General Awareness: World Monuments Quiz

1. Now a days , the Academy Awards are presented at

a) Metro Theatre
b) Shine Theatre
c) Hollywood Theatre
d) Kodak Theatre

The correct answer is d) Kodak Theatre

2. The Oscar statuette is made up of

a) German silver
b) Nickel silver
c) Britannia metal
d) Plain Gold

The correct answer is c) Britannia metal

3. The Oscar statuette has five spokes. Which of the given is not in those five ?

a) Actors
b) Singers
c) Writers
d) Directors

The correct answer is b) Singers

4. By Whom the original Oscar mold was cast in 1928 ?

a) A.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry
b) B.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry
c) C.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry
d) D.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry

The correct answer is c) C.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry

5. The Academy Awards show was first televised on NBC in

a) 1945
b) 1951
c) 1953
d) 1955

The correct answer is c) 1953

6. For some opening Academy awards, the winners names were declared before the event. From which year, the concept of using a sealed envelope to reveal the name of the winners was used ?

a) 1939
b) 1940
c) 1941
d) 1943

The correct answer is c) 1941

7. Which was the only film that won four Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role ?

a) Beau Geste
b) Hames Hill
c) My God Father
d) Nothing Is Like

The correct answer is a) Beau Geste

8. The Oscar statuette has five spokes. Which of the given is not in those five ?

a) Actors
b) Singers
c) Writers
d) Directors

The correct answer is b) Singers

9. Which network has the right to broadcasting rights for telecasting the annual Academy Awards untill 2014 ?

a) NBC
b) Star
c) MGM
d) ABC

The correct answer is d) ABC

10. In which year, the In Memoriam segment was introduced in Academy Awards ?

a) 1981
b) 1987
c) 1990
d) 1993

The correct answer is d) 1993