Speechmaking From the Stars Test your knowledge on these Academy Award winners and their speeches! Question Title * 1. Who dropped to the floor and started doing one-armed push-ups during their Oscars speech? (Required.) Sidney Poitier Marlon Brando Adrien Brody Jack Palance Question Title * 2. Which actress gave part of her speech in sign language for her deaf parents? (Required.) Patty Duke Maureen Stapleton Louise Fletcher Faye Dunaway Question Title * 3. About how many “uh’s” did director Jonathan Demme say in the course of his five-minute winner’s address? (Required.) 17 40 44 32 Question Title * 4. Which famous actress told the conductor to sit so she could finish her speech? (Required.) Julia Roberts Gwyneth Paltrow Meryl Streep Helen Mirren Question Title * 5. Who gave the lengthiest Oscars speech (7 minutes!) in the history of the Academy Awards? (Required.) Jack Nicholson Jack Lemon Greer Carson Tom Hanks Question Title * 6. Joe Pesci accepted his 1991 award for Best Supporting Actor with two simple sentences. What were they? (Required.) It is my privilege. Thank you. It is my honor. Thank you all. It is my duty. Thank you very much. It is my pleasure. Thank you. Question Title * 7. In 1963, this woman won Best Supporting Actress and gave a two-word speech: Thank you. (Required.) Donna Reed Patty Duke Bette Davis Angela Lansbury Question Title * 8. In 2020, South Korean director Bong Joon Ho won awards for this movie. (Required.) Parasite 1917 Joker Marriage Story Question Title * 9. In 2013, this actress gracefully handled a trip up the steps on the way to accept her award. (Required.) Anne Hathaway Jennifer Lawrence Jessica Chastain Amy Adams Question Title * 10. Film legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway presented the award for Best Picture La La Land in 2017—but which movie actually won? (Required.) Arrival Fences Lion Moonlight Done
