Q 01/05

In which state was D. W. Griffith born in 1875?

A) Kentucky

B) Tennessee

C) Virginia

D) Georgia

Answer · why

A) Kentucky

His father, Roaring Jake Griffith, was a Confederate colonel and state legislator.

Q 02/05

What do the initials D. W. stand for?

A) Daniel Warren

B) Douglas Wayne

C) David Wark

D) David William

Answer · why

C) David Wark

He first acted under the stage name Lawrence Griffith.

Q 03/05

In which year was The Birth of a Nation released?

A) 1908

B) 1912

C) 1913

D) 1915

Answer · why

D) 1915

It became the most successful box-office attraction of its time and provoked riots and NAACP bans.

Q 04/05

Which Edison Studios producer rejected Griffith's script in 1907 but gave him an acting part instead?

A) J. Stuart Blackton

B) Edwin Porter

C) Sigmund Lubin

D) Thomas Edison

Answer · why

B) Edwin Porter

The film was Rescued from an Eagle's Nest.

Q 05/05

How many shorts did Griffith direct for Biograph in 1908, his first year as a director?

A) 12

B) 24

C) 36

D) 48

Answer · why

D) 48

Biograph co-founder Harry Marvin gave him the job when the McCutcheons faltered.