Q 01/05

William Wyler holds the record for the most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. How many?

A) 12

B) 14

C) 16

D) 20

Answer · why

A) 12

He won three times, and 13 of his films were nominated for Best Picture.

Q 02/05

Which three films won Wyler his directing Oscars?

A) Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur and Funny Girl

B) Dodsworth, Jezebel and The Heiress

C) Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives and Ben-Hur

D) Wuthering Heights, The Letter and The Little Foxes

Answer · why

C) Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives and Ben-Hur

All three also won Best Picture, making him the only director with three Best Picture winners.

Q 03/05

In which city was Wyler born?

A) Strasbourg

B) Frankfurt

C) Mulhouse

D) Basel

Answer · why

C) Mulhouse

It was then in the German Empire's Alsace-Lorraine and is now in France.

Q 04/05

Wyler's mother was a cousin of which studio founder, who gave him his start?

A) Adolph Zukor

B) Jack Warner

C) Louis B. Mayer

D) Carl Laemmle

Answer · why

D) Carl Laemmle

Laemmle came to Europe each year looking for promising young men and hired Wyler in 1921.

Q 05/05

Which studio did Wyler work for in his early Hollywood years, becoming its youngest director by 1925?

A) Universal

B) Paramount

C) Warner Bros.

D) MGM

Answer · why

A) Universal

He started in the swing gang, cleaning stages and moving sets, before rising through the ranks.