Are you getting excited about the 2012 Oscars? The Academy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, February 26 on ABC, and the whole world will be watching. Speaking of Oscar, have you watched all the times that Barbra Streisand has appeared -- or her films have been honored -- at the Academy Awards?
Take this little Barbra Streisand Oscar quiz and see how well you remember those times and all the connections… Then come back tomorrow for the answers and just a little bit of extra information about each and every question.
1. What award did Barbra present when she first appeared at the Academy Awards?
a Best Supporting Actor
b Best Foreign Film
c Best Picture
d Best Song
2. Of the following directors, to whom did Barbra not present the Oscar as Best Director?
a William Wyler
b Sydney Pollack
c Clint Eastwood
d Katherine Bigelow
3. Who was Barbra's escort the night she won Best Actress for "Funny Girl"?
a Marty Erlichman
b Omar Sharif
c Mark Rydell
d Elliott Gould
4. Which Streisand-recorded song with lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman was never given an Oscar nomination?
a "Summer Me, Winter Me"
b "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"
c "The Way He Makes Me Feel"
d "Pieces of Dreams"
5. Who presented the Best Song Oscar to Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams for "Love Theme from 'A Star Is Born' - Evergreen"?
a Kris Kristofferson
b John Denver
c Neil Diamond
d Jane Fonda
6. When "Funny Girl" Barbra tied with Katherine Hepburn for the Best Actress honor, which Hepburn film performance was honored?
a "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
b "On Golden Pond"
c "Woman of the Year"
d "The Lion In Winter"
7. To whom did Barbra present the Oscar for his work in "Million Dollar Baby"?
a Morgan Freeman
b Hilary Swank
c Clint Eastwood
d Paul Haggis
8. What prompted host Billy Crystal to sing about Barbra in his opening number one year?
a Barbra not receiving an Oscar nomination for "Nuts"
b Barbra not receiving an Oscar nomination for "The Prince of Tides"
c Barbra getting four Oscar nominations for "Yentl"
d Barbra getting a Best Song Oscar nomination for "The Mirror Has Two Faces"
9. Who sang "I Finally Found Someone" at the Oscar ceremony?
a Natalie Cole
b Barbra Streisand
c Donna Summer
d Celine Dion
10. Who designed the infamous see-through pajamas that Barbra wore the night she won the Oscar for "Funny Girl"?
a Irene Sharaff
b Donna Karan
c Oscar De La Renta
d Arnold Scassi
11. True or false: In the 1976 version of "A Star Is Born," Esther won an Oscar for Best Song.
12. When Barbra presented the Oscar for Best Song at the 2003 Oscars, which composer was not there to receive it?
a Randy Newman
b Eminem
c Melissa Etheridge
d Diane Warren
13. What was the first year Barbra appeared on the Academy Awards broadcast?
a 1966
b 1967
c 1968
d 1969
14 Which of the following Barbra Streisand films was not nominated as Best Picture?
a "The Way We Were"
b "Funny Girl"
c "The Prince of Tides"
d "Hello Dolly!"
15. What distinction does Barbra hold for winning the Oscar for "Evergreen"?
a She was the first Grammy winner to also win an Oscar
b She was the first female composer to ever win the Best Song Oscar
c She was the only composer to have ever been nominated as Best Director
d She was the first to win the Oscar for a song that reached number one
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