Q 01/05

In which city was Christopher Nolan born in 1970?

A) London

B) Chicago

C) Dublin

D) Manchester

Answer · why

A) London

He was born in the Westminster district and spent summers in Evanston, his mother's hometown; he holds dual British and American citizenship.

Q 02/05

Nolan's mother, Christina Jensen, was an American former flight attendant from which state?

A) Ohio

B) New Jersey

C) Illinois

D) Minnesota

Answer · why

C) Illinois

She came from Evanston, where the three Nolan brothers spent their summers.

Q 03/05

Nolan's father Brendan worked in which industry?

A) Banking

B) Advertising

C) Publishing

D) Aviation

Answer · why

B) Advertising

He was a creative director of Irish descent; the family raised the boys Catholic in Highgate.

Q 04/05

At what age did Nolan start making films with his father's Super 8 camera?

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Nine

D) Eleven

Answer · why

B) Seven

He shot his action figures in a stop-motion Star Wars homage called Space Wars, with sets built from clay, flour, egg boxes and toilet rolls.

Q 05/05

Nolan's uncle sent him launch footage he cut into his childhood films. Where had the uncle worked?

A) The BBC

B) Pinewood Studios

C) Boeing

D) NASA

Answer · why

D) NASA

The uncle built guidance systems for the Apollo rockets; Nolan re-filmed the footage off a screen and hoped no one would notice.