Cinema Quiz 7: The Academy Awards Quiz (Oscar Quiz)

Oscar Awards Quiz

The Academy Awards (known popularly as Oscar) are given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) under 24 categories. Try this quiz on Oscar Awards to test your knowledge and learn more about the world best films and film personalities.

1. Which year the Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time?

1953
1948
1955
1963

2. The first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture was "Wings". Who directed the movie?

Frank Borzage
Herbert Brenon
William A Wellman
Frank Lloyd

3. The second movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture was also the first sound film to win it. Do you know this movie which was Hollywood's first all-talking musical?

Cimarron
The Broadway Melody
All About Eve
Rebecca

4. Who won the first Academy Award for Best Actor?

Emil Jannings
Warner Baxter
George Arliss
Lewis Stone

5. The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929. Do you know in which year the popular name "Oscar" was officially adopted by the Academy for the awards?

1929
1930
1939
1942

6. Three movies have won 11 Academy Awards to date. Which one of the following is NOT one among them?

Benhur
The Return of the King
Titanic
La La Land

7. Who among the following holds the record for being the woman with the most Academy Awards?

Edith Head
Katherine Hepburn
Shirley Booth
Kate Winslet

8. Name the actress with the most Academy Awards for Best Actress

Shirley Booth
Kate Winslet
Katherine Hepburn
Meryl Streep

9. Who was the first person to be nominated posthumously and to win an Oscar Award?

William A Horning
Sidney Howard
James Dean
Victor Young

10. Rick Baker has won a record seven Academy Awards for movies like Men in Black and The Wolfman. For which category did he win the awards?

Best Director
Best Scriptwriter
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Supporting Actor

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