How well do you know the Oscars?

With the 2017 Academy Awards taking place this weekend, movie anoraks and film buffs can battle it out with Newstalk's Oscar quiz...

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On Mar 29, 2017

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Should the favourite win 'Best Picture', 'La La Land' will be what number musical to claim the top prize?

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How many Oscar winners also have won the Nobel Prize?

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Edith Head holds the honour of the most Oscars won by a woman, conerting her 35 nominations to eight wins. In what field was she competing?

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"And the Oscar goes to..." is the show's famous slogan, but where does the name Oscar come from?

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Should 'La La Land' clean up with the Big Five (Best: Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screeplay), it will be what number film to have done so?

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The Academy Awards are the biggest night in showbiz, but what year did the first ceremony take place?

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Which actress holds the title of the most nominated in the business?

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Greer Garson's 'Best Actress' win for 'Mrs Miniver' in 1943 resulted in the longest ever acceptance speech. How long was it?

9 / 10

Beloved by millions of viewers around the world, in which year did the first telecast take place?

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Sound engineer Kevin O'Connell is nominated for the 21st time in 2017, hoping to finally win an Oscar for which movie?

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