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In 1985, Spielberg released The Color Purple, an adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, about a generation of empowered African-American women during depression-era America. Starring Whoopi Goldberg and future talk-show superstar Oprah Winfrey, the film was a box office smash and critics hailed Spielberg's successful foray into the dramatic genre. Roger Ebert proclaimed it the best film of the year and later entered it into his Great Films archive. The film received eleven Academy Award nominations, including two for Goldberg and Winfrey. However, much to the surprise of many, Spielberg did not get a Best Director nomination.

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["
Q: Who wrote 'The Color Purple'?
A: Alice Walker", "
Q: What was 'The Color Purple' about?
A: a generation of empowered African-American women during depression-era America", "
Q: Who starred in 'The Color Purple'?
A: Whoopi Goldberg and future talk-show superstar Oprah Winfrey", "
Q: What did Ebert think of 'The Color Purple'?
A: proclaimed it the best film of the year and later entered it into his Great Films archive", "
Q: How many Oscar nominations did 'The Color Purple' get?
A: eleven"]
In 1987, as China began opening to Western capital investment, Spielberg shot the first American film in Shanghai since the 1930s, an adaptation of J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun, starring John Malkovich and a young Christian Bale. The film garnered much praise from critics and was nominated for several Oscars, but did not yield substantial box office revenues. Reviewer Andrew Sarris called it the best film of the year and later included it among the best films of the decade. Spielberg was also a co-producer of the 1987 film *batteries not included.

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['
Q: Until the 1980s, when had an American film last been shot in Shanghai?
A: the 1930s', "
Q: Who wrote 'Empire of the Sun'?
A: J. G. Ballard", "
Q: Who starred in 'Empire of the Sun'?
A: John Malkovich and a young Christian Bale", "
Q: Who thought 'Empire of the Sun' was the best film of the year?
A: Andrew Sarris", "
Q: What was Spielberg's role on 'Batteries Not Included'?
A: co-producer"]
After two forays into more serious dramatic films, Spielberg then directed the third Indiana Jones film, 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Once again teaming up with Lucas and Ford, Spielberg also cast actor Sean Connery in a supporting role as Indy's father. The film earned generally positive reviews and was another box office success, becoming the highest grossing film worldwide that year; its total box office receipts even topped those of Tim Burton's much-anticipated film Batman, which had been the bigger hit domestically. Also in 1989, he re-united with actor Richard Dreyfuss for the romantic comedy-drama Always, about a daredevil pilot who extinguishes forest fires. Spielberg's first romantic film, Always was only a moderate success and had mixed reviews.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: When did the 3rd Indiana Jones film come out?
A: 1989', '
Q: What was the 3rd Indiana Jones film called?
A: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', "
Q: Who played Indiana Jones's father?
A: Sean Connery", "
Q: Who directed 'Batman'?
A: Tim Burton", "
Q: What was 'Always' about?
A: a daredevil pilot who extinguishes forest fires"]
Spielberg's next film, Schindler's List, was based on the true story of Oskar Schindler, a man who risked his life to save 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust. Schindler's List earned Spielberg his first Academy Award for Best Director (it also won Best Picture). With the film a huge success at the box office, Spielberg used the profits to set up the Shoah Foundation, a non-profit organization that archives filmed testimony of Holocaust survivors. In 1997, the American Film Institute listed it among the 10 Greatest American Films ever Made (#9) which moved up to (#8) when the list was remade in 2007.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Whose life was 'Schindler's List' based on?
A: Oskar Schindler", '
Q: How many Jews did Schindler save?
A: 1,100', "
Q: What did Spielberg first win Best Director for?
A: Schindler's List", "
Q: What did Spielberg do with 'Schindler's List' profits?
A: set up the Shoah Foundation, a non-profit organization that archives filmed testimony of Holocaust survivors", "
Q: Where did the American Film Institute rank 'Schindler's List' in 1997?
A: #9"]
His next theatrical release in that same year was the World War II film Saving Private Ryan, about a group of U.S. soldiers led by Capt. Miller (Tom Hanks) sent to bring home a paratrooper whose three older brothers were killed in the same twenty-four hours, June 5–6, of the Normandy landing. The film was a huge box office success, grossing over $481 million worldwide and was the biggest film of the year at the North American box office (worldwide it made second place after Michael Bay's Armageddon). Spielberg won his second Academy Award for his direction. The film's graphic, realistic depiction of combat violence influenced later war films such as Black Hawk Down and Enemy at the Gates. The film was also the first major hit for DreamWorks, which co-produced the film with Paramount Pictures (as such, it was Spielberg's first release from the latter that was not part of the Indiana Jones series). Later, Spielberg and Tom Hanks produced a TV mini-series based on Stephen Ambrose's book Band of Brothers. The ten-part HBO mini-series follows Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division's 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The series won a number of awards at the Golden Globes and the Emmys.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Who did Tom Hanks play in 'Saving Private Ryan'?
A: Capt. Miller", "
Q: What war was 'Saving Private Ryan' about?
A: World War II", "
Q: How much did 'Saving Private Ryan' earn?
A: over $481 million worldwide", "
Q: Which film beat 'Saving Private Ryan' worldwide?
A: Armageddon", "
Q: Who directed 'Armageddon'?
A: Michael Bay"]
Spielberg and actor Tom Cruise collaborated for the first time for the futuristic neo-noir Minority Report, based upon the science fiction short story written by Philip K. Dick about a Washington D.C. police captain in the year 2054 who has been foreseen to murder a man he has not yet met. The film received strong reviews with the review tallying website Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 92% approval rating, reporting that 206 out of the 225 reviews they tallied were positive. The film earned over $358 million worldwide. Roger Ebert, who named it the best film of 2002, praised its breathtaking vision of the future as well as for the way Spielberg blended CGI with live-action.

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Q: What movie did Spielberg collaborate with Cruise for?
A: Minority Report', '
Q: When is Minority Report set?
A: 2054', '
Q: What was the Rotten Tomatoes rating for Minority Report?
A: 92%', '
Q: How much did Minority Report earn?
A: over $358 million worldwide', '
Q: When was Minority Report released?
A: 2002']
Also in 2005, Spielberg directed a modern adaptation of War of the Worlds (a co-production of Paramount and DreamWorks), based on the H. G. Wells book of the same name (Spielberg had been a huge fan of the book and the original 1953 film). It starred Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, and, as with past Spielberg films, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) provided the visual effects. Unlike E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which depicted friendly alien visitors, War of the Worlds featured violent invaders. The film was another huge box office smash, grossing over $591 million worldwide.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Which studios produced Spielberg's 'War of the Worlds'?
A: Paramount and DreamWorks", "
Q: Who wrote the 'War of the Worlds' book?
A: H. G. Wells", "
Q: When was the first 'War of the Worlds' movie released?
A: 1953", "
Q: Who did the visual effects for 'War of the Worlds'?
A: Industrial Light & Magic", "
Q: How much did 'War of the Worlds' earn?
A: over $591 million worldwide"]
Spielberg's film Munich, about the events following the 1972 Munich Massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games, was his second film essaying Jewish relations in the world (the first being Schindler's List). The film is based on Vengeance, a book by Canadian journalist George Jonas. It was previously adapted into the 1986 made-for-TV film Sword of Gideon. The film received strong critical praise, but underperformed at the U.S. and world box-office; it remains one of Spielberg's most controversial films to date. Munich received five Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture, Film Editing, Original Music Score (by John Williams), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director for Spielberg. It was Spielberg's sixth Best Director nomination and fifth Best Picture nomination.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: What was 'Munich' about?
A: the 1972 Munich Massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games", "
Q: What book was 'Munich' based on?
A: Vengeance", "
Q: Who wrote 'Vengeance'?
A: George Jonas", "
Q: How many Oscar nominations did 'Munich' get?
A: five", "
Q: Who composed music for 'Munich'?
A: John Williams"]
In June 2006, Steven Spielberg announced he would direct a scientifically accurate film about "a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension", from a treatment by Kip Thorne and producer Lynda Obst. In January 2007, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan met with them to discuss adapting Obst and Thorne's treatment into a narrative screenplay. The screenwriter suggested the addition of a "time element" to the treatment's basic idea, which was welcomed by Obst and Thorne. In March of that year, Paramount hired Nolan, as well as scientists from Caltech, forming a workshop to adapt the treatment under the title Interstellar. The following July, Kip Thorne said there was a push by people for him to portray himself in the film. Spielberg later abandoned Interstellar, which was eventually directed by Christopher Nolan.

Questions and answers:
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Q: When did Spielberg announce what would become 'Interstellar'?
A: June 2006", "
Q: Who took over directing 'Interstellar'?
A: Christopher Nolan", "
Q: What was the concept for 'Interstellar'?
A: a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension", "
Q: Who wrote the 'Interstellar' script?
A: Jonathan Nolan", "
Q: What university provided scientific consultation for 'Interstellar'?
A: Caltech"]
In early 2009, Spielberg shot the first film in a planned trilogy of motion capture films based on The Adventures of Tintin, written by Belgian artist Hergé, with Peter Jackson. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, was not released until October 2011, due to the complexity of the computer animation involved. The world premiere took place on October 22, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The film was released in North American theaters on December 21, 2011, in Digital 3D and IMAX. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and grossed over $373 million worldwide. The Adventures of Tintin won the award for Best Animated Feature Film at the Golden Globe Awards that year. It is the first non-Pixar film to win the award since the category was first introduced. Jackson has been announced to direct the second film.

Questions and answers:
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Q: What was the first non-Pixar movie to win the Best Animated Feature Film award?
A: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn', '
Q: When did Adventures of Tintin debut?
A: October 22, 2011', '
Q: Where did Adventures of Tintin debut?
A: Brussels, Belgium', '
Q: When was Adventures of Tintin released in the US?
A: December 21, 2011', '
Q: How much did Adventures of Tintin earn?
A: over $373 million worldwide']
Spielberg followed with War Horse, shot in England in the summer of 2010. It was released just four days after The Adventures of Tintin, on December 25, 2011. The film, based on the novel of the same name written by Michael Morpurgo and published in 1982, follows the long friendship between a British boy and his horse Joey before and during World War I – the novel was also adapted into a hit play in London which is still running there, as well as on Broadway. The film was released and distributed by Disney, with whom DreamWorks made a distribution deal in 2009. War Horse received generally positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Questions and answers:
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Q: Where was 'War Horse' filmed?
A: England", "
Q: When did 'War Horse' come out?
A: December 25, 2011", "
Q: Who wrote the 'War Horse' book?
A: Michael Morpurgo", "
Q: When did the 'War Horse' book come out?
A: 1982", "
Q: Who distributed 'War Horse'?
A: Disney"]
Spielberg next directed the historical drama film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln. Based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's bestseller Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, the film covered the final four months of Lincoln's life. Written by Tony Kushner, the film was shot in Richmond, Virginia, in late 2011, and was released in the United States by Disney in November 2012. The film's international distribution was handled by 20th Century Fox. Upon release, Lincoln received widespread critical acclaim, and was nominated for twelve Academy Awards (the most of any film that year) including Best Picture and Best Director for Spielberg. It won the award for Best Production Design and Day-Lewis won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Lincoln, becoming the first three time winner in that category as well as the first to win for a performance directed by Spielberg.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Who starred in 'Lincoln' as Abraham Lincoln?
A: Daniel Day-Lewis", "
Q: What book was 'Lincoln' based on?
A: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln", "
Q: What part of Lincoln's life did the film cover?
A: the final four months", "
Q: Where was 'Lincoln' filmed?
A: Richmond, Virginia", "
Q: Who played Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Lincoln'?
A: Sally Field"]
Spielberg directed 2015's Bridge of Spies, a Cold War thriller based on the 1960 U-2 incident, and focusing on James B. Donovan's negotiations with the Soviets for the release of pilot Gary Powers after his aircraft was shot down over Soviet territory. The film starred Tom Hanks as Donovan, as well as Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda, with a script by the Coen brothers. The film was shot from September to December 2014 on location in New York City, Berlin and Wroclaw, Poland (which doubled for East Berlin), and was released by Disney on October 16, 2015. Bridge of Spies received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: When was 'Bridge of Spies' released?
A: October 16, 2015", "
Q: How many Oscar nominations did 'Bridge of Spies' get?
A: six", "
Q: When was 'Bridge of Spies' set?
A: 1960", "
Q: Where was 'Bridge of Spies' filmed?
A: New York City, Berlin and Wroclaw, Poland", "
Q: Who played Donovan in 'Bridge of Spies'?
A: Tom Hanks"]
Since the mid-1980s, Spielberg has increased his role as a film producer. He headed up the production team for several cartoons, including the Warner Bros. hits Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Toonsylvania, and Freakazoid!, for which he collaborated with Jean MacCurdy and Tom Ruegger. Due to his work on these series, in the official titles, most of them say, "Steven Spielberg presents" as well as making numerous cameos on the shows. Spielberg also produced the Don Bluth animated features, An American Tail and The Land Before Time, which were released by Universal Studios. He also served as one of the executive producers of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and its three related shorts (Tummy Trouble, Roller Coaster Rabbit, Trail Mix-Up), which were all released by Disney, under both the Walt Disney Pictures and the Touchstone Pictures banners. He was furthermore, for a short time, the executive producer of the long-running medical drama ER. In 1989, he brought the concept of The Dig to LucasArts. He contributed to the project from that time until 1995 when the game was released. He also collaborated with software publishers Knowledge Adventure on the multimedia game Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair, which was released in 1996. Spielberg appears, as himself, in the game to direct the player. The Spielberg name provided branding for a Lego Moviemaker kit, the proceeds of which went to the Starbright Foundation.

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Q: Which Warner Bros. cartoons did Spielberg produce?
A: Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Toonsylvania, and Freakazoid!', '
Q: What films did Spielberg produce for Don Bluth?
A: An American Tail and The Land Before Time', '
Q: What video game did Spielberg come up with the concept for?
A: The Dig', "
Q: When was 'The Dig' released?
A: 1995", "
Q: What charity did Spielberg's 'Lego Moviemaker' kit fund?
A: Starbright Foundation"]
Spielberg served as an uncredited executive producer on The Haunting, The Prince of Egypt, Just Like Heaven, Shrek, Road to Perdition, and Evolution. He served as an executive producer for the 1997 film Men in Black, and its sequels, Men in Black II and Men in Black III. In 2005, he served as a producer of Memoirs of a Geisha, an adaptation of the novel by Arthur Golden, a film to which he was previously attached as director. In 2006, Spielberg co-executive produced with famed filmmaker Robert Zemeckis a CGI children's film called Monster House, marking their eighth collaboration since 1990's Back to the Future Part III. He also teamed with Clint Eastwood for the first time in their careers, co-producing Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima with Robert Lorenz and Eastwood himself. He earned his twelfth Academy Award nomination for the latter film as it was nominated for Best Picture. Spielberg served as executive producer for Disturbia and the Transformers live action film with Brian Goldner, an employee of Hasbro. The film was directed by Michael Bay and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and Spielberg continued to collaborate on the sequels, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. In 2011, he produced the J. J. Abrams science fiction thriller film Super 8 for Paramount Pictures.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: When was 'Men In Black' released?
A: 1997", "
Q: Who wrote the book 'Memoirs of a Geisha' is based on?
A: Arthur Golden", '
Q: Who did Spielberg collaborate with in 2006?
A: Robert Zemeckis', '
Q: What film did Spielberg first collaborate with Zemeckis on?
A: Back to the Future Part III', "
Q: Which studio produced 'Super 8'?
A: Paramount Pictures"]
Other major television series Spielberg produced were Band of Brothers, Taken and The Pacific. He was an executive producer on the critically acclaimed 2005 TV miniseries Into the West which won two Emmy awards, including one for Geoff Zanelli's score. For his 2010 miniseries The Pacific he teamed up once again with co-producer Tom Hanks, with Gary Goetzman also co-producing'. The miniseries is believed to have cost $250 million and is a 10-part war miniseries centered on the battles in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Writer Bruce McKenna, who penned several installments of (Band of Brothers), was the head writer.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: When did 'Into the West' air?
A: 2005", "
Q: How many Emmys did 'Into the West' win?
A: two", "
Q: Who wrote the music for 'Into the West'?
A: Geoff Zanelli", "
Q: When was 'The Pacific' released?
A: 2010", "
Q: How much did 'The Pacific' cost?
A: $250 million"]
In 2011, Spielberg launched Falling Skies, a science fiction television series, on the TNT network. He developed the series with Robert Rodat and is credited as an executive producer. Spielberg is also producing the Fox TV series Terra Nova. Terra Nova begins in the year 2149 when all life on the planet Earth is threatened with extinction resulting in scientists opening a door that allows people to travel back 85 million years to prehistoric times. Spielberg also produced The River, Smash, Under the Dome, Extant and The Whispers, as well as a TV adaptation of Minority Report.

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Q: Which channel aired 'Falling Skies'?
A: TNT", "
Q: In what year does 'Terra Nova' begin?
A: 2149", "
Q: How far back in time do people in 'Terra Nova' travel?
A: 85 million years", "
Q: Which channel aired 'Terra Nova'?
A: Fox", '
Q: What show did Spielberg work with Rodat on?
A: Falling Skies']
Apart from being an ardent gamer Spielberg has had a long history of involvement in video games. He has been giving thanks to his games of his division DreamWorks Interactive most notable as Someone's in the Kitchen with script written by Animaniacs' Paul Rugg, Goosebumps: Escape from HorrorLand, The Neverhood (all in 1996), Skullmonkeys, Dilbert's Desktop Games, Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant (all 1997), Boombots (1999), T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger (1999), and Clive Barker's Undying (2001). In 2005 the director signed with Electronic Arts to collaborate on three games including an action game and an award winning puzzle game for the Wii called Boom Blox (and its 2009 sequel: Boom Blox Bash Party). Previously, he was involved in creating the scenario for the adventure game The Dig. In 1996, Spielberg worked on and shot original footage for a movie-making simulation game called Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair. He is the creator of the Medal of Honor series by Electronic Arts. He is credited in the special thanks section of the 1998 video game Trespasser. In 2013, Spielberg has announced he is collaborating with 343 Industries for a live-action TV show of Halo.

Questions and answers:
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Q: Who wrote the script for 'Someone's in the Kitchen'?
A: Paul Rugg", "
Q: When was 'Skullmonkeys' released?
A: 1997", '
Q: When was Boombots released?
A: 1999', '
Q: When was The Neverhood released?
A: 1996', "
Q: What video game did Spielberg say in 2013 he's working on a TV show based on?
A: Halo"]
Spielberg has filmed and is currently in post-production on an adaptation of Roald Dahl's celebrated children's story The BFG. Spielberg's DreamWorks bought the rights in 2010, originally intending John Madden to direct. The film was written by E.T. screenwriter Melissa Mathison and is co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, marking the first Disney-branded film to be directed by Spielberg. The BFG is set to premiere out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2016, before its wide release in the US on July 1, 2016.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Who wrote 'The BFG'?
A: Roald Dahl", "
Q: Who wrote E.T.'s script?
A: Melissa Mathison", "
Q: What film festival will first air 'The BFG'?
A: Cannes Film Festival", '
Q: In what month is Cannes held?
A: May', "
Q: When will 'The BFG' be in most theaters?
A: July 1, 2016"]
After completing filming on Ready Player One, while it is in its lengthy, effects-heavy post-production, he will film his long-planned adaptation of David Kertzer's acclaimed The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara. The book follows the true story of a young Jewish boy in 1858 Italy who was secretly baptized by a family servant and then kidnapped from his family by the Papal States, where he was raised and trained as a priest, causing international outrage and becoming a media sensation. First announced in 2014, the book has been adapted by Tony Kushner and the film will again star Mark Rylance, as Pope Pius IX. It will be filmed in early 2017 for release at the end of that year, before Ready Player One is completed and released in 2018.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Who wrote 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara'?
A: David Kertzer", "
Q: When does 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara' take place?
A: 1858", "
Q: Where does 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara' take place?
A: Italy", "
Q: Who plays Pope Pius IX in 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara'?
A: Mark Rylance", "
Q: When is 'Ready Player One' planned to be released?
A: 2018"]