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Spielberg Trivia Questions And Answers
1. What do the letters E.T. stand for in Spielberg’s 1982 movie?
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Extra Terrestrial.
2. Which actor starred as the professional shark hunter in the 1975 movie Jaws?
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Robert Shaw.
3. What 1971 action thriller starring Dennis Weaver was Spielberg’s feature-length directorial debut?
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Duel.
4. Spielberg was the executive producer for what 1985 time-traveling movie, starring Michael J. Fox?
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Back to the Future.
5. For what 1977 film did Spielberg receive his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director?
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
6. Who starred as a middle-aged Peter Pan in the 1991 movie Hook?
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Robin Williams.
7. What 1981 movie was the first in the Indiana Jones franchise?
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Raiders of the Lost Ark.
8. What is the name of the film production company founded by Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in 1984?
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Amblin Entertainment.
9. What is the name of the dinosaur adventure movie, based on a novel by Michael Crichton, that Spielberg directed in 1993?
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Jurassic Park.
10. Spielberg directed the first non-pilot episode of which popular crime television drama in 1971?
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Columbo.
11. What 1985 movie was the first feature film directed by Spielberg for which John Williams did not compose the music?
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The Color Purple.
12. OASIS is the name of a virtual reality simulator in which 2018 film directed by Spielberg?
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Ready Player One.
13. What 1982 horror movie co-written and directed by Spielberg tells the story of a suburban family whose house is invaded by spirits?
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Poltergeist.
14. In 2011 Spielberg directed a computer-animated action/adventure film which went on to win a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film. It was based on the comic book series of the same name by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. What was it called?
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The Adventures of Tintin.
15. What was the name of the Raiders of the Lost Ark prequel released in 1984?
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
16. For what movie did Spielberg win his first Academy Award for Best Director?
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Schindler’s List.
17. Spielberg featured as executive producer on which 1987 movie based on the toy of the same name?
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Transformers.
18. Which talk show host starred as Sofia in The Color Purple?
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Oprah Winfrey.
19. What 1998 movie follows a squad of Army Rangers as they attempt to find the last surviving of four brothers?
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Saving Private Ryan.
20. Spielberg was the executive producer for what hugely successful 1984 comedy horror movie directed by Joe Dante?
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Gremlins.
21. With whom did Spielberg co-produce the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers in 2001?
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Tom Hanks.
22. What 1987 coming-of-age war movie is an adaptation of J. G. Ballard’s autobiographical novel of the same name?
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Empire of the Sun.
23. What is the title of the third Indiana Jones movie released in 1989?
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
24. What 2011 war film is based on Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel of the same name?
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War Horse.
25. In 2016 Spielberg co-produced and directed a film based upon which Roald Dahl novel?
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The BFG.
26. In 2021 Spielberg directed and produced a movie featuring Daniel Day-Lewis as which American President?
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Lincoln.
27. For what movie did Spielberg win his second Best Director Academy Award?
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Saving Private Ryan.
28. In how many Spielberg movies has the actor Richard Dreyfuss starred?
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Three: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Always.
29. Which actress, who starred in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, did Spielberg marry in 1991?
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Kate Capshaw.
30. Which of the movies directed by Spielberg won the most Academy Awards?
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Schindler’s List, with 7 wins from 12 nominations.
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