Q 01/05

In which city was Wong Kar-wai born in 1958?

A) Shanghai

B) Hong Kong

C) Guangzhou

D) Taipei

Answer · why

A) Shanghai

His family emigrated when he was five, and the two older siblings left behind did not see him again for ten years.

Q 02/05

What job did Wong's father take after the family arrived in Hong Kong?

A) Working as a sailor

B) Managing a nightclub

C) Driving a tram

D) Running a noodle shop

Answer · why

B) Managing a nightclub

His father had earlier been a sailor; young Wong said his only childhood hobby was going to the cinema with his mother.

Q 03/05

What did Wong study at the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1980 before dropping out?

A) Journalism

B) Film production

C) Graphic design

D) Architecture

Answer · why

C) Graphic design

He left after being accepted into a training course at the TVB television network.

Q 04/05

Which 1988 crime drama was Wong Kar-wai's directorial debut?

A) Days of Being Wild

B) Final Victory

C) The Haunted Cop Shop

D) As Tears Go By

Answer · why

D) As Tears Go By

It followed a conflicted young gangster watching over a hot-headed friend, and starred singer Andy Lau.

Q 05/05

Wong's debut feature was inspired by which Martin Scorsese film?

A) Mean Streets

B) Taxi Driver

C) Goodfellas

D) Raging Bull

Answer · why

A) Mean Streets

Its Cantonese title reads roughly as 'Mongkok Carmen', after the district where its enforcer hero collects debts.