Author: Mauvin Sequeira

1. In which city was Curtis Hanson born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Reno, Nevada
C) New York, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: B) Reno, Nevada

2. What was Curtis Hanson’s profession?
A) Actor, singer, and dancer
B) Film director, screenwriter, and producer
C) Novelist and poet
D) Cinematographer and editor
Answer: B) Film director, screenwriter, and producer

3. What was the name of Curtis Hanson’s first feature film as a director?
A) The Silent Partner
B) The Bedroom Window
C) Sweet Kill
D) L.A. Confidential
Answer: C) Sweet Kill

1. What is Michael Moore’s full name?
A) Michael Francis Moore
B) Michael James Moore
C) Michael Thomas Moore
D) Michael David Moore
Answer: A) Michael Francis Moore

2. In which city was Michael Moore born?
A) Detroit, Michigan
B) Flint, Michigan
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Lansing, Michigan
Answer: B) Flint, Michigan

3. What is the title of Michael Moore’s first documentary film?
A) Bowling for Columbine
B) Roger & Me
C) Fahrenheit 9/11
D) Sicko
Answer: B) Roger & Me

1. What is Spike Jonze’s birth name?
A) Adam Spiegel
B) Jonathan Glazer
C) Michael Gondry
D) David Fincher
Answer: A) Adam Spiegel

2. In which year was Spike Jonze born?
A) 1965
B) 1969
C) 1972
D) 1975
Answer: B) 1969

3. Which film marked Spike Jonze’s directorial debut?
A) Adaptation
B) Being John Malkovich
C) Her
D) Where the Wild Things Are
Answer: B) Being John Malkovich

1. What is Spike Lee’s birth name?
A) Shelton Jackson Lee
B) Samuel Leroy Lee
C) Stanley Joseph Lee
D) Simon James Lee
Answer: A) Shelton Jackson Lee

2. In which year was Spike Lee born?
A) 1955
B) 1957
C) 1960
D) 1962
Answer: B) 1957

3. Which city is Spike Lee originally from?
A) Los Angeles, CA
B) Atlanta, GA
C) Brooklyn, NY
D) Chicago, IL
Answer: B) Atlanta, GA

1. What is Jill Sprecher’s full name?
A) Jill Ann Sprecher
B) Jill Marie Sprecher
C) Jill Elizabeth Sprecher
D) Jill Karen Sprecher
Answer: A) Jill Ann Sprecher

2. In which state did Jill Sprecher grow up?
A) California
B) Wisconsin
C) New York
D) Illinois
Answer: B) Wisconsin

3. What is the profession of Jill Sprecher’s father, Peter?
A) Film director
B) Medical technologist
C) Insurance broker
D) Lawyer
Answer: C) Insurance broker

1. What is Wes Anderson’s full name?
A) Wesley Mortimer Anderson
B) Wesley Wales Anderson
C) Weston James Anderson
D) William Edward Anderson
Answer: B) Wesley Wales Anderson

2. In which year was Wes Anderson born?
A) 1965
B) 1969
C) 1972
D) 1975
Answer: B) 1969

3. Which city is Wes Anderson originally from?
A) Houston, Texas
B) Austin, Texas
C) Dallas, Texas
D) San Antonio, Texas
Answer: A) Houston, Texas

1. What is Todd Field’s full name?
A) Thomas William Field
B) William Todd Field
C) Todd James Field
D) Robert Todd Field
Answer: B) William Todd Field

2. In which year was Todd Field born?
A) 1962
B) 1964
C) 1966
D) 1968
Answer: B) 1964

3. Where was Todd Field born?
A) Portland, Oregon
B) New York, New York
C) Pomona, California
D) Los Angeles, California
Answer: C) Pomona, California

1. In which year was Richard Linklater born?
A) 1955
B) 1960
C) 1965
D) 1970
Answer: B) 1960

2. What is Richard Linklater’s birthplace?
A) Austin, Texas
B) Houston, Texas
C) Dallas, Texas
D) San Antonio, Texas
Answer: B) Houston, Texas

3. Which film marked Richard Linklater’s directorial debut?
A) Dazed and Confused
B) Before Sunrise
C) Slacker
D) School of Rock
Answer: C) Slacker

1. What is David Lynch’s primary profession?
A) Novelist
B) Filmmaker
C) Musician
D) Painter
Answer: B) Filmmaker

2. In which year was David Lynch born?
A) 1946
B) 1950
C) 1938
D) 1962
Answer: A) 1946

3. Which film marked David Lynch’s feature directorial debut?
A) Blue Velvet
B) Eraserhead
C) The Elephant Man
D) Dune
Answer: B) Eraserhead

1. In which year was Steven Soderbergh born?
A) 1960
B) 1963
C) 1965
D) 1968
Answer: B) 1963

2. What was Steven Soderbergh’s feature film directorial debut?
A) Out of Sight
B) Sex, Lies, and Videotape
C) Traffic
D) Erin Brockovich
Answer: B) Sex, Lies, and Videotape

3. Which film earned Soderbergh the Academy Award for Best Director?
A) Ocean’s Eleven
B) Traffic
C) Erin Brockovich
D) The Informant!
Answer: B) Traffic