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Last Updated: Monday, 19 February 2007, 09:12 GMT
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Know your directors?
Test your knowledge of the great directors and their successes - or failures - at the Oscars.

Question 1
Which film-maker has won the most Oscars for directing in the award ceremony's history?
A: Elia Kazan
B: Clint Eastwood
C: John Ford
Question 2
Of the numerous Oscar nominations Woody Allen has received in all categories, how many has he actually won?
A: 9
B: 3
C: 8
Question 3
How many women have collected a best director Oscar?
A: One
B: Two
C: None
Question 4
Who was the oldest director to win the award?
A: Clint Eastwood
B: Roman Polanksi
C: John Ford
Question 5
And who was the youngest?
A: William Friedkin
B: Norman Taurog
C: John Singleton
Question 6
Martin Scorsese will be hoping 2007 will be his year. How many times had he been nominated for an Oscar before his most recent nomination?
A: Four
B: Six
C: Seven
Question 7
How many times did Peter Jackson collect an award on stage for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in 2004?
A: Ten
B: Six
C: Three
Question 8
Who directed the last musical to win the best picture award?
A: Rob Marshall
B: Baz Luhrmann
C: Alan Parker
Question 9
For which two films did Sir David Lean win the best director Academy Award?
A: Brief Encounter, Bridge on the River Kwai
B: Doctor Zhivago, A Passage to India
C: Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia
Question 10
And for which two films did Steven Spielberg win best director?
A: Saving Private Ryan, Munich
B: Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List
C: Schindler's List, ET

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