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Film/Broadcast History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The oldest movie that is still able to be viewed was made in….

a)

1901

b)

1850

c)

1888

d)

1895

2.

Thomas Edison brought film to several major cities through what device?

a)

Film Projector

b)

Videogram

c)

Iphone

d)

Kinetoscope

3.

Which one of the following was not inducted into the National Film Registry’s first group?

a)

Gone with the Wind

b)

Fantasia

c)

Wizard of Oz

d)

Snow White

4.

The first Blockbuster was …..

a)

Star Wars

b)

E.T.

c)

Jaws

d)

The Avengers

5.

Adjusted with inflation, what is the highest grossing film of all time?

a)

Gone with the Wind

b)

Avatar

c)

Titanic

d)

Star Wars

6.

The first television broadcast happened in…

a)

1901

b)

1930

c)

1915

d)

1928

7.

KTRE news started as a radio station.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In the 1970’s and 1980’s which two formats tried to win over the home video industry?

a)

VHS and Betamax

b)

DVD and VHS

c)

DVD and Blu-Ray

d)

Betamax and DVR

9.

Which presidential candidates were the on the first televised debate?

a)

Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford

b)

George Bush and Bill Clinton

c)

Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan

d)

John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon

10.

What company started the cord cutting phase?

a)

Apple TV

b)

Netflix

c)

Blockbuster

d)

HBO