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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #108 - 3/19/03

Oscar-Winning Songs

Answers

1. Bob Hope's signature song won the Oscar for 1938. What is it?: "Thanks For The Memory"
2. Which song from "The Wizard of Oz" won the award for 1939?
: "Over The Rainbow"
3. Henry Mancini's first Best Song Oscar was for "Moon River" in 1961. What movie was it from?
: "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
4. Has any song from a James Bond movie ever won an Oscar?
: No
5. In 1964, the year of "A Hard Day's Night," a song from what movie won the Oscar?
: "Mary Poppins" (the song was "Chim Chim Cher-Ee". Geez.)
6. The 1970 winner, "For All We Know," was later a pop hit for what duo?
: The Carpenters
7. You say this song won for 1971? Shut your mouth! I'm just talkin' bout who?
: "Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes
8. Which two Oscar winning songs from the '70s were sung by Barbra Streisand?
: "The Way We Were" and "Evergreen (Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born'")
9. Did any songs from "Saturday Night Fever" win the Oscar?
: No
10. Believe it or not, Christopher Cross has an Oscar for what song?
: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
11.What disco producer has Oscars for "Flashdance...What A Feeling" and "Take My Breath Away?"
: Giorgio Moroder
12. Which R&B singer: Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, or Lionel Richie - does not have a best song Oscar?
: Michael Jackson. I won't mention the two songs that won for Wonder and Richie, I don't want you to get them stuck in your head on my account. Hint: Both songs have the word "Say" in the titles.
13. Beginning in 1989, the Disney animated films nearly had a monopoly on Best Song Oscar. Which song from "The Little Mermaid" won for that year?
: "Under The Sea"
14. "A Whole New World" won for 1992. What Disney movie was it from?
: "Aladdin"
15. What rocker won the Oscar for his "Streets Of Philadelphia" for 1993?
: Bruce Springsteen
16. What song did Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice write especially for the movie version of "Evita," that won the Oscar for 1996?
: "You Must Love Me"
17. Bob Dylan won the Oscar for 2000 for what song?
: "Things Have Changed" from "Wonder Boys." No, I've never heard it either.

Bonus: Which of the following Disney animated films: "Beauty and the Beast," "Pocahontas," "Mulan," or "Tarzan" - did not have a Best Song Oscar winner on its soundtrack?: "Mulan."

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