Posts by Tim Zinnecker

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Today's question comes courtesy of  Garrett Levin (pictured), an associate in the D.C. office of Jenner & Block.  Readers following our "Oscar Countdown" may have noticed that Garrett knows a…

Today's question:  name a person who has won both an Oscar award and a Nobel prize.Pictured: The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931), which brought Helen Hayes the Best Actress Oscar. …

Today's question, courtesy of friend and co-blogger Jacqui Lipton:  Name the youngest and the oldest winners in the Best Actress and Best Actor categories.Pictured:  Paper Moon (1973), which brought Tatum…

Today's question:  This director, and this actor (gender neutral), have collaborated on over a dozen films.  Each has won at least one Oscar.  Name these two individuals.Pictured:  Out of Africa…

Today's question (a variation of yesterday's query):  name the three films that won every Oscar for which they were nominated (minimum six nominations).Pictured:  Ben-Hur (1959), which won eleven of the…

Today's question:  name any of the four films that share the record for the largest numerical difference between Oscar nominations and Oscar wins.Pictured:  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), which…

Today's question comes courtesy of Colin Miller (pictured), an assistant professor at Chicago's John Marshall Law School.  Readers following our "Oscar Countdown" may have noticed that Colin knows a thing…

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has posted a paper that provides data on consumer use of nine payment devices:  PAPER INSTRUMENTS [four:  cash, checks, money orders, and travelers checks],…

Today's question:  Several films have received four or more "acting" nominations, but only two films have won more than two acting Oscars.  Name the two films.Pictured:  Mrs. Miniver (1942), which…