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1.Which author did NOT write a book that was adapted by Kubrick?
Anthony Burgess
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Arthur C. Clarke
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Stephen King
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Aldous Huxley
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2.What was his profession prior to making movies?
Boxer
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Photographer
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Soldier
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Criminal
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3.What is "Spartacus" said to have effectively ended?
the Hays Code
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black and white cinema
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the classic studio system
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Blacklisting
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4.What is the name of Kubrick's movie about the Vietnam War?
The Deer Hunter
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Platoon
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Apocalypse Now
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Full Metal Jacket
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5.Where does "Dream Novella", the inspiration for "Eyes Wide Shut", take place?
Cairo
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Tokyo
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Vienna
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San Francisco
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6.Kubrick spent many years trying to make film about an historical person, reading more than 100 books about him in the process. Who is he?
George Washington
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Napoléon Bonaparte
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Martin Luther King
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7.What causes the apes in "2001" to go mad?
a black monolith
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a machine gun
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a computer screen
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a giant phallus
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8.Kubrick made the protagonist of this movie explicitly evil, to stress the point that freedom in any individual is important regardless of his moral quality.
The Shining
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Dr. Strangelove
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Barry Lyndon
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A Clockwork Orange
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9.Who is the only actor to win an Oscar for a performance in a Stanley Kubrick movie?
Malcolm McDowell
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Peter Ustinov
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Peter Sellers
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James Mason
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10.And in which category did Kubrick win his only Oscar?
Original Screenplay
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Editing
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Visual Effects
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Lifetime Achievement
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11.Which genre did the director never tackle?
Western
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Heist
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Horror
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Science Fiction
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Kubrick was set to direct the western "One-Eyed Jacks" but fell out with lead star Marlon Brando, who took on the job.
12.What is the correct way to pronounce his last name (according to Wikipedia)?
Kew-brick
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Koo-brick
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13.Who is the main character of "A Clockwork Orange"?
Julius Kaiser
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Franklin D. Nixon
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Jesus Antichrist
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Alex DeLarge
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14.What did Stanley Kubrick fake, according to conspiracy theories?
the 9/11 attacks
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the Chernobyl accident
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the moon landing
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the assasination of John F. Kennedy
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15.What is the historical backdrop of "Paths of Glory"?