2008 Academy Awards Quiz

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Sure, you can SAY you know who's going to win the Oscars on Sunday night, but how much do you really know about the Mother of All Award Shows? Put your knowlege to the test here. (Just please keep any post-quiz speeches to a minimum. Don't make us strike up the orchestra on you.)

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    Everybody knows it as Oscar, but what's the official name for the Academy Award trophy?

  2. 2

    If Ruby Dee wins the best-supporting actress trophy on Sunday, she'll be the oldest winner of a competitve Oscar. Who will she have taken the title from?

  3. 3

    "Michael Clayton" was best-director nominee Tony Gilroy's first time in the director's chair, but he is a co-writer for a popular film series. Name it.

  4. 4

    Before she was an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for "Juno," what job did Diablo Cody famously hold?

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    He measures just more than a foot tall, but how much does the Oscar weigh?

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    Who holds the record for most individual Oscar wins?

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    After whom did actor Daniel Day-Lewis reportedly model the voice of his character in "There Will Be Blood"?

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    Who is the only person to have won an Academy Award posthumously?

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    "No Country for Old Men" directors Joel and Ethan Coen are also nominated for best film editing, but under their frequent pseudonym. What is it?

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    What metal alloy makes up the bulk of an Oscar statuette?

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    Who won the first-ever Academy Award?

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    What are the only three events to have postponed the Academy Award ceremony?

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