1. What was Mark Sandrich’s birth name?
A) Mark Rex Goldstein
B) Mark Steven Sandrich
C) Mark James Goldstein
D) Mark Robert Sandrich
Answer: A) Mark Rex Goldstein
2. In which city was Mark Sandrich 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 was Mark Sandrich’s primary profession in the film industry?
A) Actor
B) Cinematographer
C) Director
D) Editor
Answer: C) Director
1. What was John Cromwell’s birth name?
A) Elwood Dager
B) James Cromwell
C) John Dager
D) Edward Cromwell
Answer: A) Elwood Dager
2. In which city was John Cromwell born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Toledo, Ohio
C) New York, New York
D) Santa Barbara, California
Answer: B) Toledo, Ohio
3. What was John Cromwell’s primary profession?
A) Screenwriter
B) Cinematographer
C) Film and stage director and actor
D) Film editor
Answer: C) Film and stage director and actor
1. In which city was Josef von Sternberg born?
A. Vienna
B. Berlin
C. New York
D. Munich
Answer: A. Vienna
2. What was Josef von Sternberg’s birth year?
A. 1884
B. 1894
C. 1904
D. 1914
Answer: B. 1894
3. Which film marked Josef von Sternberg’s directorial debut?
A. The Salvation Hunters
B. Underworld
C. The Last Command
D. The Blue Angel
Answer: A. The Salvation Hunters
1. What was Leo McCarey’s full name?
A) Leonard Thomas McCarey
B) Thomas Leo McCarey
C) Leo Michael McCarey
D) William Leo McCarey
Answer: B) Thomas Leo McCarey
2. In which city was Leo McCarey born?
A) New York City, NY
B) Los Angeles, CA
C) Chicago, IL
D) Boston, MA
Answer: B) Los Angeles, CA
3. What was Leo McCarey’s birth date?
A) October 3, 1898
B) July 5, 1896
C) March 12, 1900
D) December 15, 1897
Answer: A) October 3, 1898
1. In which city was Rouben Mamoulian born?
A) Moscow, Russia
B) Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia
C) Paris, France
D) London, England
Answer: B) Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia
2. What was Mamoulian’s ethnic background?
A) Russian
B) Armenian
C) Georgian
D) French
Answer: B) Armenian
3. Which Broadway musical did Mamoulian direct in 1943?
A) Porgy and Bess
B) South Pacific
C) Carousel
D) Oklahoma
Answer: D) Oklahoma
1. In which year was Mervyn LeRoy born?
a) 1895
b) 1900
c) 1905
d) 1910
Answer: b) 1900
2. What was Mervyn LeRoy’s birthplace?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) New York City, New York
c) San Francisco, California
d) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: c) San Francisco, California
3. Which event significantly impacted Mervyn LeRoy’s family financially during his childhood?
a) The Great Depression
b) The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
c) World War I
d) The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Answer: b) The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
1. In which year was Howard Hawks born?
A) 1896
B) 1900
C) 1885
D) 1910
Answer: A) 1896
2. What is Howard Hawks primarily known for in the film industry?
A) Acting
B) Directing
C) Cinematography
D) Screenwriting
Answer: B) Directing
3. Which genre is Howard Hawks most associated with?
A) Western
B) Horror
C) Science Fiction
D) Documentary
Answer: A) Western
1. In which year was William A. Wellman born?
A. 1894
B. 1896
C. 1898
D. 1900
Answer: B. 1896
2. What was William A. Wellman’s nickname earned during World War I?
A. Wild Bill
B. Brave Bill
C. Sky King
D. Ace Pilot
Answer: A. Wild Bill
3. Which film directed by Wellman won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?
A. The Public Enemy
B. Wings
C. A Star Is Born
D. The Ox-Bow Incident
Answer: B. Wings
1. What was Lewis Milestone’s birth name?
A. Lewis Milestone
B. Leib Milstein
C. Lev Milstein
D. Louis Milestone
Answer: B. Leib Milstein
2. In which year was Lewis Milestone born?
A. 1890
B. 1895
C. 1900
D. 1905
Answer: B. 1895
3. Where was Lewis Milestone born?
A. New York, USA
B. London, England
C. Kishinev, Russian Empire
D. Berlin, Germany
Answer: C. Kishinev, Russian Empire
1. In which city was Edward Sedgwick born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Galveston, Texas
C) New York City, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: B) Galveston, Texas
2. What was Edward Sedgwick’s profession?
A) Film director, writer, actor, and producer
B) Musician and composer
C) Novelist and poet
D) Painter and sculptor
Answer: A) Film director, writer, actor, and producer
3. At what age did Edward Sedgwick join his family’s vaudeville act?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Six
D) Eight
Answer: B) Four