The Wachowskis Questions and Answers
1. What is the birth name of Lana Wachowski?
A) Lilly Wachowski
B) Larry Wachowski
C) Andy Wachowski
D) Lynne Wachowski
Answer: B) Larry Wachowski
2. What is the birth name of Lilly Wachowski?
A) Lana Wachowski
B) Larry Wachowski
C) Andy Wachowski
D) Ron Wachowski
Answer: C) Andy Wachowski
3. In which city were the Wachowskis born?
A) Los Angeles
B) Chicago
C) New York
D) Boston
Answer: B) Chicago
4. What was the Wachowskis’ directorial debut film?
A) The Matrix
B) Speed Racer
C) Bound
D) V for Vendetta
Answer: C) Bound
5. In which year was The Matrix released?
A) 1996
B) 1999
C) 2003
D) 2005
Answer: B) 1999
6. Which award did the Wachowskis win for directing The Matrix?
A) Oscar for Best Director
B) Golden Globe for Best Director
C) Saturn Award for Best Director
D) BAFTA Award for Best Director
Answer: C) Saturn Award for Best Director
7. Which graphic novel did the Wachowskis adapt into the 2005 film V for Vendetta?
A) Watchmen
B) V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
C) Sin City
D) The Dark Knight Returns
Answer: B) V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
8. What is the name of the Netflix series created by the Wachowskis with J. Michael Straczynski?
A) Stranger Things
B) The OA
C) Sense8
D) Dark
Answer: C) Sense8
9. Which film by the Wachowskis is considered a critical and financial failure, leading to the end of their relationship with Warner Bros?
A) Cloud Atlas
B) Jupiter Ascending
C) Speed Racer
D) The Matrix Revolutions
Answer: B) Jupiter Ascending
10. What is the primary theme of The Matrix according to Lana Wachowski?
A) Love and romance
B) Political revolution
C) Desire for transformation
D) Technological advancement
Answer: C) Desire for transformation
11. Which comic book artist influenced the visual style of The Matrix?
A) Frank Miller
B) Geof Darrow
C) Alan Moore
D) Neil Gaiman
Answer: B) Geof Darrow
12. What was the profession of the Wachowskis’ mother, Lynne?
A) Nurse and painter
B) Teacher and writer
C) Actress and producer
D) Lawyer and activist
Answer: A) Nurse and painter
13. Which film did the Wachowskis write but not direct?
A) Assassins
B) The Matrix
C) Bound
D) Cloud Atlas
Answer: A) Assassins
14. Which college did Lana Wachowski attend before dropping out?
A) Emerson College
B) Bard College
C) NYU
D) Harvard University
Answer: B) Bard College
15. Which college did Lilly Wachowski attend before dropping out?
A) Bard College
B) UCLA
C) Emerson College
D) Columbia University
Answer: C) Emerson College
16. What was the Wachowskis’ business before entering filmmaking?
A) Graphic design
B) House painting and construction
C) Software development
D) Theater production
Answer: B) House painting and construction
17. Which Marvel Comics imprint did the Wachowskis write for in 1993?
A) Razorline
B) Icon
C) Ultimate
D) MAX
Answer: A) Razorline
18. What is the name of the company the Wachowskis formed to publish The Matrix Comics?
A) Burlyman Entertainment
B) Silver Pictures
C) Village Roadshow
D) Anarchos Productions
Answer: A) Burlyman Entertainment
19. Which Wachowski directed The Matrix Resurrections solo?
A) Lilly Wachowski
B) Lana Wachowski
C) Both sisters
D) Neither sister
Answer: B) Lana Wachowski
20. Which Showtime series did Lilly Wachowski work on as a writer and producer?
A) Work in Progress
B) The L Word
C) Billions
D) Shameless
Answer: A) Work in Progress
21. What is a key influence on the Wachowskis’ storytelling style?
A) Comic books and the Tolkien trilogy
B) Classical literature
C) Silent films
D) Reality TV
Answer: A) Comic books and the Tolkien trilogy
22. Which film did the Wachowskis adapt from a Japanese anime series?
A) Ninja Assassin
B) Speed Racer
C) The Animatrix
D) Cloud Atlas
Answer: B) Speed Racer
23. In which year did Lana Wachowski publicly come out as transgender?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2016
Answer: C) 2012
24. In which year did Lilly Wachowski publicly come out as transgender?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2016
Answer: D) 2016
25. Which film features the Wachowskis’ regular collaborators John Gaeta and Kym Barrett?
A) V for Vendetta
B) Jupiter Ascending
C) The Matrix Reloaded
D) Ninja Assassin
Answer: B) Jupiter Ascending