1. In which city was Franklin J. Schaffner born?
A) New York City, USA
B) Tokyo, Japan
C) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
D) Los Angeles, California
Answer: B) Tokyo, Japan
2. What was the profession of Franklin J. Schaffner’s parents?
A) Missionaries
B) Teachers
C) Diplomats
D) Actors
Answer: A) Missionaries
3. At what age did Schaffner move to the United States from Japan?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 10
Answer: B) 5
4. Which college did Franklin J. Schaffner attend?
A) Franklin & Marshall College
B) Harvard University
C) Columbia University
D) Yale University
Answer: A) Franklin & Marshall College
5. What degree did Schaffner earn from Franklin & Marshall College in 1942?
A) Bachelor of Arts in Government and English
B) Bachelor of Science in Physics
C) Bachelor of Fine Arts
D) Bachelor of Arts in History
Answer: A) Bachelor of Arts in Government and English
6. During World War II, Schaffner served in which branch of the military?
A) Army
B) Navy
C) Air Force
D) Marines
Answer: B) Navy
7. In which year did Schaffner begin working for the CBS television network?
A) 1946
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
Answer: B) 1948
8. What was the first television show Schaffner directed in 1949?
A) Studio One
B) Playhouse 90
C) Wesley
D) The Ford Theatre Hour
Answer: C) Wesley
9. How many live dramas did Schaffner direct for television anthology series?
A) Over 50
B) Over 100
C) Over 150
D) Over 200
Answer: C) Over 150
10. For which television production did Schaffner win an Emmy in 1955?
A) The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
B) A Tour of the White House
C) Advise and Consent
D) The Defenders
Answer: A) The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
11. How many Emmy Awards did Schaffner win in total?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
Answer: C) Four
12. Which television documentary directed by Schaffner featured Jacqueline Kennedy and won a Peabody Award?
A) The Great American Robbery
B) A Tour of the White House
C) The Legend of Lylah Clare
D) Person to Person
Answer: B) A Tour of the White House
13. In which year did Schaffner direct the Broadway production of “Advise and Consent”?
A) 1958
B) 1960
C) 1962
D) 1964
Answer: B) 1960
14. What was the title of Schaffner’s first feature film, released in 1963?
A) The Best Man
B) Planet of the Apes
C) The War Lord
D) The Stripper
Answer: D) The Stripper
15. Which play was Schaffner’s first feature film “The Stripper” based on?
A) A Loss of Roses
B) The Glass Menagerie
C) Death of a Salesman
D) A Streetcar Named Desire
Answer: A) A Loss of Roses
16. Which actor starred in Schaffner’s 1964 film “The Best Man”?
A) Charlton Heston
B) Henry Fonda
C) Yul Brynner
D) Steve McQueen
Answer: B) Henry Fonda
17. Which film directed by Schaffner is considered one of the best science-fiction movies of 1968?
A) The Double Man
B) The War Lord
C) Planet of the Apes
D) Papillon
Answer: C) Planet of the Apes
18. Who recommended Franklin J. Schaffner to direct “Planet of the Apes”?
A) Charlton Heston
B) Rod Serling
C) Arthur P. Jacobs
D) Richard D. Zanuck
Answer: A) Charlton Heston
19. Which film earned Schaffner an Academy Award for Best Director in 1970?
A) Planet of the Apes
B) Patton
C) Nicholas and Alexandra
D) Papillon
Answer: B) Patton
20. Which actor won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in “Patton” but declined it?
A) George C. Scott
B) Charlton Heston
C) Henry Fonda
D) Dustin Hoffman
Answer: A) George C. Scott
21. Which historical epic directed by Schaffner was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award in 1971?
A) The Boys from Brazil
B) Nicholas and Alexandra
C) Islands in the Stream
D) The War Lord
Answer: B) Nicholas and Alexandra
22. Which film directed by Schaffner is based on the autobiography of Henri Charrière?
A) Papillon
B) The Boys from Brazil
C) Islands in the Stream
D) The Double Man
Answer: A) Papillon
23. Who starred as the lead in Schaffner’s 1973 film “Papillon”?
A) Dustin Hoffman
B) Steve McQueen
C) Gregory Peck
D) Laurence Olivier
Answer: B) Steve McQueen
24. Which Schaffner film is a thriller based on an Ira Levin novel?
A) The Boys from Brazil
B) The Double Man
C) The War Lord
D) The Stripper
Answer: A) The Boys from Brazil
25. Which actor played Nazi doctor Josef Mengele in “The Boys from Brazil”?
A) Laurence Olivier
B) Gregory Peck
C) Henry Fonda
D) Yul Brynner
Answer: B) Gregory Peck
