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Quiz 13 - Sculptures
Hi !
Oscars. Now Sculptures. It isn't the shape of things to come ! Noticed it only now. Anyways, it's 7 questions this time on famous statues and sculptures.
1. At which famous landmark would one see this winged archer ?
2. Of what is this sculpture intended to serve as a reminder?
3. Identify the sculpture and name the sculptor.
4. Which figure from Greek mythology does this sculpture depict ?
Oscars. Now Sculptures. It isn't the shape of things to come ! Noticed it only now. Anyways, it's 7 questions this time on famous statues and sculptures.
1. At which famous landmark would one see this winged archer ?
2. Of what is this sculpture intended to serve as a reminder?
3. Identify the sculpture and name the sculptor.
4. Which figure from Greek mythology does this sculpture depict ?
5. Identify the sculpture.
6. Who are the two comrades depicted in sculpture ?
7. Name the sculpture and the sculptor.
Have fun !
Zed
Answers : Quiz 12 - Oscars
1. Bob Hope
Hosted the Academy Awards 18 times from the 40s upto the 70s.
2. She was the first Indian to receive an Academy Award.
Bhanu Athaiya, Best Costume Design for 'Gandhi'
3. Louise Fletcher's acceptance speech for receiving the Academy Award for Best
Actress for 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' (1975) was in sign language as both her parents were deaf from birth. She thanked them for teaching her to dream and that this was a dream coming true in front of her eyes.
4. Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin won one competitive Oscar for Best Music Score for 'Limelight'. This photo is from the 1972 ceremony where he was given an honorary Oscar for 'his incalculable effect in making motion pictures, the art form of the 20th century'.
5. Laurence Olivier, for 'Hamlet' (1948). He's also the only actor to have won an Oscar for playing a Shakesperean character.
6. Hattie McDaniel was the first Afro-American to win an Oscar.
She won Best Supporting Actress for playing Mammy in 'Gone With The Wind' (1939).
7. Sylvester Stallone
The other person is Muhammad Ali. They jointly presented the award for Best Supporting Actress in 1977, the ceremony in which 'Rocky' was nominated in 10 categories (2 for Stallone - Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay) and won 3. They staged a mock fight during their act, among the memorable Oscar moments.
8. Sacheen Littlefeather , who was sent by Marlon Brando to read a long speech written by him as a mark of protest against the United States' treatment of native Indians. This was the ceremony in which he won Best Actor for 'The Godfather' but refused to collect it.
9. 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' (1975)
The other two are 'It Happened One Night' (1934) and 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) . They are the only 3 films to win the top 5 Oscars - Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
10. Peter Finch (played Howard Beale in the 1976 film 'Network')
He was the first actor be awarded an Oscar posthumously. Heath Ledger, in 2009, became the second.
Hosted the Academy Awards 18 times from the 40s upto the 70s.
2. She was the first Indian to receive an Academy Award.
Bhanu Athaiya, Best Costume Design for 'Gandhi'
3. Louise Fletcher's acceptance speech for receiving the Academy Award for Best
Actress for 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' (1975) was in sign language as both her parents were deaf from birth. She thanked them for teaching her to dream and that this was a dream coming true in front of her eyes.
4. Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin won one competitive Oscar for Best Music Score for 'Limelight'. This photo is from the 1972 ceremony where he was given an honorary Oscar for 'his incalculable effect in making motion pictures, the art form of the 20th century'.
5. Laurence Olivier, for 'Hamlet' (1948). He's also the only actor to have won an Oscar for playing a Shakesperean character.
6. Hattie McDaniel was the first Afro-American to win an Oscar.
She won Best Supporting Actress for playing Mammy in 'Gone With The Wind' (1939).
7. Sylvester Stallone
The other person is Muhammad Ali. They jointly presented the award for Best Supporting Actress in 1977, the ceremony in which 'Rocky' was nominated in 10 categories (2 for Stallone - Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay) and won 3. They staged a mock fight during their act, among the memorable Oscar moments.
8. Sacheen Littlefeather , who was sent by Marlon Brando to read a long speech written by him as a mark of protest against the United States' treatment of native Indians. This was the ceremony in which he won Best Actor for 'The Godfather' but refused to collect it.
9. 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' (1975)
The other two are 'It Happened One Night' (1934) and 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) . They are the only 3 films to win the top 5 Oscars - Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
10. Peter Finch (played Howard Beale in the 1976 film 'Network')
He was the first actor be awarded an Oscar posthumously. Heath Ledger, in 2009, became the second.
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