Oscar Mania - MSN Encarta

What is the official name of the award more commonly known as Oscar?

The Academy Award of Excellence

The Academy Award of Merit

Oscar the Grouch

Ken

Who has hosted the Academy Awards the most times?

Bob Hope

Billy Crystal

Whoopi Goldberg

Steve Martin

Who is the youngest person to win an Academy Award?

Tatum O'Neal

Adrien Brody

Shirley Temple

Anna Paquin

How much does the Oscar statuette weigh?

8 ounces

2.5 pounds

8.5 pounds

20 pounds

Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field (1963)

Hattie McDaniel in Gone With The Wind (1939)

Halle Berry in Monster's Ball (2001)

Denzel Washington in Glory (1990)

In which year were more than 50 Oscar statuettes stolen as they were being transported from Chicago, where they were made, to Los Angeles for the ceremony?

1962

1989

2000

2002

In 1968, there was a tie for best actress and the Academy gave out two Oscars in the best actress category. Which of the following women shared the honor?

Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand

Elizabeth Taylor and Liza Minnelli

Joanne Woodward and Anne Bancroft

Audrey Hepburn and Jane Fonda

How many times has the Oscar been refused?

Only one of the following show-biz families can boast three generations of Oscar winners. Which one?

The Fondas

The Redgraves

The Hustons

The Barrymores

Who was presented with the only Oscar ever made of wood?

Woody Allen

Ed Wood

Natalie Wood

Edgar Bergen