This Day in History
Oscar Winning Movies by Character(s)
"Oscar"
Awards from Around the World
Hooray for "Holly"-"wood"
100
2011
The largest earthquake ever recorded in this country causes massive devastation, and the ensuing tsunami decimates the coast and gives rise to a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
What is Japan
100
Scarlett
Rhett
Mammy
What is "Gone With the Wind"?
100
A fleet of brandmobiles shaped like a hot dog on a bun, called "Wienermobiles", are used to promote and advertise this company's products in the United States.
What is Oscar Mayer?
100
This prestigious trophy, first presented in 1901, is named the man who created dynamite. Prizes are awarded in chemistry, physics, literature, medicine, economics and peace.
What is the Nobel Prize?
100
Around Dec. 25, carolers order us to deck the halls with these.
What is "Boughs of Holly"?
200
2020
This person announces a 30-day travel ban on foreign travel to the U.S. from most European countries as COVID-19 cases surge across the globe.
Who is President Trump?
200
Michael
Vito
Sonny
Kay
What is "The Godfather"?
200
His literary reputation rests largely on his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and on his masterful comedies of manners Lady Windermere's Fan (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). He was also known for his wit, his flamboyance, and his trials and jail sentence for homosexual acts
Who is Oscar Wilde?
200
Awarded in a variety of classical, jazz, country, and popular music categories, these were launched in 1959.
What are the Grammy Awards?
200
We may never know how much this rodent could chuck, if he could...
What is a woodchuck?
300
1997
This former member of the most successful rock band in history, The Beatles, is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his “services to music.”
Who is Sir Paul McCartney?
300
Clarice Starling
Hannibal Lecter
Buffalo Bill
What is "The Silence of the Lambs"?
300
An American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes.
Who is Oscar De La Hoya?
300
An American award that is presented for excellence in the television industry.
What is an Emmy?
300
From the movie "Toy Story," we was the cowboy, voiced by Tom Hanks.
Who is Woody?
400
1985
This man is selected as the new general secretary of the Soviet Union, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko the day before.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
400
Raymond Babbitt
Charile Babbitt
Susanna
What is "Rain Man"?
400
The full name of the character played by Jack Klugman, a slob of a roomate to Felix Unger in "The Odd Couple."
What is Oscar Madison?
400
America’s premier prize in journalism, literature and musical composition.
What is the Pulitzer?
400
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film The Piano.
Who is Holly Hunter?
500
1989
This documentary-style television series debuts on Fox, as viewers got an answer to the question, "Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?" It went on to become one of the longest-running shows in television history (31 years).
What is COPS?
500
Maximus
Commodus
Lucilla
What is "Gladiator"?
500
A South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer. Both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old as a result of a congenital defect; he was born missing the outside of both feet and both fibulae.
Who is Oscar Pistorius?
500
Regarded as one of the highest honors a mathematician can receive, and has been described as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics, it is awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union every 4 years.
What is the Fields Medal?
500
The annual Boy Scout tradition, shown here:
What is the Pinewood Derby?