Actors

Question 1

Best Actor winners 2010-19

Answer 1

2010 - Colin Firth - The King’s Speech

2011 - Jean Dujardin - The Artist

2012 - Daniel Day-Lews - Lincoln

2013 - Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

2014 - Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

2015 - Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant

2016 - Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea

2017 - Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour

2018 - Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody

2019 - Joaquin Phoenix - Joker

Question 2

Best Actor Winners - 2020-29

Answer 2

• 2020 - Anthony Hopkins (2nd) - The Father

Question 3

Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope)

Answer 3

1903-2003 American comedian born in London - Starred in series of “Road” movies with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour - Hosted Oscars 19 times (most) - Did 57 USO tours - Signature song “Thanks For the Memory”

Question 4

Bruce Lee (Li Zhenfan 李振藩)

Answer 4

1940-73 Hong Kong-American actor y martial artist from San Francisco - The Big Boss (1971); Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972); Enter the Dragon (1973); Game of Death (1978) - Helped popularize Chinese martial arts y culture in the west, and created his own style y philosophy called Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist) - Son of a Cantonese opera star y appeared in several films as a child - Died at age 32 from adverse reaction to a tranquilizer

Question 5

Cary Grant (Archibald Leach)

Answer 5

1904-1986 British-American actor - One of classic Hollywood’s definitive leading men - Bringing Up Baby (1938); The Philadelphia Story (1940); His Girl Friday (1940); Arsenic and Old Lace (1944); North by Northwest (1959)

Question 6

Daniel Day-Lewis

Answer 6

1957- British actor from London - My Left Foot (1989-Best Actor); The Last of the Mohicans (1992); In the Name of the Father (1993); Gangs of New York (2002); There Will be Blood (2007-Best Actor); Lincoln (2012-Best Actor) - Only male actor to have 3 Oscar wins in the lead actor category - Rarely gives interviews y makes very few public appearances

Question 7

Henry Fonda

Answer 7

1905-1982 American actor from NE - The Grapes of Wrath (1940); Once Upon a Time in the West (1968); 12 Angry Men (1957); The Ox-Bow Incident (1943); Mister Roberts (1955); On Golden Pond (1981-Best Actor) - Father of Jane and Peter Fonda, grandfather of Bridget Fonda

Question 8

James (Byron) Dean

Answer 8

1931-55 American actor from IN - Rebel Without a Cause (1955); East of Eden (1955); Giant (1956) - A cultural icon of teenage disillusionment y social estrangement - Died in a car crash at age 24, y became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (Giant)

Question 9

Roy Rogers

Answer 9

1911-1998 American actor and singer from OH - The “King of the Cowboys” - The Roy Rogers Show ran on radio then TV from 1942-57 - Horse named Trigger, dog named Bullet - Songs: Don’t Fence me In; Happy Trails; Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Question 10

Six actors to win 3+ Oscars

Answer 10

• Katharine Hepburn (4)
• Ingrid Bergman (3)
• Walter Brennan (3)
• Jack Nicholson (3)
• Meryl Streep (3)
• Daniel Day-Lewis (3)

Question 11

Spencer Tracy

Answer 11

1900-1967 American actor from WI - Noted for his natural style y versatility - Nominated 9 times for Best Actor, won twice - Captains Courageous (1937-Best Actor); Boys Town (1938-Best Actor); Adam’s Rib (1949); Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967); Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) - Relationship with Katherine Hepburn