F i l m   T r i v i a   Q u i z   1

• A Fun German-Hollywood Connection Film Trivia Quiz
 

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This is our first fun FILM TRIVIA QUIZ related to the German-Hollywood Connection. Entrants who take the quiz and come up with at least 10 correct answers (We do expect some effort here!) via e-mail will receive (by return e-mail) an answer key with additional interesting film facts as a bonus.

There is no cost or obligation of any kind for you to enter the TRIVIA QUIZ. Your e-mail address will be kept confidential.

Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy taking TRIVIA QUIZ No. 1. We look forward to seeing your answers to the 20 questions. All the answers can be found here on the German-Hollywood Connection pages.

Q U E S T I O N S   ( Q u i z   1 )

1. What do H.R. Giger’s initials stand for? What is Giger known for?

2. Who said: “To begin with I should say that I am a visual person.”?

3. This German cinematographer has worked for Hollywood directors Martin Scorsese and Wolfgang Petersen.

4. Name the two films in which Marlene Dietrich co-starred with both John Wayne and Randolph Scott.

5. What was “ID4” director Roland Emmerich’s first Hollywood movie?

6. What is Billy Wilder’s exact birthdate? (month/day/year)

7. What are the titles of the two Marilyn Monroe films directed by Billy Wilder?

8. What is Peter Lorre’s real name?

9. This German actor has appeared in The Boat, Dune, Body of Evidence and Judge Dredd.

10. Who is Karl Walter Lindenlaub?

11. Who directed The Neverending Story and Enemy Mine?

12. Which American actress had a German father and was born Lucille V. Langhanke in 1906?

13. This German actor, who died in 1991, played roles in both Casablanca (1942) and Wings of Desire (1988).

14. What is the name of the Austrian-born cartoonist who created Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor?

15. Name the only English-language film directed by François Truffaut that also happened to have an Austrian actor (who also acted in another Truffaut film) in a leading role. Who was the Austrian actor?

16. How did the term “film noir” come about? What does it mean?

17. Which German actor received the first Academy Award ever bestowed for best actor?

18. What is the name of the actor/director who filmed The Cardinal (1963) in his hometown of Vienna?

19. Which famous film star was born in Omaha, Nebraska with the name Frederick Austerlitz? Where did his parents come from?

20. The Caine Mutiny (1954), with Humphrey Bogart as the paranoid Captain Queeg, had two Austrians behind the scenes: one for the music, the other for cinematography. Who were they?

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