Put on your fanciest outfit and join us on the red carpet for some Academy Awards (aka The Oscars) trivia.
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The Dorky Round
One
Who famously did one armed push ups while on stage?
Jack Palance
Two
Which movie was the first to sweep the “big five” awards: best picture, director, screenplay, actor, and actress?
It Happened One Night
Three
Which prolific British director, best known for suspense, never won a competitive Oscar in a career spanning over 50 years?
Alfred Hitchcock, despite four “Best Director” nominations. He eventually won the Irving G. Thalburg Memorial Award.
Four
Which man won the most Academy Awards ever?
Walt Disney, with 22
Five
What’s the only X-Rated movie to win an Oscar?
Midnight Cowboy
Six
A film must be screen in a theater in what city to be eligible for an Academy Award?
Los Angeles
Seven
Who declined the Best Actor award in 1973?
Marlon Brando for his role in The Godfather
Eight
The Oscar statues are electroplated in what?
24K Gold
Nine
In 2016, La La Land was announced as Best Picture when what film actually won?
Moonlight
Ten
What’s the full name of the “Academy?”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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The Geeky Round
One
Who is the only person named Oscar to win an Oscar?
Oscar Hammerstein II
Two
Which year featured two best picture winners?
The first annual ceremony, with films released in 1929.
Three
Who has hosted the Academy Award ceremony more often than anyone else?
Bob Hope hosted 18 ceremonies, starting in 1940.
Four
Which woman won the most Academy Awards ever?
Edith Head, with 8
Five
During World War Two, Oscar statues were made of what?
Plaster. When the war was over, they could be traded in for metal ones.
Six
What’s the official name for an Oscar?
An Academy Award of Merit
Seven
Robert Opal famously did what during the 1974 awards ceremony?
He ran naked across the stage.
Eight
What was the first Science Fiction film to win Best Picture?
The Shape of Water in 2018
Nine
Who was the first actor or actress to win four Oscars?
Katherine Hepburn (She was nominated a total of 12 times)
Ten
In 1968, the Awards ceremony was pushed back two days due to what event?
The funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Nerdy Round
One
What unusual activity did Jerry Lewis have to do in the 1959 ceremony?
He had to ad lib for 20 minutes because the ceremony finished well before the end of its television time slot.
Two
Which are the only three silent films to win Best Picture?
“Wings” (1929), “Sunrise: A Tale of Two Humans” (1929) and “The Artist” (2011)
Three
When was the first televised Academy Awards ceremony?
1953
Four
When was the award first called Oscar?
1939
Five
What are the only three movies to win the “Big Five” awards?
“It Happened One Night,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” and “the Silence of the Lambs.”
Six
Who recently set a record for winning the “Best Cinematography” award in three consecutive years?
Emmanuel Lubezki
Seven
What category was discontinued in 1984?
Best Original Musical
Eight
What proposed category has been rejected from 1991 to 2012?
Best Stunt Coordination
Nine
The Academy Awards were first broadcast in color in what year?
1966
Ten
Categories come and go over the years, but as of 2020, how many categories are there for the Academy Awards?
Twenty-Four
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