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The Ultimate Directors Quiz | Name the People

I will give you three movie titles and you give me the correct director.

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

Author
steelydoug

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
352,451

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who directed these three classic horror movies, 1978's "Halloween", 1980's "The Fog" and 1982's "The Thing"? Hint

John Carpenter

Michael Cimino

John Cassavetes

Brian DePalma

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Question 2 of 10

2. His most memorable film was the classic 1976 movie "Carrie" and he also directed "Dressed To Kill" in 1980 and followed that with 1981's "Blow Out". Who is this director? Hint

Tobe Hooper

Brian DePalma

Alan Parker

George Romero

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Question 3 of 10

3. Name the director behind the outrageous "Animal House" in 1978 and also The "Blues Brothers" in 1980 and "Trading Places" in 1983. Hint

Carl Reiner

Ron Howard

Ivan Reitman

John Landis

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Question 4 of 10

4. Paul Newman was the lead actor in several of his movies, including "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" in 1969, "The Sting" in 1973 and 1977's "Slap Shot". Who is this director? Hint

Irwin Allen

John Huston

Sidney Lumet

George Roy Hill

5. This funny man's movies include the ultimate western spoof "Blazing Saddles" in 1974 along with two other hilarious flicks, "Young Frankenstein", also in 1974 and 1977's "High Anxiety". Please name this director. Hint

Harvey Korman

Gene Wilder

Mel Brooks

Cleavon Little

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who directed Sean Connery in the James Bond movies, "Dr. No" in 1962, "From Russia with Love" in 1964 and "Thunderball" in 1965? Hint

Lewis Gilbert

Ian Fleming

Terence Young

Guy Hamilton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Not only was he responsible for the "Pink Panther" movies, he also directed the movie "10" in 1979 and "Victor/Victoria" in 1982. Who is this director? Hint

Carl Reiner

Peter Sellers

Blake Edwards

Hal Needham

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Question 8 of 10

8. His directorial technique was prominent in the classics 1979's "Alien" and 1982's "Bladerunner" as well as his 2000 movie "Gladiator". Who is this director? Hint

James Cameron

Ridley Scott

David Fincher

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who directed Clint Eastwood in several movies, including "Two Mules For Sister Sara" in 1970, followed by 1971's "The Beguiled" and in 1979's "Escape From Alcatraz"? Hint

James Fargo

Sergio Leone

Don Siegel

Ted Post

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Question 10 of 10

10. This director was responsible for three classic comedies including "Harold and Maude" in 1971 as well as 1975's "Shampoo" and "Being There" in 1979. Who is he? Hint

Hal Ashby

Mike Nichols

Buck Henry

Robert Altman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who directed these three classic horror movies, 1978's "Halloween", 1980's "The Fog" and 1982's "The Thing"?

Answer: John Carpenter

Carpenter directed Kurt Russell in "The Thing" and in his 1979 movie "Elvis!" and in 1996 in "Escape From L.A.".
Jamie Lee Curtis made her film debut in "Halloween" and she also starred in "The Fog" which was remade in 2005.

2. His most memorable film was the classic 1976 movie "Carrie" and he also directed "Dressed To Kill" in 1980 and followed that with 1981's "Blow Out". Who is this director?

Answer: Brian DePalma

"Carrie" was the first Stephen King novel to be made into a movie. Piper Laurie and Sissy Spacek earned Oscar nominations for "Carrie". John Travolta starred in "Carrie" and also in "Blow Out".

3. Name the director behind the outrageous "Animal House" in 1978 and also The "Blues Brothers" in 1980 and "Trading Places" in 1983.

Answer: John Landis

Landis directed "Saturday Night Live" alumni John Belushi in "Animal House" as well as in "Blues Brothers" along with Dan Aykroyd. Aykroyd also was in "Ghostbusters", which Reitman directed.

4. Paul Newman was the lead actor in several of his movies, including "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" in 1969, "The Sting" in 1973 and 1977's "Slap Shot". Who is this director?

Answer: George Roy Hill

"The Sting" garnered Hill an Academy Award for Best Director and also won Best Picture.
Allen directed Newman in "The Towering Inferno" in 1974. Lumet directed Newman in 1982's "The Verdict" and Paul had the lead role in Huston's "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" in 1972.

Answer: Mel Brooks

Brooks was hilarious as Governor William J. LePetomane and the Indian Chief. He also starred as Dr. Richard Thorndyke in the Hitchcockian spoof "High Anxiety". Brooks managed to stay behind the camera in "Young Frankenstein".
Wilder was Jim in "Blazing Saddles" and was also fantastic as Dr. Frankenstein. Little portrayed Sheriff Bart and Korman was unforgettable as Hedley Lamarr. And who could resist the temptation of Lili Von Shtupp, played to a tee by Madeline Kahn, who was nominated as Best Supporting Actress.

6. Who directed Sean Connery in the James Bond movies, "Dr. No" in 1962, "From Russia with Love" in 1964 and "Thunderball" in 1965?

Answer: Terence Young

Young also directed the psychological thriller "Wait Until Dark" in 1967 which I recommend for a good scare and great performances from Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin, who is fantastically terrorizing.
Gibert was at the helm on three Bond flicks as well, including "You Only Live Twice" in 1967, "The Spy Who Loved Me" in 1977 and "Moonraker" in 1979. Hamilton also directed Connery in "Diamonds Are Forever" in 1971, and in the classic "Goldfinger" in 1964.

7. Not only was he responsible for the "Pink Panther" movies, he also directed the movie "10" in 1979 and "Victor/Victoria" in 1982. Who is this director?

Answer: Blake Edwards

Edwards was married to Julie Andrews, who appeared in his films "Victor/Victoria", "10" and "S.O.B." as well as others.
Needham directed Burt Reynolds in the "Cannonball Run" flicks as well as the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies. Reiner directed another funnyman, Steve Martin, in several movies.

8. His directorial technique was prominent in the classics 1979's "Alien" and 1982's "Bladerunner" as well as his 2000 movie "Gladiator". Who is this director?

Answer: Ridley Scott

"Alien" won an Oscar for Best Effects and Visual Effects. Scott also directed "Thelma and Louise" in 1991, along with 2001's "Black Hawk Down" and "Prometheus" (2012).
Cameron directed "Aliens" in 1986. Fincher was at the helm for "Alien 3" in 1992 and Jeunet directed "Alien Ressurection" in 1997.

9. Who directed Clint Eastwood in several movies, including "Two Mules For Sister Sara" in 1970, followed by 1971's "The Beguiled" and in 1979's "Escape From Alcatraz"?

Answer: Don Siegel

Siegel considered Eastwood a good friend and also directed him in 1968's "Coogan's Bluff" as well as in the classic "Dirty Harry" in 1971.
Leone directed Eastwood in several earlier westerns including "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" in 1966. Post was in charge on 1973's "Magnum Force" and Fargo was behind the camera for 1978's "Every Which Way But Loose".

10. This director was responsible for three classic comedies including "Harold and Maude" in 1971 as well as 1975's "Shampoo" and "Being There" in 1979. Who is he?

Answer: Hal Ashby

Ashby also directed "The Last Detail" in 1973, "Bound For Glory" in 1976, and he took home the Oscar for Best Director for "Coming Home" in 1978.
Warren Beatty starred in "Shampoo" as well as "Heaven Can Wait", which he co-directed with Buck Henry. Nichols directed Beatty in "The Fortune" in 1975 and Altman was behind the camera for the classic movie "M*A*S*H" in 1970 as well as directing Beatty in 1971's "McCabe and Mrs. Miller".

Source: Author steelydoug

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