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 Golden opportunities: Test your knowledge of the Oscars with this quiz Sunday, March 25, 2001 By Barbara Vancheri, Post-Gazette Staff Writer
Sure, everyone remembers that it was James Cameron who borrowed the line from Leonardo DiCaprio's character and proclaimed himself "the king of the world" after "Titanic" swept the Academy Awards. But who recalls what movie had matched its titanic take of 11 Oscars? Or what Barbra Streisand said when she picked up her golden boy? And we don't mean husband James Brolin.
You've got hours before Joan Rivers steps onto the red carpet, Steve Martin steps into Billy Crystal's shoes and "Gladiator" enters the scariest arena of them all, the one where the tigers are clad in Versace and Zegna formal wear. So, grab your pencil and get started.
1. Which performer has received four Academy Awards?
a. Ingrid Bergman
2. On March 27, 1973, when an actress using the name Sacheen Littlefeather made Oscar news, who had opened the envelope holding the name of Best Actor winner Marlon Brando?
a. Liv Ullmann and Roger Moore
3. On March 24, 1997, Vegas oddsmakers expected Lauren Bacall to waltz to the stage as Best Supporting Actress. Whose name was called instead?
a. Joan Allen from "The Crucible"
4. Only three movies in the history of the awards have captured the five most coveted awards: picture, directing, actor, actress, writing. Which movie does not belong in this exclusive club?
a. "American Beauty"
5. Who was the first performer nominated for lead and supporting awards in the same year and yet went home empty-handed?
a. Sally Field
6. Who said what? Match the winner -- Shirley MacLaine from "Terms of Endearment," Barbra Streisand from "Funny Girl," Al Pacino from "Scent of a Woman" and Joe Pesci, "GoodFellas" -- with the line from his or her acceptance speech.
a. "You broke my streak."
7. Who was the first person to win an Oscar for playing someone of the opposite sex?
a. Jaye Davidson, "The Crying Game"
8. Who started tongues wagging when she accepted her Oscar and said, "I'm so in love with my brother right now"?
a. Adele Astaire, sister of Fred Astaire
9. Who was on stage in 1974 and about to introduce Elizabeth Taylor when a naked man streaked by and flashed the world a peace sign, among other things?
a. Johnny Carson
10. Why was the Oscar show postponed by a day in 1981?
a. An earthquake rocked Los Angeles, making it impossible to reach the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
11. One performer is a real insider. He was nominated last year for Best Actor and is competing in the same category again. Who is he?
a. Javier Bardem
12. Why did Roberto Benigni make Oscar history on March 21, 1999?
a. He was the first person to stand on the back of his seat and surf through the black-tie crowd.
13. The first Academy Awards were handed out May 16, 1929. Identify the place, attendance and ticket price.
a. Radio City Music Hall, 1,000 people, no cost.
14. In 1962, for the first time, pickets used the Oscars as a protest platform. What was the subject of their dispute?
a. The scandalous affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton on the set of "Cleopatra" in Rome.
15. Three mothers and daughters have been nominated for Oscars. Which pairing wasn't?
a. Judy Garland-Liza Minnelli
16. This year, no one thinks it remarkable that Best Picture nominees "Gladiator" and "Erin Brockovich" are available on video. What was the first Best Picture already on video in Pittsburgh when it won?
a. "Forrest Gump"
17. Which of these African-American performers has never won an Oscar?
a. Morgan Freeman
18. "Titanic" won 11 Oscars, tying it with what film?
a. "All About Eve"
19. Laurence Harvey never won an Oscar, but three of his leading ladies won Oscars in their films together. Which one didn't?
a. Julie Christie in "Darling"
20. Two movies have been nominated for 11 Oscars but won none. One of them is "The Color Purple." What is the other?
a. "The Turning Point"
21. Who is the all-time Oscar champ?
a. Jim Carrey
22. What movie earned Sally Field the chance to deliver her now-famous Oscar speech that ended, "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it and I can't deny the fact you like me -- right now, you like me!"
a. "Norma Rae"
23. Dianne Wiest has won two Oscars ("Bullets Over Broadway" and "Hannah and Her Sisters") working with what director?
a. Woody Allen
24. What is the highest-grossing film not to have won anything on Oscar night? No song, no special effects, no set decoration. Nothing.
a. "Home Alone"
25. Who was responsible for the famous "Uma-Oprah" audience chant during his disastrous hosting gig?
a. Johnny Carson
26. On March 20, 1948, in one of the biggest upsets in Oscar history, Rosalind Russell was expected to be a shoo-in for Best Actress for "Mourning Becomes Electra." Instead, Russell rose from her chair and led the applause for a friend. Who won the Oscar that year?
a. Joan Crawford
27. What movie was named Best Picture a year ago?
a. "American Beauty"
28. Rob Lowe was whose "blind date" in an opening number that prompted Vanity Fair to write of the audience: "The looks of horror on their faces were unforgettable."
a. Cher
Post-Gazette Staff Writer Jim Heinrich contributed to this quiz.
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