David Fincher Trivia
David Fincher trivia highlights the career of the American director behind acclaimed films such as Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, and The Social Network. Often regarded as one of the defining filmmakers of his generation, Fincher has seen his movies gross more than $2.1 billion worldwide and earned three Academy Award nominations for Best Director.
Easy David Fincher Trivia
13 questions
These easy David Fincher trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
On what date was David Fincher born?
Answer: August 28, 1962
David Fincher's birth date is August 28, 1962.
Question 2
In which city was David Fincher born?
Answer: Denver, Colorado
David Fincher was born in Denver, Colorado.
Question 3
What is David Fincher's full name?
Answer: David Andrew Leo Fincher
His full name is David Andrew Leo Fincher.
Question 4
David Fincher is best known as what kind of filmmaker?
- A.Canadian actor
- B.American film director
- C.American film composer
- D.British film editor
Answer: An American film director
David Fincher is an American film director.
Question 5
Which 1995 thriller did David Fincher direct?
- A.Heat
- B.The Game
- C.Copycat
- D.Se7en
Answer: Se7en
Fincher directed the 1995 thriller Se7en.
Question 6
Which 1999 film was directed by David Fincher?
Answer: Fight Club
He directed the 1999 film Fight Club.
Question 7
David Fincher directed which 2010 movie about the creation of Facebook?
Answer: The Social Network
Fincher directed The Social Network in 2010.
Question 8
What 2014 mystery film did David Fincher direct?
Answer: Gone Girl
He directed Gone Girl in 2014.
Question 9
Which crime thriller from 2007 was directed by David Fincher?
- A.Traffic
- B.Zodiac
- C.Mystic River
- D.Insomnia
Answer: Zodiac
Fincher directed Zodiac in 2007.
Question 10
What was David Fincher's feature-film directorial debut?
Answer: Alien 3
His feature-film directorial debut was Alien 3.
Question 11
In what year was Alien 3 released?
Answer: 1992
Alien 3 was released in 1992.
Question 12
David Fincher directed which 2008 film with a very long title and a very unusual life story?
- A.Benjamin Button
- B.A Serious Man
- C.Revolutionary Road
Answer: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Fincher directed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in 2008.
Question 13
Which 2011 adaptation directed by Fincher features the title character known as the Dragon Tattoo girl?
- A.Panic Room
- B.Dragon Tattoo
- C.Gone Girl
Answer: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
He directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2011.
David Fincher Family Trivia
11 questions
These family David Fincher trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Which 1997 movie was directed by David Fincher?
Answer: The Game
David Fincher directed The Game in 1997.
Question 2
On which Netflix series did David Fincher serve as an executive producer?
Answer: House of Cards
Fincher served is an executive producer on the Netflix series House of Cards.
Question 3
How many of House of Cards' opening episodes did David Fincher direct?
- A.Only the pilot
- B.The first three episodes
- C.None of them
- D.The first two episodes
Answer: The first two episodes
Fincher directed the first two episodes of House of Cards.
Question 4
Which animated anthology series lists David Fincher as an executive producer?
Answer: Love, Death & Robots
Fincher executive produced the animated anthology Love, Death & Robots.
Question 5
Before directing feature films, what kind of short-form projects did David Fincher direct for brands?
- A.Commercials
- B.Sitcoms
- C.Documentaries
- D.Game shows
Answer: Commercials
Before features, Fincher directed commercials.
Question 6
Early in his career, David Fincher also directed what kind of music-related productions?
- A.Radio shows
- B.Stage musicals
- C.Music videos
- D.Concert tours
Answer: Music videos
Fincher directed music videos early in his career.
Question 7
Which Madonna hit had a David Fincher-directed music video with a stylish one-word title?
- A.Freedom! '90
- B.Vogue
- C.Express Yourself
- D.Straight Up
Answer: Vogue
Fincher directed Madonna's music video for "Vogue.".
Question 8
Which Madonna video did David Fincher direct?
- A.Vogue
- B.Like a Prayer
- C.Material Girl
- D.Express Yourself
Answer: Express Yourself
David Fincher directed Madonna’s “Express Yourself,” one of his signature early music videos. It fits the same pop-video lane is his later style-driven work on openings like the Harvard breakup in The Social Network.
Question 9
Which George Michael video did David Fincher direct?
Answer: Freedom! '90
Fincher directed George Michael's video for "Freedom! '90.".
Question 10
If the playlist starts with Paula Abdul, which David Fincher-directed video should you look for?
Answer: Straight Up
Fincher directed Paula Abdul's video for "Straight Up.".
Question 11
What Michael Jackson song got a David Fincher-directed video?
Answer: Who Is It
Fincher directed Michael Jackson's video for "Who Is It.".
Fun David Fincher Trivia
12 questions
These fun David Fincher trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Before serial killers, social networks, and dragon tattoos, what California county was David Fincher raised in?
Answer: Marin County, California.
Fincher was raised in Marin County, California.
Question 2
As a child, Fincher relocated to which Oregon town?
Answer: Ashland, Oregon.
He moved to Ashland, Oregon, is a child.
Question 3
Name the visual effects and production company Fincher co-founded in 1995.?
Answer: Blur Studio.
He co-founded Blur Studio in 1995.
Question 4
Which Nine Inch Nails video got the Fincher treatment?
- A."The Hand That Feeds"
- B.Only
- C."Closer"
- D."Hurt"
Answer: "Only."
Fincher directed the video for Nine Inch Nails' "Only.".
Question 5
Fincher teamed up with The Rolling Stones for which music video?
- A.Love Is Strong
- B."Start Me Up"
- C."Anybody Seen My Baby?"
- D."Mixed Emotions"
Answer: "Love Is Strong."
He directed the video for The Rolling Stones' "Love Is Strong.".
Question 6
Sharp suits, sharper visuals: what Justin Timberlake video did Fincher direct?
- A."Cry Me a River"
- B.Suit & Tie
- C."Mirrors"
- D."SexyBack"
Answer: "Suit & Tie."
Fincher directed Justin Timberlake's video for "Suit & Tie.".
Question 7
Fincher directed Sting in a video about being an Englishman in which city?
Answer: New York.
He directed Sting's "Englishman in New York.".
Question 8
What two-word phrase completes the title of Fincher’s 1984 documentary, The Beat of the Live ___?
Answer: Drum.
Fincher directed a 1984 documentary called The Beat of the Live Drum.
Question 9
The 1984 documentary The Beat of the Live Drum was made for which performer?
Answer: Rick Springfield.
The Beat of the Live Drum was made for Rick Springfield.
Question 10
What was David Fincher’s first credited film job on Return of the Jedi?
Answer: Visual effects assistant.
His first credited film work was is a visual effects assistant on 1983's Return of the Jedi.
Question 11
Before directing acclaimed features, Fincher also worked on which fedora-heavy adventure sequel?
Answer: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
He also worked on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Question 12
Fincher also had a hand in which 1984 fantasy film with a famously long title?
- A.Legend
- B.Labyrinth
- C.The Dark Crystal
- D.The NeverEnding Story
Answer: The NeverEnding Story.
Fincher worked on the 1984 fantasy film The NeverEnding Story.
Funny David Fincher Trivia
12 questions
These funny David Fincher trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
In Fincher’s title styling for Se7en, which numeral does the heavy lifting where letters would normally go?
- A.7
- B.5
- C.6
- D.9
Answer: The numeral 7.
The title Se7en uses the numeral 7 in place of the letters "v" and "e.".
Question 2
In Gone Girl, Amy Dunne’s monologue gives a memorable nickname to a performative ideal. What is the phrase?
- A.Nice Wife
- B.Perfect Woman
- C.Dream Date
- D.Cool Girl
Answer: Cool Girl.
Gone Girl features the phrase "Cool Girl" in Amy Dunne's monologue.
Question 3
Panic Room turns one home into a whole stress factory. What kind of place is it mostly set in?
- A.A suburban ranch house
- B.A country estate
- C.Manhattan brownstone
- D.A Chicago penthouse
Answer: A Manhattan brownstone.
Panic Room is set largely inside one Manhattan brownstone.
Question 4
In The Game, Michael Douglas plays a wealthy banker with a name that sounds like he definitely has custom stationery. Who is he?
- A.Nick Dunne
- B.Mark Zuckerberg
- C.William Somerset
- D.Nicholas Van Orton
Answer: Nicholas Van Orton.
The Game stars Michael Douglas is wealthy banker Nicholas Van Orton.
Question 5
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button asks one very rude question of time itself: what unusual thing happens to the central man?
- A.ages backward
- B.He stops aging entirely
- C.He relives the same year
- D.He changes identities every decade
Answer: He ages backward.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button centers on a man who ages backward.
Question 6
In Zodiac, Robert Downey Jr. plays which journalist?
- A.Frank Underwood
- B.Paul Avery
- C.David Mills
Answer: Paul Avery.
In Zodiac, Robert Downey Jr. plays journalist Paul Avery.
Question 7
Mank follows which screenwriter, proving Hollywood biopics love a very specific kind of caffeine-fueled suffering?
- A.Paul Avery
- B.Nicholas Van Orton
- C.William Somerset
- D.Herman J. Mankiewicz.
Answer: Herman J. Mankiewicz.
Mank follows screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz.
Question 8
Rooney Mara stars in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as which character?
- A.Lisbeth Salander
- B.Amy Dunne
- C.Meg Altman
- D.Erica Albright
Answer: Lisbeth Salander.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo stars Rooney Mara is Lisbeth Salander.
Question 9
House of Cards gives Kevin Spacey a role with the charm of a handshake and the menace of a chess trap. Which character does he play?
- A.resident
- B.Frank Underwood
- C.intern
- D.interns
Answer: Frank Underwood.
House of Cards stars Kevin Spacey is Frank Underwood.
Question 10
Mindhunter spends most of its time in the late 1970s with which FBI unit?
- A.Behavioral Science Unit
- B.Major Crimes Unit
- C.Forensic Evidence Lab
- D.Counterintelligence Division
Answer: The Behavioral Science Unit.
Mindhunter is set primarily in the late 1970s at the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit.
Question 11
Love, Death & Robots is not one long story—it’s what kind of series?
- A.A documentary miniseries
- B.A courtroom procedural
- C.animated anthology series
- D.A live-action sitcom
Answer: An animated anthology series.
Love, Death & Robots is an anthology series with animated stories.
Question 12
In Se7en, Brad Pitt plays which detective?
- A.David Mills
- B.William Somerset
- C.Paul Avery
- D.Frank Underwood
Answer: Detective David Mills.
Se7en stars Brad Pitt is Detective David Mills.
Hard David Fincher Trivia
13 questions
These hard David Fincher trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Which award did David Fincher win for directing on House of Cards?
Answer: Primetime Emmy Award for Directing for a Drama Series
Fincher won the Primetime Emmy Award for Directing for a Drama Series for House of Cards.
Question 2
Fincher’s Emmy for House of Cards directing was for what specific episode title?
Answer: Chapter 1
The Emmy-winning House of Cards episode he directed was titled "Chapter 1.".
Question 3
What part of House of Cards did Fincher specifically remake in 2013?
Answer: The opening title sequence
Fincher directed the 2013 remake of the opening title sequence for House of Cards.
Question 4
Family affair: who wrote the screenplay for Mank?
Answer: Jack Fincher
The screenplay for Mank was written by Fincher’s father, Jack Fincher.
Question 5
What monochrome visual format was used to shoot Mank?
Answer: Black and white
Mank was shot in black and white.
Question 6
Fight Club’s soundtrack album was released by which act?
Answer: Dust Brothers
The soundtrack album for Fight Club was released by Dust Brothers.
Question 7
Who wrote the screenplay for Se7en?
Answer: Andrew Kevin Walker
The screenplay for Se7en was written by Andrew Kevin Walker.
Question 8
Name one of the two credited screenwriters on The Game.?
Answer: John Brancato
The screenplay for The Game was written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris.
Question 9
Who adapted the screenplay for Zodiac?
Answer: James Vanderbilt
The screenplay for Zodiac was adapted by James Vanderbilt.
Question 10
Before it became a Fincher film, Gone Girl was a novel by whom?
Answer: Gillian Flynn
The novel Gone Girl was written by Gillian Flynn.
Question 11
Staying with Gone Girl: who also wrote the screenplay for Fincher’s adaptation of her own novel?
Answer: Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn also wrote the screenplay for Fincher’s Gone Girl adaptation.
Question 12
Which screenwriter penned The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for Fincher?
Answer: Eric Roth
The screenplay for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was written by Eric Roth.
Question 13
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button drew from a short story by which author?
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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