Q 01/05

In which Texas city was Wes Anderson born?

A) San Antonio

B) Austin

C) Houston

D) Dallas

Answer · why

C) Houston

Anderson was born in Houston on May 1, 1969, and graduated from the city's St. John's School in 1987, later using the campus as a filming location.

Q 02/05

Anderson met which future co-writer and star as roommates at the University of Texas?

A) Noah Baumbach

B) Jason Schwartzman

C) Roman Coppola

D) Owen Wilson

Answer · why

D) Owen Wilson

Anderson met Owen Wilson in a playwriting class at the University of Texas at Austin; the two became roommates and co-wrote Anderson's first three fea...

Q 03/05

What subject did Anderson major in at university?

A) English literature

B) Film

C) Philosophy

D) Architecture

Answer · why

C) Philosophy

Anderson majored in philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, though his early ambition was writing; as a child he shot silent Super 8 films st...

Q 04/05

What was Anderson's feature debut, a 1996 crime caper about young Texans planning heists?

A) Suburbia

B) The Underneath

C) Lone Star

D) Bottle Rocket

Answer · why

D) Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket (1996) expanded Anderson's earlier black-and-white short of the same name; Martin Scorsese later named it one of his ten favorite films ...

Q 05/05

In Anderson's debut feature, Dignan draws up a life plan spanning how many years?

A) 10

B) 100

C) 75

D) 25

Answer · why

C) 75

Dignan's notebook lays out a 75-year plan of heists and training, leading to Mr. Henry, the landscaper-criminal played by James Caan.