1. In which year was George Stevens born?
A. 1894
B. 1904
C. 1914
D. 1924
Answer: B. 1904
2. Where was George Stevens born?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Oakland, California
C. San Francisco, California
D. Sacramento, California
Answer: B. Oakland, California
3. What was the profession of George Stevens’ parents?
A. Teachers
B. Musicians
C. Stage actors
D. Writers
Answer: C. Stage actors
4. At what age did George Stevens begin performing on stage?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 10
Answer: B. 5
5. Which studio employed George Stevens as an assistant cameraman at age 17?
A. Universal Pictures
B. RKO Pictures
C. Hal Roach Studios
D. Columbia Pictures
Answer: C. Hal Roach Studios
6. What was the first feature film directed by George Stevens?
A. Alice Adams
B. The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
C. Swing Time
D. Gunga Din
Answer: B. The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
7. In which year did George Stevens direct his first feature film?
A. 1930
B. 1933
C. 1935
D. 1937
Answer: B. 1933
8. Which film earned George Stevens his first Academy Award for Best Director?
A. Shane
B. Giant
C. A Place in the Sun
D. The Diary of Anne Frank
Answer: C. A Place in the Sun
9. How many Academy Awards for Best Director did George Stevens win?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer: B. Two
10. Which film is NOT part of George Stevens’ American Trilogy?
A. A Place in the Sun
B. Shane
C. Giant
D. The Diary of Anne Frank
Answer: D. The Diary of Anne Frank
11. In which year did George Stevens direct the film “Shane”?
A. 1951
B. 1953
C. 1956
D. 1959
Answer: B. 1953
12. Which actor starred as the lead in “Shane”?
A. Cary Grant
B. Rock Hudson
C. Alan Ladd
D. James Dean
Answer: C. Alan Ladd
13. What was the title of George Stevens’ final film?
A. The Greatest Story Ever Told
B. The Only Game in Town
C. The Diary of Anne Frank
D. Giant
Answer: B. The Only Game in Town
14. Who starred in George Stevens’ film “The Only Game in Town”?
A. Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
B. Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty
C. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
D. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne
Answer: B. Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty
15. Which film directed by George Stevens was based on a novel by Edna Ferber?
A. Giant
B. A Place in the Sun
C. Shane
D. The More the Merrier
Answer: A. Giant
16. What was George Stevens’ role during World War II?
A. Infantry soldier
B. Head of a Signal Corps film unit
C. War correspondent
D. Military strategist
Answer: B. Head of a Signal Corps film unit
17. For which contribution during World War II was George Stevens awarded the Legion of Merit?
A. Filming the Normandy landings and Dachau liberation
B. Writing propaganda scripts
C. Directing training films
D. Producing recruitment posters
Answer: A. Filming the Normandy landings and Dachau liberation
18. Which film did George Stevens direct that starred Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy?
A. Woman of the Year
B. Alice Adams
C. The Talk of the Town
D. Vivacious Lady
Answer: A. Woman of the Year
19. In which year did George Stevens receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award?
A. 1950
B. 1953
C. 1956
D. 1959
Answer: B. 1953
20. Which studio did George Stevens sign a three-picture deal with in 1940?
A. RKO Pictures
B. Universal Pictures
C. Columbia Pictures
D. Twentieth Century-Fox
Answer: C. Columbia Pictures
21. Which film directed by George Stevens was a screwball comedy?
A. Gunga Din
B. The More the Merrier
C. The Diary of Anne Frank
D. A Place in the Sun
Answer: B. The More the Merrier
22. Who was George Stevens’ first wife?
A. Joan McTavish
B. Yvonne Howell
C. Elizabeth Guest
D. Georgie Cooper
Answer: B. Yvonne Howell
23. How many children did George Stevens have?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. None
Answer: A. One
24. What is the name of George Stevens’ son, who became a filmmaker?
A. Michael Stevens
B. George Stevens Jr.
C. David Stevens
D. Jack Stevens
Answer: B. George Stevens Jr.
25. Which award did George Stevens receive from the Directors Guild of America in 1960?
A. Lifetime Achievement Award
B. Outstanding Directorial Achievement
C. President’s Award
D. Humanitarian Award
Answer: A. Lifetime Achievement Award
