Q 01/05

What is Nicolas Cage's birth surname?

A) Schwartzman

B) Coppola

C) Vogelsang

D) Shire

Answer · why

B) Coppola

He was born Nicolas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, on January 7, 1964, and only legally changed his name in 2025.

Q 02/05

His stage name was inspired by avant-garde composer John and which Marvel Comics superhero?

A) Iron Fist

B) Moon Knight

C) Luke Cage

D) Doctor Strange

Answer · why

C) Luke Cage

He picked a new name to avoid trading on his famous family, and it stuck for four decades before he made it legal.

Q 03/05

Which famous director is Nicolas Cage's uncle?

A) Martin Scorsese

B) Brian De Palma

C) Peter Bogdanovich

D) Francis Ford Coppola

Answer · why

D) Francis Ford Coppola

Through his father August, he is also a nephew of actress Talia Shire and a cousin of Sofia Coppola and Jason Schwartzman.

Q 04/05

What was his father August's profession?

A) Literature professor

B) Film producer

C) Jazz trumpeter

D) Civil engineer

Answer · why

A) Literature professor

His mother, Joy Vogelsang, was a dancer and choreographer.

Q 05/05

Which 1982 teen film was Cage's big-screen debut, in a small role billed as 'Brad's Bud'?

A) Porky's Revenge

B) Fast Times at Ridgemont High

C) The Last American Virgin

D) Risky Business

Answer · why

B) Fast Times at Ridgemont High

He was still credited under his family name at the time.