1. In which year was Gavin O’Connor born?
a) 1960
b) 1963
c) 1965
d) 1968
Answer: b) 1963
2. Where was Gavin O’Connor raised?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) Chicago, Illinois
c) Huntington, New York
d) Boston, Massachusetts
Answer: c) Huntington, New York
3. Which university did Gavin O’Connor attend?
a) New York University
b) University of Pennsylvania
c) Columbia University
d) Harvard University
Answer: b) University of Pennsylvania
4. What was Gavin O’Connor’s first feature film as a director?
a) Tumbleweeds
b) Miracle
c) Comfortably Numb
d) Warrior
Answer: c) Comfortably Numb
5. In which year did Gavin O’Connor make his feature film directorial debut?
a) 1992
b) 1994
c) 1997
d) 1999
Answer: b) 1994
6. Which film festival screened Gavin O’Connor’s Comfortably Numb?
a) Sundance Film Festival
b) Cannes Film Festival
c) Toronto International Film Festival
d) Berlin International Film Festival
Answer: b) Cannes Film Festival
7. Which film did Gavin O’Connor direct that was based on the 1980 US hockey team’s Olympic victory?
a) The Way Back
b) Warrior
c) Miracle
d) Pride and Glory
Answer: c) Miracle
8. Who starred as the lead in Gavin O’Connor’s film Miracle?
a) Ben Affleck
b) Kurt Russell
c) Tom Hardy
d) Edward Norton
Answer: b) Kurt Russell
9. Which of Gavin O’Connor’s films won the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival?
a) Warrior
b) The Accountant
c) Tumbleweeds
d) Jane Got a Gun
Answer: c) Tumbleweeds
10. Who co-wrote the screenplay for Tumbleweeds with Gavin O’Connor?
a) Brooke Burns
b) Angela Shelton
c) Janet McTeer
d) Natalie Portman
Answer: b) Angela Shelton
11. Which actor received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for their role in Warrior?
a) Joel Edgerton
b) Tom Hardy
c) Nick Nolte
d) Frank Grillo
Answer: c) Nick Nolte
12. What is the theme of Gavin O’Connor’s film Warrior?
a) Ice hockey
b) Mixed Martial Arts
c) Basketball
d) American football
Answer: b) Mixed Martial Arts
13. Which film directed by Gavin O’Connor starred Ben Affleck as a basketball coach struggling with addiction?
a) The Accountant
b) Pride and Glory
c) The Way Back
d) Jane Got a Gun
Answer: c) The Way Back
14. In which year was The Accountant released?
a) 2014
b) 2016
c) 2018
d) 2020
Answer: b) 2016
15. Which actress starred in Gavin O’Connor’s film Jane Got a Gun?
a) Natalie Portman
b) Anna Kendrick
c) Keri Russell
d) Jennifer Morrison
Answer: a) Natalie Portman
16. Which television series pilot did Gavin O’Connor direct for FX?
a) The Americans
b) Seven Seconds
c) Vikings: Valhalla
d) The Alienist
Answer: a) The Americans
17. What was the title of the Off-Broadway play Gavin O’Connor produced, wrote, and starred in?
a) The Bet
b) Rumblings of a Romance Renaissance
c) American Standoff
d) The Smashing Machine
Answer: b) Rumblings of a Romance Renaissance
18. Who was Gavin O’Connor previously married to before Brooke Burns?
a) Janet McTeer
b) Natalie Portman
c) Angela Shelton
d) Keri Russell
Answer: c) Angela Shelton
19. In which year did Gavin O’Connor marry actress Brooke Burns?
a) 2010
b) 2013
c) 2015
d) 2017
Answer: b) 2013
20 How many children does Gavin O’Connor have with Brooke Burns?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) None
Answer: a) One
21. Which film did Gavin O’Connor direct that was a box-office disappointment for The Weinstein Company?
a) The Accountant
b) Jane Got a Gun
c) Pride and Glory
d) The Way Back
Answer: b) Jane Got a Gun
22. Which actor did Gavin O’Connor direct to an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Tumbleweeds?
a) Janet McTeer
b) Natalie Portman
c) Anna Kendrick
d) Keri Russell
Answer: a) Janet McTeer
23. Which documentary did Gavin O’Connor produce about MMA fighter Mark Kerr?
a) The Slaughter Rule
b) The Smashing Machine
c) Murphy’s Dozen
d) American Standoff
Answer: b) The Smashing Machine
24. Which project was Gavin O’Connor set to direct but exited due to a story conflict with Birds of Prey?
a) The Accountant 2
b) American Criminal
c) The Suicide Squad
d) The Has-Been
Answer: c) The Suicide Squad
25. What is the profession of Gavin O’Connor’s brother, Greg?
a) Actor
b) Film producer
c) Screenwriter
d) Cinematographer
Answer: b) Film producer
