Quiz: every little thing about the big screen

B. Zanzibar C. England

5. The Coen brothers film “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” was nominated for best adapted screenplay. Which famous author is credited as one of the original sources for that screenplay?

A. Jack London

B. Louis L’Amour

C. Zane Grey

6. There will be no host for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. The last time that happened was 1989. Which noteworthy event occurred that year?

A. A streaker ran across the stage. B. Jack Palance did one-arm push-ups.

C. Rob Lowe and Snow White sang and danced to “Proud Mary.”

7. Sam Elliott received his first Oscar nomination this year. In “A Star Is Born” he plays Bradley Cooper’s older brother, which is biologically unlikely. How many years separate the two actors?

A. 20 B. 25 C. 30

8. Lady Gaga of “A Star Is Born” is only the second person to be simultaneously nominated for an acting role and for writing the best song. Who was the first?

A. Barbra Streisand

B. Mary J. Blige

C. Bjork

9. Amy Adams and Christian Bale, both nominated for “Vice,” are frequently nominated for Oscars when they act together. On which film did that not occur?

A. “American Hustle”

B. “The Big Short”

C. “The Fighter”

10. Who is the only U.S. president to be depicted in an Oscarnominated

performance while still alive?

A. George W. Bush B. John F. Kennedy C. Richard Nixon

11. Viggo Mortensen won a best actor nomination for “Green Book,” following nominations for “Eastern Promises” and “Captain Fantastic.” How is “Green Book” different from the other two?

A. It doesn’t co-star Naomi Watts. B. Mortensen doesn’t speak in a Russian accent.

C. He doesn’t appear buck naked.

12. Paul Schrader received his first Oscar nomination for “First Reformed.” Which of these Martin Scorsese films did he not write?

A. “Goodfellas”

B. “Raging Bull”

C. “Taxi Driver”

13. Regina King, supporting actress contender for “If Beale Street Could Talk,” started her professional career at age 14 on what TV sitcom?

A. “Good Times”

B. “227”

C. “Diff’rent Strokes”

14. Adam Driver, nominated for Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” is only the third actor nominated for a Spike Lee movie. Which of these three was not nominated? A. Denzel Washington, “Malcolm X”

B. Danny Aiello,

“Do the Right Thing”

C. Samuel L. Jackson, “Jungle Fever”

15. Best picture nominee “A Star Is Born” is the fifth screen version of that story, including “What Price Hollywood?” (1932). Which earlier version was also nominated for best picture?