1. What was Irvin Kershner’s birth name?
a) Irving Kershner
b) Isadore Kershner
c) Isaac Kershner
d) Ivan Kershner
Answer: b) Isadore Kershner
2. In which city was Irvin Kershner born?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c) New York City, New York
d) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. On what date was Irvin Kershner born?
a) April 29, 1923
b) May 15, 1925
c) March 10, 1920
d) June 5, 1928
Answer: a) April 29, 1923
4. What was the primary focus of Kershner’s early years?
a) Sports
b) Music and art
c) Literature
d) Engineering
Answer: b) Music and art
5. Which instruments did Kershner study in his early years?
a) Piano and guitar
b) Violin, viola, and composition
c) Drums and saxophone
d) Flute and clarinet
Answer: b) Violin, viola, and composition
6. Which university’s Tyler School of Fine Arts did Kershner attend?
a) Temple University
b) University of Pennsylvania
c) New York University
d) University of Southern California
Answer: a) Temple University
7. Who was the famous painting teacher Kershner studied under in New York and Provincetown?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Hans Hofmann
c) Jackson Pollock
d) Mark Rothko
Answer: b) Hans Hofmann
8. Where did Kershner study photography and design after moving to Los Angeles?
a) UCLA
b) Art Center College of Design
c) California Institute of the Arts
d) Otis College of Art and Design
Answer: b) Art Center College of Design
9. During World War II, what role did Kershner serve in the U.S. Eighth Air Force?
a) Pilot
b) Navigator
c) Flight engineer
d) Gunner
Answer: c) Flight engineer
10. At which university did Kershner teach photography and take cinema courses?
a) University of California, Los Angeles
b) University of Southern California
c) New York University
d) Stanford University
Answer: b) University of Southern California
11. Who was the dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts during Kershner’s time there?
a) Slavko Vorkapic
b) George Lucas
c) Steven Spielberg
d) Robert Zemeckis
Answer: a) Slavko Vorkapic
12. What was Kershner’s first job in the film industry?
a) Director
b) Still photographer
c) Editor
d) Screenwriter
Answer: b) Still photographer
13. For which program did Kershner work as a still photographer in Iran?
a) Peace Corps
b) Marshall Plan
c) Point Four Program
d) Fulbright Program
Answer: c) Point Four Program
14. In which countries did Kershner direct documentaries for the United States Information Service?
a) Iran, Greece, and Turkey
b) Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon
c) India, China, and Japan
d) Brazil, Argentina, and Chile
Answer: a) Iran, Greece, and Turkey
15. What was the name of the documentary television series Kershner developed with Paul Coates?
a) Confidential File
b) Frontline
c) Panorama
d) 60 Minutes
Answer: a) Confidential File
16. Which television series did Kershner direct from 1959 to 1961?
a) The Twilight Zone
b) The Rebel
c) Bonanza
d) Gunsmoke
Answer: b) The Rebel
17. What was Kershner’s first feature film?
a) The Empire Strikes Back
b) The Hoodlum Priest
c) Stakeout on Dope Street
d) A Fine Madness
Answer: c) Stakeout on Dope Street
18. Who produced Kershner’s first feature film, Stakeout on Dope Street?
a) George Lucas
b) Roger Corman
c) Steven Spielberg
d) Francis Ford Coppola
Answer: b) Roger Corman
19. Which theme often appeared in Kershner’s films?
a) Time travel
b) Political conspiracies
c) Social alienation and human weaknesses
d) Supernatural horror
Answer: c) Social alienation and human weaknesses
20. Which film did Kershner direct that is considered one of the best sequels in cinema history?
a) Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
b) Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
c) Return of the Jedi
d) RoboCop 2
Answer: b) Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
21. Who chose Kershner to direct The Empire Strikes Back?
a) Steven Spielberg
b) George Lucas
c) Francis Ford Coppola
d) Martin Scorsese
Answer: b) George Lucas
22. Why did Kershner initially refuse to direct The Empire Strikes Back?
a) He disliked science fiction
b) He was already committed to another project
c) He felt the original Star Wars was too successful to follow
d) He lacked experience in big-budget films
Answer: c) He felt the original Star Wars was too successful to follow
23. What did George Lucas say when Kershner asked why he was chosen to direct The Empire Strikes Back?
a) “You’re the only one available.”
b) “You know everything a Hollywood director should know, but you’re not Hollywood.”
c) “You’re the best action director I know.”
d) “You have a knack for special effects.”
Answer: b) “You know everything a Hollywood director should know, but you’re not Hollywood.”
24. Which James Bond film did Kershner direct?
a) Goldfinger
b) Never Say Never Again
c) Thunderball
d) The Spy Who Loved Me
Answer: b) Never Say Never Again
25. Who starred as James Bond in Kershner’s Never Say Never Again?
a) Roger Moore
b) Sean Connery
c) Timothy Dalton
d) Pierce Brosnan
Answer: b) Sean Connery
