Q 01/05

What was Woody Allen's birth name?

A) Allen Stewart Konig

B) Allan Stewart Konigsberg

C) Aaron Samuel Kaminsky

D) Melvin Kaminsky

Answer · why

B) Allan Stewart Konigsberg

He began calling himself Woody in high school and took the name from the bandleader Woody Herman.

Q 02/05

In which New York City borough was Allen born, at Mount Eden Hospital?

A) The Bronx

B) Brooklyn

C) Manhattan

D) Queens

Answer · why

A) The Bronx

He was raised in Brooklyn's Midwood neighbourhood, and unlike his persona was more interested in baseball than school and picked first for teams.

Q 03/05

How many Academy Awards did Annie Hall win, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Diane Keaton?

A) 2

B) 8

C) 4

D) 6

Answer · why

C) 4

It was nominated for the Big Five and beat Star Wars for the top prize; Allen lost Best Actor but won for directing and writing.

Q 04/05

How many Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay has Allen won, a record?

A) 3

B) 5

C) 6

D) 4

Answer · why

A) 3

He also holds the record for nominations in the category, with 16; his fourth Oscar is the directing prize of 1978.

Q 05/05

What was the working title Allen suggested for Annie Hall, a term for the inability to feel pleasure?

A) Neurasthenia

B) Agoraphobia

C) Anhedonia

D) Melancholia

Answer · why

C) Anhedonia

Co-writer Marshall Brickman offered It Had to Be Jew, Rollercoaster Named Desire and Me and My Goy instead.