Who Was Directed By Steven Spielberg? Quiz

Answer: Roger Corman

'Jaws' is set in the town of Amity, in New England. When a body washes up on the beach there, the medical examiner believes that the man was killed by a shark. A few days later the shark attacks again, and so the hunt begins. The mayor of the town is keen to avoid scaring away the July 4th holiday makers, so when the body of a tiger shark is brought in by fishermen, the mayor is happy to declare the beach safe once more. Needless to say, further attacks follow before the shark is finally caught. Roy Scheider iss the police chief, Robert Shaw the shark hunter, Quint, and Richard Dreyfuss plays shark expert Matt Hooper.

Answer: 1941

'1941' is set in the days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour. The people of California are all in a state of panic, fearing an invasion by the Japanese. When a Japanese submarine is discovered sailing up and down the coast, the nervous public are finally able to see the enemy and to defend their homes from attack.

Answer: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Elliott discovered an alien in his family's garden, where he was looking for food. His colleagues, some alien botanists, accidentally left him behind, because they had been disturbed by humans as they were collecting samples. Elliott and E.T. became friendly, but E.T. really wishes to return home.

He built a device to communicate with his kind, but the task force are equally busy, trying to track down the alien. The movie was released in 1982, and is one of the highest grossing movies of all time.

Answer: Sam Neill

Some scientists managed to bring dinosaurs to life, using DNA taken from dinosaur blood that had been obtained from insects trapped in amber. A theme park was built to show off the dinosaurs, but someone plans to steal dinosaur embryos. When the security system of the park is disabled, the dinosaurs are able to escape from their enclosures and a group of visitors to the park are left to run for their lives. Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Attenborough also starred in this great Spielberg movie.

Answer: Geoffrey Rush

Liam Neeson played Oskar Schindler in this highly acclaimed film, which was based on a true story. He was a factory owner during the second world war and when he saw how the Jews were being treated he began to use his factory to hide them and save them from the gas chambers at Auschwitz. Schindler saved over a thousand Jews during the war.

Answer: Tom Hanks

This movie is also set during World War II. 'Saving Private Ryan' tells the story of the search for a paratrooper by the name of Ryan, who is behind enemy lines. Three of his brothers have been killed and when General Marshall discovers that the fourth brother is missing, he sent out a unit to find him and send him home.

The group charged with finding Ryan have mixed feelings about their task, especially when the job proved to be dangerous and one by one they are being picked off.

Answer: Amistad

'Amistad' is based on a revolt by Africans on the slave ship Amistad in 1839. The slaves take control of the ship, but the American navy captures them and takes them to America. The story then goes on to describe the trial of the slaves on their arrival in America. Morgan Freeman and Matthew McConaughey play characters defending the slaves. Anthony Hopkins is John Quincy Adams.

Answer: Tom Cruise

'Minority Report' is set in the future, in a time when crimes are foretold and a pre-crime division are sent to stop them from happening. John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is a member of this division, and is horrified when his name is put forward as someone who is going to commit a murder. He sets out to prove his innocence, pursued by his former colleagues.

Answer: Matt Damon

'Catch Me If You Can' (2002) tells the story of Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), an accomplished con artist. It is based on a true story of a man who managed to pass himself off under several different identities, and of the FBI agents that trailed him.

He posed as a pilot, a doctor and an attorney, and in the meantime he passed more than $2 million in bad checks. Christopher Walken played Frank's father and Tom Hanks was Carl Hanratty, the agent on Frank's trail.

Answer: Always

The tagline for the movie 'Always' (1989) was 'They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him...Even after he was gone.' Pete Sandich (Dreyfuss) was an ariel firefighting pilot, and Dorinda (Holly Hunter) was the girl he planned to marry.

However, he was killed in a plane crash, leaving her heartbroken. He then found that he had returned to offer advice to his successor, a man who was also falling in love with Dorinda.

Answer: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

This was the third film in the 'Indiana Jones' series. This time, Indiana's father has been kidnapped by Nazis, who want to have his diaries. These contain maps and descriptions of some of the world's greatest lost treasures, including the Holy Grail. To save his father Indiana has to go to Nazi Germany and then find the Holy Grail before they can.

Answer: The Color Purple

'The Color Purple' tells the story of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), a young African American girl. She is fourteen when the story begins, and is pregnant by her own father, whom she later discovered to be her step-father. The film follows her life for the next thirty years.

She was married off to a man who used her as a mother to his own children, and as a resident slave. She meets Shug (played by Margaret Avery), who helps her to learn about life's truths and to love herself enough to change from a downtrodden woman to a self-sufficient and strong one. Oprah Winfrey played the part of Sofia.

Answer: Cameron Diaz

Robin Williams played the part of Peter Pan, who did eventually grow up and marry Wendy's granddaughter. When his children are kidnapped by Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman), Peter has to return to NeverLand. He is helped by Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts) and the Lost Boys.

He remembers how to be young again and battles with Captain Hook, in order to save his children. Gwyneth Paltrow is Young Wendy, Glenn Close is Gutless and Maggie Smith plays the middle-aged Wendy.

Answer: Empire of the Sun

'Empire of the Sun' is based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel. It tells the story of Jim (Christian Bale) whose life is changed dramatically when the Japanese invade Shanghai in December 1941. He was separated from his parents and lived for some time on the street, before being captured and interned by the Japanese.

He met Basie (John Malkovich) in the camp, where he develops admiration for the other prisoners and for their Japanese guards.

Answer: David Swinton

In a film set in the future, humans have advanced sufficiently to create realistic robots, called mechas. One company built an artificial child, called David, who became the first of the robots to have real feelings. He was adopted by Monica, whose son had an incurable disease and so was in cryo-stasis until a cure was found.

When her son recovers, he returns home. David then has to try to win back his mother's love, while his 'brother' manipulates him to force Monica to abandon him.