Author: Mauvin Sequeira

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

1. What is Abel Ferrara’s nationality?
A) Italian
B) American
C) French
D) British
Answer: B) American

2. In which year was Abel Ferrara born?
A) 1945
B) 1951
C) 1960
D) 1970
Answer: B) 1951

3. Which film genre is Abel Ferrara best known for?
A) Romantic Comedy
B) Science Fiction
C) Neo-Noir
D) Historical Drama
Answer: C) Neo-Noir

1. In which year was Tim Burton born?
a) 1955
b) 1958
c) 1960
d) 1963
Answer: b) 1958

2. What was Tim Burton’s first feature film as a director?
a) Beetlejuice
b) Edward Scissorhands
c) Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
d) Batman
Answer: c) Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

3. Which Tim Burton film features a character named Jack Skellington?
a) Corpse Bride
b) The Nightmare Before Christmas
c) Frankenweenie
d) Sleepy Hollow
Answer: b) The Nightmare Before Christmas

1. In which year was Clint Eastwood born?
a) 1925
b) 1930
c) 1935
d) 1940
Answer: b) 1930

2. What is the name of the character Clint Eastwood played in the “Dollars Trilogy”?
a) The Lone Ranger
b) The Man with No Name
c) Dirty Harry
d) Josey Wales
Answer: b) The Man with No Name

3. Which film marked Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut?
a) Play Misty for Me
b) High Plains Drifter
c) The Outlaw Josey Wales
d) Unforgiven
Answer: a) Play Misty for Me

1. In which year was Jonathan Demme born?
a) 1940
b) 1944
c) 1948
d) 1952
Answer: b) 1944

2. What was Jonathan Demme’s birthplace?
a) New York City, NY
b) Baldwin, NY
c) Miami, FL
d) Rockville Centre, NY
Answer: b) Baldwin, NY

3. Which university did Jonathan Demme attend but not graduate from?
a) University of Florida
b) New York University
c) University of Miami
d) Columbia University
Answer: a) University of Florida

1. In which year was Lawrence Kasdan born?
A) 1945
B) 1949
C) 1953
D) 1957
Answer: B) 1949

2. Where was Lawrence Kasdan born?
A) Miami Beach, Florida
B) Los Angeles, California
C) New York City, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: A) Miami Beach, Florida

3. What was Lawrence Kasdan’s original career aspiration before entering the film industry?
A) Lawyer
B) English Teacher
C) Journalist
D) Advertising Executive
Answer: B) English Teacher

1. In which year was Brian De Palma born?
A) 1938
B) 1940
C) 1942
D) 1944
Answer: B) 1940

2. Which film marked Brian De Palma’s first feature-length directorial effort?
A) Greetings
B) Murder à la Mod
C) The Wedding Party
D) Hi, Mom!
Answer: C) The Wedding Party

3. Brian De Palma is often associated with which film genre?
A) Romantic Comedy
B) Thriller/Suspense
C) Science Fiction
D) Western
Answer: B) Thriller/Suspense

1. What is Joel Coen’s primary role in the Coen Brothers’ filmmaking partnership?
A) Cinematographer
B) Director
C) Editor
D) Producer
Answer: B) Director

2. In which year was Joel Coen born?
A) 1952
B) 1954
C) 1956
D) 1958
Answer: B) 1954

3. Which film marked the Coen Brothers’ directorial debut?
A) Blood Simple
B) Raising Arizona
C) Miller’s Crossing
D) Barton Fink
Answer: A) Blood Simple

1. In which year was Martin Scorsese born?
A) 1938
B) 1942
C) 1946
D) 1950
Answer: B) 1942

2. What is Martin Scorsese’s middle name?
A) Charles
B) Francis
C) Anthony
D) Joseph
Answer: A) Charles

3. Which film marked Martin Scorsese’s first feature-length directorial debut?
A) Mean Streets
B) Who’s That Knocking at My Door
C) Taxi Driver
D) Boxcar Bertha
Answer: B) Who’s That Knocking at My Door

1. In which year was Danny DeVito born?
A) 1940
B) 1944
C) 1948
D) 1952
Answer: B) 1944

2. What is Danny DeVito’s height?
A) 4’10”
B) 5’0”
C) 5’2”
D) 5’4”
Answer: B) 5’0”

3. In which TV show did Danny DeVito play the character Louie De Palma?
A) Cheers
B) MAS*H
C) Taxi
D) The Jeffersons
Answer: C) Taxi