Q 01/05

How many Academy Awards for Best Director did John Ford win, still a record?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Three

D) Six

Answer · why

B) Four

They came for The Informer, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley and The Quiet Man; William Wyler and Frank Capra are next with three.

Q 02/05

Under what surname was Ford born?

A) O'Fearna

B) Fitzgerald

C) Flaherty

D) Feeney

Answer · why

D) Feeney

He later liked to give his name as Seán Aloysius O'Feeny.

Q 03/05

In which state was John Ford born, to Irish immigrant parents?

A) Massachusetts

B) New York

C) Maine

D) Ohio

Answer · why

C) Maine

He was born in Cape Elizabeth and grew up in Portland's Irish neighbourhood of Munjoy Hill.

Q 04/05

What nickname did Ford earn playing fullback at Portland High School?

A) Duke

B) Pappy

C) Coach

D) Bull

Answer · why

D) Bull

It came from the way he lowered his helmet and charged the line.

Q 05/05

Ford broke into films in 1914 working for which older brother, already a Hollywood actor-director?

A) Patrick

B) Francis

C) Edward

D) Daniel

Answer · why

B) Francis

He adopted the name Jack Ford and appeared uncredited as a Klansman in The Birth of a Nation.