The Oscars Quiz

A few significant developments that took place this week include:
(1) I've been added to www.quizblogs.com. QuizBlogs, as perhaps many of you do already know, is a collection of 130 quiz blogs from all over India and you can check it out here
(2) I've also started my elections blog, which is different from others in the sense that a lot of research has been done for each and every article on the blog, which you can check out here

And now, getting back to good old quizzing. Here are 10 questions on the Oscar awards and you could mail me the answers at olympia.hades@gmail.com :

Q1. AR Rehman won 2 Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards, becoming the 63rd person to win multiple oscars at a single ceremony. Which legend from the business holds the record for winning most awards in a single ceremony and how many?

Ans. Walt Disney (4 awards)

Q2. The Golden Raspberry awards are a parody on the Oscars given for pathetic performances in films. Which female actor accepted the Razzy for Worst Actress herself gave a speech, holding her Razzy in one hand and her Oscar (for Best Actress) in another?

Ans. Halle Berry (Best Actress for Monster Ball and worst Actress for Catwoman)

Q3. Which famous actor's Best Actor award was collected by a Native Indian after the actor refused to collect the award protesting against U.S discrimination and mistreatment of Native Americans?

Ans. Marlon Brando

Q4. Only three movies that have got more than 6 Oscars converted all their nominations into awards. Two of the movies are Gigi and The Last Emperor. Name the third film, which is also the second highest grossing film of all times (open to dispute) behind Titanic.

Ans. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Q5. After the Nobel Prize of one of illustrious men of his region was stolen, 'X's Oscar statuette has been put in a bank vault to protect it from potential thieves. Identify 'X'.

Ans. Satyajit Ray (Tagore's Nobel Prize was stolen)

Q6. Can you connect the following Oscar winners : Pierre Boule (1957), Nathan E Douglas (1958), Ian McLeen Hunter (1953) and Robert Rich (1956).

Ans. These were not real people, but pseudonyms

Q7. Could you connect: Akira Kurosawa, Charlie Chaplin, Laurence Olivier, Henry Fonda, Peter O'Toole, Satyajit Ray, Walt Disney and Warner Bros.

Ans. Winners of Honorary Oscars

Q8. Could you connect: Indiana Jones, X-Men and Slumdog Millionaire.

Ans. The 81st Academy Awards (X-Men Actor Hugh Jackman hosted the evening, Indiana Jones directed Steven Spielberg gave the award to the best movie Slumdog Millionaire)

Q9. Which movie holds the record for most nominations without winning a single award?

Ans. Cabaret

Q10. Which film based on the life of schizophrenia-afflicted Nobel-award winning economist, John Nash, won the Best Movie oscar?

Ans. A Beautiful Mind