Match the Director Trivia Quiz

Answer: Wes Anderson

'The Royal Tenenbaums' came out in 2001 and told the story of three child geniuses and their rather unusual relationship with their father. The stars included Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Owen Wilson, who co-wrote the script with Anderson. 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' was a 2009 film based on the book by Roald Dahl and employed the voice talents of George Clooney and Michael Gambon, among many others.

'The Grand Budapest Hotel' starred Ralph Fiennes as the concierge of the hotel in the title. The 2014 film featured a host of well known actors, including Tilda Swinton and Jude Law. Owen Wilson appeared in all three of the films named in the question.

Answer: David Lean

David Lean was an English director who also brought us 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957), 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) and 'Doctor Zhivago' (1965). 'Brief Encounter' dates from 1945 and starred Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson as a couple who came close to an affair. 'Oliver Twist', an adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens, starred Alec Guinness as Fagin, and came out in 1948.

'Ryan's Daughter' featured Robert Mitchum, John Mills and Trevor Howard (again) and was set in Ireland. It was released in 1970.

Answer: Tim Burton

'Mars Attacks!' brought together Glenn Close, Jack Nicholson and Pierce Brosnan, with a host of other stars, in 1996. It was a black comedy about a Martian invasion of Earth. 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' was Burton's first full length film, released in 1985, and starred Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman searching for his bicycle.

Johnny Depp starred in the 1994 film 'Ed Wood', which told the story of the 1950s film director of that name.

Answer: Steven Soderbergh

The 1989 film 'Sex, Lies and Videotape' starred James Spader and Andie MacDowell and was the first to bring Soderbergh to public attention. 'Traffic', from 2000, was a crime story about the drug trade, told from several points of view. The film starred Michael Douglas, Benicio del Toro and James Brolin.

'Haywire' came out in 2011 and was a thriller starring Gina Carano and Michael Fassbender.

Soderbergh's other films include 'Erin Brockovich' (2000) and 'Ocean's Eleven' (2001) as well as the follow up 'Ocean' films.

Answer: Ingmar Bergman

'Wild Strawberries' came out in 1957 and was about an aged man reminiscing about his life. Bergman wrote the script as well as directing the film. 'Fanny and Alexander' dates from 1982 and told the story of a brother and sister. 'Summer Interlude' was about a ballerina, and came out in 1951.

Bergman also directed 'The Seventh Seal' (1957), which starred Max von Sydow and featured a famous scene of a chess match with Death.

Answer: David Lynch

'Eraserhead' came out in 1977, becoming the first full length film to be directed by Lynch, who also wrote the story. It was a surreal horror movie, starring Jack Nance. 'Wild at Heart' dates from 1990 and was about a couple who go on the run. The stars were Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern.

'Mulholland Drive' featured Naomi Watts and Laura Harring, and was written by Lynch originally for television. It was released as a feature film in 2001. Other films directed by David Lynch are 'The Elephant Man' (1980) and 'Blue Velvet' (1986).

Answer: Peter Jackson

'Heavenly Creatures' was based on a true story, with Jackson writing the script. It marked Kate Winslet's 1994 big screen debut and told the story of two girls who murder the mother of one of them. The 'King Kong' directed by Jackson was the 2005 version, starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black. 'The Lovely Bones' was based on the novel by Alice Sebold and was released in 2009. Saoirse Ronan plays the part of a girl who has been murdered.

Of course, Jackson is probably best known for the films made from Tolkien's works 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit', but that would have been too easy.

Answer: Brian de Palma

'Blow Out' came out in 1981 and starred John Travolta whose character accidentally recorded an assassination. 'Mission to Mars' was a 2000 film starring Gary Sinise and Tim Robbins. It was about a mission to the planet Mars going dramatically wrong. 'The Black Dahlia' was based on the true life murder of Elizabeth Short. It starred Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson and appeared on the big screen in 2006.

Brian de Palma also directed 'The Bonfire of the Vanities' (1990) and 'Snake Eyes' (1998).

Answer: Oliver Stone

'The Doors' came out in 1991 and was based on the life of Jim Morrison and his band. 'Nixon' starred Anthony Hopkins as the former American president, Richard Nixon, and was released in 1995. 'Alexander' dates from 2004 and told the story of Alexander the Great, with Colin Farrell playing the lead role.

Among Stone's other films are 'Platoon' (1986), 'JFK' (1991) and 'Wall Street' (1987).

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

'Blackmail' dates from 1929 and told the story of a woman who killed the man who tried to rape her, and the consequences. 'Lifeboat' came out in 1944, with Tallulah Bankhead and William Bendix as the main stars. 'Topaz' was a 1969 thriller adapted from a novel by Leon Uris. The stars included Frederick Stafford and the story was a Cold War spy story.

Hitchcock's other films are too numerous to list, but among them are 'Rear Window' (1954), 'Psycho' (1960) and 'The Birds' (1963).