Tom McCarthy Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
1. In which year was Tom McCarthy born?
a) 1964
b) 1966
c) 1968
d) 1970
Answer: b) 1966
2. Where was Tom McCarthy raised?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) New Providence, New Jersey
c) Chicago, Illinois
d) Boston, Massachusetts
Answer: b) New Providence, New Jersey
3. Which film marked Tom McCarthy’s directorial debut?
a) The Visitor
b) Win Win
c) The Station Agent
d) Spotlight
Answer: c) The Station Agent
4. For which film did Tom McCarthy win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay?
a) Up
b) Spotlight
c) The Visitor
d) Win Win
Answer: b) Spotlight
5. Which award did The Station Agent win at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival?
a) Grand Jury Prize
b) Audience Award
c) Best Director Award
d) Best Cinematography Award
Answer: b) Audience Award
6. Tom McCarthy co-wrote which animated Pixar film?
a) Toy Story
b) Finding Nemo
c) Up
d) Inside Out
Answer: c) Up
7. Which actor received an Academy Award nomination for their performance in McCarthy’s film The Visitor?
a) Paul Giamatti
b) Richard Jenkins
c) Mark Ruffalo
d) Rachel McAdams
Answer: b) Richard Jenkins
8. In which year did The Visitor premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival?
a) 2005
b) 2006
c) 2007
d) 2008
Answer: c) 2007
9. What is the name of Tom McCarthy’s production company?
a) Fast Track Films
b) Slow Pony
c) Quick Cut Productions
d) Steady Frame Studios
Answer: b) Slow Pony
10. Which film directed by Tom McCarthy won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
a) The Station Agent
b) Spotlight
c) Win Win
d) Stillwater
Answer: b) Spotlight
11. Which television series did Tom McCarthy direct episodes for and serve as an executive producer?
a) The Wire
b) Breaking Bad
c) 13 Reasons Why
d) Mad Men
Answer: c) 13 Reasons Why
12. In which film did Tom McCarthy play the role of Bob Banks?
a) Good Night, and Good Luck
b) Meet the Parents
c) Flags of Our Fathers
d) The Lovely Bones
Answer: b) Meet the Parents
13. Which award did Tom McCarthy win for The Visitor at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards?
a) Best Screenplay
b) Best Director
c) Best Feature
d) Best Actor
Answer: b) Best Director
14. What is the setting of the film Stillwater, directed by Tom McCarthy?
a) Oklahoma and France
b) New York and Italy
c) California and Spain
d) Texas and Germany
Answer: a) Oklahoma and France
15. Which actor starred as the lead in McCarthy’s film Win Win?
a) Matt Damon
b) Paul Giamatti
c) Peter Dinklage
d) Mark Ruffalo
Answer: b) Paul Giamatti
16. Which film did Tom McCarthy direct that featured Adam Sandler in a lead role?
a) The Cobbler
b) Win Win
c) Spotlight
d) The Visitor
Answer: a) The Cobbler
17. For which film did Tom McCarthy receive a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay?
a) Spotlight
b) The Station Agent
c) Up
d) Million Dollar Arm
Answer: b) The Station Agent
18. In which television series did Tom McCarthy play a morally challenged reporter named Scott Templeton?
a) The Wire
b) Boston Public
c) Law & Order
d) The West Wing
Answer: a) The Wire
19. Which film did Tom McCarthy co-write for Disney in 2018?
a) Coco
b) Christopher Robin
c) Incredibles 2
d) Moana
Answer: b) Christopher Robin
20. What was the profession of Tom McCarthy’s father?
a) Lawyer
b) Teacher
c) Textile industry worker
d) Doctor
Answer: c) Textile industry worker
21. Which film festival awarded The Station Agent multiple awards, including the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award?
a) Cannes Film Festival
b) Sundance Film Festival
c) Berlin Film Festival
d) Venice Film Festival
Answer: b) Sundance Film Festival
22. Which of the following films did Tom McCarthy NOT direct?
a) The Cobbler
b) Stillwater
c) Million Dollar Arm
d) Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Answer: c) Million Dollar Arm
23. In which year did Tom McCarthy make his Broadway debut?
a) 1999
b) 2001
c) 2003
d) 2005
Answer: b) 2001
24. What was the name of the Broadway play in which Tom McCarthy debuted?
a) Noises Off!
b) Death of a Salesman
c) The Producers
d) Hamlet
Answer: a) Noises Off!
25. Which actor did Tom McCarthy direct to an Oscar-nominated performance in Spotlight?
a) Michael Keaton
b) Mark Ruffalo
c) Stanley Tucci
d) Liev Schreiber
Answer: b) Mark Ruffalo