Q 01/05

Which producer is behind the whole Pirates of the Caribbean film series?

A) Jerry Bruckheimer

B) Kathleen Kennedy

C) Kevin Feige

D) Joel Silver

Answer · why

A) Jerry Bruckheimer

He was also the producer of Top Gun and Armageddon before turning a theme-park ride into a $4.5 billion franchise.

Q 02/05

Who directed the first three films in the series?

A) Michael Bay

B) Gore Verbinski

C) Rob Marshall

D) Joachim Rønning

Answer · why

B) Gore Verbinski

He wanted to use modern technology to resurrect a genre that had vanished after Hollywood's Golden Age.

Q 03/05

Which director, best known for the musical Chicago, took over for On Stranger Tides?

A) Sam Mendes

B) Kenneth Branagh

C) Rob Marshall

D) Baz Luhrmann

Answer · why

C) Rob Marshall

He was invited by Bruckheimer and Depp when the original director was unavailable.

Q 04/05

Which screenwriting duo wrote the first four films?

A) Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman

B) Phil Lord and Chris Miller

C) Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas

D) Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio

Answer · why

D) Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio

The pair had already worked with Disney on Aladdin and Treasure Planet, and gave the pirate movie its supernatural edge.

Q 05/05

Roughly how much has the franchise grossed worldwide across five films?

A) Over $4.5 billion

B) Over $1.5 billion

C) Over $8 billion

D) Over $12 billion

Answer · why

A) Over $4.5 billion

It was the first film franchise ever to produce two separate films that each passed $1 billion.