Test Oscar knowledge with trivia challenge

Everyone's a critic on Oscar night. But how many of you know your Oscar trivia? Test your mettle in this Trivia Stumper, designed to challenge even the most obsessive Oscar nut.

1. In one four-year period, each of the Best Supporting Actress winners had the same initials. Name those four actresses, plus the year and the name of the film for which they won.

2. Three films — "Ben-Hur," "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" — are tied for the most Oscars for a single film: 11. Which of the three won in every category in which it was nominated?

3. Only three times in Oscar history has an acting award gone to a performer in a foreign-language film. Name those three performers.

4. What is the most common surname among acting winners?

5. Some Oscar winners have perfect batting averages. Name six performers who were nominated just twice and won each time.

6. In 1963, Bette Davis hoped to win her third Oscar, for "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" The award went to Anne Bancroft ("The Miracle Worker"), who was unable to attend the ceremony. Who accepted on her behalf?

7. What film won the most Oscars without winning Best Picture?

8. Name the two Oscar dynasties in which three generations have all won Oscars.

9. Name two years in which the Oscar ceremony was delayed because of a national political crisis.

10. More than two-dozen performers have won two or more Oscars. Name the only actor to win two or more awards for films directed by the same filmmaker.

Answers

1. Maggie Smith (for "California Suite" in 1979); Meryl Streep (for "Kramer vs. Kramer" in 1980); Mary Steenburgen (for "Melvin and Howard" in 1981); Maureen Stapleton (for "Reds" in 1982).

2. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

3. Sophia Loren (Best Actress for "Two Women" in 1962); Roberto Benigni (Best Actor for "Life Is Beautiful" in 1999); Marion Cotillard (Best Actress for "La Vie En Rose" in 2008).

4. Jones: Jennifer (Best Actress for "The Song of Bernadette" in 1944); Shirley (Best Supporting Actress for "Elmer Gantry" in 1961); Tommy Lee (Best Supporting Actor for "The Fugitive" in 1994).