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History of Film (Part 2)
History of Film (Part 2)
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This quiz will help you remember facts about the film industry from the 1920s to the present.
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During the Studio Years (1930-1950), MGM was known for making what kinds of movies?
Gangster films
Musicals
Horrors
Action-Adventure films
2
What film, using the latest advances in 3-D tech., garnered more than $2 billion worldwide?
Jurassic Park
Titanic
The Avengers
Avatar
3
This movie is considered the masterpiece of American cinema:
The Wizard of Oz
Citizen Kane
Gone with the Wind
Psycho
4
What movie re-ignited the film industry?
Jaws
Star Wars
E.T.
The Godfather
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What movie was the first to use sound?
Singin' in the Rain
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
The Jazz Singer
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Who was the senator that went after communists in the U.S. and its film industry?
Joseph McCarthy
David O Selznick
Edward R. Murrow
Jenny McCarthy
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Why did film revenues fall off in the 1960s and '70s?
The Vietnam War
McCarthyism
Economic Recession
Television
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What was the first movie to bring color to the big screen?
Flowers and Trees
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Snow White
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Why were studios hesitant to adopt sound?
Directors couldn't Give actors direction on screen.
Too expensive
All of these.
The Public wouldn't like the actors voices.
