Kaufmann quiz: Oscars and Chicago
How well do you know Chicago's connection to the Oscars? Let's find out!
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This 1987 blockbuster earned Sean Connery an Oscar for Supporting Actor.
Correct answer: "The Untouchables"
"The Presidio"
"Running Scared"
"The Untouchables"
"Chicago"
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Which cinematographer and Columbia College alum won several Oscars for his work with legendary director Steven Spielberg?
Correct answer: Janusz Kaminski
Janusz Kaminski
Roger Deakins
Conrad Hall
Gordon Willis
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Which Kartemquin Films production finally won an Oscar for Best Documentary?
Correct answer: None of the above
"The Interrupters"
None of the above
"Hoop Dreams"
"Minding the Gap"
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Which Chicago actress won Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in 2006?
Correct answer: Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Bonnie Hunt
Laurie Metcalf
Joan Cusack
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Which Chicago film critic did Roger Ebert tap to replace Gene Siskel on the hit show 'Siskel & Ebert'?"
Correct answer: Richard Roeper
Bill Zwecker
Michael Phillips
Richard Roeper
Dean Richards
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The Oscar statuettes were made in Chicago up until 2016. What company made them?
Correct answer: R.S. Owens & Company
R.S. Owens & Company
Grainger
No. 1 Trophy
U.S. Steel
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Which Steppenwolf ensemble member has won an Oscar?
Correct answer: Tarell Alvin McCraney
John Malkovich
Martha Plimpton
Terry Kinney
Tarell Alvin McCraney
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Which EGOT award is Chicago rapper Common missing?
Correct answer: Tony
Oscar
Tony
Emmy
Grammy
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Which one of these Oscar winners was NOT born in the Chicago area?
Correct answer: Elia Kazan
Marlee Matlin
Jason Robards
Elia Kazan
Patricia Arquette
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Chicago native Haskell Wexler won two Academy Awards for cinematography. One was for the 1976 film "Bound for Glory." What was the other one for?
Correct answer: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"
"Latino"
"Medium Cool"
"Underground"
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