Q 01/05

Who directed The Post?

A) Steven Spielberg

B) Ron Howard

C) Tom McCarthy

D) Alan J. Pakula

Answer · why

A) Steven Spielberg

He also produced it, and he later said the story was one that could not wait two or three years to be told.

Q 02/05

Which two stars play Katharine Graham and Ben Bradlee?

A) Cate Blanchett and George Clooney

B) Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks

C) Glenn Close and Kevin Costner

D) Sally Field and Robert Redford

Answer · why

B) Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks

The Post was the first time either had worked with Spielberg on the same film as the other.

Q 03/05

In which year is The Post set?

A) 1968

B) 1963

C) 1971

D) 1959

Answer · why

C) 1971

The film ends with the Watergate break-in a year later, the moment All the President's Men begins.

Q 04/05

Which two writers share the screenplay credit on The Post?

A) Aaron Sorkin and Tony Kushner

B) Eric Roth and Steven Zaillian

C) Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy

D) Liz Hannah and Josh Singer

Answer · why

D) Liz Hannah and Josh Singer

Singer, an Oscar winner for Spotlight, was hired to rewrite Hannah's script just ten weeks before filming.

Q 05/05

Which producer bought the rights to Liz Hannah's screenplay in October 2016?

A) Amy Pascal

B) Kathleen Kennedy

C) Scott Rudin

D) Megan Ellison

Answer · why

A) Amy Pascal

Spielberg came aboard the following March after cancelling The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara.