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Directors of Best Pictures Trivia Quiz

You will have to know the directors of movies that have won Best Picture honor.

A multiple-choice quiz by marley4. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
marley4

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
197,373

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The great movie 'Grand Hotel' won Best Picture in 1932. Who directed this film? Hint

Frank Lloyd

George Cukor

Edmund Goulding

Howard Hawks

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who directed the Oscar winning film 'Rebecca' (1940)? Hint

William Dieterle

Preston Sturges

Alfred Hitchcock

Robert Z. Leonard

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Question 3 of 10

3. Considered one of the best films of all time, 'Casablanca' won Best Picture in 1942. Who was the Oscar winning director of this film? Hint

Frank Capra

Michael Curtiz

William Wyler

John Huston

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Question 4 of 10

4. The classic 'On the Waterfront' earned Best Picture of 1954. Whose expertise direction earned him an Oscar? Hint

Delbert Mann

John Ford

Elia Kazan

Billy Wilder

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who directed the Oscar winning blockbuster, 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957)? Hint

Robert Mulligan

Fred Zinneman

David Lean

Cecil B. DeMille

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Question 6 of 10

6. The cult classic 'Tom Jones' won the well-deserved honor as Best Picture of 1963. Who was the master behind this masterpiece? Hint

Sam Peckinpah

Mike Nichols

Tony Richardson

Norman Jewison

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Midnight Cowboy' pushed all envelopes back in 1969 when it became the Acadamy Award winner. Who directed this 60s defining film? Hint

Robert Altman

Sidney Lumet

John Frankenheimer

John Schlesinger

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Question 8 of 10

8. The best mobster movie ever made, 'The Godfather', won the award for Best Picture of 1972, and it also earned him the award for Best Director in its sequel from 1974. Hint

Hal Ashby

Francis Ford Coppola

Joseph Sargent

Martin Scorsese

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Question 9 of 10

9. The movie about Mozart and Salieri won the award for Best Picture of 1984. Who directed 'Amadeus'? Hint

Roman Polanski

Milos Forman

Sydney Pollack

Hugh Hudson

10. The modern classic 'American Beauty' won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1999, when it faced probably the toughest competition of movies nominated since 1940. Whose directorial debut also won him an Oscar? Hint

Sam Mendes

Mike Figgis

Todd Smith

Christopher Nolan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The great movie 'Grand Hotel' won Best Picture in 1932. Who directed this film?

Answer: Edmund Goulding

This masterpiece, in the place where 'nothing ever happens', stars such film greats as Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Wallace Beery. Many lives intersect during a weekend's stay at a posh Berlin hotel.

2. Who directed the Oscar winning film 'Rebecca' (1940)?

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

It would be his only movie to receive this honor. Albeit this film won the Best Picture honor, Hitchcock did not win for his direction. John Ford received it for his great work, 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Another side note; Hitchcock's other film, 'Foreign Correspondent' was also nominated for Best Picture. This was his first American release.

3. Considered one of the best films of all time, 'Casablanca' won Best Picture in 1942. Who was the Oscar winning director of this film?

Answer: Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz also directed other Oscar nominated films like 'Mildred Pierce', 'The Adventures of Robin Hood', 'Yankee Doodle Dandy', and 'Captain Blood'.

4. The classic 'On the Waterfront' earned Best Picture of 1954. Whose expertise direction earned him an Oscar?

Answer: Elia Kazan

One of the most famous scenes from this movie, in which Eva Marie Saint dropped her glove and Marlon Brando picked it up, was all improvised. It was originally not in the script. A famous quote also derived from the movie in which Brondo says "I coulda been a contender". This is a highly recommeded movie for those who have not seen it.

5. Who directed the Oscar winning blockbuster, 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957)?

Answer: David Lean

David Lean went on to make another classic in film history; the legendary 'Lawrence of Arabia'. 'The Bridge ...' stars William Holden and Alec Guiness. A good classic case of Catch-22.

6. The cult classic 'Tom Jones' won the well-deserved honor as Best Picture of 1963. Who was the master behind this masterpiece?

Answer: Tony Richardson

Starring Albert Finney and Susannah York, this is a very unique and interesting experience. If you have never seen this one, do yourself a favor and rent it and laugh for two hours. Richardson also directed 'The Entertainer' and won Best Director for 'Tom Jones'.

7. 'Midnight Cowboy' pushed all envelopes back in 1969 when it became the Acadamy Award winner. Who directed this 60s defining film?

Answer: John Schlesinger

With two young and talented actors, Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, this movie is 'the buddy movie'. It was the only movie in film history to have won an Oscar that was Rated X. It has since been knocked down to an R rating and the MPAA does not give out the X rating anymore.

8. The best mobster movie ever made, 'The Godfather', won the award for Best Picture of 1972, and it also earned him the award for Best Director in its sequel from 1974.

Answer: Francis Ford Coppola

This movie changed mob movies forever. With a star studded cast led by Al Pacino, this movie, mixed with its sequel, can be seen as 'The Godfather Epic' and is my favorite way to watch it.

9. The movie about Mozart and Salieri won the award for Best Picture of 1984. Who directed 'Amadeus'?

Answer: Milos Forman

This enchanting film also earned F. Murray Abraham a well-deserved Oscar for Best Actor in his role as Antonio Salieri. Milos Forman also directed another Oscar winning film called 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'.

Answer: Sam Mendes

This may be the definitive movie of the 1990's suburban life. It seems to get more recognisable as time goes along. Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning give believable performances. The creators of this movie went on to make the successful HBO series 'Six Feet Under'.

Source: Author marley4

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