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More Classic Directors Trivia Quiz

Another look at some classic movie directors.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,433

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which movie was NOT directed by Fred Zinnemann? Hint

High Noon

The Grapes of Wrath

From Here To Eternity

Julia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which movie was NOT directed by John Huston? Hint

The Maltese Falcon

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Misfits

The Big Sleep

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which movie was NOT directed by Howard Hawks? Hint

Sergeant York

The Ox-Bow Incident

Red River

Rio Bravo

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which movie was NOT directed by Otto Preminger? Hint

Anatomy of A Murder

The Asphalt Jungle

Laura

Exodus

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which movie was NOT directed by Stanley Kramer? Hint

Judgment at Nuremberg

The Defiant Ones

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Inherit the Wind

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which movie was NOT directed by George Stevens? Hint

Shane

Jezebel

A Place in the Sun

The Diary of Anne Frank

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which movie was NOT directed by William Wyler? Hint

The Heiress

The Best Years of Our Lives

Ben-Hur

Cleopatra

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which movie was NOT directed by John Sturges? Hint

My Darling Clementine

The Magnificent Seven

The Great Escape

Bad Day at Black Rock

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which movie was NOT directed by Michael Curtiz? Hint

Casablanca

Mildred Pierce

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Yankee Doodle Dandy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which movie was NOT directed by George Cukor? Hint

Gaslight

My Fair Lady

Singin' in the Rain

The Philadelphia Story

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which movie was NOT directed by Fred Zinnemann?

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

Three fine movies by Zinnemann. 'Grapes' was by John Ford.

2. Which movie was NOT directed by John Huston?

Answer: The Big Sleep

Classic stuff by Huston. 'Sleep' was by Howard Hawks.

3. Which movie was NOT directed by Howard Hawks?

Answer: The Ox-Bow Incident

All great westerns (except for 'York', which was about WW I). 'Ox' was by William Wellman.

4. Which movie was NOT directed by Otto Preminger?

Answer: The Asphalt Jungle

Mystery, suspense and drama - but 'Jungle' was by John Huston.

5. Which movie was NOT directed by Stanley Kramer?

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Two great ones with Spencer {Tracy;} Curtis and Poitier in 'Defiant'. 'Breakfast', however, was Blake Edwards..

6. Which movie was NOT directed by George Stevens?

Answer: Jezebel

Great acting by Clift, Bette Davis, Alan Ladd and Millie Perkins. 'Jezebel' was by William Wyler.

7. Which movie was NOT directed by William Wyler?

Answer: Cleopatra

Three masterpieces. 'Cleopatra' - definitely NOT a masterpiece - was by Joseph Mankiewicz.

8. Which movie was NOT directed by John Sturges?

Answer: My Darling Clementine

Three great ones. 'Clementine' was by John Ford.

9. Which movie was NOT directed by Michael Curtiz?

Answer: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Crawford, Cagney and Bogart. 'Woolf' was by Mike Nichols.

10. Which movie was NOT directed by George Cukor?

Answer: Singin' in the Rain

Three all-time classics. 'Rain', another classic, was not by Cukor.

Source: Author robert362

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