The Movie Quiz: Who was the first person born in Ireland to win an Oscar for acting?

The Irish Times · Donald Clarke · 2026-11-06 04:54 UTC

Plus: Who has never directed Domhnall Gleeson?

<section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which is not the "call sign" for a character in Top Gun?</h3><ul><li>Maverick</li><li>Grass Snake</li><li>Iceman</li><li>Goose</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Who is the odd one out?</h3><ul><li>Il buono</li><li>Il ubriachi</li><li>Il brutto</li><li>Il cattivo</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What doesn't belong?</h3><ul><li>All the gin joints</li><li>A hill of beans</li><li>A bumpy night</li><li>A beautiful friendship</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which is not a Diane Keaton flick?</h3><ul><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which Simpsons character took his name from a key figure in the production of Tom and Jerry?</h3><ul><li>Lionel Hutz</li><li>Mayor Quimby</li><li>Waylon Smithers</li><li>Principal Skinner</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Who comes next: Kim, Eva, Janet, Tippi, Tippi? </h3><ul><li>Grace</li><li>Julie</li><li>Ingrid</li><li>Joan</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Who was the first person born in Ireland to win an acting Oscar?</h3><ul><li>Brenda Fricker</li><li>Siobhán McKenna</li><li>Barry Fitzgerald</li><li>Geraldine Fitzgerald</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Who has never directed Domhnall Gleeson?</h3><ul><li>Lenny Abrahamson</li><li>Alejandro G Iñárritu</li><li>Paul Thomas Anderson</li><li>Richard Curtis</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which is the odd title out?</h3><ul><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which actor does not ring a bell?</h3><ul><li>Charles Laughton</li><li>Anthony Quinn</li><li>F Murray Abraham</li><li>Lon Chaney</li></ul></section>

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