Today's Trivia Questions

9

When she won the Best Actress Oscar in 1989, she became the oldest person to ever win the Academy Award as Best Actress. Who was she, and for what film?

17

In spite of his Italian name and the fact that he frequently plays Italian roles in movies, this actor, born in 1943, is actually Jewish. Who is he?

6

How old are each of these entertainers? within 2 years: a. Jodie Foster? b. Whoopy Goldberg? c. Paul Newman?

9

Her name was Judith Kaplan, and she was the world's first Bat Mitzvah. This event took place in Manhattan in what year?- within 10

1

What were the names of these two popular films: the remake from 1991 of the original film from 1950, with the same title, which starred Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor as father and daughter. What's the title?

8

a. Before they moved to Oakland, the baseball Athletics were located in which two cities? b. Before they moved to Atlanta, the baseball Braves were located in which two cities?

6

Oliver Stone won the Academy Award as Best Director twice in a four year span: for a 1986 film and a 1989 film, both related to the same subject. What were the film titles?

6

Someone who has bathophobia has an abnormal fear of what?

19

During World War II, Great Britain, France, the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R., known as the "Allies," fought against Germany, Italy, and Japan, which were called what?

17

The term Alpine skiing refers to downhill skiing. The term Nordic skiing refers to what?

10

In 1937, Walt Disney studio released the world's first full-length animated film. What was the title?

8

Oil painting first appeared in the 15th century, in which European country?

6

In 1908, this famous automobile was first sold, and cost $825. Which brand and model was it?

13

Can you name four resort locations mentioned in the chorus of the Beach Boys song, Kokomo?

4

As French minister of war in the 1920's, he proposed a line of fortification along France's eastern border with Germany. Considered impregnable, the line was breached and captured by the Nazis. Who was he?