Question 1

True or false: Diller married fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg in 2001 after a long relationship.

Accepted Answer

True. They wed in a small ceremony; von Furstenberg is a iconic designer and his longtime partner.

Question 2

True or false: Barry Diller was the original creator of the eBay auction platform.

Accepted Answer

False. Pierre Omidyar founded eBay. Diller's IAC owned Expedia and Ticketmaster, not eBay.

Question 3

True or false: Barry Diller started his career as a mailroom clerk at the William Morris Agency.

Accepted Answer

True. He began in the mailroom at William Morris, then rose quickly through talent and TV production.

Question 4

True or false: Barry Diller once ran Paramount Pictures and later founded Fox Broadcasting Company.

Accepted Answer

True. Diller was chairman of Paramount and later launched Fox as a fourth TV network, revolutionizing broadcasting.

Question 5

True or false: Barry Diller's net worth once topped $4 billion due to IAC's stock performance.

Accepted Answer

True. At its peak, IAC's value made Diller a billionaire several times over, though it fluctuates.

Question 6

True or false: Barry Diller turned down an offer to become CEO of Disney in the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

True. He passed on the Disney CEO role, which later went to Michael Eisner, reshaping the company.

Question 7

True or false: Diller invented the concept of the TV miniseries with 'Roots' while at ABC.

Accepted Answer

False. 'Roots' was a landmark miniseries, but it was developed under Fred Silverman at ABC, not Diller.

Question 8

True or false: Diller personally wrote the screenplay for the film 'The Godfather'.

Accepted Answer

False. Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola wrote 'The Godfather'. Diller never wrote screenplays.

Barry Diller Trivia Questions