Quiz: How much do you know about David Lynch?

The iconic directed worked on a number of critically acclaimed films including Mulholland Drive, The Elephant Man and Eraserhead.

WRITER-DIRECTOR DAVID Lynch, who radicalised American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in a number of critically-acclaimed films, died yesterday at the age of 78.

“There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us,” Lynch’s family said in a statement last night.

“But as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’”

The four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker directed a number of feature films including behind Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Wild at Heart and The Elephant Man, and was the creative force behind television drama Twin Peaks.

So today we’re here to quiz you: How much do you know about David Lynch?

David Lynch was born on 20 January 1946 in the small town of Missoula in which US state?

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Montana

Missouri

South Dakota

Idaho

In 1966, Lynch made his first short film. What was the title of this minute-long animation?

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Four Dogs Getting Angry

Six Men Getting Sick

Four Women Getting Drunk

Five Children Getting Old

1977 saw the release of Lynch's first feature film, with Jack Nance playing the main character, Henry. What was the film's name?

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The Elephant Man

Eraserhead

Wild at Heart

Blue Velvet

2001 saw the release of one of Lynch's most critically-acclaimed films, Mullholland Drive. In which US city is the film set?

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New York

San Francisco

Boston

Los Angeles

In 2005, Lynch founded the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace. This charity seeks to fund the teaching of what technique?

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Yoga

Clairvoyance

Transcendental Meditation

Astral Projection

Lynch was nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards three times. Which of these films did NOT earn Lynch an Oscar nomination?

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Dune (1984)

Mulholland Drive

The Elephant Man

Blue Velvet

David Lynch was nominated for an Academy Award four times, eventually receiving an honorary award in which year?

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2017

2010

2006

2019

Which of the following actors has NOT appeared in a David Lynch film?

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Laura Dern

Nicolas Cage

Johnny Depp

Naomi Watts

Many will know Lynch for his television work, including the cult classic Twin Peaks. Who is found dead at the beginning of of the show?

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Laura Palmer

Shelly Johnson

Audrey Horne

Leland Palmer

As well as tackling film and television projects, David Lynch directed a number of music videos. Which one of these music groups did Lynch direct a video for?