1. In which year was Rian Johnson born?
A) 1970
B) 1973
C) 1976
D) 1979
Answer: B) 1973
2. Where was Rian Johnson born?
A) San Clemente, California
B) Silver Spring, Maryland
C) Denver, Colorado
D) Los Angeles, California
Answer: B) Silver Spring, Maryland
3. Which university did Rian Johnson attend for his cinematic education?
A) UCLA
B) NYU
C) USC School of Cinematic Arts
D) AFI Conservatory
Answer: C) USC School of Cinematic Arts
4. What was the title of Rian Johnson’s directorial debut film?
A) Looper
B) Knives Out
C) Brick
D) The Brothers Bloom
Answer: C) Brick
5. What genre is Rian Johnson’s debut film Brick classified as?
A) Sci-fi thriller
B) Neo-noir mystery
C) Romantic comedy
D) Action adventure
Answer: B) Neo-noir mystery
6. Which actor starred as the lead in Brick?
A) Mark Ruffalo
B) Joseph Gordon-Levitt
C) Adrien Brody
D) Daniel Craig
Answer: B) Joseph Gordon-Levitt
7. What was the approximate budget of Brick?
A) $450,000
B) $2 million
C) $10 million
D) $50 million
Answer: A) $450,000
8. Which film did Rian Johnson direct that featured a con-man story?
A) Looper
B) The Brothers Bloom
C) Knives Out
D) Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Answer: B) The Brothers Bloom
9. Who composed the scores for Brick, The Brothers Bloom, and Knives Out?
A) John Williams
B) Aaron Johnson
C) Nathan Johnson
D) Hans Zimmer
Answer: C) Nathan Johnson
10. Which TV series did Rian Johnson direct three episodes for?
A) Better Call Saul
B) Breaking Bad
C) The Walking Dead
D) Mad Men
Answer: B) Breaking Bad
11. Which Breaking Bad episode directed by Rian Johnson is often cited as one of the best TV episodes?
A) Fly
B) Fifty-One
C) Ozymandias
D) Felina
Answer: C) Ozymandias
12. For which Breaking Bad episode did Rian Johnson win a Directors Guild of America Award?
A) Ozymandias
B) Fly
C) Fifty-One
D) Gliding Over All
Answer: C) Fifty-One
13. Which Rian Johnson film is a sci-fi thriller involving time travel?
A) Knives Out
B) Looper
C) The Last Jedi
D) Glass Onion
Answer: B) Looper
14. Which actor played a hitman in Rian Johnson’s Looper?
A) Bruce Willis
B) Joseph Gordon-Levitt
C) Both A and B
D) Emily Blunt
Answer: C) Both A and B
15. Which Rian Johnson film grossed over $1 billion worldwide?
A) Knives Out
B) Star Wars: The Last Jedi
C) Looper
D) Glass Onion
Answer: B) Star Wars: The Last Jedi
16. What is the name of the folk duo formed by Rian Johnson and his cousin Nathan?
A) The Preserves
B) The Mountain Goats
C) The Brothers Bloom
D) The Hospital Bombers
Answer: A) The Preserves
17. Which instrument does Rian Johnson play as a folk singer?
A) Guitar
B) Banjo
C) Piano
D) Violin
Answer: B) Banjo
18. Which Rian Johnson film earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay?
A) Looper
B) The Last Jedi
C) Knives Out
D) Brick
Answer: C) Knives Out
19. Which character is the central detective in Knives Out and Glass Onion?
A) Marta Cabrera
B) Benoit Blanc
C) Ransom Drysdale
D) Andi Brand
Answer: B) Benoit Blanc
20. Which film by Rian Johnson is a sequel to Knives Out?
A) Glass Onion
B) The Brothers Bloom
C) Looper
D) Poker Face
Answer: A) Glass Onion
21. For which film did Rian Johnson receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay?
A) Knives Out
B) Glass Onion
C) The Last Jedi
D) Looper
Answer: B) Glass Onion
22. Which TV series created by Rian Johnson features Natasha Lyonne?
A) Breaking Bad
B) Poker Face
C) The Last Jedi
D) The Brothers Bloom
Answer: B) Poker Face
23. What was the name of Rian Johnson’s short film made during his time at USC?
A) Ninja Ko
B) The Hospital Bombers
C) Evil Demon Golf Ball from Hell!!!
D) Woke Up New
Answer: C) Evil Demon Golf Ball from Hell!!
24. Which Woody Allen film inspired Rian Johnson to become a filmmaker?
A) Manhattan
B) Annie Hall
C) Hannah and Her Sisters
D) Crimes and Misdemeanors
Answer: B) Annie Hall
25. In which year was Star Wars: The Last Jedi released?
A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2017
D) 2018
Answer: C) 2017
