1. In which city was Barry Levinson born?
a) New York City, NY
b) Baltimore, MD
c) Los Angeles, CA
d) Chicago, IL
Answer: b) Baltimore, MD
2. What is Barry Levinson’s birth date?
a) April 6, 1942
b) June 12, 1939
c) March 15, 1945
d) August 22, 1940
Answer: a) April 6, 1942
3. Which film earned Barry Levinson an Academy Award for Best Director?
a) Good Morning, Vietnam
b) Rain Man
c) Bugsy
d) The Natural
Answer: b) Rain Man
4. Which of the following films is NOT part of Levinson’s Baltimore trilogy?
a) Diner
b) Tin Men
c) Avalon
d) The Natural
Answer: d) The Natural
5. What was Barry Levinson’s first writing job in television?
a) The Carol Burnett Show
b) The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
c) The Tim Conway Show
d) The Lohman and Barkley Show
Answer: b) The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
6. Which Mel Brooks film did Levinson co-write?
a) Blazing Saddles
b) Young Frankenstein
c) Silent Movie
d) Spaceballs
Answer: c) Silent Movie
7. In which film did Levinson make his directorial debut?
a) The Natural
b) Diner
c) Good Morning, Vietnam
d) Rain Man
Answer: b) Diner
8. For which film did Levinson receive an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay?
a) …And Justice for All
b) Rain Man
c) Bugsy
d) Toys
Answer: a) …And Justice for All
9. Which actor starred in Levinson’s film The Natural?
a) Tom Cruise
b) Robert Redford
c) Dustin Hoffman
d) Warren Beatty
Answer: b) Robert Redford
10. In which film did Levinson play the role of Dave Garroway?
a) Quiz Show
b) Wag the Dog
c) Sleepers
d) Man of the Year
Answer: a) Quiz Show
11. Which film directed by Levinson was nominated for ten Academy Awards?
a) Rain Man
b) Bugsy
c) Avalon
d) Good Morning, Vietnam
Answer: b) Bugsy
12. What is the setting of Levinson’s film Diner?
a) Los Angeles in the 1970s
b) Baltimore in the 1950s
c) New York in the 1960s
d) Chicago in the 1980s
Answer: b) Baltimore in the 1950s
13. Which television series did Levinson executive produce for HBO?
a) The Sopranos
b) Oz
c) The Wire
d) Six Feet Under
Answer: b) Oz
14. Which actor played the lead role in Good Morning, Vietnam?
a) Robin Williams
b) Tom Cruise
c) Robert De Niro
d) Dustin Hoffman
Answer: a) Robin Williams
15. What was the name of the film production company Levinson co-founded with Mark Johnson?
a) Baltimore Pictures
b) Levinson/Fontana Company
c) TriStar Pictures
d) Hollywood Pictures
Answer: a) Baltimore Pictures
16. Which film did Levinson direct that starred Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro?
a) Sleepers
b) Wag the Dog
c) Rain Man
d) Disclosure
Answer: b) Wag the Dog
17. What was the title of Levinson’s first novel published in 2003?
a) Sixty-Six
b) Baltimore Blues
c) The Natural
d) Diner Days
Answer: a) Sixty-Six
18. Which award did Levinson win for his work on The Carol Burnett Show?
a) Golden Globe
b) Peabody Award
c) Emmy Award
d) Oscar
Answer: c) Emmy Award
19. In which year did Levinson receive the Austin Film Festival’s Distinguished Screenwriter Award?
a) 2000
b) 2004
c) 2008
d) 2012
Answer: b) 2004
20. Which film directed by Levinson is a political satire about a staged war?
a) Man of the Year
b) Good Morning, Vietnam
c) Wag the Dog
d) PoliWood
Answer: c) Wag the Dog
21. What is the profession of Levinson’s character in the film High Anxiety?
a) Doctor
b) Bellboy
c) Lawyer
d) Detective
Answer: b) Bellboy
22. Which miniseries did Levinson co-executive produce and direct episodes for in 2021?
a) The Undoing
b) Dopesick
c) Your Honor
d) Mare of Easttown
Answer: b) Dopesick
23. Which actor did Levinson collaborate with on both Toys and Man of the Year?
a) Dustin Hoffman
b) Robert Redford
c) Robin Williams
d) Warren Beatty
Answer: c) Robin Williams
24. What is the ethnic background of Barry Levinson?
a) Italian-American
b) Russian-Jewish
c) Irish-American
d) German-American
Answer: b) Russian-Jewish
25. Which film did Levinson direct that is based on a Michael Crichton novel?
a) Sphere
b) Disclosure
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Both a and b
