1) In which year was John Sayles born?
a. 1945
b. 1950
c. 1955
d. 1960
Answer: b. 1950
2) Where was John Sayles born?
a. New York City, NY
b. Schenectady, NY
c. Boston, MA
d. Los Angeles, CA
Answer: b. Schenectady, NY
3) Which college did John Sayles graduate from?
a. Harvard University
b. Yale University
c. Williams College
d. Stanford University
Answer: c. Williams College
1. What is Barry Sonnenfeld’s primary profession?
A) Actor
B) Filmmaker and television director
C) Screenwriter
D) Film editor
Answer: B) Filmmaker and television director
2. In which city was Barry Sonnenfeld born and raised?
A) Los Angeles, CA
B) New York City, NY
C) Chicago, IL
D) Miami, FL
Answer: B) New York City, NY
3. What was Barry Sonnenfeld’s first role in the film industry?
A) Director
B) Producer
C) Cinematographer
D) Costume designer
Answer: C) Cinematographer
1) What is Bryan Singer’s full name?
A. Bryan James Singer
B. Bryan Jay Singer
C. Bryan Joseph Singer
D. Bryan John Singer
Answer: B. Bryan Jay Singer
2) When was Bryan Singer born?
A. September 17, 1965
B. October 12, 1964
C. August 23, 1966
D. November 5, 1965
Answer: A. September 17, 1965
3) Where was Bryan Singer born?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. New York City, New York
C. Chicago, Illinois
D. Miami, Florida
Answer: B. New York City, New York
1. In which year was Gus Van Sant born?
A) 1948
B) 1952
C) 1956
D) 1960
Answer: B) 1952
2. What is Gus Van Sant’s full name?
A) Gus Green Van Sant Jr.
B) Gus Gregory Van Sant
C) Gus George Van Sant Sr.
D) Gus Gerald Van Sant
Answer: A) Gus Green Van Sant Jr.
3. Where was Gus Van Sant born?
A) Portland, Oregon
B) Louisville, Kentucky
C) Los Angeles, California
D) New York, New York
Answer: B) Louisville, Kentucky
1. In which city was Terry Zwigoff born?
a) Chicago, Illinois
b) Appleton, Wisconsin
c) San Francisco, California
d) New York, New York
Answer: b) Appleton, Wisconsin
2. What is Terry Zwigoff’s birth date?
a) May 18, 1949
b) June 12, 1948
c) April 5, 1950
d) July 20, 1947
Answer: a) May 18, 1949
3. To which city did Zwigoff move in the 1970s, where he met Robert Crumb?
a) Los Angeles
b) San Francisco
c) Seattle
d) Austin
Answer: b) San Francisco
1. In which year was Oliver Stone born?
A) 1940
B) 1946
C) 1952
D) 1958
Answer: B) 1946
2. Which war did Oliver Stone serve in as a soldier?
A) Korean War
B) Vietnam War
C) Gulf War
D) World War II
Answer: B) Vietnam War
3. Which film earned Oliver Stone his first Academy Award for Best Director?
A) Born on the Fourth of July
B) Platoon
C) Wall Street
D) JFK
Answer: B) Platoon
1. In which year was Quentin Tarantino born?
A) 1960
B) 1963
C) 1965
D) 1968
Answer: B) 1963
2. What is the name of Quentin Tarantino’s first feature film as a director?
A) Pulp Fiction
B) Jackie Brown
C) Reservoir Dogs
D) Kill Bill: Volume 1
Answer: C) Reservoir Dogs
3. Which Tarantino film is known for its non-linear storytelling?
A) Django Unchained
B) Pulp Fiction
C) Inglourious Basterds
D) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Answer: B) Pulp Fiction
1. What is James Ivory’s full name?
A) James Francis Ivory
B) James Edward Ivory
C) James Richard Ivory
D) James Patrick Ivory
Answer: A) James Francis Ivory
2. When was James Ivory born?
A) June 7, 1928
B) July 7, 1928
C) June 7, 1938
D) July 7, 1938
Answer: A) June 7, 1928
3. Where was James Ivory born?
A) New York, New York
B) Berkeley, California
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Klamath Falls, Oregon
Answer: B) Berkeley, California
1) In which year was Robert Altman born?
A. 1920
B. 1925
C. 1930
D. 1935
Answer: B. 1925
2) What was Robert Altman’s primary profession?
A. Actor
B. Film Director
C. Screenwriter
D. Cinematographer
Answer: B. Film Director
3) Which film earned Robert Altman his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director?
A. M*A*S*H
B. Nashville
C. The Player
D. Gosford Park
Answer: A. M*A*S*H
1) In which year was James Foley born?
A. 1950
B. 1953
C. 1955
D. 1958
Answer: B. 1953
2) Where was James Foley born?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York
C. Chicago, Illinois
D. Miami, Florida
Answer: B. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York
3) Which university did James Foley attend for his undergraduate degree?
A. State University of New York at Buffalo
B. New York University
C. University of Southern California
D. Columbia University
Answer: B. New York University