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2012 Prognostication Quiz: Question 4, Film


4. What will win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
a. The Artist
b. The Descendants
c. Hugo
d. The Help
e. Midnight in Paris
f. none of the above: some other film will win

The Artist prevailed, becoming the first silent film to win the top Academy Award since Wings at the inaugural Oscars ceremony in 1929. This means that the answer to Question 4 of the 2012 Prognostication Quiz is A. Look for another silent film to compete for Best Picture while filling out your entry for the 87th annual Prognostication Quiz in 2095 or so.

Twenty people scored on Question 4, more than tripling the total number of points scored thus far this year.

The silent generation:
Ellen
Grant
Peter M.
Matthew
Cherie
Sarah T.
Chris M.
Sarah M.
Katie
Adrian
Dave
Marcus
Megan
Janet
Michael
Stacey
Todd
Leanne
Mary
Ekrem

Leaderboard

Congratulations to my aunt Ellen, college friend Grant, and high school friend Peter M. for garnering one of the early nine points and then guessing correctly on Question 4.

2 Ellen
2 Grant
2 Peter M.
1 Matthew
1 Cherie
1 Tom
1 Sarah T.
1 Chris M.
1 Sarah M.
1 Katie
1 Keila
1 Adrian
1 Dave
1 Marcus
1 Megan
1 Cameron
1 Kevin
1 Janet
1 Michael
1 Stacey
1 Gloria
1 Zhiqi
1 Todd
1 Leanne
1 Mary
1 Ekrem
0 Miriam
0 Collette
0 Ryan
0 Peter B.
0 Chris C.
0 Nadir
0 Rachel
0 Russell
0 Jeff
0 Larry
0 Beth
0 Paul
0 Zoe
0 Jason
0 Ted
0 Eric
0 Jan
0 Craig
0 Ben
0 Missy
0 Valerie
0 Hannah
0 Liz
0 Pete C.
0 Tina

Question 5 Update

Next up is the Pulitzer Prizes. One of our top three is very likely to advance to sole possession of first place. Ellen picked the Washington Post, Grant picked the Wall Street Journal, and Peter M. chose the Los Angeles Times. If the New York Times were to win instead, Matthew, Cherie, Sarah M., Keila, Megan, Cameron, Kevin, Stacey, Gloria, Todd, and Ekrem would advance to an unprecedented 14-way tie for first place. Check your media outlets starting at 2 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 16.

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