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My Favorite Film Directors 2 Trivia Quiz

While writing my first quiz about my favorite film directors, I had to leave a few names off for the sake of brevity. Here are ten more of my favorite directors; match the director to the clues provided. Enjoy!

A matching quiz by Reamar42. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Reamar42

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4 mins

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414,257

Updated
Oct 24 23

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Questions		Choices
1. This American director is known for "Taxi Driver", "Gangs of New York", and "Goodfellas".		Stanley Kramer
2. This Austrian-born director made such films as "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), "Stalag 17" (1953), and "Some Like It Hot" (1959).		Martin Scorsese
3. Known almost as well for acting and producing as well as directing, this American director's films include "Jeremiah Johnson" (1972), "Tootsie" (1982), and "The Firm" (1993).		Francis Ford Coppola
4. The co-writer of "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) and director of "The Last Emperor" (1987), this man was the first Italian director to win a Best Director Oscar.		Costa-Gravas
5. An American director of the three "Godfather" movies, this acclaimed filmmaker also co-wrote the movie "Patton" (1970) and directed the epic Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now" (1979).		Billy Wilder
6. This American director of such classic films as "Inherit the Wind" (1960), "On the Beach" (1959) and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967) created his own independent production company in 1947.		Richard Fleischer
7. Director of such films as "12 Angry Men" (1957), "Fail-Safe" (1964), "Serpico" (1973), and "Network" (1976), this American filmmaker was one of the first members of New York's Actors Studio in 1948.		Bernardo Bertolucci
8. A French-Greek director of the films "Missing" (1982) and "Betrayed" (1988), this director is known for his political thrillers.		Martin Ritt
9. This American filmmaker, known for "The Vikings" (1958), "The Boston Strangler" (1968), and "Soylent Green" (1973), is also the son of a pioneer Hollywood animator.		Sydney Pollack
10. A director known for social commentary in most of his films, this American filmmaker directed "The Long, Hot Summer" (1958), "Hud" (1963), "The Molly Maguires" (1970), and "Norma Rae" (1979).		Sidney Lumet

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1. This American director is known for "Taxi Driver", "Gangs of New York", and "Goodfellas".

2. This Austrian-born director made such films as "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), "Stalag 17" (1953), and "Some Like It Hot" (1959).

3. Known almost as well for acting and producing as well as directing, this American director's films include "Jeremiah Johnson" (1972), "Tootsie" (1982), and "The Firm" (1993).

4. The co-writer of "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) and director of "The Last Emperor" (1987), this man was the first Italian director to win a Best Director Oscar.

5. An American director of the three "Godfather" movies, this acclaimed filmmaker also co-wrote the movie "Patton" (1970) and directed the epic Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now" (1979).

6. This American director of such classic films as "Inherit the Wind" (1960), "On the Beach" (1959) and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967) created his own independent production company in 1947.

7. Director of such films as "12 Angry Men" (1957), "Fail-Safe" (1964), "Serpico" (1973), and "Network" (1976), this American filmmaker was one of the first members of New York's Actors Studio in 1948.

8. A French-Greek director of the films "Missing" (1982) and "Betrayed" (1988), this director is known for his political thrillers.

9. This American filmmaker, known for "The Vikings" (1958), "The Boston Strangler" (1968), and "Soylent Green" (1973), is also the son of a pioneer Hollywood animator.

10. A director known for social commentary in most of his films, this American filmmaker directed "The Long, Hot Summer" (1958), "Hud" (1963), "The Molly Maguires" (1970), and "Norma Rae" (1979).

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This American director is known for "Taxi Driver", "Gangs of New York", and "Goodfellas".

Answer: Martin Scorsese

Born in New York City in 1942, Scorsese earned his bachelor's degree in English in 1964, then attended film school. His first film was "Who's That Knocking on My Door" (1967). Scorsese is known for his gritty, realistic style, use of slow-motion, and dark themes in most of his work.

2. This Austrian-born director made such films as "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), "Stalag 17" (1953), and "Some Like It Hot" (1959).

Answer: Billy Wilder

Born Samuel Wilder in 1906 in Polish Galicia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Wilder was a journalist until he began screenwriting in 1929 Germany. As a Jew, Wilder fled to Paris in 1933, and directed his first film there in 1934. Wilder moved on to Hollywood that same year.

His first film in the USA was "The Major and the Minor" (1942). Wilder was a very versatile director, going with ease from comedy to drama and back. He retired in 1981 and passed away in 2002.

3. Known almost as well for acting and producing as well as directing, this American director's films include "Jeremiah Johnson" (1972), "Tootsie" (1982), and "The Firm" (1993).

Answer: Sydney Pollack

Pollack was born in Indiana in 1934 and was orphaned at 16. He went to New York to study acting at 17, moving to Hollywood in 1960. His first acting success was on TV's "The Twilight Zone" in 1961. He occasionally acted and directed TV episodes, making his directorial debut in "The Slender Thread" (1969). Pollack acted in, wrote, produced, and directed some 56 films in his career.

He died in 2008.

4. The co-writer of "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) and director of "The Last Emperor" (1987), this man was the first Italian director to win a Best Director Oscar.

Answer: Bernardo Bertolucci

Bertolucci was born in Parma, Italy in 1941 and began serving as an assistant director to Italian filmmaker Pier Pasolini while still in college. He directed his first film in 1962. His films are known for their cinematography and often explore societal taboos or political unrest. Bertolucci's final film was released in 2012 and he died in 2018.

5. An American director of the three "Godfather" movies, this acclaimed filmmaker also co-wrote the movie "Patton" (1970) and directed the epic Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now" (1979).

Answer: Francis Ford Coppola

Born in Detroit in 1939, Coppola struggled as a short film director upon graduating from UCLA film school in 1961. Hired as an assistant by director Roger Corman, Coppola released his first film in 1963. He continued co-writing scripts for other people's films until "The Godfather" (1972) established Coppola as one of the premier American filmmakers of his time.

Answer: Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer was born in New York in 1913. His mother and uncle both worked in administrative jobs for Hollywood studios, and Kramer got a writing internship in 1935. He served in the Army during WWII, in the training film unit. Unable to break into the Hollywood studio system, Kramer formed his own production company in 1947. Without studio control, he was able to make controversial films and gained a reputation as an innovative filmmaker. Stanley Kramer died in 1991.

Answer: Sidney Lumet

Born in Philadelphia in 1924, Lumet's parents were both involved in New York's Yiddish theater scene, and he was performing on stage from age 5. Army service in World War II was followed by joining the first Actors Studio class, and after a brief stage career, Lumet became a noted TV director. Lumet's first feature film was the very successful "12 Angry Men" (1957), after which he went on to direct many other critically acclaimed movies. Sidney Lumet retired in 2007 and died in 2011.

8. A French-Greek director of the films "Missing" (1982) and "Betrayed" (1988), this director is known for his political thrillers.

Answer: Costa-Gravas

Konstantinos Gavras was born in Greece in 1933 and moved to France in 1951. After studying literature and filmmaking, he directed his first movie in 1965. Costa-Gavras is noted for films that are of anti-authoritarian and anti-right wing sentiments. Of his twenty feature films, only six were made in English.

9. This American filmmaker, known for "The Vikings" (1958), "The Boston Strangler" (1968), and "Soylent Green" (1973), is also the son of a pioneer Hollywood animator.

Answer: Richard Fleischer

Richard Fleischer was born in Brooklyn in 1917. He was the son of animator Max Fleischer, creator of Popeye and Betty Boop. Fleischer served in the Army in WW2, and began working at RKO studios in 1942. He directed his first film, a "B" film noir, in 1946. Fleischer became known for his versatility and dependability as a director, working with some of Hollywood's biggest stars in a variety of genres. Richard Fleischer died in 2006.

10. A director known for social commentary in most of his films, this American filmmaker directed "The Long, Hot Summer" (1958), "Hud" (1963), "The Molly Maguires" (1970), and "Norma Rae" (1979).

Answer: Martin Ritt

Martin Ritt was born in New York City in 1914. After college, Ritt performed in the theater before serving in the Army during WW2. Ritt became a successful television director, but was blacklisted for his left-wing activities during the "Red Scare" of the early 1950s. Moving to Hollywood, his first film was "Edge of the City" (1957). He went on to direct some 25 more films, most to critical acclaim, before retiring in
1990. Ritt died later that year.

Source: Author Reamar42

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