The non-documentary that features the most Oscar-winning performers is Robert Altman's 1992 film "The Player," with 12. Ten of the 12 portrayed themselves: Cher, James Coburn, Louise Fletcher, Anjelica Huston, Joel Grey, Jack Lemmon, Marlee Matlin, Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Rod Steiger. The only two Oscar "actors" in the film are Tim Robbins and Whoopi Goldberg. (Thanks to Lance Richmond of Seattle.)

When are two names only one? When you're composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, for one, whose last name is Lloyd Webber. There's at least one celebrity instance of a two-word first name, and that's Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Hans Christian is a traditional Danish given name and it is used as a single name in that country.

The 1945 Jessamyn West Civil War-era novel, "The Friendly Persuasion," concerns a pacifist Quaker family.

The novel was adapted into the 1956 film "Friendly Persuasion," which starred Gary Cooper. Author West based Cooper's character on her own great-grandfather, who was also the great-grandfather of:
A) Gary Cooper
B) Richard Nixon
C) Walter Cronkite
D) Betty White

Previous answer: The term for a standard deck of 52 playing cards in most languages other than English is "French deck." The four suits of modern playing cards originated in France in the late 15th century.

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