1. What was Mike Nichols’ birth name?
a) Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky
b) Mikhail Paul Nichols
c) Igor Michael Nichols
d) Paul Mikhail Peschkowsky
Answer: a) Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky

2. In which city was Mike Nichols born?
a) New York City, USA
b) Berlin, Germany
c) Chicago, USA
d) Moscow, Russia
Answer: b) Berlin, Germany

3. At what age did Mike Nichols and his brother flee Nazi Germany for the USA?
a) 5 and 1
b) 7 and 3
c) 9 and 5
d) 10 and 6
Answer: b) 7 and 3

1. In which city was Arthur Penn born?
A) Philadelphia, PA
B) New York City, NY
C) Los Angeles, CA
D) Chicago, IL
Answer: A) Philadelphia, PA

2. What was Arthur Penn’s birth year?
A) 1918
B) 1922
C) 1926
D) 1930
Answer: B) 1922

3. What was the profession of Arthur Penn’s father?
A) Photographer
B) Nurse
C) Watchmaker
D) Teacher
Answer: C) Watchmaker

1. In which city was Martin Ritt born?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) New York City, New York
c) Chicago, Illinois
d) Boston, Massachusetts
Answer: b) New York City, New York

2. What was the primary theme of Martin Ritt’s films?
a) Science fiction adventures
b) Romantic comedies
c) Socially conscious dramas
d) Historical epics
Answer: c) Socially conscious dramas

3. Which college did Martin Ritt attend where he played football and boxed?
a) Yale University
b) Elon College
c) Harvard University
d) Stanford University
Answer: b) Elon College

1. In which year was Stanley Kramer born?
A) 1900
B) 1913
C) 1920
D) 1930
Answer: B) 1913

2. Where was Stanley Kramer born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) New York City, New York
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Seattle, Washington
Answer: B) New York City, New York

3. What was Stanley Kramer’s primary profession in Hollywood?
A) Actor
B) Screenwriter
C) Film Director and Producer
D) Cinematographer
Answer: C) Film Director and Producer

1. In which year was Robert Stevenson born?
A) 1895
B) 1900
C) 1905
D) 1910
Answer: C) 1905

2. Where was Robert Stevenson born?
A) London, England
B) Buxton, Derbyshire, England
C) Manchester, England
D) Birmingham, England
Answer: B) Buxton, Derbyshire, England

3. What was Robert Stevenson’s primary profession?
A) Actor
B) Screenwriter and Director
C) Producer
D) Cinematographer
Answer: B) Screenwriter and Director

1. What was John Sturges’ full name?
A) John Eliot Sturges
B) John Edward Sturges
C) John Michael Sturges
D) John William Sturges
Answer: A) John Eliot Sturges

2. In which year was John Sturges born?
A) 1905
B) 1910
C) 1915
D) 1920
Answer: B) 1910

3. Where was John Sturges born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Oak Park, Illinois
C) New York, New York
D) San Francisco, California
Answer: B) Oak Park, Illinois

1. In which year was Robert Mulligan born?
A) 1920
B) 1925
C) 1930
D) 1935
Answer: B) 1925

2. What was Robert Mulligan’s profession?
A) Actor and Screenwriter
B) Cinematographer
C) Director and Producer
D) Film Editor
Answer: C) Director and Producer

3. Which film is Robert Mulligan best known for directing?
A) Summer of ’42
B) To Kill a Mockingbird
C) The Other
D) The Man in the Moon
Answer: B) To Kill a Mockingbird

1. Where was John Frankenheimer born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Queens, New York
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Boston, Massachusetts
Answer: B) Queens, New York

2. What was John Frankenheimer’s initial career aspiration before directing?
A) Professional tennis player
B) Actor
C) Screenwriter
D) Cinematographer
Answer: A) Professional tennis player

3. In which branch of the military did Frankenheimer serve, where he discovered his talent for handling a camera?
A) Navy
B) Army
C) Air Force
D) Marines
Answer: C) Air Force

1. In which year was Robert Wise born?
a) 1905
b) 1914
c) 1920
d) 1925
Answer: b) 1914

2. Where was Robert Wise born?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) Winchester, Indiana
c) New York City, New York
d) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: b) Winchester, Indiana

3. What was Robert Wise’s initial role in the film industry at RKO Pictures?
a) Director
b) Actor
c) Film editor
d) Screenwriter
Answer: c) Film editor

1. What was Douglas Sirk’s birth name?
A) Claus Detlef Sierck
B) Douglas Hans Sierck
C) Hans Detlef Sierck
D) Detlef Claus Sirk
Answer: C) Hans Detlef Sierck

2. In which year was Douglas Sirk born?
A) 1890
B) 1897
C) 1900
D) 1905
Answer: B) 1897

3. What was the primary reason Douglas Sirk left Germany in 1937?
A) To pursue a Hollywood career
B) To study filmmaking in the United States
C) Due to his political leanings and his Jewish wife’s persecution
D) To escape economic hardship
Answer: C) Due to his political leanings and his Jewish wife’s persecution