It's Oscar weekend, which is pretty much Super Bowl weekend for people who don't go outside much, or played an instrument in high school, or are women. (Or some perfect-storm combination of the three!) How closely have you been following the run-up to the 85th annual Academy Awards? You'll be able to find out with this special Oscars edition of the Slate News Quiz. Make sure to answer each one as quickly as you can, before the orchestra starts playing you off.
Question 1 of 12
What is the age difference between the youngest and oldest nominees in the Best Actress category this year?
Quvenzhan? Wallis, of Beasts of the Southern Wild, is 9, while Emmanuelle Riva of Amour is 85. They are, respectively, the youngest and oldest nominees ever in the category.
Question 2 of 12
If Argo wins Best Picture, as many have predicted, it will be the first Best Picture winner since Driving Miss Daisy ...
Ben Affleck was shut out of the category, in one of the most surprising upsets of the nominations.
Question 3 of 12
Les Mis?rables is the second movie of that title to be nominated for Best Picture. (The first was in 1935.) Which of these movie titles has also been the name of two different Best Picture nominees?
There have been four other twice-nominated titles: Cleopatra, Heaven Can Wait, Moulin Rouge, and Romeo and Juliet.
Question 4 of 12
The title character of which nominated film faces opponents with names like Taffyta Muttonfudge, Jubileena Bing Bing, and Rancis Fluggerbutter?
In Wreck-It Ralph, Taffyta and friends are among the not-very-nice racers in the fictional go-kart game Sugar Rush.
Question 5 of 12
What was "grossly inaccurate and misleading," according to a controversial Dec. 19 letter sent by three U.S. senators to Sony Pictures?
The film was seen as a Best Picture front-runner in December, but the torture blowback seems to have dimmed its chances.
Question 6 of 12
Until this year, longtime Academy Awards musical conductor Bill Conti was also the last person to be Oscar-nominated?31 years ago?for what?
Before Skyfall's five nominations, Conti received the last nod for a 007 film, for his 1981 title tune for For Your Eyes Only.
Question 7 of 12
Oscar host Seth MacFarlane is also a nominee this year?in which category?
MacFarlane wrote the lyrics to "Everybody Needs a Best Friend," from his directorial debut, Ted.
Question 8 of 12
How many Oscar statuettes' worth of weight did Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway lose, in total, for their parts in Les Mis?rables?
Oscar weighs 81/2 pounds. Hathaway says she lost 25 pounds for Les Mis while Jackman lost 15.
Question 9 of 12
Which film is nominated in all four acting categories, the first time this has happened since Reds in 1981?
The four nominees are Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Jacki Weaver.
Question 10 of 12
Which of these is true about Daniel Day-Lewis' immersive preparation for his role as Abraham Lincoln?
Question 11 of 12
Amour is nominated for both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language film. Which film last accomplished this?
Question 12 of 12
Which of this year's nominees actually submitted a script back in 1979 to Studio Six, the phony CIA-backed production company depicted in Argo?
Former CIA agent Tony Mendez says that Studio Six received 26 scripts before shutting down, including one from Spielberg.
You got 8 out of 12 answers correct in 20 minutes 30 seconds.
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