1. What was Lewis Milestone’s birth name?
A. Lewis Milestone
B. Leib Milstein
C. Lev Milstein
D. Louis Milestone
Answer: B. Leib Milstein
2. In which year was Lewis Milestone born?
A. 1890
B. 1895
C. 1900
D. 1905
Answer: B. 1895
3. Where was Lewis Milestone born?
A. New York, USA
B. London, England
C. Kishinev, Russian Empire
D. Berlin, Germany
Answer: C. Kishinev, Russian Empire
4. What was Milestone’s heritage?
A. Italian
B. Jewish
C. French
D. Polish
Answer: B. Jewish
5. In which year did Milestone emigrate to the United States?
A. 1910
B. 1913
C. 1915
D. 1918
Answer: B. 1913
6. For which film did Milestone win his first Academy Award for Best Director?
A. Two Arabian Knights
B. All Quiet on the Western Front
C. The Front Page
D. Of Mice and Men
Answer: A. Two Arabian Knights
7. Which film earned Milestone an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1930?
A. The General Died at Dawn
B. All Quiet on the Western Front
C. Ocean’s 11
D. Mutiny on the Bounty
Answer: B. All Quiet on the Western Front
8. What was the primary theme of All Quiet on the Western Front?
A. Romance
B. Comedy
C. Adventure
D. Anti-war
Answer: D. Anti-war
9. Which novel was All Quiet on the Western Front adapted from?
A. A Farewell to Arms
B. Erich Maria Remarque’s novel
C. The Great Gatsby
D. Catch-22
Answer: B. Erich Maria Remarque’s novel
10. Which film did Milestone direct that was a sound debut for Norma Talmadge?
A. Betrayal
B. The Racket
C. New York Nights
D. The Front Page
Answer: C. New York Nights
11. Which actor did Milestone want to cast as Hildy Johnson in The Front Page?
A. Pat O’Brien
B. James Cagney
C. Gary Cooper
D. Clark Gable
Answer: B. James Cagney
12. What was the setting of The General Died at Dawn?
A. World War I
B. Turbulent China
C. American Civil War
D. World War II
Answer: B. Turbulent China
13. Which film was a 1939 adaptation of a John Steinbeck novel?
A. Of Mice and Men
B. The Grapes of Wrath
C. East of Eden
D. Cannery Row
Answer: A. Of Mice and Men
14. What was the name of Milestone’s wife?
A. Kendall Lee
B. Norma Talmadge
C. Patrice Munsel
D. Ethel Merman
Answer: A. Kendall Lee
15. How long were Lewis Milestone and his wife married?
A. 20 years
B. 30 years
C. 43 years
D. 50 years
Answer: C. 43 years
16. Who largely took over directing duties from Milestone during Mutiny on the Bounty?
A. Frank Sinatra
B. Marlon Brando
C. Trevor Howard
D. Gregory Peck
Answer: B. Marlon Brando
17. In which year did Milestone suffer a stroke?
A. 1970
B. 1975
C. 1978
D. 1980
Answer: C. 1978
18. Where did Milestone die?
A. New York
B. Los Angeles
C. Chicago
D. London
Answer: B. Los Angeles
19. What was Milestone’s final request before his death?
A. To direct another film
B. To restore All Quiet on the Western Front
C. To publish his autobiography
D. To fund a film school
Answer: B. To restore All Quiet on the Western Front
20. In which year was All Quiet on the Western Front fully restored?
A. 1980
B. 1990
C. 1998
D. 2000
Answer: C. 1998
21. Which film was a biopic of Australian singer Dame Nellie Melba?
A. Melba
B. They Who Dare
C. A Walk in the Sun
D. The Racket
Answer: A. Melba
22. What was the outcome of the film Melba at the box office?
A. Major success
B. Disastrous flop
C. Moderate hit
D. Critically acclaimed
Answer: B. Disastrous flop
23. Which war was depicted in A Walk in the Sun?
A. World War I
B. World War II
C. Korean War
D. Vietnam War
Answer: B. World War II
24. Which film was a silent adaptation of a Broadway play?
A. The Front Page
B. Betrayal
C. The Racket
D. Two Arabian Knights
Answer: C. The Racket
25. Which film featured Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman?
A. Anything Goes
B. The General Died at Dawn
C. Lucky Partners
D. My Life with Caroline
Answer: A. Anything Goes
