1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" -
Reveal Answer - Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
2. "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night." - Reveal Answer
- Bette Davis as Margo Channing in "All about Eve"
3. "I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop." - Reveal Answer
- Marilyn Monroe as Sugar in "Some Like It Hot"
4. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." - Reveal Answer
- Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather"
5. "You talking to me?" - Reveal Answer
- Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in "Taxi Driver"
6. "You can't handle the truth!" - Reveal Answer
- Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan R. Jessep in "A Few Good Men"
7. "Show me the money!" - Reveal Answer
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Rod Tidwell in "Jerry Maguire"
8. "You had me at hello." - Reveal Answer
- Renée Zellweger as Dorothy Boyd in "Jerry Maguire"
9. "You make me want to be a better man." - Reveal Answer
- Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall in "As Good As It Gets"
10. "Here's looking at you, kid." - Reveal Answer
- Humphrey Bogart as Rick in "Casablanca"
And now, for something a wee bitty more taxing, the trivia and statistics nerds will love this.
1. Name the two motion picture trilogies that have received a Best Picture nomination for each instalment. - Reveal Answer
- "The Godfather" trilogy in 1972, 1974 and 1990 and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
2. Who is the only American woman to be nominated in the Directing category? - Reveal Answer
- Sofia Coppola in 2003 for "Lost in Translation." Other women nominated in the Directing category are Lina Wertmüller in 1976, for "Seven Beauties," and Jane Campion in 1993, for "The Piano."
3. Who has received the most acting nominations? - Reveal Answer
- Meryl Streep, with 13. At the 75th Academy Awards, her nomination for Supporting Actress in "Adaptation" broke a tie with Katharine Hepburn. All of Hepburn's nominations were for performances in leading roles, while Streep's include recognition for ten leading roles and three supporting ones.
4. Who was the first black performer to win an Oscar? - Reveal Answer
- Hattie McDaniel, for her supporting performance in 1939's "Gone with the Wind."
5. What film holds the record for an awards sweep, winning in all the categories for which it was nominated? - Reveal Answer
- "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003) with 11 awards for 11 nominations. Two films, "Gigi" (1958) and "The Last Emperor" (1987), won 9 awards for 9 nominations. "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946) won 8 awards for 8 nominations.
(NOTE: Facts confirmed as of the 78th Academy Awards, courtesy of the Academy's Communications Department.)
