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Directors You Should Know Trivia Quiz

Can you name the director from the clues provided? I CAN. muah ha ha ha.

A multiple-choice quiz by cbr0oks. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cbr0oks

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
338,139

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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587

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Question 1 of 10

1. My first feature was in black and white, starred Sean Gullette, and featured the board game, "Go". Who am I? Hint

Darren Aronofsky

Roman Polanski

David Fincher

David Lynch

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Question 2 of 10

2. I directed my real-life brother, as well as Amy Ryan in her Oscar-nominated performance, in my directorial debut. My first two directorial feature films featured Boston-based rapper "Slaine". What actor-turned-director am I? Hint

Ridley Scott

Jonathan Demme

Joel Coen

Ben Affleck

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Question 3 of 10

3. Some consider my work to be masterpieces of modern cinema. Martin Sheen considers my 1973 film, in which he starred, to be his best acting work. My films frequently utilize voice-over narration. My 1998 WWII epic featured an ensemble of actors, however Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Sheen, Gary Oldman, Bill Pullman, Lukas Haas, Viggo Mortensen and Mickey Rourke's scenes were all cut from the final picture. What director am I? Hint

Steven Spielberg

Francis Ford Coppola

Oliver Stone

Terrence Malick

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Question 4 of 10

4. I directed "Witness" and "Dead Poet's Society". I have collaborated with Jim Carrey and Russel Crowe. What Australian director am I? Hint

George Miller

Frank Darabont

Curtis Hanson

Peter Weir

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Question 5 of 10

5. I directed Vin Diesel in a 2006 courtroom drama. My 2007 film featured Albert Finney and Marissa Tomei. I am widely considered an "actor's director". Who am I? Hint

Darren Aronofsky

Sidney Lumet

Wolfgang Peterson

Gus Van Sant

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Question 6 of 10

6. I am openly homosexual, and frequently direct big-budget action films. I am NOT dyslexic. What director am I? Hint

Todd Haynes

Bryan Singer

Michael Bay

Roland Emmerich

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Question 7 of 10

7. I typically direct quirky comedies, and frequently collaborate with Joey-Lauren Adams and Jason Lee. What stocky director am I? Hint

Adam McKay

Kevin Smith

John Hughes

Rob Reiner

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Question 8 of 10

8. I am known for using lengthy single-shot sequences. I was a featured director in "Paris, Je T'aime". I directed a "Harry Potter" film. What director/producer am I? Hint

Guillermo del Toro

Christopher Nolan

David Yates

Alfonso Cuar�n

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Question 9 of 10

9. I directed the film adaptation of a Bret Easton Ellis novel, which featured Willem Dafoe as a detective, and Jared Leto as Paul. What female director am I? Hint

Mary Harron

Sofia Coppola

Kathryn Bigelow

Miranda July

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Question 10 of 10

10. I directed a film in the "Hannibal Lector" series. I have collaborated with Robert Deniro and Daniel Day-Lewis. Which acclaimed director am I? Hint

Michael Mann

Paul Thomas Anderson

Martin Scorcese

Jonathan Demme

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. My first feature was in black and white, starred Sean Gullette, and featured the board game, "Go". Who am I?

Answer: Darren Aronofsky

Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" and "Black Swan" were initially conceived as a single picture. His first feature film, titled "Pi", was a psychological thriller about a number theorist who tries to find the significance in a 216 digit number he keeps happening upon. He also plays the board game "Go" with his mentor.

Answer: Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck won the Academy Award for Best Writing (original screenplay) along with Matt Damon for their 1997 drama, "Good Will Hunting". He also directed Jeremy Renner in his Oscar-nominated performance in "The Town". Boston rapper Slaine was featured in both "Gone, Baby Gone" and "The Town".

Answer: Terrence Malick

During the filming of his WWII epic "The Thin Red Line", Terrence Malick's unorthodox filming techniques prompted Woody Harrelson and John Savage to stay an extra month after completing their scenes, just to watch him work. It earned him two Oscar Nominations, for this film, for Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Martin Sheen's favorite personal performance came in Malick's 1973 film "Badlands".

4. I directed "Witness" and "Dead Poet's Society". I have collaborated with Jim Carrey and Russel Crowe. What Australian director am I?

Answer: Peter Weir

Peter Weir directed Harrison Ford in "Witness", Robin Williams in "Dead Poet's Society", Jim Carrey in "The Truman Show", and Russell Crowe in "Master and Commander: the far side of the world".

5. I directed Vin Diesel in a 2006 courtroom drama. My 2007 film featured Albert Finney and Marissa Tomei. I am widely considered an "actor's director". Who am I?

Answer: Sidney Lumet

"Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" was one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2007, despite not receiving any nods from the Academy. Philip Seymour-Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney and Marisa Tomei starred. Although "Find Me Guilty" was one of Vin Diesel's better received performances, the movie itself was not a particular critical success compared to other Lumet films.

6. I am openly homosexual, and frequently direct big-budget action films. I am NOT dyslexic. What director am I?

Answer: Roland Emmerich

Roland Emmerich has directed "Independence Day", "Godzilla", "The Patriot", "The Day After Tomorrow", "10,000 BC", and "2012", among others. He is the highest-grossing European film director, bringing in over $3 billion. He is one of only a handful of openly gay directors of Hollywood pictures.

7. I typically direct quirky comedies, and frequently collaborate with Joey-Lauren Adams and Jason Lee. What stocky director am I?

Answer: Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith owns and operates "Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash", showcasing comics and other merchandise from Smith's "View Askewniverse". Along with Joey-Lauren Adams and Jason Lee, he frequently casts Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in his films.

8. I am known for using lengthy single-shot sequences. I was a featured director in "Paris, Je T'aime". I directed a "Harry Potter" film. What director/producer am I?

Answer: Alfonso Cuar�n

Although Alfonso Cuar�n received criticism from "Harry Potter" fans for his approach, creator JK Rowling stated "The Prisoner of Azkaban" was her favorite "Potter" film to date. In "Paris, Je T'aime", Cuaron directed his entire piece for the film in a single shot.

9. I directed the film adaptation of a Bret Easton Ellis novel, which featured Willem Dafoe as a detective, and Jared Leto as Paul. What female director am I?

Answer: Mary Harron

Although Bret Easton Ellis has stated that "The Rules of Attraction" is his favorite film adaptation of his work, Mary Harron's adaptation of "American Psycho" has developed a cult following, and acclaim from top critics, particularly for Christian Bale's performance.

10. I directed a film in the "Hannibal Lector" series. I have collaborated with Robert Deniro and Daniel Day-Lewis. Which acclaimed director am I?

Answer: Michael Mann

Michael Mann's film "Heat" saw Robert Deniro and Al Pacino in one of only two films where they are in the same scene, which took place over a cup of coffee. His follow up film "The Insider" also starring Pacino, was nominated for seven Oscars. Mann's thriller "Manhunter" was the first adaptation of the book "Red Dragon", which preceded "The Silence of the Lambs" in the "Hannibal" film series.

Source: Author cbr0oks

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