Academy Awards Quiz: Kick Back and Enjoy the Show with This Oscar Hosts Quiz

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"Nothing can take the sting out of world economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues." – Billy Crystal

Whether you're from the old-school days of the Academy with Bob Hope running the show or have only just tuned in within the last decade when the likes of Chris Rock and Jimmy Kimmel took center stage, the Oscars would be remiss without a proper emcee to guide the show (at least, we assumed it would be until 2019, when the show went hostless). 

Oscar hosts might take jabs at the stars in the audience, or they might be more amiable, focusing their attention on a well-choreographed opening number. Whatever their chosen course, the host sets the tone for the evening. 

What tone did these Oscar hosts set? Take our Oscar Hosts Quiz to see who you remember fondly...and who got panned by critics the next day.

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"Good evening, Hollywood phonies." – Chevy Chase

Do you remember all these Hollywood phonies? Then, you'll be sure to ace our Oscar Hosts Quiz.

Test your Academy Awards knowledge by naming all these famous Oscar hosts, some of whom have won Oscars, themselves. Think you have what it takes? Then tell us who co-hosted with Anne Hathaway and was panned by critics. What actor of <i>The Greatest Showman</i> proved he really was quite the showman as host? What creator of <i>Family Guy</i> brought the crass, while others brought the class? If the Academy Awards is your favorite night of television, then you've got this Oscar Hosts Quiz in the bag!

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Oscar Hosts Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Known for When Harry Met Sally, what beloved Oscar host is second only to Bob Hope in the number of times he's emceed?

  • A
    Billy Crystal
  • B
    Charlton Heston
  • C
    Fred Astaire
  • D
    Douglas Fairbanks

Question 2

This five-time Oscar host is one of the most beloved Tonight Show hosts of all time. Name that "King of Late Night".

  • A
    Jay Leno
  • B
    Johnny Carson
  • C
    Conan O'Brien
  • D
    Jimmy Fallon

Question 3

This host is a class act. What favorite SNL cast member and "Father of the Bride" has taken to the Oscars stage solo twice?

  • A
    James Stewart
  • B
    Hugh Jackman
  • C
    Frank Sinatra
  • D
    Steve Martin

Question 4

The host of a self-named daytime show, which Oscar emcee broke the internet with her Tweet heard round the world?

  • A
    Ellen DeGeneres
  • B
    Jane Fonda
  • C
    Whoopi Goldberg
  • D
    Goldie Hawn

Question 5

This two-time host was the unfortunate emcee when the Best Picture flub occurred...and he made a ton of Matt Damon jokes. Name that Live late-nighter.

  • A
    Jimmy Fallon
  • B
    Ben Affleck
  • C
    Jimmy Kimmel
  • D
    Jimmy Stewart

Question 6

Known as Wolverine and for The Greatest Showman, what musical actor really lived up to that title, becoming the greatest showman the Oscars has ever seen host?

  • A
    Hugh Grant
  • B
    Hugh Laurie
  • C
    Hugh Jackman
  • D
    Hugh Hefner

Question 7

This one-time host bombed, calling the performance his “single biggest professional embarrassment”. Name that Late Show host.

  • A
    Jack Benny
  • B
    David Letterman
  • C
    Jerry Lewis
  • D
    Chris Rock

Question 8

This host of The Daily Show emceed the Oscars twice and did some gags with his friends, including Stephen Colbert.

  • A
    Steve Martin
  • B
    Alec Baldwin
  • C
    Jon Stewart
  • D
    Trevor Noah

Question 9

As the creator of Family Guy, this host was bound to be crass. Name that Ted director.

  • A
    Seth MacFarlane
  • B
    Seth Meyers
  • C
    Ellen DeGeneres
  • D
    Matt Groening

Question 10

In one of the oddest Oscar pairings, this host joined Anne Hathaway in bombing in 2011.

  • A
    James Franco
  • B
    Seth Rogen
  • C
    Shia LaBeouf
  • D
    Neil Patrick Harris

Question 11

Beloved as Barney in How I Met Your Mother, this Oscar host cut his teeth on the Grammys and the Emmys. Name that "legen-wait for it-dary" funny man.

  • A
    Johnny Carson
  • B
    Hugh Jackman
  • C
    Neil Patrick Harris
  • D
    John Mulaney

Question 12

Hosting or co-hosting 19 times, he was the most prolific host in Academy Awards history. Name that venerated comedian.

  • A
    David Letterman
  • B
    Johnny Carson
  • C
    Bob Hope
  • D
    Billy Crystal

Question 13

This four-time Oscar host is, herself, an EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) – one of only sixteen people with that claim to fame.

  • A
    Agnes Moorehead
  • B
    Anne Hathaway
  • C
    Whoopi Goldberg
  • D
    Shirley MacLaine

Question 14

This pair of hosts went together like peanut butter and mustard. What co-host (who holds the record for hosting SNL the most times) joined Steve Martin in 2010?

  • A
    Johnny Carson
  • B
    Martin Short
  • C
    Bob Hope
  • D
    Alec Baldwin

Question 15

Which two-time Oscar host and SNL alum laid into Jude Law, and later in the show, was told off by Sean Penn?

  • A
    Seth MacFarlane
  • B
    Kevin Hart
  • C
    Richard Pryor
  • D
    Chris Rock

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