Life and Times of Steven Spielberg Multiple Choice Quiz | Celebrities

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1. Before Steven had ever gotten into his Hollywood career, he won a prize before he hit puberty for a movie he made. How old was he when this occurred?

Answer: 13

He won a prize at the age of 13 for the 40-minute war film "Escape to Nowhere". Steven was born on December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

2. What course did Steven major in when he attended Cal State?

Answer: English

Steven attended California State College (now known as California State University), in Long Beach but dropped out to pursue his directing career.

3. How many biological children does he have as of 2001?

Answer: 4

Steven has a total of 7 children. He has 2 adopted children, Theo Spielberg was born 1988 and was adopted by Kate Capshaw before her marriage to Steven. He then adopted Theo. His second adopted child, Mikaela George Spielberg, was born on February 28, 1996.

He is a stepfather to Jessica, (Kate's daughter), and has 1 child by former wife, Amy Irving, Max, who was born in June 1985. He has three children with Kate, Sasha, born in June 1990, Sawyer, born on March 10, 1992 and Destry Allyn, born on December 1, 1996.

4. In what year and which film, before 2000, did Steven win 2 Academy Awards?

Answer: 1994-"Schindler's List"

In 1999, Steven did win an Oscar for "Saving Private Ryan" for Best Director and was nominated for Best Picture, however, it was in 1994 when Steven took home 2 Oscars in the categories of Best Director and Best Picture for "Schindler's List", (which won a total of 7 Oscars and was nominated for 5).

5. In what Michael Jackson music video can Steven be seen in?

Answer: Liberian Girl

Michael Jackson's song, "Liberian Girl" was originally released on his album, "Bad", which was originally released in the U.S. on August 31, 1987 on the Sony Record label.

6. What was the name of the restaurant he once owned located on Santa Monica Blvd?

Answer: Dive!

His mother owns "The Milky Way" located nearby. "Dive!" closed in January 1999. It was co-owned by none other than SKG partner, Jeffrey Katzenberg. It had a maze of metal catwalks, exposed conduits, pressure gauges, throttles, control panels, sonar screens, and artfully-placed video screens filled with images of fish and blue underwater scenes.

It also had 4 working periscopes which allowed guests to zoom and pan in on the action outside in the shopping center. The seats at the bar resembled torpedoes topped with round targets. Upstairs, a fleet of model ships and subs circled the ceiling.

7. What production company is Steven and his movies connected to as of 2001?

Answer: Amblin

8. What is the name of his production company in which he shares with 2 other top film moguls?

Answer: Dreamworks SKG

Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen (hence SKG), joined together to produce films, TV programming, interactive softwares, games and music. Although it was a rocky beginning, DreamWorks rebounded in 1998 with such films as "Deep Impact", "Saving Private Ryan", "Antz" and "The Prince Of Egypt" to name a few. Principals Spielberg, Katzenberg, and Geffen each initially invested $33 million for a 22 percent stake apiece. Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, is DreamWorks' largest shareholder with a 24 percent stake of the company.

9. What was the man's name that was caught and convicted of stalking Steven and his family in 1998?

Answer: Jonathan

Jonathan Norman was convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life in June 1998 for stalking him and threatening to rape him.

10. Who is his famous god-daughter?

Answer: Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California.

Source: Author NalaMarie

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Life and Times of Steven Spielberg Quiz

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