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1. The Academy Awards were cruising toward an elegant ending to an entertaining broadcast when...OMG WHAT JUST HAPPENED!?!? The entertainment world is still reeling from ________ being mistakenly announced as the winner, only for a correction to be made as the award ultimately went to __________.
La L Land / Manchester by the Sea
La La Land / Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea / La La Land
Moonlight / La La Land
 
2. The very, very strange closing Oscars sequence was initiated by the actor-and-actress pair behind this classic film, who announced the Best Picture winner:
Three Days of the Condor
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The African Queen
Bonnie and Clyde
 
3. As for un-misannounced awards, each of the following films saw its talent win a lead or supporting acting role, except for:
La La Land
Hell or High Water
Moonlight
Fences
 
4. Everyday joes were unexpectedly ushered into the Oscars, as a group of _________ were brought into the theater during the proceedings:
Tour bus riders
Striking union workers
Taxi drivers
Garage band musicians
 
5. We gave thumbs up to the news that characters from this Best Picture nominee would get their own LEGO figurines:
Hell or High Water
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Hidden Figures
 
6. Moonlight's Oscar win was forecast, somewhat, by its win at the Independent Spirit Awards the night before the Oscars, right? Right??!??!
Nope, Independent Spirit's Best Feature went to Manchester By the Sea.
Huh-uh, Chronic won
Negative, Ghost Rider.....the title went to Jackie
Yep
 
7. The awards weekend got off to a sad start, as we said goodbye to Bill Paxton, character actor who anchored some of our favorite movies. All of the following are in Paxton's filmography, except for:
Weird Science
Apollo 13
Aliens
Independence Day
 
8. Also shuffling off this week was one of the first reality stars, a well-known TV ________ of decades past:
Chef
Music critic
Judge
Realtor
 
9. To its cavalcade of celebrity contestants, the upcoming 24th season of Dancing with the Stars had added this icon of 1980s television:
Scott Baio
Don Johnson
Mr. T
David Hasselhoff
 
10. No network can run a concept into the ground like NBC. The Peacock debuted the 19th show in its Chicago series, this week. Say hello to Chicago:
Flight
Justice
Rescue
Radio
 
11. Late-night guru Conan O'Brien relocated his show to this country, which you may have heard of lately, for the week:
Cuba
Russia
Mexico
China
 
12. And finally, f you are this well-known cartoon character, your sexual identity was hotly debated online this week.
Garfield
Ziggy
Peppermint Patty
Tweety Bird
 




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