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Feb 27, 2023
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Oscars: The 1980s

Take a look at the award-winning films of the decade when movies got huge with this trivia game featuring Oscar winners of the 1980s.

Q1

In what newly created category was 1981's "An American Werewolf in London" the first film to be honored?

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Best Sound Effects Editing
C
Best Makeup
B
Best Visual Effects
D
Best Sound Mixing
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q2

Who wrote "Tess of the d"Urbervilles," adapted in 1981 into the triple Oscar winner "Tess," starring Nastassja Kinski?

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Thomas Hardy
C
Edith Wharton
B
George Eliot
D
Anthony Trollope
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q3

Which of these perennial nominees received the most Oscars nominations during the 1980s?

Multiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Jessica Lange
C
Glenn Close
B
Meryl Streep
D
Jack Nicholson
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q4

At the 1986 Oscars, "The Color Purple" tied the Academy record for futility, winning zero awards out of how ______ nominations.

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
C
B
D
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q5

Put these 1980s Oscar winners in order of total number of Academy Awards won, from most to least.

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
The Last Emperor
C
Raiders of the Lost Ark
B
Out of Africa
D
E.T.
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