1) In which year was James Foley born?
A. 1950
B. 1953
C. 1955
D. 1958
Answer: B. 1953
2) Where was James Foley born?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York
C. Chicago, Illinois
D. Miami, Florida
Answer: B. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York
3) Which university did James Foley attend for his undergraduate degree?
A. State University of New York at Buffalo
B. New York University
C. University of Southern California
D. Columbia University
Answer: B. New York University
4) What was James Foley’s undergraduate degree in?
A. Film Studies
B. Psychology
C. English Literature
D. Theater Arts
Answer: B. Psychology
5) Which degree did James Foley earn from the University of Southern California?
A. MFA in Film Study and Production
B. MA in Screenwriting
C. PhD in Film Theory
D. BA in Film Directing
Answer: A. MFA in Film Study and Production
6) Who noticed James Foley’s student film during his time at USC, helping launch his career?
A. Steven Spielberg
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Hal Ashby
D. Francis Ford Coppola
Answer: C. Hal Ashby
7) What was the title of James Foley’s directorial debut film released in 1984?
A. At Close Range
B. Reckless
C. After Dark, My Sweet
D. Glengarry Glen Ross
Answer: B. Reckless
8) Which actors starred in James Foley’s debut film ‘Reckless’?
A. Sean Penn and Christopher Walken
B. Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon
C. Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah
D. Jason Patric and Rachel Ward
Answer: C. Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah
9) Which 1986 film directed by James Foley was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival?
A. Who’s That Girl
B. At Close Range
C. Fear
D. The Corruptor
Answer: B. At Close Range
10) Who were the lead actors in ‘At Close Range’ (1986)?
A. Mark Wahlberg and Chow Yun-Fat
B. Edward Burns and Dustin Hoffman
C. Sean Penn and Christopher Walken
D. Bruce Willis and Halle Berry
Answer: C. Sean Penn and Christopher Walken
11) Which Madonna song was featured in ‘At Close Range’?
A. Like a Virgin
B. Live to Tell
C. Vogue
D. Material Girl
Answer: B. Live to Tell
12) Under what pseudonym did James Foley direct Madonna’s music videos?
A. Peter Percher
B. John Smith
C. David Director
D. Michael Moore
Answer: A. Peter Percher
13) Which Madonna music video did James Foley NOT direct?
A. Papa Don’t Preach
B. Live to Tell
C. True Blue
D. Like a Prayer
Answer: D. Like a Prayer
14) Which 1987 film directed by James Foley starred Madonna?
A. Fear
B. Who’s That Girl
C. The Chamber
D. Confidence
Answer: B. Who’s That Girl
15) James Foley served as the best man at whose wedding?
A. Al Pacino and Diane Keaton
B. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright
C. Sean Penn and Madonna
D. Christopher Walken and Georgianne Walken
Answer: C. Sean Penn and Madonna
16) Which 1990 film did James Foley both write and direct?
A. Glengarry Glen Ross
B. After Dark, My Sweet
C. The Corruptor
D. Perfect Stranger
Answer: B. After Dark, My Sweet
17) Which novel was ‘After Dark, My Sweet’ adapted from?
A. A novel by John Grisham
B. A novel by David Mamet
C. A novel by Jim Thompson
D. A novel by E.L. James
Answer: C. A novel by Jim Thompson
18) Which film critic praised ‘After Dark, My Sweet’ as part of his Great Movies list?
A. Pauline Kael
B. Roger Ebert
C. Gene Siskel
D. Peter Travers
Answer: B. Roger Ebert
19) Which 1992 film directed by James Foley was based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Mamet?
A. The Chamber
B. Glengarry Glen Ross
C. Two Bits
D. Confidence
Answer: B. Glengarry Glen Ross
20) Which actor was NOT part of the cast of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’?
A. Al Pacino
B. Jack Lemmon
C. Sean Penn
D. Alec Baldwin
Answer: C. Sean Penn
21) Which 1996 film directed by James Foley starred Mark Wahlberg?
A. The Corruptor
B. Fear
C. Perfect Stranger
D. Confidence
Answer: B. Fear
22) Which John Grisham novel was adapted into a 1996 film directed by James Foley?
A. The Firm
B. The Pelican Brief
C. The Chamber
D. A Time to Kill
Answer: C. The Chamber
23) Which 1999 action film directed by James Foley starred Chow Yun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg?
A. The Corruptor
B. Confidence
C. Perfect Stranger
D. Two Bits
Answer: A. The Corruptor
24) Which 2003 film directed by James Foley featured Edward Burns and Dustin Hoffman?
A. Perfect Stranger
B. Confidence
C. Fear
D. After Dark, My Sweet
Answer: B. Confidence
25) Which 2007 thriller directed by James Foley starred Halle Berry and Bruce Willis?
A. The Corruptor
B. Perfect Stranger
C. Confidence
D. Fear
Answer: B. Perfect Stranger