And the Award Goes To … : The Oscars Quiz

The first ceremony took place in 1929, early in celluloid history.

Less an awards show and more of a dinner, the event was held in a banquet room at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

The ceremony was broadcast overseas to troops during World War II.

Yup, anybody could go to the ceremony if they had a fiver.

Jannings received his Best Actor statuette in 1929 before the ceremony.

"The Jazz Singer" won several awards but received a special Oscar for its revolutionary talking format.

An Oscar weighs about 8.5 pounds, which is why we hear "ugh, it's so heavy!" from winners all the time.

There has never been confirmation that it really looked like her uncle.

Broadcast on NBC in 1953, the Oscars brought the glitz to America's living rooms.

Bob Hope had the honor of hosting the TV premiere of the Academy Awards.

Jerry Lewis has hosted the Oscars three times.

The first ever Oscar ceremony gave the award to "The Red Mill" by Joseph Farnham, which … has a nice title?

"Titanic" and "All About Eve" had 14 nominations.

"Ben-Hur," "Titanic" and "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" each scored 11 Oscars.

"Mary Poppins" was Andrews' first film.

Nope, they're not gold through and through. But they're better than the plastic ones the Academy gave out during World War II.

While the first "Star Wars" film was nominated, it lost to "Annie Hall."

While "Snow White" won an Honorary Award for innovation, "Beauty and the Beast" was nominated for the real deal.

It is the only X-rated film to win or even be nominated for Best Picture.

Only in 2010 was a woman recognized as Best Director when Kathryn Bigelow won for "The Hurt Locker."

Hepburn won four Oscars in her lifetime.

Yup, in 1958 an animated Donald did the honors with several co-hosts.

In 1940 McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With the Wind."

More than 50 years passed before another African-American woman won an Oscar for acting. Whoopi Goldberg won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in "Ghost" in 1991.

After 18 nominations, Meryl probably just yawns when she gets the call now.

With 35 nominations, costume designer Edith Head could hardly sneeze without being nominated for an Oscar.

Littlefeather declined Brando's award on his behalf, citing the offensive portrayal of Native Americans in film and television.

Bob Hope is the reigning champ, with a whopping 19 appearances.

Whoopi has hosted the ceremony four times.

In 1963 Patty Duke said "thank you" for her Best Supporting Actress win — and promptly walked off the stage.