Q 01/05
A) Robert Wise
B) William Wyler
C) George Roy Hill
D) Stanley Donen
Answer · why
He was busy prepping The Sand Pebbles when first asked, and only came aboard in October 1963 after that film was postponed.
Q 02/05
A) Shirley Jones
B) Julie Andrews
C) Grace Kelly
D) Mary Martin
Answer · why
She admitted she thought the stage show 'rather saccharine' before she was cast, and signed for the film before Mary Poppins was even released.
Q 03/05
A) Ben-Hur
B) The Ten Commandments
C) Gone with the Wind
D) Doctor Zhivago
Answer · why
The record it broke had stood for twenty-four years, and it kept the crown for five more before losing it in turn.
Q 04/05
A) 5
B) 7
C) 9
D) 11
Answer · why
It shared the night's tally with Doctor Zhivago, which also went ten-for-five, and it took Best Picture without even a screenwriting nomination.
Q 05/05
A) My Fair Lady
B) Mary Poppins
C) The Americanization of Emily
D) Camelot
Answer · why
Wise reportedly turned to Lehman and said, 'Let's go sign this girl before somebody else sees this film and grabs her!'
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