Article: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE OSCARS.(Spotlight)

Byline: Susan Burelison Distributed by New York Times Syndicate

It takes just five hours to create one, but for some, it can take a lifetime of work in the movie business to earn an Oscar.

Think you know a lot about this 13 1/2-inch golden fellow and the people who have taken him home? Try these questions about winners and losers, spanning the 69 years the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been handing out Oscars.

1. Oscar winners always say, ``Ooh, it's heavy!'' when they pick up the statue. How much do you think it weighs?

2. Only three films have won the ``Big Five'' Oscars - for best film, best director, best leading ...

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