Cinema Quiz

Who successfully demonstrated a prototype of the Kinetoscope in 1891?

• Warner Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• Kinemacolor

• Lumiere brothers

Which device was used by the Lumiere brothers to present projected moving pictures to a paying audience?

• Technicolor

• Vitaphone system

• Kinetoscope

• Cinématographe

What was primarily used for documentary films like 'With Our King and Queen Through India' in 1912?

• Technicolor

• Kinemacolor

• Kinetoscope

• Vitaphone system

Which film used the three-color process of Technicolor in 1939?

• The Wizard of Oz

• A Matter of Life and Death

• The Jazz Singer

• Gone With the Wind

What was the first feature-length movie to incorporate synchronized dialogue in 1927?

• A Matter of Life and Death

• Gone With the Wind

• The Wizard of Oz

• The Jazz Singer

During which period was cinema considered the principal form of popular entertainment?

• 1930s and 1940s

• 1910s and 1920s

• 1890s and 1900s

• 1950s and 1960s

What was the aspect ratio of the screen before the advent of optical sound?

• 1.50:1

• 1.33:1

• 1.37:1

• 1.44:1

Which organization officially approved the 'Academy ratio' in 1932?

• Kinemacolor

• Edison Company

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

• Warner Brothers

What was the first number in the aspect ratio 1.37:1 referring to?

• Area of the screen

• Width of the screen

• Height of the screen

• Length of the screen

Which country had the highest cinema attendance in 1946?

• USA

• Russia

• France

• UK