First Academy Awards: 10 Questions on the 1929 Oscars

Test your knowledge of the first Oscars, Wings, Sunrise, Janet Gaynor, and Hollywood’s first award winners.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01In which year did the first Academy Awards ceremony take place?

1925193119291935

QUESTION 02Which hotel hosted the first Academy Awards dinner?

Hollywood Roosevelt HotelBeverly Hills HotelBiltmore HotelAmbassador Hotel

QUESTION 03Which film received the first Outstanding Picture award?

SunriseThe Jazz SingerThe CircusWings

QUESTION 04What release period did the first Academy Awards honor?

January to December 1929August 1927 through August 1928Only films from 1926Only releases from 1930

QUESTION 05Which silent film won the inaugural Unique and Artistic Picture award?

7th HeavenWingsSunriseThe Racket

QUESTION 06Which actress was honored for work in three films at the first Oscars?

Janet GaynorGreta GarboGloria SwansonMarlene Dietrich

QUESTION 07Who presented the awards as Academy president at the inaugural ceremony?

Charlie ChaplinLouis B. MayerCecil B. DeMilleDouglas Fairbanks

QUESTION 08Which pair of directing categories existed at the first ceremony?

Animation and documentaryDrama and comedyMusic and editingFeature and short film

QUESTION 09Which movie received a Special Award for advancing talking pictures?

The Jazz SingerSunriseThe CrowdThe Racket

QUESTION 10Which film also won the first Engineering Effects award?

The CircusSunriseWingsUnderworld

Keep your curiosity going.