Question 1

True or false: Morris used reenactments in 'The Thin Blue Line' that were so stylized they influenced the look of TV crime dramas like 'CSI.'

Accepted Answer

True. His dramatic, slow-motion reenactments with stark lighting became iconic, shaping visual storytelling in true crime and forensic shows.

Question 2

True or false: Errol Morris directed a feature film about the life of physicist Stephen Hawking, starring Eddie Redmayne.

Accepted Answer

False. That was James Marsh's 'The Theory of Everything'; Morris made a documentary about Hawking ('A Brief History of Time'), not a biopic with actors.

Question 3

True or false: Errol Morris invented the Interrotron, a device that lets interview subjects see the filmmaker's face on the camera lens.

Accepted Answer

True. Morris created the Interrotron to help subjects feel they're talking directly to him, not a machine; it was used in films like 'The Fog of War.'

Question 4

True or false: Morris's film 'Fast, Cheap & Out of Control' interweaves stories of a lion tamer, a topiary gardener, a robot scientist, and a mole-rat expert.

Accepted Answer

True. This 1997 documentary features four eccentric specialists, exploring themes of control and nature, tied together by Morris's signature style.

Question 5

True or false: Morris won an Oscar for his documentary 'The Thin Blue Line,' which helped free an innocent man from death row.

Accepted Answer

False. 'The Thin Blue Line' didn't win an Oscar (it wasn't nominated); it did lead to Randall Dale Adams's release, but Morris won an Oscar later for 'The Fog of War.'

Question 6

True or false: Errol Morris wrote a book arguing that the moon landing was faked, based on interviews with NASA insiders.

Accepted Answer

False. Morris actually debunked moon landing conspiracy theories in his book 'The Ashtray' and film 'Wormwood'; he's a skeptic of fringe claims.

Question 7

True or false: Morris directed a commercial for Apple featuring a talking dog that promotes the iPhone.

Accepted Answer

False. Morris made a famous ad for Apple's Macintosh in 1984, but it was about a '1984' dystopia, not a talking dog—that's a common misattribution.

Question 8

True or false: Errol Morris once worked as a private investigator before becoming a documentary filmmaker.

Accepted Answer

True. Morris briefly worked as a private eye, which honed his interrogative style and suspicion of official narratives—a theme in many of his films.

Errol Morris Trivia Questions