Film History

What 1977 movie broke Gone With the Wind's record for biggest money-maker?

What 1939 MGM film was the all-time box-office record holder until 1977?

What 1975 Jack Nicholson film is one of only 3 films to win the five major Oscars?

What characters were made famous by A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave?

Who did Mickey Mouse's voice for Steamboat Willie?

During the silent movie era, what country was famous for horror and sci-fi movies?

What director was nicknamed the "Master of Suspense" for making films like Psycho and The Birds?

What 1991 thriller is the last of only 3 films to win the five major Oscars?

Having started in New Jersey, where did the American movie industry relocate in 1913?

Which of the famous silent film comedy stars was famous for doing all his own stunts?

What 1984 James Cameron sci-fi film made Arnold Schwarzenegger a huge star?

How are most movie special effects created today?

What's another term for a film's director of photography?

After flopping on initial release, what 1975 musical became hugely successful at midnight screenings across the US?

Name two examples of film innovations developed in the 1950s that were created in an attempt to compete with TV.

Film editors once used glue to piece together a film, what do they use to reassemble pieces of spliced film today?

What American movie studio was famous for early horror films like Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Wolfman?

What was the first full-length, animated feature made by Disney?

What actor born in San Francisco became famous making kung-fu movies in Hong Kong in the early 1970's?

The Birth of A Nation is a great film, but it remains controversial because it made the ________ look like heroes.

What three-color film process developed in the 1930s made The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind look so great?

What technique did Willis O'Brien use in the original The Lost World and King Kong movies?

What 1934 screwball comedy is the first of only 3 films to win the five major Oscars?

What American inventor is credited with making the first motion picture?

In 1941, Orson Welles' directed and starred in a film considered the greatest movie ever made in the U.S.. What is it?

What 1954 Japanese film was made in response to US nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific Ocean?

What was the first feature-length film made entirely with CGI (computer-generated imagery)?

What 1988 Robert Zmeckis film integrated live-action and animation without using computers?

What 1982 Disney film was the first to feature-length movie to rely on computer generated images?

Although it wasn't a feature-length film, what Edwin Porter movie is considered the first US film with a plot?

Both Oprah Winfrey & Whoopi Goldberg received Oscar nominations for what 1985 Steven Spielberg movie?

During the 1940s, what did theaters typically show along with feature films?

Made by Winsor McCay in 1911, what is the title of the first animated cartoon?

What classic Georges Melies film from 1902 was based on a story by Jules Verne?

Many consider this 1925 Fritz Lang film from Germany to be the first truly great science fiction movie.

What 1927 US film starring Al Jolson is considered the first "talkie" or feature-length film with sound?

Making this controversial "horror" film for MGM effectively ended director Tod Browning’s career.

Who were the French brothers who projected the first publicly screened film?

F.W. Murnau changed the name of his film based on Bram Stoker's Dracula for copyright reasons. What did he call it?

What actor was the biggest star of the silent era, with hits like The Kid, Modern Times, and The Gold Rush?