Documentary Film quiz

More questions about Documentary Film

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1. 1 Easy

   What really drove the lemmings off the cliff in White Wilderness?

   Answer: The film crew

   Why: The scene was shot by the Bow River in Alberta, using one small group of lemmings over and over.

2. 2 Medium

   Which director helped edit the 1970 concert film Woodstock?

   Answer: Martin Scorsese

   Why: Fellow Woodstock editor Thelma Schoonmaker later won an editing Oscar for Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980).

3. 3 Hard

   Why was Arthur Agee forced out of St. Joseph in Hoop Dreams?

   Answer: Unpaid tuition

   Why: After his scholarship aid ended, the private school dismissed Agee because his family could not afford the tuition payments.

4. 4 Easy

   Who co-directed The Silent World, a Palme d'Or winner?

   Answer: Jacques Cousteau

   Why: In 1943, Cousteau and engineer Émile Gagnan developed the Aqua-Lung, an early scuba breathing set.

5. 5 Medium

   Who colorized World War I footage for They Shall Not Grow Old?

   Answer: Peter Jackson

   Why: Its voices come from some 600 hours of recorded interviews with First World War veterans.

6. 6 Hard

   How long is Claude Lanzmann's Holocaust film Shoah?

   Answer: 9 to 10 hours

   Why: Despite its length, Shoah uses no archival footage, only interviews with witnesses and film of the sites decades later.