Jerry Schatzberg Quiz Questions and Answers

1. In which year was Jerry Schatzberg born?
a) 1925
b) 1927
c) 1930
d) 1932
Answer: b) 1927

2. Where was Jerry Schatzberg born?
a) Manhattan, New York
b) Bronx, New York
c) Brooklyn, New York
d) Queens, New York
Answer: b) Bronx, New York

3. What was Jerry Schatzberg’s family background?
a) Furriers
b) Restaurateurs
c) Tailors
d) Jewelers
Answer: a) Furriers

4. Which university did Jerry Schatzberg attend?
a) New York University
b) Columbia University
c) University of Miami
d) Harvard University
Answer: c) University of Miami

5. Who was Jerry Schatzberg’s mentor during his early photography career?
a) Annie Leibovitz
b) Bill Helburn
c) Richard Avedon
d) Irving Penn
Answer: b) Bill Helburn

6. In which year did Jerry Schatzberg start his own photographic studio?
a) 1952
b) 1954
c) 1956
d) 1958
Answer: c) 1956

7. Which magazine did NOT publish Jerry Schatzberg’s fashion photography?
a) Vogue
b) Esquire
c) National Geographic
d) Glamour
Answer: c) National Geographic

8. Which iconic album cover did Jerry Schatzberg photograph in 1966?
a) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
b) Blonde on Blonde
c) Pet Sounds
d) Abbey Road
Answer: b) Blonde on Blonde

9. What was the title of Jerry Schatzberg’s first feature film as a director?
a) The Panic in Needle Park
b) Scarecrow
c) Puzzle of a Downfall Child
d) The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Answer: c) Puzzle of a Downfall Child

10. In which year did Jerry Schatzberg make his directorial debut?
a) 1968
b) 1970
c) 1972
d) 1974
Answer: b) 1970

11. Who starred in Jerry Schatzberg’s film “Puzzle of a Downfall Child”?
a) Meryl Streep
b) Jane Fonda
c) Diane Keaton
d) Faye Dunaway
Answer: d) Faye Dunaway

12. Which film by Jerry Schatzberg won the Palme d’Or at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival?
a) The Panic in Needle Park
b) Scarecrow
c) Honeysuckle Rose
d) Street Smart
Answer: b) Scarecrow

13. Who were the lead actors in Jerry Schatzberg’s film “Scarecrow”?
a) Al Pacino and Gene Hackman
b) Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman
c) Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty
d) Alan Alda and Meryl Streep
Answer: a) Al Pacino and Gene Hackman

14. What is the primary theme of Jerry Schatzberg’s film “The Panic in Needle Park”?
a) Political corruption
b) Heroin addiction
c) Rural drifters
d) Fashion industry struggles
Answer: b) Heroin addiction

15. Which actor did Jerry Schatzberg discover in an off-Broadway play for “The Panic in Needle Park”?
a) Robert De Niro
b) Al Pacino
c) Gene Hackman
d) Morgan Freeman
Answer: b) Al Pacino

16. Which film directed by Jerry Schatzberg featured Willie Nelson?
a) Honeysuckle Rose
b) The Seduction of Joe Tynan
c) Sweet Revenge
d) Reunion
Answer: a) Honeysuckle Rose

17. In which year was Jerry Schatzberg’s film “The Seduction of Joe Tynan” released?
a) 1976
b) 1979
c) 1982
d) 1985
Answer: b) 1979

18. Which actress starred alongside Alan Alda in “The Seduction of Joe Tynan”?
a) Meryl Streep
b) Faye Dunaway
c) Diane Keaton
d) Stockard Channing
Answer: a) Meryl Streep

19. Which of Jerry Schatzberg’s films launched Morgan Freeman’s career?
a) Street Smart
b) Misunderstood
c) Reunion
d) No Small Affair
Answer: a) Street Smart

20. In which year was Jerry Schatzberg’s film “Street Smart” released?
a) 1983
b) 1987
c) 1990
d) 1993
Answer: b) 1987

21. What was the title of the book published in 2006 featuring Jerry Schatzberg’s photographs of Bob Dylan?
a) Dylan’s Edge
b) Thin Wild Mercury
c) Blonde on Blonde
d) New York Portraits
Answer: b) Thin Wild Mercury

22. Which of the following celebrities was NOT photographed by Jerry Schatzberg?
a) Jimi Hendrix
b) The Rolling Stones
c) Madonna
d) Andy Warhol
Answer: c) Madonna

23. Where was Jerry Schatzberg’s studio located in the 1950s?
a) 333 Park Avenue South
b) Times Square
c) Greenwich Village
d) SoHo
Answer: a) 333 Park Avenue South

24. Which film festival honored Jerry Schatzberg with a retrospective from January 31 to February 9, 2025?
a) Sundance Film Festival
b) MoMA Film Series
c) Venice Film Festival
d) Berlin International Film Festival
Answer: b) MoMA Film Series

25. What was the title of Jerry Schatzberg’s 1989 film that found success in Europe?
a) Reunion
b) Misunderstood
c) No Small Affair
d) Sweet Revenge
Answer: a) Reunion