1. What was Victor Fleming’s birth date?
a) February 23, 1889
b) March 15, 1885
c) January 6, 1890
d) April 10, 1887
Answer: a) February 23, 1889
2. Where was Victor Fleming born?
a) Pasadena, California
b) New York City, New York
c) Chicago, Illinois
d) Atlanta, Georgia
Answer: a) Pasadena, California
3. Which of Victor Fleming’s films won him an Academy Award for Best Director?
a) The Wizard of Oz
b) Gone with the Wind
c) Captains Courageous
d) Red Dust
Answer: b) Gone with the Wind
4. What was Victor Fleming’s profession before entering the film industry?
a) Teacher
b) Car mechanic and stunt driver
c) Lawyer
d) Journalist
Answer: b) Car mechanic and stunt driver
5. During which war did Victor Fleming serve in the photographic section of the U.S. Army?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Spanish-American War
d) Korean War
Answer: a) World War I
6. Whom did Victor Fleming act as chief photographer for during the Versailles Peace Conference?
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) Woodrow Wilson
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Calvin Coolidge
Answer: b) Woodrow Wilson
7. Which film marked Victor Fleming’s first big hit as a director?
a) The Virginian
b) Treasure Island
c) Red Dust
d) Bombshell
Answer: a) The Virginian
8. In which year were both Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz released?
a) 1937
b) 1939
c) 1941
d) 1935
Answer: b) 1939
9. Which actor did Victor Fleming help turn into a star with the film The Virginian?
a) Clark Gable
b) Gary Cooper
c) Spencer Tracy
d) John Garfield
Answer: b) Gary Cooper
10. What was Victor Fleming’s role when he first entered the film industry?
a) Director
b) Screenwriter
c) Stuntman and driver
d) Producer
Answer: c) Stuntman and driver
11. Which director gave Victor Fleming his start as a camera assistant?
a) Allan Dwan
b) D.W. Griffith
c) Cecil B. DeMille
d) John Ford
Answer: a) Allan Dwan
12. Which of the following films did Victor Fleming NOT direct?
a) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
b) Citizen Kane
c) Test Pilot
d) Tortilla Flat
Answer: b) Citizen Kane
13. How many films did Victor Fleming direct with Clark Gable?
a) Three
b) Five
c) Seven
d) Two
Answer: b) Five
14. What was the name of Victor Fleming’s last film?
a) Joan of Arc
b) Gone with the Wind
c) The Wizard of Oz
d) Adventure
Answer: a) Joan of Arc
15. How old was Victor Fleming when he died?
a) 59
b) 65
c) 52
d) 70
Answer: a) 59
16. What was the cause of Victor Fleming’s death?
a) Car accident
b) Heart attack
c) Cancer
d) Stroke
Answer: b) Heart attack
17. Which actress starred in Victor Fleming’s Joan of Arc?
a) Vivien Leigh
b) Judy Garland
c) Jean Harlow
d) Ingrid Bergman
Answer: d) Ingrid Bergman
18. Which film did Victor Fleming direct that was based on a novel by L. Frank Baum?
a) Gone with the Wind
b) The Wizard of Oz
c) Treasure Island
d) Captains Courageous
Answer: b) The Wizard of Oz
19. What was Victor Fleming’s first feature film as a director?
a) When the Clouds Roll By
b) The Way of All Flesh
c) Hula
d) Abie’s Irish Rose
Answer: a) When the Clouds Roll By
20. Which studio did Victor Fleming join in 1922?
a) Warner Bros.
b) Paramount Pictures
c) MGM
d) Universal Pictures
Answer: b) Paramount Pictures
21. Which of the following actors did NOT have a romantic relationship with Victor Fleming?
a) Clara Bow
b) Ingrid Bergman
c) Norma Shearer
d) Judy Garland
Answer: d) Judy Garland
22. How many children did Victor Fleming have with his second wife, Lucile Rosson?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) None
Answer: b) Two
23. Which film did Victor Fleming direct that featured Spencer Tracy in an Oscar-winning role?
a) Test Pilot
b) A Guy Named Joe
c) Captains Courageous
d) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Answer: c) Captains Courageous
24. What was Victor Fleming’s nickname in Hollywood due to his directing style?
a) The Dream Weaver
b) The Man’s Director
c) The Visionary
d) The Storyteller
Answer: b) The Man’s Director
25. In which film did Victor Fleming work with Jean Harlow to transcend her sex symbol image?
a) Red Dust
b) Bombshell
c) The White Sister
d) Hula
Answer: b) Bombshell
