1. What was Michael Curtiz’s birth name?
A) Mihaly Kertész
B) Mano Kaminer
C) Michael Courtice
D) Kertesz Kaminer Mano
Answer: B) Mano Kaminer
2. In which city was Michael Curtiz born?
A) Vienna, Austria
B) Budapest, Hungary
C) Berlin, Germany
D) Hollywood, California
Answer: B) Budapest, Hungary
3. What was the profession of Michael Curtiz’s father?
A) Opera singer
B) Theater actor
C) Film producer
D) Carpenter
Answer: D) Carpenter
1. What was Norm Ferguson’s full name?
a) Norman William Ferguson
b) Norman James Ferguson
c) William Norman Ferguson
d) William James Ferguson
Answer: c) William Norman Ferguson
2. When was Norm Ferguson born?
a) September 2, 1900
b) September 2, 1902
c) November 4, 1902
d) November 4, 1907
Answer: b) September 2, 1902
3. What was Norm Ferguson’s nickname at Disney Studios?
a) Fergy
b) Normy
c) Willy
d) Normster
Answer: a) Fergy
1. What was Jack Kinney’s full name?
A) John Ryan Kinney
B) Jack Robert Kinney
C) James Richard Kinney
D) Joseph Ryan Kinney
Answer: A) John Ryan Kinney
2. In which year was Jack Kinney born?
A) 1905
B) 1909
C) 1912
D) 1915
Answer: B) 1909
3. Where was Jack Kinney born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Salt Lake City, Utah
C) New York, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: B) Salt Lake City, Utah
1. In which year was Ben Sharpsteen born?
A) 1890
B) 1895
C) 1900
D) 1905
Answer: B) 1895
2. Where was Ben Sharpsteen born?
A) Seattle, Washington
B) Tacoma, Washington
C) Los Angeles, California
D) San Francisco, California
Answer: B) Tacoma, Washington
3. What was Ben Sharpsteen’s full name?
A) Benjamin Luther Sharpsteen
B) Benjamin James Sharpsteen
C) Benjamin Thomas Sharpsteen
D) Benjamin Edward Sharpsteen
Answer: A) Benjamin Luther Sharpsteen
1. In which year was Preston Sturges born?
A. 1890
B. 1898
C. 1905
D. 1912
Answer: B. 1898
2. What was Preston Sturges’ primary profession in Hollywood?
A. Writer-Director
B. Actor
C. Producer
D. Cinematographer
Answer: A. Writer-Director
3. Which film marked Preston Sturges’ directorial debut?
A. The Lady Eve
B. The Great McGinty
C. Sullivan’s Travels
D. Christmas in July
Answer: B. The Great McGinty
1. What is Orson Welles’ full name?
A) George Orson Welles
B) Orson James Welles
C) Orson Bean Welles
D) Henry Orson Welles
Answer: A) George Orson Welles
2. In which year was Orson Welles born?
A) 1910
B) 1915
C) 1920
D) 1925
Answer: B) 1915
3. Which film directed by Orson Welles is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made?
A) The Magnificent Ambersons
B) The Lady from Shanghai
C) Touch of Evil
D) Citizen Kane
Answer: D) Citizen Kane
1. In which year was George Cukor born?
A) 1899
B) 1905
C) 1885
D) 1912
Answer: A) 1899
2. Which film earned George Cukor an Academy Award for Best Director?
A) The Philadelphia Story
B) My Fair Lady
C) A Star Is Born
D) Gaslight
Answer: B) My Fair Lady
3. Which actress did Cukor frequently collaborate with in films like Holiday and The Philadelphia Story?
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Judy Garland
C) Ingrid Bergman
D) Katharine Hepburn
Answer: D) Katharine Hepburn
1. What is Ernst Lubitsch best known for in his American directing career?
A) Science fiction epics
B) Sophisticated comedies of manners
C) Western films
D) Horror thrillers
Answer: B) Sophisticated comedies of manners
2. In which year was Ernst Lubitsch born?
A) 1885
B) 1892
C) 1900
D) 1875
Answer: B) 1892
3. Where was Ernst Lubitsch born?
A) Hollywood, California
B) Berlin, Germany
C) Vienna, Austria
D) Paris, France
Answer: B) Berlin, Germany
1. What is the full name of Sidney Franklin, the American film director?
A) Sidney Arnold Franklin
B) Sidney Albert Franklin
C) Sidney Andrew Franklin
D) Sidney Anthony Franklin
Answer: A) Sidney Arnold Franklin
2. In which year was Sidney Franklin born?
A) 1890
B) 1893
C) 1896
D) 1899
Answer: B) 1893
3. Where was Sidney Franklin born?
A) San Francisco, California
B) Los Angeles, California
C) New York City, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: A) San Francisco, California
1. What was Sam Wood’s full name?
A) Samuel Grosvenor Wood
B) Samuel George Wood
C) Samuel Gregory Wood
D) Samuel Gavin Wood
Answer: A) Samuel Grosvenor Wood
2. In which city was Sam Wood born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C) New York City, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. In which year was Sam Wood born?
A) 1878
B) 1883
C) 1888
D) 1893
Answer: B) 1883