1. What was George Seaton’s birth name?
A) George Edward Stenius
B) George William Seaton
C) George Michael Stenius
D) George Robert Seaton
Answer: A) George Edward Stenius
2. In which city was George Seaton born?
A) Detroit, Michigan
B) South Bend, Indiana
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Los Angeles, California
Answer: B) South Bend, Indiana
3. What was the profession of George Seaton’s father?
A) Actor
B) Chef and restaurant manager
C) Film director
D) Radio broadcaster
Answer: B) Chef and restaurant manager
4. Which radio character did George Seaton voice on Detroit’s WXYZ station?
A) The Shadow
B) The Green Hornet
C) The Lone Ranger
D) The Cisco Kid
Answer: C) The Lone Ranger
5. What famous catchphrase did George Seaton claim to have created for The Lone Ranger?
A) “Tally-ho!”
B) “Hi-yo, Silver!”
C) “Ride on!”
D) “Giddy-up!”
Answer: B) “Hi-yo, Silver!”
6. Why did George Seaton create the “Hi-yo, Silver!” catchphrase?
A) He wanted a dramatic effect
B) It was suggested by the producer
C) He couldn’t whistle as required by the script
D) It was part of the original script
Answer: C) He couldn’t whistle as required by the script
7. In which year did George Seaton join Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) as a contract writer?
A) 1930
B) 1933
C) 1936
D) 1939
Answer: B) 1933
8. Which Marx Brothers film gave George Seaton his first major screen credit?
A) Duck Soup
B) A Night at the Opera
C) A Day at the Races
D) Animal Crackers
Answer: C) A Day at the Races
9. Which studio did George Seaton join in the early 1940s?
A) Warner Bros.
B) 20th Century Fox
C) Paramount Pictures
D) Universal Studios
Answer: B) 20th Century Fox
10. Who was the producer George Seaton first worked with at Columbia Pictures?
A) Irving Thalberg
B) Darryl F. Zanuck
C) William Perlberg
D) David O. Selznick
Answer: C) William Perlberg
11. Which film earned George Seaton his first Academy Award nomination?
A) Miracle on 34th Street
B) The Song of Bernadette
C) The Country Girl
D) A Day at the Races
Answer: B) The Song of Bernadette
12. What was the title of George Seaton’s Broadway play that debuted in 1944?
A) Love in E Flat
B) Here’s Love
C) But Not Goodbye
D) The Cockeyed Miracle
Answer: C) But Not Goodbye
13. How many performances did George Seaton’s play “But Not Goodbye” run on Broadway?
A) 23
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
Answer: A) 23
14. Which film marked George Seaton’s directorial debut?
A) Miracle on 34th Street
B) The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
C) Diamond Horseshoe
D) The Big Lift
Answer: C) Diamond Horseshoe
15. For which film did George Seaton win his first Academy Award for Best Screenplay?
A) The Country Girl
B) Miracle on 34th Street
C) The Song of Bernadette
D) Airport
Answer: B) Miracle on 34th Street
16. Which actor played Kris Kringle in “Miracle on 34th Street”?
A) Edmund Gwenn
B) Clifton Webb
C) William Holden
D) Bing Crosby
Answer: A) Edmund Gwenn
17. Which studio did George Seaton and William Perlberg join in 1952?
A) MGM
B) Columbia Pictures
C) Paramount Pictures
D) 20th Century Fox
Answer: C) Paramount Pictures
18. Which film directed by George Seaton featured Bing Crosby’s best dramatic performance?
A) The Bridges at Toko-Ri
B) The Country Girl
C) The Tin Star
D) Airport
Answer: B) The Country Girl
19. How many Academy Awards did George Seaton win for his screenplays?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Answer: B) Two
20. Which George Seaton film is considered a classic Christmas movie?
A) Miracle on 34th Street
B) The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
C) The Big Lift
D) Apartment for Peggy
Answer: A) Miracle on 34th Street
21. What was the setting of George Seaton’s film “The Big Lift”?
A) World War II
B) The Korean War
C) The Berlin Airlift
D) The Vietnam War
Answer: C) The Berlin Airlift
22. Which actress won an Academy Award for her role in “The Country Girl”?
A) Betty Grable
B) Eva Marie Saint
C) Jeanne Crain
D) Grace Kelly
Answer: D) Grace Kelly
23. Which George Seaton film helped launch the disaster movie genre?
A) The Hook
B) 36 Hours
C) Airport
D) The Counterfeit Traitor
Answer: C) Airport
24. In which year was George Seaton’s film “Airport” released?
A) 1968
B) 1970
C) 1973
D) 1975
Answer: B) 1970
25. Which film directed by George Seaton starred Kirk Douglas in a Korean War story?
A) The Hook
B) The Bridges at Toko-Ri
C) The Tin Star
D) Showdown
Answer: A) The Hook
