There aren't any saints named Oscar, but that hasn't stopped Catholic actors and makers of Catholic films from coveting the statue. How successful were they? Take the quiz and find out.  You can click on the answer sheet at the bottom of the quiz to see how well you've done.

1. It won the hearts of generations of Catholics and the Oscar for Best Picture in 1965. Even so, its costars (and the citizens of the town where it was filmed) thought it was a dud. What film was it?
   
   (A) Francis of Assisi
   (B) The Sound of Music
   (C) The Greatest Story Ever Told

2. What actor was nominated for Best Actor two years in a row for playing the same Catholic priest in two different films?
   
   (A) Richard Burton
   (B) Lawrence Olivier
   (C) Bing Crosby

3. Whose performance as a Catholic priest was so spectacular that he was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the role?
   
   (A) Barry Fitzgerald, who played Father Fitzgibbon in "Going My Way" (1944)
   (B) Eugene Pallette, who played Friar Tuck in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938)
   (C) Spencer Tracy, who played Father Flanagan in "Boys' Town" (1938)

4. Only one actress has ever won Best Actress for playing a saint. Who was she ... and what was the movie?
   
   (A) Ingrid Bergman, who starred in "Joan of Arc" in 1948
   (B) Jennifer Jones, who played Saint Bernadette of Lourdes in "The Song of Bernadette" (1943)
   (C) Siobhan McKenna, who played the Virgin Mary in "King of Kings" (1961)

5. Only one actor has ever won Best Actor for playing a saint. Who was he ... and what was the movie?
   
   (A) Graham Faulkner, who played Saint Francis of Assisi in "Brother Son, Sister Moon" (1973)
   (B) Robert Ryan, who played John the Baptist in "King of Kings" (1961)
   (C) Edmund Gwenn, who played Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947)

6. What famous Catholic film is believed to have lost the Oscar for Best Picture because its ticket prices were too high?
   
   (A) The Song of Bernadette (1943)
   (B) The Ten Commandments (1956)
   (C) Boys' Town (1938)

7. Spencer Tracy was ecstatic when he won Best Actor for his portrayal of Father Flanagan in the 1938 film "Boys' Town" ... but his happiness was short-lived. Why?
   
   (A) His trophy had been mistakenly inscribed "Dick Tracy."
   (B) MGM Studios donated his Oscar to the real "Boys' Town" without his permission.
   (C) Both of the above.
   (D) None of the above - his car was stolen during the Academy Award ceremony.

8. What portrayal of a biblical event won the Oscar for Best Special Effects?
   
   (A) The collapse of the tower of Babel in "The Bible" (1966)
   (B) The parting of the Red Sea in "The Ten Commandments" (1956)
   (C) The miracle of the loaves and fishes in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965)

9. What biblical-period epic won more Oscars than any other film in history?
   
   (A) The Ten Commandments (1956)
   (B) Ben Hur (1959)
   (C) Samson and Delilah (1949)

10. Barry Fitzgerald won Best Supporting Actor in 1944 for his portrayal of Father Fitzgibbon in "Going My Way." What made his statue different from every other Oscar statue in history?
    
    (A) It had a clerical collar.
    (B) It didn't have a head.
    (C) It's arms were folded in prayer ... and clutched a tiny string of rosary beads.

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