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Oscar_quiz2005.sPubDate = "2/2/2006 7:12:15 PM GMT";
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Oscar_quiz2005.appDeck = new Array("Get ready for this year's Oscars by taking our 2005 quiz. This year's installment will be up soon, but this one should help you get those mental muscles in shape. ","");
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Oscar_quiz2005[1] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[1][0] = new Array("Which of this year’s acting nominees in a lead role has been nominated the most times for any acting category?");
Oscar_quiz2005[1].answer = "1. The correct answer is C: Kate Winslet, with four nominations
Previously she was nominated in supporting roles for “Sense and Sensibility” (1995) and “Iris” (2001), and in a lead role for “Titanic” (1997).
Annette Bening has been nominated twice before: supporting for “The Grifters” (1990) and lead for “American Beauty.” This is Johnny Depp’s second nomination, after last year’s “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and Leonardo DiCaprio’s second, after 1993’s “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” (1993).
Of the current acting nominees (in both lead and supporting roles), only Morgan Freeman has been nominated as often as Ms. Winslet. Neither has won.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[1][2] = new Array("B. Johnny Depp",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[1][3] = new Array("C. Kate Winslet",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[1][4] = new Array("D. Leonardo DiCaprio",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[2] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[2][0] = new Array("Since 1996, every best actress winner has shared what common trait?");
Oscar_quiz2005[2].answer = "The correct answer is B: They’re under 40 years old
Best actresses were the following ages at the time of their wins: Charlize Theron, 28; Nicole Kidman, 35; Halle Berry, 35; Julia Roberts, 33; Hilary Swank, 25; Gwyneth Paltrow, 26; Helen Hunt, 34; and Frances McDormand, 39. You have to go back all the way to the 1995 Academy Awards -- held in March 1996 -- to see a best actress over 40: Susan Sarandon, who at the time was a sexy 49. (She’s now a sexy 58.)
If this trend continues, then Catalina Sandino Moreno (23), Hilary Swank (an ancient 30 now), and Kate Winslet (29) all have a chance, while Annette Bening (46) and Imelda Staunton (49) are toast. But trends were made to be broken.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[2][2] = new Array("B. They’re under 40 years old",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[2][3] = new Array("C. They’ve written books of poetry",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[2][4] = new Array("D. They’ve co-starred in movies with Kevin Bacon",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[3] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[3][0] = new Array("No movie has ever won all four acting awards, but in 1976 “Network” became just the second film to win three of the four: actor (Peter Finch), actress (Faye Dunaway) and supporting actress (Beatrice Straight). Name the first film to win three of the four acting awards.");
Oscar_quiz2005[3].answer = "The correct answer is B: “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
The women won for “Gone with the Wind” (Leigh; McDaniel); the leads won for “Cuckoo’s Nest” (Nicholson; Fletcher); and Rex Harrison won for “My Fair Lady.”
For “Streetcar” it was Leigh again, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter. The only one who didn’t win, ironically, was Marlon Brando, whose performance as Stanley Kowalski changed acting forever. The award went to Humphrey Bogart for “The African Queen”; his only Oscar.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[3][2] = new Array("B. “A Streetcar Named Desire”",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[3][3] = new Array("C. “My Fair Lady”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[3][4] = new Array("D. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[4] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[4][0] = new Array("One movie, “On the Waterfront,” garnered three of the five best supporting actor nominations for 1954: Rod Steiger, Karl Malden and Lee J. Cobb. Since then it’s happened to two other movies. Name those movies.");
Oscar_quiz2005[4].answer = "The correct answer is C: “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II.”
For “The Godfather,” James Caan, Robert Duvall and Al Pacino were all nominees in the supporting category (Pacino ridiculously so, since his was a lead part). The Oscar went to Joel Grey for “Cabaret.”
For “The Godfather Part II,” it was three new guys: Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo and Robert De Niro. The Oscar went to De Niro.";
Oscar_quiz2005[4][1] = new Array("A. “Dr. Strangelove” and “Dr. Doolittle”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[4][2] = new Array("B. “M*A*S*H” and “Nashville”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[4][3] = new Array("C. “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II”",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[4][4] = new Array("D. “Traffic” and “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[5][0] = new Array("Which actor in which decade starred in the most best picture winners?");
Oscar_quiz2005[5].answer = "The correct answer is A: Clark Gable in the 1930s
Gable starred in three best picture winners in the 1930s: “It Happened One Night” (1934), “Mutiny on the Bounty” (1935) and “Gone with the Wind” (1939).
Brando starred in one best picture winner in the '50s (“On the Waterfront”), Pacino starred in two in the '70s (\"The Godfather\" and “The Godfather Part II”) and Hanks one in the '90s (“Forrest Gump”). Someone to look out for? Russell Crowe, who has already starred in two best picture winners in the 2000s (\"Gladiator” and “A Beautiful Mind”).
This is not to say that another actor hasn’t starred in as many or more best picture winners in any given decade; I just don’t know about them.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[5][2] = new Array("B. Marlon Brando in the 1950s",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[5][3] = new Array("C. Al Pacino in the 1970s",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[5][4] = new Array("D. Tom Hanks in the 1990s",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[6][0] = new Array("Who has received the most nominations for best director?");
Oscar_quiz2005[6].answer = "The correct answer is A: William Wyler with 12 nominations.
Here are his nominated films: “Dodsworth” (1936), “Wuthering Heights” (1939), “The Letter” (1940), “The Little Foxes” (1941), “Mrs. Miniver” (1942), “The Best Years of Our Lives” (1946), “The Heiress” (1949), “Detective Story” (1951), “Roman Holiday” (1953), “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), “Ben-Hur” (1959) and “The Collector” (1965). He won for “Miniver” “Best Years” and “Ben-Hur.”
Wilder is in second place with eight nominations; Spielberg has five. Alan Smithee is the name directors use when they take their name off a picture; thus far, no noms for this nom emprunte.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[6][2] = new Array("B. Billy Wilder",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[6][3] = new Array("C. Steven Spielberg",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[6][4] = new Array("D. Alan Smithee",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[7][0] = new Array("Who has received the most nominations for best screenplay?");
Oscar_quiz2005[7].answer = "The correct answer is A: Woody Allen, with 13 nominations.
Allen’s nominations were for “Annie Hall,” “Interiors,” “Manhattan,” “Broadway Danny Rose,” “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “Hannah and Her Sisters,” “Radio Days,” “Crimes and Misdemeanors,” “Alice,” “Husbands and Wives,” “Bullets over Broadway,” “Might Aphrodite” and “Deconstructing Harry.” All were originals. He won for “Annie Hall” and “Hannah and Her Sisters.”
Billy Wilder had 12 nominations and three wins; Paddy Chayefsky had four nominations and three wins; Ben Affleck has one nomination and one win. And counting, Ben.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[7][2] = new Array("B. Billy Wilder",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[7][3] = new Array("C. Paddy Chayefsky",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[7][4] = new Array("D. Ben Affleck",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[8][0] = new Array("“The Aviator” is Martin Scorsese’s fifth nomination for best director. Name the other four.");
Oscar_quiz2005[8].answer = "The correct answer is A: “Raging Bull,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “Goodfellas,” and “Gangs of New York.”
“Taxi Driver” was nominated best picture in 1976, but the directors didn’t see fit to honor the upstart Scorsese, going overseas instead to nominate Ingmar Bergman (“Face to Face”) and Lina Wertmuller (“Seven Beauties”). Wertmuller was the first woman ever nominated best director.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[8][2] = new Array("B. “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas” and “Gangs of New York”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[8][3] = new Array("C. “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas” and “The Age of Innocence”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[8][4] = new Array("D. “Boxcar Bertha,” “New York, New York,” “Cape Fear” and “Bringing Out the Dead” ",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[9][0] = new Array("Foreign directors, such as Fernando Meirelles last year, are common nominees (and infrequent winners) in the best director category. But which famous foreign director never received a nomination for best director from the Academy?");
Oscar_quiz2005[9].answer = "The correct answer is C: Jean-Luc Godard
Kurosawa received one nomination, for “Ran” in 1985. Fellini received four nominations, including “La Dolce Vita,” “8 1/2,” “Satyricon” and “Amacord.” Bergman received three nominations, for “Cries and Whispers,” “Face to Face” and “Fanny and Alexander.” None of these directors won.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[9][2] = new Array("B. Federico Fellini",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[9][3] = new Array("C. Jean-Luc Godard",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[9][4] = new Array("D. Ingmar Bergman",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[10][0] = new Array("Last year Peter Jackson won both best director and best screenwriting awards, although he had to share the latter with Frances Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Who was the last filmmaker to win best director and screenplay awards with sole credit on each?");
Oscar_quiz2005[10].answer = "The correct answer is B: James L. Brooks for “Terms of Endearment” (1983)
Benton also won both awards with sole credit, but in 1979. Allen shared screenwriting credit with Marshall Brickman in 1977. James Cameron’s “Titanic” was the last best picture winner not to receive a screenwriting nomination.";
Oscar_quiz2005[10][1] = new Array("A. James Cameron for “Titanic”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[10][2] = new Array("B. James L. Brooks for “Terms of Endearment”",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[10][3] = new Array("C. Robert Benton for “Kramer vs. Kramer”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[10][4] = new Array("D. Woody Allen for “Annie Hall”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[11] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[11][0] = new Array("Which of the following best picture winners was not subsequently re-made into a theatrical release?");
Oscar_quiz2005[11].answer = "The correct answer is C: “Gentleman’s Agreement”
1931’s “Cimarron” starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunn was re-made in 1960 starring Glenn Ford. 1935’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable was re-made in 1962 starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard. 1956’s “Around the World in 80 Days” starring David Niven was re-made in 2004 starring Jackie Chan.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[11][2] = new Array("B. “Mutiny on the Bounty”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[11][3] = new Array("C. “Gentleman’s Agreement”",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[11][4] = new Array("D. “Around the World in 80 Days”",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[12][0] = new Array("Which one of the following best picture winners did not inspire a sequel?");
Oscar_quiz2005[12].answer = "The correct answer is C: “Ordinary People”
“In the Heat of the Night” led to “They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!” three years later; “The Sting II” was made 10 years after “The Sting” with Jackie Gleason and Mac Davis in the Newman/Redford roles; and “The Evening Star” showed up 13 years after “Terms.” ";
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Oscar_quiz2005[12][2] = new Array("B. “The Sting”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[12][3] = new Array("C. “Ordinary People”",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[12][4] = new Array("D. “Terms of Endearment”",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[13][0] = new Array("“An American in Paris,” “The Greatest Show on Earth,” “Around the World in 80 Days” and “Gigi” were all best picture winners in the 1950s. What else did they have in common?");
Oscar_quiz2005[13].answer = "The correct answer is C: None of the actors were even nominated.
These movies share this distinction –- since supporting roles were added –- with three other best picture winners: “The Last Emperor” (1987), “Braveheart” (1995) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003).
For the record, “The Greatest Show on Earth” wasn’t set in France, “the director of “Gigi,” Vincente Minnelli, won Best Director, and none of the screenwriters, to my knowledge, were blacklisted.";
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Oscar_quiz2005[13][2] = new Array("B. None of the directors won",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[13][3] = new Array("C. None of the actors were even nominated",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[13][4] = new Array("D. They were all written by blacklisted writers",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[14] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[14][0] = new Array("What is the only X-rated movie to win best picture?");
Oscar_quiz2005[14].answer = "The correct answer is B: “Midnight Cowboy”";
Oscar_quiz2005[14][1] = new Array("A. “The Godfather”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[14][2] = new Array("B. “Midnight Cowboy”",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[14][3] = new Array("C. “Patton”",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[14][4] = new Array("D. “Good Will Humping\"",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005[15][0] = new Array("In the American Film Institute’s list of 100 greatest movies, what is the highest-ranking film that received zero Oscar nominations?");
Oscar_quiz2005[15].answer = "The correct answer is D: “King Kong” at #43";
Oscar_quiz2005[15][1] = new Array("A. “Citizen Kane” at #1",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[15][2] = new Array("B. “Singin’ in the Rain” at #10",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[15][3] = new Array("C. “Double Indemnity” at #38",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[15][4] = new Array("D. “King Kong” at #43",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[16] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[16][0] = new Array("Who was on stage when Robert Opal streaked across the stage at the 1973 Academy Awards?");
Oscar_quiz2005[16].answer = "The correct answer is: B: David Niven
Niven’s famous comment? “The only laugh that man will probably ever get is for stripping and showing off his shortcomings.”";
Oscar_quiz2005[16][1] = new Array("A. John Wayne",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[16][2] = new Array("B. David Niven",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[16][3] = new Array("C. Raquel Welch",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[16][4] = new Array("D. Kevin Bacon",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[17] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[17][0] = new Array("Which country banned Stevie Wonder’s records after he won best original song for “I Just Called To Say I Love You” from “The Woman in Red” in 1984?");
Oscar_quiz2005[17].answer = "The correct answer is B: South Africa – he mentioned Nelson Mandela in his acceptance speech
He actually dedicated his award to him.";
Oscar_quiz2005[17][1] = new Array("A. The Soviet Union -- he mentioned freedom in his acceptance speech",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[17][2] = new Array("B. South Africa –- he mentioned Nelson Mandela in his acceptance speech",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[17][3] = new Array("C. Ethiopia –- he mentioned starvation in his acceptance speech",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[17][4] = new Array("D. Canada –- they don’t like Gene Wilder movies",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[18] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[18][0] = new Array("What was the rumor that supposedly helped Elizabeth Taylor win her first best actress statuette in 1960?");
Oscar_quiz2005[18].answer = "The correct answer is A: She was ill the year she won for \"Butterfield 8.\"";
Oscar_quiz2005[18][1] = new Array("A. She was ill",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[18][2] = new Array("B. She was getting fat",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[18][3] = new Array("C. She was going bald",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[18][4] = new Array("D. She was dating Eddie Fisher",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[19] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[19][0] = new Array("Occasionally there have been no-shows at the Oscars. Which of the following actors actually showed up and accepted their Academy Award in the 1970s?");
Oscar_quiz2005[19].answer = "The correct answer is B: Jane Fonda
Scott didn’t even want to be nominated, Brando sent up Sacheen Littlefeather to protest the treatment of Native Americans in movies, while Woody Allen’s attitude about awards shows is best summed up by his alter ego, Alvy Singer: “What's with all these awards? They're always giving out awards. ‘Best Fascist Dictator: Adolf Hitler.’”";
Oscar_quiz2005[19][1] = new Array("A. George C. Scott",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[19][2] = new Array("B. Jane Fonda",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[19][3] = new Array("C. Marlon Brando",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[19][4] = new Array("D. Woody Allen",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[20] = new Array();
Oscar_quiz2005[20][0] = new Array("At the 1998 awards, which presenter’s dress was slit so high it raised questions about whether she was wearing underwear?");
Oscar_quiz2005[20].answer = "The correct answer is B: Ashley Judd. ";
Oscar_quiz2005[20][1] = new Array("A. Halle Berry",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[20][2] = new Array("B. Ashley Judd",'',1);
Oscar_quiz2005[20][3] = new Array("C. Jennifer Lopez",'',0);
Oscar_quiz2005[20][4] = new Array("D. Kevin Bacon",'',0);
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Oscar_quiz2005.profiles[i++]= new Array(95,100,"Wow! You made it all the way to the ADRIEN BRODY section, where you not only win the Oscar but you get to smooch the star of your choice. Enjoy! ");
Oscar_quiz2005.profiles[i++]= new Array(80,94,"Way to go! You’ve made it to the JACK NICHOLSON section. Three awards and counting, courtside seats at Lakers games, and even at retirement age still the coolest guy in Hollywood. ");
Oscar_quiz2005.profiles[i++]= new Array(56,79,"Good job. Welcome to the MERYL STREEP section. Tons of nominations but only one best actress award. Regardless, you’re still the best actor of your generation. ");
Oscar_quiz2005.profiles[i++]= new Array(36,55,"So-so. Welcome to the JAMES CAMERON section. Technically it’s a win, but once you proclaim yourself “King of the World!” – quoting your own line from your own movie – you turn everyone off. ");
Oscar_quiz2005.profiles[i++]= new Array(20,35,"Not good at all. This is the DAN AYKROYD section. Not only do you not win, everyone wonders how you got nominated in the first place. ");
Oscar_quiz2005.profiles[i++]= new Array(10,19,"Awful. As a result you find yourself in the SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER section. Sure, you go up on stage but to refuse an award not accept one. Then you get booed. Later you pose for “Playboy” magazine. ");
Oscar_quiz2005.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,9,"Ouch! Welcome to the ROBERT OPAL section. You just ran naked across the stage and revealed your shortcomings. Either that or it’s very cold in here. ");
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