Rouben Mamoulian Quiz Questiona and Answers
1. In which city was Rouben Mamoulian born?
A) Moscow, Russia
B) Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia
C) Paris, France
D) London, England
Answer: B) Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia
2. What was Mamoulian’s ethnic background?
A) Russian
B) Armenian
C) Georgian
D) French
Answer: B) Armenian
3. Which Broadway musical did Mamoulian direct in 1943?
A) Porgy and Bess
B) South Pacific
C) Carousel
D) Oklahoma
Answer: D) Oklahoma
4. What was the first feature film directed by Mamoulian?
A) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
B) Applause
C) City Streets
D) Becky Sharp
Answer: B) Applause
5. Which film by Mamoulian was the first to use three-strip Technicolor?
A) Blood and Sand
B) Queen Christina
C) Becky Sharp
D) The Mark of Zorro
Answer: C) Becky Sharp
6. In which year was Mamoulian’s film “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” released?
A) 1929
B) 1931
C) 1933
D) 1935
Answer: B) 1931
7. Which actress starred in Mamoulian’s “Queen Christina”?
A) Marlene Dietrich
B) Greta Garbo
C) Miriam Hopkins
D) Cyd Charisse
Answer: B) Greta Garbo
8. What innovation did Mamoulian introduce to solve camera noise issues in early sound films?
A) The blimp
B) Silent lenses
C) Soundproof studios
D) Directional microphones
Answer: A) The blimp
9. Which Mamoulian film is considered a landmark for its use of camera movement and sound?
A) Love Me Tonight
B) The Gay Desperado
C) Applause
D) Silk Stockings
Answer: C) Applause
10. Mamoulian directed the original Broadway production of which Gershwin opera?
A) Carmen
B) Porgy and Bess
C) Faust
D) Boris Godunov
Answer: B) Porgy and Bess
11. In which year did Mamoulian become a naturalized U.S. citizen?
A) 1925
B) 1930
C) 1935
D) 1940
Answer: B) 1930
12. Which Mamoulian film featured Tyrone Power as the lead?
A) The Mark of Zorro
B) City Streets
C) High, Wide and Handsome
D) Song of Songs
Answer: A) The Mark of Zorro
13. What was the profession of Mamoulian’s father, Zachary?
A) Banker
B) Theater director
C) Lawyer
D) Musician
Answer: B) Banker
14. Which Mamoulian film was a musical remake of “Ninotchka”?
A) Summer Holiday
B) Silk Stockings
C) Love Me Tonight
D) The Gay Desperado
Answer: B) Silk Stockings
15. Mamoulian was fired from which film due to artistic differences with Otto Preminger?
A) Laura
B) Cleopatra
C) Porgy and Bess
D) Rings on Her Fingers
Answer: A) Laura
16. Which Mamoulian film was based on Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair”?
A) Becky Sharp
B) Queen Christina
C) Song of Songs
D) We Live Again
Answer: A) Becky Sharp
17. At which institution did Mamoulian teach in the 1920s?
A) Yale School of Drama
B) Eastman School of Music
C) Juilliard School
D) NYU Tisch School
Answer: B) Eastman School of Music
18. Which actor won an Oscar for his role in Mamoulian’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”?
A) Gary Cooper
B) Fredric March
C) John Gilbert
D) Tyrone Power
Answer: B) Fredric March
19. In which city did Mamoulian spend part of his childhood, learning French?
A) Moscow
B) London
C) Paris
D) New York
Answer: C) Paris
20. Which Mamoulian film is noted for its use of color schemes inspired by Spanish artists?
A) Blood and Sand
B) The Mark of Zorro
C) Becky Sharp
D) High, Wide and Handsome
Answer: A) Blood and Sand
21. What was the name of Mamoulian’s wife?
A) Virginia Kalantarian
B) Catharine Azadia Newman
C) Svetlana Mamoulian
D) Anna Sten
Answer: B) Catharine Azadia Newman
22. Which Mamoulian film was released in 1932 and is considered a musical masterpiece?
A) Love Me Tonight
B) Applause
C) City Streets
D) Song of Songs
Answer: A) Love Me Tonight
23. Mamoulian was invited to the U.S. by which notable figure to work at the American Opera Company?
A) George Eastman
B) Vladimir Rosing
C) Konstantin Stanislavsky
D) Otto Preminger
Answer: A) George Eastman
24. Which film did Mamoulian begin directing but was replaced during production in 1960?
A) Laura
B) Cleopatra
C) The Wild Heart
D) Never Steal Anything Small
Answer: B) Cleopatra
25. What was the name of the award named after Mamoulian at the Sydney Film Festival?
A) Best Director Award
B) Rouben Mamoulian Award
C) Golden Reel Award
D) Lifetime Achievement Award
Answer: B) Rouben Mamoulian Award