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A recap of key facts about popular culture for Edexcel Route F
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1
Cinemas were the biggest entertainment in the US in 1917
False
True
2
Ed Murrow was a significant figure in broadcast news. Why?
He sympathised with those affected by the 2nd Red Scare
He exposed McCarthy as a liar
He reported from the front line in WW2
3
Name the most famous show on PBS
Sesame Street
M*A*S*H
Game of Thrones
Friends
4
What was the name of the law introduced in 1927 by the federal government to ensure radio stations shared the airwaves?
Airwaves Act
Federal Listening Act
Radio Act
Radio Waves Act
5
Sales of records dropped in 1935. Why?
Radio was free
Buying records was seen as a luxury
It was the Great Depression
6
In which decade did radios grow due to mass production?
1920s
1930s
1960s
1950s
7
In 1953 80% of TV shows were broadcast live. By 1960 what percentage of TV were live?
36%
70%
22%
50%
8
Who won the Presidential debate on TV in 1960?
Nixon because he was experienced and well known
JFK because he was young and attractive
9
One of the most famous broadcast news anchors who reported JFK's death and the moon landings was...
Walter Cronkite
Walt Disney
Walter Murrow
Ed Cronkite
10
In 1929 50% of homes owned a gramophone
True
False
11
Broadcast news had a big impact on the Great Depression. How?
Calmed people down
Reported falling share prices and made people panic
Reported rising share prices
It cheered people up
12
Actors tied to a movie studio had to alter their behaviour e.g.
stay at home when not making a film
only make films with that studio
stay single and avoid drugs and alcohol
get married to anyone the studio chose
13
After WW2 the government encouraged media businesses to develop TV quickly by giving them tax breaks?
True
False
14
The government set up PBS in 1967 to focus on education, entertainment & raising standards in TV. What does PBS mean?
Private Broadcast Station
Public Broadcasting Service
Private Business Scheme
Public Brainwashing Station
15
What was the name of the code, introduced in 1929, to ensure more morality and less violence in films?
Pays Code
Hays Code
Fay's Code
Mays Code
16
The introduction of the radio allowed Americans to listen to the same sports games, speeches and music. This created a..
mass culture
mass listening base
mass understanding
big fan base
17
TV had a positive impact on changing attitudes for example....
People became more politically aware
Shows with non-white characters normalised diversity in society
Shows such as Laugh In encouraged people to question their politicians
18
What impact did cinema have on magazines and the media?
Increased their sales
Decreased their sales
Gave them more to write about e.g. reviews, gossip, fan news
19
More people began to watch TV after WW2 because...
TV was developing fast
Programmes got longer
There was nothing else to do
There were more channels available
20
FDR broadcast regular radio addresses to the nation. These were called...
Armchair chats
Snuggle up with Franklin
Fireside chats
Bedtime chats
21
The TV show M*A*S*H led to anti-war feelings during the Vietnam War. But which war was the show about?
Cold
Korea
Vietnam
WW2
22
In which decade did cinemas become an escapism with popcorn, B movies, ice creams, trailers & cartoons before the film?
1930s
1920s
1960s
1940s
23
The first president on TV in 1939 was...
Hoover
LBJ
JFK
FDR
24
Who gave religious radio broadcasts criticising the KKK and bankers and supporting FDR for President?
Frank Coughlin
Peter Choplin
Simon Coughcough
Franz Coping
25
Jazz became popular in the 1920s, mainly in urban areas. What did critics say about Jazz?
It wasn't proper
It was only for minority communities
It was rubbish
Morally lax, sexually suggestive
26
Broadcast news could make or ruin a President. What did broadcast news report that ruined Carter?
Incompetent
Attacked by a swamp rabbit
Collapsed at a marathon
27
Newspapers fought back against broadcast news with....
Pictures and photographs
Lower prices
Free gifts
28
Pre 1920 the most popular music listened to in the USA was...
Jazz
Drum and bass
Hip hop
Wartime music
29
The first National radio station was called ABC
False
True
30
In which Presidential election did radios announce the result before newspapers for the first time?
1920
1916
1940
1928
31
If blacklisted by one studio, an actor would be...
snapped up by a rival studio
be blacklisted by all other studios
32
The first 'talkies' were made in...
1926
1925
1927
1929
33
50% of world wide films were made in Hollywood in the 1930s/40s
True
False
