Spielberg Reading Questions

Question 1

What was the medium of Spielberg’s first professional work?

Answer 1

Television, he received a contact to become a television director.

Question 2

What scene did Spielberg add (that is, shoot anew) to the 1980 Special Edition version of Close Encounters of the Third Kind?

Answer 2

A scene that takes place in the interior of the mothership.

Question 3

In the film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, what does young Elliot use as bait to lure the alien out of his forest hiding place?

Answer 3

Elliot uses Reese’s Pieces candy.

Question 4

Name two films that John Williams did not score in the entirety of Steven Spielberg’s career?

Answer 4

The Color Purple & Duel

Question 5

Which character in The Color Purple shows Celie that a physical act such as kissing can come from love?

Answer 5

Shug Avery

Question 6

What kind of factory does Oskar Schindler create to “employ” imprisoned Jews from a nearby death camp?

Answer 6

Schindler’s factory makes enameled cooking utensils that army kitchens

Question 7

Name the three films that, at the time of their release, moved to the top of the all-time box-office grossing films?

Answer 7

Jaw, ET, and Jurassic Park

Question 8

The hero of Saving Private Ryan is Captain Miller, played by Tom Hanks. What was Miller’s occupation before he became an officer World War II?

Answer 8

Miller was an English teacher

Question 9

The story of A.I. Artificial Intelligence is often to compared to what fairytale?

Answer 9

Pinocchio

Question 10

At a relatively early age of about 40, Spielberg received this prestigious award from the Academy of Motion Pictures normally devoted to those with a lifetime of career achievements.

Answer 10

The Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award