Q 01/05

What was the profession of both of Robert De Niro's parents?

A) Painters

B) Actors

C) Restaurateurs

D) Teachers

Answer · why

A) Painters

Virginia Admiral and Robert De Niro Sr. met at Hans Hofmann's painting classes in Provincetown; a 2014 HBO documentary remembered his father's art.

Q 02/05

What childhood nickname did De Niro earn for his pale complexion?

A) Little Bobby

B) Bobby Snow

C) Bobby Milk

D) Bobby Chalk

Answer · why

C) Bobby Milk

He ran with street kids in Little Italy, to his father's disapproval; some remain lifelong friends.

Q 03/05

De Niro's stage debut at age 10 was as which character in The Wizard of Oz?

A) The Tin Man

B) The Scarecrow

C) The Cowardly Lion

D) The Wizard

Answer · why

C) The Cowardly Lion

He later dropped out of high school at 16, having found performing a way to relieve his shyness.

Q 04/05

Which teacher exposed De Niro to the Stanislavski system at her own conservatory?

A) Sanford Meisner

B) Uta Hagen

C) Stella Adler

D) Geraldine Page

Answer · why

C) Stella Adler

He also studied at HB Studio and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio, and idolised Brando, Clift and James Dean.

Q 05/05

Greetings (1968), De Niro's first major role, was the first of several early films with which director?

A) Roger Corman

B) Francis Ford Coppola

C) Brian De Palma

D) Martin Scorsese

Answer · why

C) Brian De Palma

It satirised draft dodging; Hi, Mom! (1970) was its sequel, and De Palma later directed him as Al Capone.