1. The first Academy Awards was held May 16, 1929. Where did it take place?

2. What year did the ceremonies move to the Kodak Theatre?

3. What is the approximate length of the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre?

4. How much does the Oscar statuette weigh?

5. Since the first Academy Awards, how many Oscar statuettes have been presented?

6. This is Billy Crystal’s ninth time as host. Name the only person who has hosted the Academy Awards more times.

7. What year did the Academy adopt the sealed-envelope system?

8. As Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep received her 17th Academy Award nomination. In which two films did she win the Oscar?

9. If Christopher Plummer (age 82) or Max von Sydow (age 82) win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he will become the oldest performer to win a coveted acting Oscar. Who currently holds the title?

10. Which film won the first animated feature film award?

11. How many countries submitted foreign language films for this year’s Academy Awards?

12. Which Academy Awards boasts the longest and shortest telecasts?

Answers:

1.Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

2. 2002

3. Approximately 500 feet

4. 8.5 pounds

5. 2,809 (including three Oscars presented at the Governors Awards event on Nov. 12, 2011)

6. Bob Hope (19 ceremonies between 1940 and 1978

7. 1941

8. “Sophie’s Choice” and “Kramer vs. Kramer”

9. Jessica Tandy (80 years and 252 days) for “Driving Miss Daisy”

10. “Shrek” in 2001

11. 63

12. 74th Academy Awards (2002) ran 4 hours and 23 minutes and the 31st Academy Award (1959) ran 1 hour and 40 minutes