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Challenging Oscar trivia
If the easy Oscar trivia quiz was just too easy, this one should prove more challenging.
 Oscar trivia: Easy | Challenging | Difficult

1. Who was the host of the first televised Academy Awards show?
Bob Hope
Steve Martin
Ronald Reagan
Joan Rivers

2. What was the original name for an Oscar award?
The Film Excellence Award
The Motion Picture Achievement Award
The Academy Award of Merit
The DeMille Award

3. Who is the youngest person to be nominated for an Academy Award?
Jackie Cooper
Tatum O'Neil
Elijah Wood
Justin Henry

4. Who is the oldest person to be nominated for an Academy Award?
John Wayne
Jessica Tandy
Gloria Stuart
George Burns

5. Which member of this year’s Best Supporting Actor nominees made his on-screen debut on an episode of "Miami Vice"?
Alex Baldwin
Benicio Del Toro
Tim Robbins
Ken Watanabe

6. Which director won back to back Oscars?
Francis Ford Coppola
John Ford
Steven Speilberg
Orson Welles

7. Name the actor that appeared in only five movies, all of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars?
Humphrey Bogart
John Cazale
Robert DeNiro
Ray Milland

8. Name the actress who won a Best Actress Oscar for her film debut?
Holly Hunter
Jodie Foster
Marlee Matlin
Elizabeth Taylor

9. Which film garnered the most nominations, without a winning a single Oscar?
"The Godfather"
"The Color Purple"
"Saturday Night Fever"
"Shindler's List"

10. What was the first movie in color to win a Best Picture Oscar?
"The Maltese Falcon"
"Ben Hurr"
"Gone with the Wind"
"The Wizard of Oz"

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