niven's introduction of Elizabeth Taylor,
Robert Opal _________.
a) Climbed over chairs to get to the stage
b) Turned off the lights
c) Streaked
2. Out of which of these materials has an Oscar statuette
never been made?
a) Plaster
b) Glass
c) Wood
3. The first winner to refuse an Oscar was:
a) Dudley Nichols (Best Screenplay, The Informer,1936)
b) Marlon Brando (Best Actor, The Godfather, 1973)
c) George C. Scott (Best Actor, Patton
, 1971)
match them up
Pair the winner with the quote from his or her Oscar acceptance speech.
1. “I love it up here! I love the world! I’m so excited!”
2. “This is the highlight of my day.”
3. “I deserve this.”
4. “Oh wow. This is the best drink of water after the longest drought of my life.”
5. “You know you’ve entered new territory when you realize your outfit cost
more than your film.”
6. “Shame on you, Mr. Bush, shame on you. Any time you’ve got the Pope
and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up.”
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9
13
14
19
24
26
11
2
20
“OSCAR FEVER”
ACROSS
1 Martin _____ is a Best
Director hopeful (for 17 Down)
5 Film stars are known to have
big _____ (they tend to like
themselves a lot)
9 Legendary director Welles
3
15
27
4
10
18
21
16
8
12
22
25
5 6
10 It was 2003’s Best Picture
11 He plays sex researcher
Alfred Kinsey
12 _____ Rwanda (or Grand
_____),1932’s Best Picture
14 Staunton who plays Vera
Drake
crossword
17
7
23
4. Three films have won a record 11 awards: Titanic
,
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and ________.
a) West Side Story
b) Ben-Hur
c) Gone With The Wind
5. How many ties for major awards have there been in
Academy Awards history?
a) Two
b) Seven
c) Three
6. What was the first (and only) animated film to be
nominated for Best Picture?
a) The Lion King
b) The Iron Giant
c) Beauty and the Beast
a) Steven Spielberg, Best Picture, 2004
b) Julia Roberts, Best Actress, 2000
c) Jessica Yu, Best Documentary (short subject), 1997
d) Michael Moore, Best Documentary (feature), 2003
e) Shirley MacLaine, Best Actress, 1993
f) Kevin Spacey, Best Actor, 1999
16 Intermissions
19 Streep who calls the shots in
The Manchurian Candidate
21 Nielsen of Naked Gun fame
(or two-time Oscar nominee
Caron)
24 _____ _____ Emperor was
Best Picture back in 1988
25 ___ and Mickey (Eugene
Levy and Catherine O’Hara)
sang at last year’s Oscars
26 Burl _____ was named Best
Supporting Actor in 1959
27 DiCaprio who stars in 17
Down
DOWN
1 “The _____ must go on”
2 Indecent
3 Lady _____ the Blues had
Diana Ross up for an Oscar
in 1973
4 Tom Hanks earned his _____
Oscar for Forrest Gump
6 Hugh or Cary
7 Eternal Sunshine of the
_____ Mind
8 Two-time Oscar winner
Denzel Washington made
his directing debut with
Antwone _____
13 Paul _____ impressed in
Sideways
15 Hilary Swank stars in Million
_____ Baby
17 The _____ is the story of a
young Howard Hughes
18 Danner who appeared in
The Prince of Tides, a 1992
Best Picture nominee
20 Superman portrayer who
passed away in 2004
22 Many Neil _____ plays have
become hit films
23 State that’s home to The
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(but isn’t much known for
moviemaking)
27 Across
ANSWERS: Trivia: 1. c) 2. b) 3. a) 4. b) 5. a) 6. c) Match them up: 1. b) 2. f) 3. e) 4. a) 5. c) 6. d)
SOLUTION: ACROSS 1 SCORSESE 5 EGOS 9 ORSON 10 CHICAGO 11 NEESON 12 HOTEL 14 IMELDA 16 BREAKS 19 MERYL 21 LESLIE 24
THE LAST 25 MITCH 26 IVES and 27. LEONARDO DOWN 1 SHOW 2 OBSCENE 3 SINGS 4 SECOND 6 GRANT 7 SPOTLESS 8 FISHER 13
GIAMATTI 15 DOLLAR 17 AVIATOR
18 BLYTHE 20 REEVE 22 SIMON 23 OHIO
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