Q 01/05

Which director of Titanic made the first solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

A) Michael Bay

B) Roland Emmerich

C) James Cameron

D) Wolfgang Petersen

Answer · why

C) James Cameron

James Cameron reached the deepest point of any ocean alone in 2012, and footage from the expedition showed a sea cucumber that scientists believe is a...

Q 02/05

Which director worked for five years at a California video rental store before making Reservoir Dogs?

A) Quentin Tarantino

B) Steven Soderbergh

C) Kevin Smith

D) Guy Ritchie

Answer · why

A) Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino manned the counter at Video Archives in Manhattan Beach, where he became known locally for his film knowledge and his recommendation...

Q 03/05

Which British director of Psycho and Vertigo made brief cameo appearances in most of his own films?

A) Michael Powell

B) Richard Attenborough

C) David Lean

D) Alfred Hitchcock

Answer · why

D) Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock first slipped into shot in The Lodger, sitting in a newsroom, and the walk-ons became a publicity trademark that audiences learned to...

Q 04/05

Which director kept the shark in Jaws mostly unseen because the mechanical models kept breaking down?

A) Brian De Palma

B) Steven Spielberg

C) William Friedkin

D) Richard Donner

Answer · why

B) Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg let an ominous, minimalist musical theme announce the shark instead, while trouble with the props helped push the budget from $4 mill...

Q 05/05

Which former Disney animator went on to direct Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and the 1989 Batman?

A) Tim Burton

B) Henry Selick

C) Joe Dante

D) Barry Sonnenfeld

Answer · why

A) Tim Burton

Tim Burton won his apprenticeship at the studio with a student short called Stalk of the Celery Monster, then worked on The Fox and the Hound and The ...