Q 01/05

Who directed the 1960 horror film Psycho, with its celebrated shower scene?

A) Alfred Hitchcock

B) Roman Polanski

C) Billy Wilder

D) John Carpenter

Answer · why

A) Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock directed and produced Psycho (1960), shooting it cheaply in black and white with the crew from his television series Alfred Hitchcock...

Q 02/05

In Citizen Kane, Rosebud is revealed as a trade name printed on which object?

A) A racehorse's blanket

B) A sled

C) A boat

D) A music box

Answer · why

B) A sled

Rosebud is the trade name on Kane's childhood sled; as his possessions are burned in the final scene, the name shows through the flames.

Q 03/05

In L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's magic shoes are which colour, changed for the 1939 film?

A) Gold

B) Emerald

C) Silver

D) Bronze

Answer · why

C) Silver

Silver Shoes became ruby slippers because red showed off the new Technicolor process better; Glinda magically transfers them onto Dorothy's feet.

Q 04/05

The malfunctioning mechanical sharks built for Jaws were nicknamed what by the film crew?

A) Jonah

B) Chomper

C) Moby

D) Bruce

Answer · why

D) Bruce

Three full-size pneumatic props were built and named after Spielberg's lawyer, Bruce Ramer. Because they kept failing, Spielberg largely suggested the...

Q 05/05

Who directed The Godfather (1972)?

A) Martin Scorsese

B) Francis Ford Coppola

C) Sidney Lumet

D) Sergio Leone

Answer · why

B) Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola directed The Godfather (1972) and co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, adapting Puzo's 1969 novel.