Photography History Quiz

Who is considered the inventor of the first practical process of photography?

• Louis Daguerre

• George Eastman

• Nicéphore Niépce

• Henry Fox Talbot

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What year was the first permanent photograph, "View from the Window at Le Gras," created?

• 1826

• 1835

• 1844

• 1851

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Which photographic process introduced in 1839 used silver-plated copper treated with iodine vapor?

• Calotype

• Daguerreotype

• Tintype

• Cyanotype

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What is the name of the first commercially successful color photography process, introduced in 1907?

• Autochrome

• Kodachrome

• Agfacolor

• Technicolor

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Who is known for creating the first paper negative in 1835?

• George Eastman

• Henry Fox Talbot

• Louis Daguerre

• Nicéphore Niépce

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The introduction of which Kodak product in 1888 made photography accessible to the general public?

• The Kodak Brownie

• Kodachrome Film

• The Kodak Camera

• The Instamatic Camera

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What is the significance of the year 1827 in photography?

• The invention of the camera obscura

• The first use of the term "photography"

• The creation of the first permanent photograph

• The introduction of the daguerreotype process

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Which process, developed in 1851, used wet plates and was known for its sharp detail?

• Ambrotype

• Cyanotype

• Daguerreotype

• Collodion process

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Who is credited with taking the first aerial photograph in 1858?

• Gaspard-Félix Tournachon

• George Eastman

• Ansel Adams

• Edward Muybridge

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What was the primary material used for the first photographic negatives?

• Glass

• Paper

• Plastic

• Metal

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