1. In which year was Kenneth Lonergan born?
a) 1960
b) 1962
c) 1964
d) 1966
Answer: b) 1962
2. Where was Kenneth Lonergan born?
a) Manhattan, New York
b) Brooklyn, New York
c) The Bronx, New York
d) Queens, New York
Answer: c) The Bronx, New York
3. What is Kenneth Lonergan’s primary profession?
a) Novelist
b) Actor and producer
c) Playwright, screenwriter, and film director
d) Musician and composer
Answer: b) Playwright, screenwriter, and film director
1. In which year was Damien Chazelle born?
A) 1983
B) 1985
C) 1987
D) 1989
Answer: B) 1985
2. What is Damien Chazelle’s primary profession?
A) Actor
B) Director
C) Cinematographer
D) Producer
Answer: B) Director
3. Which film marked Damien Chazelle’s directorial debut?
A) Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
B) Whiplash
C) La La Land
D) First Man
Answer: A) Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
1. In which year was Adam McKay born?
A) 1965
B) 1968
C) 1970
D) 1972
Answer: B) 1968
2. Where was Adam McKay born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C) Denver, Colorado
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: C) Denver, Colorado
3. What was Adam McKay’s role at Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1995 to 2001?
A) Cast member
B) Head writer
C) Director
D) Producer
Answer: B) Head writer
1. What is Pete Docter’s full name?
A) Peter John Docter
B) Peter Hans Docter
C) Peter David Docter
D) Peter Michael Docter
Answer: B) Peter Hans Docter
2. In which year was Pete Docter born?
A) 1966
B) 1968
C) 1970
D) 1972
Answer: B) 1968
3. Where was Pete Docter born?
A) Minneapolis, Minnesota
B) St. Paul, Minnesota
C) Bloomington, Minnesota
D) Duluth, Minnesota
Answer: C) Bloomington, Minnesota
1. In which year was Derek Cianfrance born?
a) 1970
b) 1974
c) 1978
d) 1982
Answer: b) 1974
2. Where was Derek Cianfrance born?
a) Lakewood, Colorado
b) Brooklyn, New York
c) Los Angeles, California
d) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: a) Lakewood, Colorado
3. Which university did Derek Cianfrance attend to study film production?
a) New York University
b) University of Colorado Boulder
c) University of Southern California
d) Columbia University
Answer: b) University of Colorado Boulder
1. In which year was Tommy Lee Jones born?
A) 1940
B) 1946
C) 1950
D) 1955
Answer: B) 1946
2. Where was Tommy Lee Jones born?
A) Dallas, Texas
B) San Saba, Texas
C) Austin, Texas
D) Houston, Texas
Answer: B) San Saba, Texas
3. What is the profession of Tommy Lee Jones’ mother, Lucille Marie?
A) Lawyer
B) Nurse
C) Police officer, school teacher, and beauty shop owner
D) Actress
Answer: C) Police officer, school teacher, and beauty shop owner
1. In which year was Bennett Miller born?
A) 1964
B) 1966
C) 1968
D) 1970
Answer: B) 1966
2. Where was Bennett Miller born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) New York City, New York
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Boston, Massachusetts
Answer: B) New York City, New York
3. What is Bennett Miller’s primary profession?
A) Actor
B) Film Director
C) Screenwriter
D) Producer
Answer: B) Film Director
1. In which year was Brenda Chapman born?
a) 1959
b) 1962
c) 1965
d) 1970
Answer: b) 1962
2. What is Brenda Chapman’s profession?
a) Actress and singer
b) Film editor and producer
c) Animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and director
d) Costume designer
Answer: c) Animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and director
3. Which film marked Brenda Chapman as the first woman to direct an animated feature from a major studio?
a) The Lion King
b) The Prince of Egypt
c) Brave
d) Beauty and the Beast
Answer: b) The Prince of Egypt
1. In which year was Rian Johnson born?
A) 1970
B) 1973
C) 1976
D) 1979
Answer: B) 1973
2. Where was Rian Johnson born?
A) San Clemente, California
B) Silver Spring, Maryland
C) Denver, Colorado
D) Los Angeles, California
Answer: B) Silver Spring, Maryland
3. Which university did Rian Johnson attend for his cinematic education?
A) UCLA
B) NYU
C) USC School of Cinematic Arts
D) AFI Conservatory
Answer: C) USC School of Cinematic Arts
1. In which year was Kathryn Bigelow born?
a) 1951
b) 1960
c) 1945
d) 1955
Answer: a) 1951
2. What is Kathryn Bigelow’s primary profession?
a) Actress
b) Film Director
c) Screenwriter
d) Producer
Answer: b) Film Director
3. Which film earned Kathryn Bigelow the Academy Award for Best Director?
a) Zero Dark Thirty
b) The Hurt Locker
c) Point Break
d) Near Dark
Answer: b) The Hurt Locker