Film History Quiz

Who were the first to show projected moving pictures to a paying audience in Paris, France, in December 1895?

• The Marx brothers

• Edison and Tesla

• The Lumière brothers

• The Wright brothers

What gadget did the Lumière brothers make that combined the functions of a projector, camera, and film printer?

• Kaleidoscope

• Cinématographe

• Phonograph

• Telegraph

What is a Silent Film?

• A film with only dialogue and no music

• A film with no visuals

• A film with only music and no visuals

• A film with no dialogue audible or synchronized recorded sound

What can be used in silent films to transmit important conversation lines or various story components?

• Inter-title cards

• Flashbacks

• Subtitles

• Voice-over narration

What do sound films have that silent films do not?

• Black and white visuals

• Visual effects

• Silent sound

• Synchronized sound

When did the first known public screening of projected sound films occur?

• 1900

• 1800

• 1950

• 2000

What is Color motion picture film?

• Completed motion picture film ready to be used in a projector

• Black and white photographic film

• Film with no motion

• Film with only sound

What did the Lumière brothers make that combined the functions of a projector, camera, and film printer?

• Telegraph

• Phonograph

• Kaleidoscope

• Cinématographe

What is a Silent Film?

• A film with no visuals

• A film with only music and no visuals

• A film with only dialogue and no music

• A film with no dialogue audible or synchronized recorded sound

What can be used in silent films to transmit important conversation lines or various story components?

• Voice-over narration

• Subtitles

• Flashbacks

• Inter-title cards