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Who Directed? Trivia Quiz

The great directors can put their own stamp on a film, many times without the public realizing it. See if you can identify the director.

A multiple-choice quiz by Pick61. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Pick61

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
355,100

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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508

Last 3 plays: pughmv (10/10), Guest 174 (6/10), Guest 24 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This man directed such diverse films as "Night at the Opera" (1934) and "Goodbye Mr. Chips" (1938). He is the father of actress K.T. Stevens. Can you name him? Hint

R.J. Johnson

Woody Van Dyke

Sam Wood

Frank Capra

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Question 2 of 10

2. This director had great success in England with "The 39 Steps" (1935) and later in America with "Psycho" (1960) and "The Birds" (1963). Can you name him? Hint

William Desmond

Lionel Barrymore

Alfred Hitchcock

Jack Hawkins

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Question 3 of 10

3. This filmmaker was known as a 'woman's director'. One of his best was "Philadelphia Story" which certainly was a Katherine Hepburn vehicle when all was said and done. Who was he? Hint

Frank Capra

George Cukor

King Vidor

Mantan Moreland

4. This talented man directed "Ben-Hur" in 1959. His first big film was "Dodsworth" (1936). Twenty years later came "Friendly Persuasion". He won Oscars in 1942, 1946 and 1949 as best director. Can you name him? Hint

John Ford

Daniel Jackson

William Desmond

William Wyler

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sadly, this Irish born director of silent movies is best remembered for his 1922 murder. His notable films included "Anne of Green Gables" (1919) and "Huck Finn" (1920). His slaying was never solved. Who was he? Hint

Peter Jenkins

Busby Berkley

Alvin O'Herlihy

William Desmond Taylor

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Question 6 of 10

6. This early giant of the movie industry scored a huge, controversial success with "Birth of a Nation" in 1915. It was lavish, very costly and one of the first full length features. Who was he? Hint

D.W. Griffith

Lewis Milestone

C.B. DeMille

Frank Borzage

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Question 7 of 10

7. This director was unique in that he acted in his own films and performed his own stunts, many of them dangerous. He is probably best remembered for "The General" (1928). Two others were "Sherlock Jr." and "Steamboat Bill". Can you name him? Hint

Buster Keaton

Leo McCarey

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

Donald Crisp

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Question 8 of 10

8. This Viennese born director scored a hit with "Sunset Boulevard" (1950) and "Double Indemnity" in 1944. Name this very talented man. He was also a talented screen writer and producer. Hint

Woody Allen

Emil Jannings

Billy Wilder

Otto Preminger

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Question 9 of 10

9. After a successful career in German films, this director turned to Hollywood and became a near master at the romantic comedy. He is perhaps best remembered for "Ninotchka" (1939) (Garbo laughs!) Can you tell me who this is? Hint

Ernst Lubitsch

Frank Capra

King Vidor

James Patterson

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Question 10 of 10

10. This legendary film maker worked mainly in the film noir mystery genre. But he was not afraid of controversial or taboo subjects. Such was his treatment of drug addiction in "The Man with the Golden Arm" in 1955. Can you name him? Hint

King Vidor

Woody Van Dyne

William A. Hurst

Otto Preminger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This man directed such diverse films as "Night at the Opera" (1934) and "Goodbye Mr. Chips" (1938). He is the father of actress K.T. Stevens. Can you name him?

Answer: Sam Wood

Some of Wood's best work came near the end of his career, when he did "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1942) and "Kitty Foyle" (1939). His work has been largely ignored by Hollywood historians because of his hawkish, conservative political views and his testimony before the House Unamerican Activities Committee, which helped ruin many careers. Wood died in 1949.

2. This director had great success in England with "The 39 Steps" (1935) and later in America with "Psycho" (1960) and "The Birds" (1963). Can you name him?

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcock was the master of camera movement and framing shots so as to convey fear and anxiety. Some of his other films were "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934) and "Notorious" (1946). He hosted a successful television show in the U.S. He passed away in 1980.

3. This filmmaker was known as a 'woman's director'. One of his best was "Philadelphia Story" which certainly was a Katherine Hepburn vehicle when all was said and done. Who was he?

Answer: George Cukor

Cukor (1899-1983) is perhaps best remembered for being fired from "Gone with the Wind" in 1939, at Clark Gable's insistence.

Answer: William Wyler

Wyler, who died in 1981, was known as a perfectionist and a superb craftsman, earning the nickname '90-take Wyler'. Over the span of his career, he was nominated 12 times for an Oscar as best director. Another classic is "Best Years of our Lives" from 1946.

Answer: William Desmond Taylor

The crime is still unsolved and, as such, the case is still open. It is known that Taylor was trying to help comedy star Mabel Normand overcome her cocaine addiction and he was the object of Mary Miles Minter's affections, of which her mother vehemently objected.

6. This early giant of the movie industry scored a huge, controversial success with "Birth of a Nation" in 1915. It was lavish, very costly and one of the first full length features. Who was he?

Answer: D.W. Griffith

Griffith, who was born in Kentucky in 1875, brought his own background and prejudices into this hugely successful film, which portrayed Klansmen as heroes and reinforced the perception that African Americans were shiftless, dishonest and untrustworthy.

In 1916, he brought "Intolerance" to the screen which displayed the same innovative and startling techiques he had used in his previous films.

Answer: Buster Keaton

Keaton, a vaudevillian, began his movie career with encouragement and help from Arbuckle. His films became increasingly successful and more expensive but, in signing with a major studio, he lost artistic control of his films. A bad marriage and alcohol sent his career into a downward spiral from which it never really recovered.

In his later years, though, a newfound public appreciation for his films helped ease the burden for him. He passed away in 1966.

8. This Viennese born director scored a hit with "Sunset Boulevard" (1950) and "Double Indemnity" in 1944. Name this very talented man. He was also a talented screen writer and producer.

Answer: Billy Wilder

Wilder won an Academy Award for "The Apartment" in 1960. One of my personal favorites is "Some Like it Hot" (1959), in which he had to deal with a difficult Marilyn Monroe. Wyler died in 2002, at the age of 96.

Answer: Ernst Lubitsch

Lubitsch was another film maker for whom female stars enjoyed working. Another really good film of his was "Shop Around the Corner" from 1940, starring Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O'Sullivan. It is a beautifully constructed picture. His approach to comedy was somewhat ahead of its time.
Lubitsch passed away in 1948.

Answer: Otto Preminger

Preminger is well remembered for his acting appearance as the warden of "Stalag 17" in 1953. He also appeared as "Mr. Freeze" in the Batman TV series with Adam West. "Exodus" in 1960 and "Advise and Consent" in 1962 were two more of his films.

Source: Author Pick61

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