The ultimate movie quiz for bookworms

Fox Studios acquired the rights to Margot Lee Shetterly's book while she was still writing it. Shetterly went on to launch a nonprofit whose mission is to archive the work of all of the women who worked as mathematicians in the early days of NASA.

American author Roderick Thorp came up with the crime thriller "Nothing Lasts Forever" after watching the film "The Towering Inferno." The book would later be turned into the holiday action classic "Die Hard" and launch the career of American actor Bruce Willis.

British actor Daniel Day-Lewis earned his second Best Actor Oscar for "There Will Be Blood." The film was loosely based on American author Upton Sinclair's 1926 novel "Oil!" about a ruthless oil tycoon.

In 2014, Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to American author Jeff VanderMeer's bestseller "Annihilation." The science fiction adventure, starring Israeli-American Natalie Portman and directed by English filmmaker Alex Garland, tells the story of a mysterious region known as Area X.

"The Big Short," based on American author Michael Lewis' 2010 book of the same name, won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2016. The film, produced by Israeli legend Arnon Milchan, tells the story of the 2008 financial crisis and the savvy investors who saw it coming.

Raised in Haifa, Israel, actress Odeya Rush is one of Hollywood's most in-demand young actresses. In addition to starring with Bridges in "The Giver," based on the award-winning 1994 book by Lois Lowry, Rush will be seen this year in the thriller "The Hunter's Prayer."

“A Tale of Love and Darkness,” produced by Israeli filmmaker Ram Bergman, marked the directorial debut of American-Israeli actress Natalie Portman. The book that inspired the film has been translated into 28 languages.

Director Stephen Spielberg's 2001 film explored the future world of artificial intelligence and the ability of androids to emulate thoughts and emotions. It is based off British science fiction writer Brian Aldiss' 1969 short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long."

Written by American author John W. Campbell, Jr. in 1938, "Who Goes There?" tells the story of a group of scientific researchers in Antarctica who accidentally awaken a nefarious, shapeshifting alien species. It has been adapted for film three times.

American author John Green published the award-winning book "The Fault in Our Stars" in 2012. Green, whose other novel "Paper Towns," was also turned into a film, is one-half of the famous VlogBrothers on YouTube.