Classic Academy Awards

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Instructions: How well do you remember Oscar night? Test your knowledge of the Academy Awards from Hollywood's greatest decades!

1.
Which film won the very first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929?
A
Sunrise
B
Wings
C
The Jazz Singer
D
The Broadway Melody
2.
How many Academy Awards did 'Ben-Hur' (1959) win, setting a record at the time?
A
9
B
10
C
8
D
11
3.
Who won the Best Actress Oscar for 'Gone with the Wind' (1939)?
A
Vivien Leigh
B
Greta Garbo
C
Katharine Hepburn
D
Bette Davis
4.
Which actor won three Best Actor Oscars, for 'Captains Courageous,' 'Boys Town,' and more?
A
Gary Cooper
B
Humphrey Bogart
C
Spencer Tracy
D
James Stewart
5.
Which 1964 musical swept the Oscars, winning Best Picture, Director, Actress, and more?
A
The Sound of Music
B
West Side Story
C
Mary Poppins
D
My Fair Lady
6.
Who famously refused the Best Actor Oscar for 'The Godfather' in 1973?
A
Al Pacino
B
Robert De Niro
C
Marlon Brando
D
Dustin Hoffman
7.
Katharine Hepburn holds the record for most Best Actress wins. How many did she earn?
A
2
B
5
C
3
D
4
8.
Which 1943 film about life on the home front during WWII won Best Picture?
A
Mrs. Miniver
B
Casablanca
C
How Green Was My Valley
D
Yankee Doodle Dandy
9.
Who was the beloved comedian who hosted the Academy Awards ceremony a record 19 times?
A
Jack Benny
B
Milton Berle
C
Johnny Carson
D
Bob Hope
10.
Which 1950 film about the theater world won Best Picture and starred Bette Davis?
A
Born Yesterday
B
Sunset Boulevard
C
All About Eve
D
A Streetcar Named Desire
11.
Who won the Best Actor Oscar for 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (1962)?
A
Henry Fonda
B
Gregory Peck
C
James Stewart
D
Paul Newman
12.
Which 1965 film starring Julie Andrews won Best Picture?
A
The Sound of Music
B
Doctor Zhivago
C
My Fair Lady
D
Mary Poppins
13.
Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win Best Actor for which 1963 film?
A
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
B
In the Heat of the Night
C
A Raisin in the Sun
D
Lilies of the Field
14.
Which 1972 film won Best Picture and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made?
A
The Godfather
B
Cabaret
C
A Clockwork Orange
D
The French Connection
15.
Walt Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards won by one person. Approximately how many did he receive?
A
12
B
16
C
26
D
22

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