Q 01/05

Who wrote and directed Inception?

A) Denis Villeneuve

B) Christopher Nolan

C) Darren Aronofsky

D) David Fincher

Answer · why

B) Christopher Nolan

He produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. It was his follow-up to The Dark Knight.

Q 02/05

What genre was Nolan's original 80-page treatment about 'dream stealers' pitched as?

A) Romantic comedy

B) Horror

C) War epic

D) Animation

Answer · why

B) Horror

He shelved it after Insomnia to gain experience on bigger films, then rewrote it as a heist movie.

Q 03/05

Which three films did Nolan make while Inception sat on the shelf waiting for him to gain experience?

A) Memento, Insomnia and The Prestige

B) Batman Begins, The Prestige and The Dark Knight

C) The Prestige, The Dark Knight and Interstellar

D) Following, Memento and Batman Begins

Answer · why

B) Batman Begins, The Prestige and The Dark Knight

Warner Bros. finally bought the revised treatment in February 2009.

Q 04/05

What is the name of Leonardo DiCaprio's character?

A) Dom Cobb

B) Arthur

C) Eames

D) Saito

Answer · why

A) Dom Cobb

He is an 'extractor' who steals secrets from people's dreams. DiCaprio was the first actor cast.

Q 05/05

What does Saito promise Cobb in return for performing inception?

A) A billion dollars in cash

B) Clearing his criminal record so he can go home

C) A seat on the company board

D) The truth about what happened to Mal

Answer · why

B) Clearing his criminal record so he can go home

Cobb had fled the US after Mal framed him for her death.