Bill O'Reilly: American Patriot Quiz - Quiz Yourself on American Filmmaker Mel Brooks

1. Mel Brooks was born to Jewish Immigrants in what area of New York City?

Washington Heights

Brooklyn

Queens

Staten Island

2. In 1964, Brooks married which famous actress?

Kathryn Hepburn

Bette Davis

Anne Bancroft

Audrey Hepburn

3. What was the first film directed by Brooks?

The Producers

Spaceballs

Blazing Saddles

The History of the World Part 1

4. In Which of the following films does Gene Wilder NOT appear?

The Producers

Young Frankenstein

Spaceballs

Blazing Saddles

5. In Brook's 1987 film Spaceballs, a parody of Star Wars, Brooks plays what character modeled after Yoda?

Barf

Dark Helmet

Dot

Yogurt

6. Which Brooks film parodies the work of Alfred Hitchcock?

Blazing Saddles

Spaceballs

High Anxiety

The Producers

7. The famous catchphrase "It's good to be the king" originates from which of Brooks' films?

Young Frankenstein

The History of the World Part 1

Spaceballs

The Producers

8. Brooks co-created what television series about a bumbling James Bond-inspired spy?

Get Smart

Archer

Mission Impossible

Austin Powers

9. Which of Brooks' films was remade in 2005 and starred Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick?

The History of the World Part One

Blazing Saddles

The Producers

Young Frankenstein

10. What accomplishment does Brooks share with Audrey Hepburn and Whoopi Goldberg?

He has won a Pulitzer prize

He has won a Golden Globe Award

He has been awarded a Kennedy Center Honors

He has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony