A quiz about Oscar ripoffs (er...remakes)

Published: Friday, Feb. 27 2004 12:00 a.m. MST

Hollywood's motto seems to be, if you're going to rip something off, rip off the best. Hence, our annual Oscar trivia quiz.

This is different than quizzes past. Just a measly four questions, with a slew of answers after each one.

It may help erase any doubts that Hollywood feeds on itself.

1. Which best-picture Oscar winners are remakes? (Look-alikes don't count; actual remakes only.)

A. "Hamlet" (1948): too many versions to count, from 1910-2001

B. "Marty" (1955): "Marty" (TV, 1953)

C. "Gigi" (1958): "Gigi" (non-musical, 1948)

D. "Ben-Hur" (1959): "Ben-Hur" (silent, 1925)

E. "West Side Story" (1960): "Romeo and Juliet," too many to count, from 1911-2002

F. "My Fair Lady" (1964): "Pygmalion" non-musical, too many to count, from 1938-83 (including TV versions)

G. "Oliver!" (1968): "Oliver Twist," too many to count, from 1918-1999

H. "Titanic" (1997): "Titanic" (1953), "A Night to Remember" (1958)

I. "Chicago" (2002): "Chicago" (1927), "Roxie Hart" (1942)

2. Which best-picture Oscar winners have been remade? (Same rules as above.)

A. "The Broadway Melody" (1928-29): "Two Girls on Broadway" (1940)

B. "Cimarron" (1930-31): "Cimarron" (1960)

C. "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935): "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962), "The Bounty" (1984)

D. "You Can't Take it With You" (1938): TV movies (1979, 1984), TV series (1987-88)

E. "Rebecca" (1940): TV movies (1962, 1979, 1997)

F. "Casablanca" (1943): TV series (1955, 1983)

G. "Going My Way" (1944): TV series (1962-63)

H. "Hamlet" (1948): see 1-A

I. "All the King's Men" (1949): TV movie (1958)

J. "Ben-Hur" (1959): animated, straight to video (2003)

K. "From Here to Eternity" (1953): TV miniseries (1979)

L. "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956): TV miniseries (1989), new film (June 2004)

M. "Tom Jones" (1963): "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" (1997)

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