Question 1

True or false: He personally canceled the release of the nearly finished film 'Batgirl' to save $90 million in taxes.

Accepted Answer

True. Zaslav shelved the $90 million movie for a tax write-down, a controversial move that wiped out completed work.

Question 2

True or false: He was the youngest CEO in the history of NBCUniversal.

Accepted Answer

False. Zaslav never worked at NBCUniversal; he led Discovery Communications before Warner Bros. Discovery.

Question 3

True or false: David Zaslav once worked as an intern at a TV station owned by his father.

Accepted Answer

True. His father ran a cable TV company, and Zaslav interned there, sparking his interest in media before law school.

Question 4

True or false: Zaslav earned his law degree from Harvard Law School.

Accepted Answer

False. He actually earned a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, not Harvard—a common misconception.

Question 5

True or false: Zaslav personally wrote the screenplay for the 1998 film 'The Truman Show'.

Accepted Answer

False. The Truman Show was written by Andrew Niccol. Zaslav has no screenwriting credits; he's a corporate executive.

Question 6

True or false: Zaslav negotiated the merger that created Warner Bros. Discovery in under 48 hours.

Accepted Answer

True. The $43 billion deal was reportedly hammered out over a weekend, surprising industry insiders with its speed.

Question 7

True or false: David Zaslav was a professional jazz pianist before entering the media business.

Accepted Answer

True. He played piano in jazz clubs during college and considered a music career, but chose law and media instead.

Question 8

True or false: David Zaslav once banned all coffee from Warner Bros. Discovery offices to cut costs.

Accepted Answer

False. While he is known for cost-cutting, there is no record of a coffee ban—this is a fabricated myth.

David Zaslav Trivia Questions