The Oscars are almost here. Take this quiz to find out just how much of an Oscar fan you are.

 

 

1. The Oscars are formally referred to as?

· The Kids Choice Awards

· The People’s Choice Awards

· The Academy Awards

· The Golden Globe Awards.

 

2. Who was the first African American Female to win the best actress statuette?

· Halle Berry

· Etta James

· Viola Davis

· Whoopi Goldberg

 

3. In 2000 Actor Russell Crowe won best actor for which film?

· A Beautiful Mind

· American Gangster

· Cinderella Man

· Gladiator

 

 

4. The first Oscar ceremony was held at....

· The Kodak Theatre

· The Roosevelt Hotel

· The Ambassador Hotel

· The Hilton Hotel

 

5. Which Oscar winning film did Michael Curtiz direct?

· Four Daughters

· Yankee Doodle Dandy

· Casablanca

· Mildred Pierce

 

6. The three movies that won the most Oscars were...

· Ben-Hur, Titanic, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

· Gone with the Wind, Titanic, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

· Chicago, Titanic, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

· The French connection, Titanic, Chicago

 

7. Who is the actress to receive the most number of academy nominations?

· Katherine Hepburn

· Meryl  Streep

· Jane Fonda

· Glenn Close

 

 

8. The individual with the most number of Oscars is...

· Alberto Iglesias

· Katherine Hepburn

· Jack Nicholson

· Walt Disney

 

9. In 1951 Karl Malden won Best actor in a supporting role for which film?

· Death of a salesman

· A streetcar named Desire

· Where the sidewalk Ends

· The Great Dictator

 

10. Which one of these actors refused his Oscar for best actor?

· Dustin Hoffman

· Al Pacino

· Marlon Brando

· Laurence Olivier

 

Your answers

1. The Academy Awards. Duh.

2. Halle Berry for Monsters Ball

3. Gladiator . how can anyone forget his : “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.”

4. The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, named after Teddy Roosevelt. Rumoured to be haunted.

5. Casablanca .  its considered as one of the greatest films of all time.

6. Ben-Hur, Titanic, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. All three movies won 11 statuettes

7. Meryl Streep. She has surpassed Katherine Hepburn.

8. Walt Disney. Who walked away with 26 Academy Awards over his lifetime. He had 64 Oscar nominations.

9. A street car named desire. 

10. Marlon Brando who won it as Vito Corleone (the Godfather). He boycotted the Oscars that year because he felt that Hollywood didnot pay enough attention to native American problems.

 

Your results 

 

0-3 : You were just bored and taking this quiz huh? 

 

4-6: you're somewhere between wild guessing and genuinely interested in the Oscars. Or maybe both.

 

7-10: all hail! The true Oscar buff!!!

 

(Compiled by Shazanna Hamid)