Author: Mauvin Sequeira

1. What was Nicholas Ray's birth name? A) Raymond Nicholas Kienzle B) Nicholas Raymond Kienzle C) Raymond Nicholas Evans D) Nicholas Raymond Wright Answer: A) Raymond Nicholas Kienzle 2. In which year was Nicholas Ray born? A) 1905 B) 1911 C) 1915 D) 1920 Answer: B) 1911 3. Which university did Nicholas Ray briefly attend before dropping out? A) Harvard University B) University of Chicago C) Yale University D) Stanford University Answer: B) University of Chicago

1. In which year was Elia Kazan born? A) 1900 B) 1909 C) 1915 D) 1923 Answer: B) 1909 2. What was Elia Kazan’s birth name? A) Elias Kazanjoglou B) Elia Kazanos C) Elijah Kazan D) Elia Kazanian Answer: A) Elias Kazanjoglou 3. In which country was Elia Kazan born? A) United States B) Greece C) Turkey D) Russia Answer: C) Turkey

1. In which year was Richard Fleischer born? A) 1910 B) 1916 C) 1920 D) 1925 Answer: B) 1916 2. Where was Richard Fleischer born? A) Brooklyn, New York B) Los Angeles, California C) Chicago, Illinois D) Miami, Florida Answer: A) Brooklyn, New York 3. Who was Richard Fleischer’s father? A) Walt Disney B) Max Fleischer C) Stanley Kramer D) Darryl F. Zanuck Answer: B) Max Fleischer

1. In which year was Wilfred Jackson born? A) 1900 B) 1906 C) 1910 D) 1915 Answer: B) 1906 2. Where was Wilfred Jackson born? A) Chicago, Illinois B) New York, New York C) Los Angeles, California D) Miami, Florida Answer: A) Chicago, Illinois 3. What was Wilfred Jackson’s primary profession? A) Voice actor B) Animator, musical arranger, and director C) Screenwriter D) Film editor Answer: B) Animator, musical arranger, and director

1. What was Clyde Geronimi's birth name? A) Clyde Henry Geronimi B) Clito Enrico Geronimi C) Gerry Walter Geronimi D) Enrico Clyde Geronimi Answer: B) Clito Enrico Geronimi 2. In which Italian town was Clyde Geronimi born? A) Chiavenna B) Milan C) Rome D) Florence Answer: A) Chiavenna 3. At what age did Clyde Geronimi immigrate to the United States? A) Seven B) Twelve C) Three D) Fifteen Answer: A) Seven

1. What was Hamilton Luske’s primary profession? A) Actor B) Animator and film director C) Screenwriter D) Film producer Answer: B) Animator and film director 2. In which year was Hamilton Luske born? A) 1895 B) 1903 C) 1910 D) 1920 Answer: B) 1903 3. Where was Hamilton Luske born? A) Chicago, Illinois B) New York, New York C) Los Angeles, California D) Miami, Florida Answer: A) Chicago, Illinois

1. What was Anthony Mann’s birth name? A) Anthony Mann B) Emil Anton Bundsmann C) David O. Selznick D) John Alton Answer: B) Emil Anton Bundsmann 2. In which year was Anthony Mann born? A) 1900 B) 1906 C) 1910 D) 1915 Answer: B) 1906 3. Where was Anthony Mann born? A) New York City, New York B) Chicago, Illinois C) San Diego, California D) Los Angeles, California Answer: C) San Diego, California

1. In which year was Stanley Donen born? A) 1919 B) 1924 C) 1928 D) 1932 Answer: B) 1924 2. Where was Stanley Donen born? A) New York City, NY B) Los Angeles, CA C) Columbia, SC D) Chicago, IL Answer: C) Columbia, SC 3. What inspired Stanley Donen to pursue dance as a child? A) Watching Fred Astaire in Flying Down to Rio B) Attending ballet performances C) His parents’ involvement in theater D) A local dance competition Answer: A) Watching Fred Astaire in Flying Down to Rio

1. In which year was Otto Preminger born? a) 1905 b) 1910 c) 1895 d) 1920 Answer: a) 1905 2. What was Otto Preminger’s birth country? a) Germany b) Austria c) United States d) France Answer: b) Austria 3. Which film marked Otto Preminger’s breakthrough as a director in Hollywood? a) Laura b) Anatomy of a Murder c) The Man with the Golden Arm d) Exodus Answer: a) Laura

1. In which city was Fred Zinnemann born? a) Vienna, Austria b) Rzeszów, Poland c) Berlin, Germany d) Paris, France Answer: b) Rzeszów, Poland 2. What was Fred Zinnemann’s original career aspiration as a young boy? a) Lawyer b) Musician c) Doctor d) Actor Answer: b) Musician 3. Which university did Zinnemann attend to study law? a) University of Paris b) University of Berlin c) University of Vienna d) University of Warsaw Answer: c) University of Vienna