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How well do you know the Oscars? Test your knowledge below with our Oscars Trivia Challenge! We'll choose one lucky winner from all correct submissions to receive a movie night on the town, including limo transportation, movie passes, and a dinner for two!

(*Please note that some of the questions below refer to the year when a ceremony was held, rather than to the year a movie was released.)
1) Who was host Billy Crystal referring to when he said, "Our next presenter is nominated for her role of a hiking, serial killer prostitute. Great, just what we need!"?
2) Which actress won an Oscar at the 63rd Academy Awards, held in 1991, and currently serves on the Academy Board of Governors?
3)Which film dominated the 58th annual Oscar ceremony, winning seven awards?
4) Which actor/actress was not nominated for an Oscar four consecutive years?
5) Toni Collette, who stars in this year's Best Picture nominee "Little Miss Sunshine," was nominated for an Oscar for which other film?
6)Which Walt Disney Film received 13 Oscar nominations?
7)At the ceremony held in 1983, which tune won the 55th Oscar for Original Song?
8) What film won the 49th Oscar for Best Picture, presented at the ceremony held in 1977?
9) In what year did Denise Robert, wife of screenwriter Denys Arcand, say, "We're so thankful that 'The Lord of the Rings' did not qualify in this category," on winning the award for the Best Foreign Language Film??
10) What was the cost of a guest ticket to the Oscars when it first began in 1929?
11) Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards, presented at the ceremony held in 1992?
12) Which film classic, despite many nominations, only took home the Oscar for Best Screenplay?
13) Which trilogy took home the Oscar for Best Picture two of the three years it was nominated?
14) Which Oscar host said, "The only acting you ever see at the Oscars is when people act like they're not mad they lost"?
15) Who was awarded the Oscar for Best Actress at the 61st Academy Awards, held in 1989?
16) For which film did Meryl Streep, nominated for Best Actress in "The Devil Wears Prada," win the Oscar for Best Actress?
17)Which movie of the Star Wars franchise was nominated for Best Picture?
18)Who has received the most nominations for screenplay writing?
19) Which three films are tied for winning the most Oscars, all having received 11?
20) Who was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996?
21) Who was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 73d Academy Awards?
22) Which of the following animated films did not win the Oscar for Feature Animated Film?
23) At the 72d Academy Awards Angelina Jolie made a lasting impression with a kiss following her Oscar for "Girl, Interrupted." Who was the recipient of this memorable kiss?
24) In 2001 Singer Bjork arrived in a gown that made its way into Oscar monologues even years later. What creature was featured in her getup?
25) Which film received eight Oscars without winning the award for Best Picture?


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Official Rules: No purchase necessary. Contest ends February 26, 2007. One (1) winner will be chosen at random from entries received. Winner will be notified via e-mail or phone on or before 5:00 PM (EST) on March 2, 2006. Employees of the participating partners and the New York Times Company and their affiliates are not eligible to participate. Winner must reside within a 50 mile radius of Boston, due to the limo transportation clause. Limit one entry per person. Anyone using an automated method of submission will be disqualified. The prize is two movie passes to Loews Boston Common theaters, dinner gift certificate for two, and round-trip limo transportation for the winner and one guest. Max. value of prize: $750.
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