1. In which year was William Friedkin born?
A) 1930
B) 1935
C) 1940
D) 1945
Answer: B) 1935
2. What is the title of William Friedkin’s most famous horror film?
A) The Omen
B) The Exorcist
C) Rosemary’s Baby
D) Halloween
Answer: B) The Exorcist
3. Which film earned William Friedkin an Academy Award for Best Director?
A) The French Connection
B) The Exorcist
C) Sorcerer
D) To Live and Die in L.A.
Answer: A) The French Connection
1. In which year was Bob Fosse born?
A) 1927
B) 1930
C) 1925
D) 1932
Answer: A) 1927
2. What was Bob Fosse’s primary profession?
A) Actor
B) Choreographer and Director
C) Screenwriter
D) Composer
Answer: B) Choreographer and Director
3. Which musical did Bob Fosse choreograph first on Broadway?
A) The Pajama Game
B) Chicago
C) Cabaret
D) Sweet Charity
Answer: A) The Pajama Game
1. In which year was Peter Bogdanovich born?
a) 1929
b) 1939
c) 1949
d) 1959
Answer: b) 1939
2. Where was Peter Bogdanovich born?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) Kingston, New York
c) Chicago, Illinois
d) Miami, Florida
Answer: b) Kingston, New York
3. What was the profession of Peter Bogdanovich’s father, Borislav?
a) Painter and pianist
b) Actor
c) Film director
d) Writer
Answer: a) Painter and pianist
1. What was Blake Edwards’ birth name?
a) William Blake Crump
b) James Gordon Edwards
c) Jack McEdwards
d) Blake McEdward
Answer: a) William Blake Crump
2. In which city was Blake Edwards born?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) Tulsa, Oklahoma
c) New York City, New York
d) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: b) Tulsa, Oklahoma
3. In what year was Blake Edwards born?
a) 1918
b) 1920
c) 1922
d) 1924
Answer: c) 1922
1. In which year was Jerry Schatzberg born?
a) 1925
b) 1927
c) 1930
d) 1932
Answer: b) 1927
2. Where was Jerry Schatzberg born?
a) Manhattan, New York
b) Bronx, New York
c) Brooklyn, New York
d) Queens, New York
Answer: b) Bronx, New York
3. What was Jerry Schatzberg’s family background?
a) Furriers
b) Restaurateurs
c) Tailors
d) Jewelers
Answer: a) Furriers
1. In which city was Joseph Losey born?
a) New York City, New York
b) La Crosse, Wisconsin
c) Chicago, Illinois
d) Los Angeles, California
Answer: b) La Crosse, Wisconsin
2. What was Joseph Losey’s primary field of study before he pursued theatre and film?
a) Law
b) Medicine
c) Engineering
d) Literature
Answer: b) Medicine
3. Which famous theatre practitioner did Losey study with in Germany?
a) Konstantin Stanislavski
b) Antonin Artaud
c) Bertolt Brecht
d) Erwin Piscator
Answer: c) Bertolt Brecht
1. In which city was Joseph Losey born?
a) New York City, New York
b) La Crosse, Wisconsin
c) Chicago, Illinois
d) Los Angeles, California
Answer: b) La Crosse, Wisconsin
2. What was Joseph Losey’s primary field of study before he pursued theatre and film?
a) Law
b) Medicine
c) Engineering
d) Literature
Answer: b) Medicine
3. Which famous theatre practitioner did Losey study with in Germany?
a) Konstantin Stanislavski
b) Antonin Artaud
c) Bertolt Brecht
d) Erwin Piscator
Answer: c) Bertolt Brecht
1. In which year was Bob Rafelson born?
A. 1929
B. 1933
C. 1937
D. 1941
Answer: B) 1933
2. Where was Bob Rafelson born?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Chicago, Illinois
C. New York City, New York
D. Aspen, Colorado
Answer: C) New York City, New York
3. What movement in American cinema is Bob Rafelson regarded as a key figure in?
A. Classical Hollywood
B. New Hollywood
C. Independent Cinema
D. Silent Film Era
Answer: B) New Hollywood
1. In which city was George Roy Hill born?
A) New York City, NY
B) Minneapolis, MN
C) Los Angeles, CA
D) Chicago, IL
Answer: B) Minneapolis, MN
2. What was George Roy Hill’s birth date?
A) December 20, 1921
B) January 15, 1920
C) November 10, 1922
D) March 5, 1923
Answer: A) December 20, 1921
3. Which university did George Roy Hill attend to study music?
A) Harvard University
B) Yale University
C) Stanford University
D) Princeton University
Answer: B) Yale University
1. What is Sam Peckinpah’s full name?
A) Samuel David Peckinpah
B) David Samuel Peckinpah
C) Samuel Edward Peckinpah
D) David Ernest Peckinpah
Answer: B) David Samuel Peckinpah
2. In which year was Sam Peckinpah born?
A) 1920
B) 1925
C) 1930
D) 1915
Answer: B) 1925
3. Which film earned Sam Peckinpah the nickname “Bloody Sam”?
A) Ride the High Country
B) Straw Dogs
C) The Wild Bunch
D) The Getaway
Answer: C) The Wild Bunch