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Test Your Oscar IQ

Jim Weber

About this time every year since 1929, Oscar Fever hits and builds to a crescendo during the annual presentation of the golden statuettes. For hundreds of millions of movie fans around the world, Sunday night marks a tradition when friends and family gather around the television, just as HOFMAG.com's Jim Weber has done for decades. He thinks he knows all about the Oscars. Do you?

Oscar IQ Quiz Questions 1-5

1) How did Willie Fulgear lose $40,000 just weeks after his $50,000 reward for recovering 52 missing Oscar statuettes in 2000?

 Las VegasA. Gambling spree in Las Vegas personal safeB. Personal safe stolen from house
alimonyC. Alimony for divorce con manD. Scammed by con artist

2) Two of the most important people involved in the Oscars are Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas. What do they do?

A. Produce show together every year B. Hand-craft each Oscar
C. Conduct orchestra D. Hand presenters the envelopes

3) What was wrong with Spencer Tracy's best actor Oscar for 1938's "Boys Town"?

A. Statue faced backwards B. Had "Best Actress" written on it
C. Inscribed to "Dick Tracy" D. Two inches shorter than normal

4) As a presenter in 1993, what did Richard Gere request of viewers?

A. Convert to Buddhism B. Travel to India and meet Dalai Lama
C. Send thoughts to Chinese leader  D. Become vegetarians

5) What did Tom Hanks accidentally do during his best actor acceptance speech in 1994 for "Philadelphia"?

A. "Outed" someone B. Thanked wrong director
C. Mistook Arthur Ashe as gay D. Used the f-word

Go to Questions 6-10



 
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