Oscar trivia quiz : Test your knowledge

1. For which comedy did Tom Hanks receive his first Oscar nomination?

a. A League of Their Own

b. Sleepless in Seattle

c. Splash

d. Big

2. Which Oscar host said, "Jack Palance just bungee-jumped off the Hollywood sign?"

a. Steve Martin

b. Billy Crystal

c. Ellen DeGeneres

d. Chris Rock

3. All of these stars won an acting Oscar in 2017 except:

a. Emma Stone

b. Ryan Gosling

c. Viola Davis

d. Mahershala Ali

4. For which movie did Morgan Freeman receive his very first Oscar nomination?

a. The Shawshank Redemption

b. Driving Miss Daisy

c. Million Dollar Baby

d. Street Smart

5. Sigourney Weaver got an Oscar nomination in 1989 for Gorillas in the Mist and what other film?

a. Working Girl

b. Ghostbusters

c. The Ice Storm

d. The Year of Living Dangerously

6. Costume designer Lizzy Gardiner made headlines at the 67th Academy Awards with a dress made of…what?

a. Blue Post-It Notes

b. American Express Cards

c. Nestle Crunch Wrappers

d. Starbucks Coffee Lids

7. What is the only film based on a TV series to get a Best Picture nomination?

a. The Untouchables

b. Star Trek

c. The Muppet Movie

d. The Fugitive

8. Which film beat out The Wizard of Oz for Best Picture of 1939?

a. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

b. Gone With the Wind

c. Stagecoach

d. Wuthering Heights

Answers

Bigb

Billy Crystalb

Ryan Goslingd

Street Smarta

Working Girlb

American Express Cardsd

The Fugitiveb

Gone with the Wind

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