Film History Retrieval Quiz

In 1839, who developed chemical techniques for exposing, fixing, and reprinting images?

• Thomas Edison

• William Fox Talbot

• Edward Muybridge

• Lumière brothers

Which year saw the first feature-length film with synchronized sound, The Jazz Singer?

• 1923

• 1927

• 1931

• 1939

What was the name of the first 3D feature film released in 1952?

• Toy Story

• The Robe

• Bwana Devil

• Dracula

VHS tapes, allowing people to watch films at home, were first sold in:

• 1953

• 1977

• 1995

• 1997

Which film was the first feature-length animation made using computer-generated imagery (CGI)?

• Shrek

• Toy Story

• Frozen

• Finding Nemo

The first technicolour film, The Wizard of Oz, was released in:

• 1923

• 1939

• 1952

• 1977

Thomas Edison built one of the first film cameras called a.

• Kinetograph

• Cinemascope

• Projectograph

• Phototrope

16mm film stock became available for filmmakers in ?

• 1923

• 1910

• 1945

• 1958

DVDs were available before VHS tapes.

• True

• False

George Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon used time-lapse photography.

• True

• False