| Coverage : Hey all you film buffs out there, how about trying the Billy Wilder Quiz on for size. The late Billy Wilder had a career spanning more than fifty years and featuring more than sixty films, and that's one distinction that has sent him down in history as one of the most groundbreaking directors of Hollywood's golden era. Test your knowledge on that era with the Billy Zane Quiz, featuring fun in the form of twelve questions. |
| 1. | Billy Wilder was born on June 22, 1906 in what nation? |
| a. | | United States |
| b. | | Canada |
| c. | | Russia |
| d. | | Austria-Hungary |
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| 2. | Billy Wilder's given first name was: |
| a. | | Samuel |
| b. | | Walter |
| c. | | William |
| d. | | Bill |
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| 3. | Billy dropped out of what university with the intent on becoming an journalist? |
| a. | | University of Liverpool |
| b. | | Columbia University |
| c. | | University of Vienna |
| d. | | Fordham University |
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| 4. | Before becoming a successful writer, Billy Wilder is alledged to have worked in what profession? |
| a. | | Bartending |
| b. | | Taxi Driver |
| c. | | Taxi Dancer |
| d. | | Exotic Dancer |
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| 5. | As a stringer for newspapers in Berlin, Germany, Billy covered what types of stories? |
| a. | | Sports and Scandals |
| b. | | Sports and Crime |
| c. | | Weddings and Funerals |
| d. | | Crime and Punishment |
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| 6. | Billy's parents and grandmother were killed by Nazis int he Auschwitz Extremination Camp in Germany. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 7. | Billy Wilder co-wrote the screenplay for what 1939 film starring Greta Garbo? |
| a. | | Flesh and the Devil |
| b. | | Reefer Madness |
| c. | | Anna Christie |
| d. | | Ninotchka |
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| 8. | What film earned Wilder his first Academy Award nomination for writing? |
| a. | | Ninotchka |
| b. | | Flesh and the Devil |
| c. | | The Seven Year Itch |
| d. | | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes |
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| 9. | During the 1950's, most Billy Wilder directed films were: |
| a. | | Dramas |
| b. | | Melodramas |
| c. | | Comedies |
| d. | | Musicals |
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| 10. | What 1954 Billy Wilder romantic comedy starred Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden? |
| a. | | Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| b. | | Sabrina |
| c. | | My Fair Lady |
| d. | | Some Like It Hot |
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| 11. | What 1959 Billy Wilder directed comedy teamed Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis up as two struggling musicians dressed in drag and vying for the affection of blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe? |
| a. | | Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| b. | | Sabrina |
| c. | | My Fair Lady |
| d. | | Some Like It Hot |
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| 12. | What 1960 Billy Wilder directed film took home a Best Picture Academy Award, in addition to a Best Director victory for Wilder? |
| a. | | Sabrina |
| b. | | Some Like It Hot |
| c. | | The Apartment |
| d. | | Sunset Boulevard |
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