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1
Who developed the Audion tube that allowed for people to receive radio signals?
Reginald Fessenden
Lee DeForest
James Maxwell
Thomas Edison
2
What was TV in the 1950's like?
big audiences
Each show had 1 sponsor
All of the above
No tv stars
3
Why did people think WotW was actually happening as it aired?
All of the above
Good acting and used real places
It was a normal broadcast at the beginning
Radio was standard for announcements
4
Why do advertisers prefer advertising on Youtube rather than in Podcasts?
Bigger audience
Lower CPM
They prefer Podcasts over Youtube
Higher CPM
5
How have movie makers tried to draw more people to theaters?
Bringing theaters to suburbs
Cheaper tickets
Showing more movies
More theaters in the cities
6
True or false: Narrowcasting is aiming programming at larger audiences
True
False
7
What are the three reasons TV viewership is down?
Tech changes, less funding, and reality tv
Tech. changes, more regulation, and new networks
Tech. changes, regulation, and less funding
Reality tv, regulations and less funding
8
True or False: the two-tier system had one local and one national level?
False
True
9
Geosynchronous orbit is the idea that...
the satellites will follow the path of the earth's curvature
Satellites go the opposite direction of earth's rotation
satellites do not orbit but stay in one spot
satellites float in space
10
Who was the first American to adopt the Narrative Film Theory?
Edwin Porter
Edward Port
Mary Pickford
George Melies
11
True or false: re-run syndication is when producers sell tv shows to other people to show again
True
False
12
Who was the 1st person to record sound and have it play back to them?
Leon Scott
Emile Berliner
Thomas Edison
Warner Brothers
13
When did the FCC begin regulating TV?
1934
1915
1956
1978
14
How are movie theaters and producers trying to increase movie revenue?
Exporting films
All of these
Dinner and a movie
Early home release dates
15
Which of these shows is not an example of Off-network syndication?
M.a.s.h
Seinfeld
Friends
All of these are
16
True or false: music and radio have a mutual dependency
False
True
17
Which form of sales of DVD's has seen a decrease in revenue?
DVD Sales
Both
Rentals
Neither
18
What was the name of the first pro radio station?
KLMNOP Washington D.C.
KCBD New York
KNWO Chicago
KDKA Pittsburg
19
What did Reginald Fessenden do in 1906 on Christmas eve?
Played the first Christmas song on the radio
Played his voice over the radio
Created the first radio station
Recorded the first song
20
What did Sylvester "Pat" Weaver do t change TV?
Increased the length of shows
Increased the number of TV sponsors
All of the above
Created block commercials (Thanks Pat)
21
Who was the first person to make grooves on a record?
Emile Berliner
Thomas Edison
Leon Scott
George Melies
22
What is an auteur?
A tube that allows sound to pass through it, but not escape
A device that amplifies sound
A person that creates their own identity and brand
A person that writes their own music
23
How much recording do the big 4 recording companies (Warner, Universal, Sony, EMI) do globally?
75%
85%
65%
90%
24
In 1948 1% of households had TV, what percent had them by 1960?
60%
90%
99%
30%
25
Which of these things did Thomas Edison create?
Phonograph
All of these
Kinetoscope
Kinetograph
26
True or False: Vladimir Zworykin was the first person to get a TV to work?
False: Thomas Edison
True
False: Farnsworth
27
How does Arbitron collect data for what people listen to now?
Online Surveys
Pen and Paper
Portable People Meter
Calling Surveys
28
Why did Hollywood become the movie capital of the world?
Diverse scenery and mild climate
Cheap labor
All of the above
WW2 stopped film production in Europe
29
Who created the first digital recording?
Sean Fanning
Steve Jobs
Thomas Stockham
Thomas Edison
30
Who came up with the idea to do short 3 min broadcasts between every 20 mins of music?
Gordon Mclendon
John Berrian
Emile Berliner
Randel Dodson
31
What was the only form of music that saw an increase in sales?
Streaming
CD's
Digital Downloads
Records
32
Which of these is not a component of the movie industry structure?
Producing
Exhibiting
Directing
Distributing
33
What was the first animated film?
Beauty and the Beast
Snow White
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
34
What is the term for a company that owns several local TV stations, and units in multiple towns
Mega operator
Multi system operator
Multisystem coordinator
Mega coordinator
35
What did I love Lucy do that other shows didn't?
All of these
Did not use a script
Used more than 1 camera
Used a large star
36
The War of the Worlds was originally a ...
Play
Movie
Podcast
Book
37
True or False: 85% of films are produced outside of the U.S.?
False
True
38
Who invented the telegraph?
Thomas Edison
John Adams
Samuel Morse
Guglielmo Marconi
39
What is it called if a TV show goes straight to syndication?
first-run syndication
none of these
off-network syndication
re-run syndication
40
Who bought all of Philo Farnsworth's patents?
RCA
CBS
None of these
ABC
41
What did Emile Berliner do to shape the music industry?
Delevloped techniques to mass produce records
Invented the Gramophone
Both
Neither
42
How much of a movie's revenue comes from foreign theaters??
85%
70%
90%
45%
43
What is the biggest radio conglomerate?
Infinity
Cumulus
All of them are
Clear Channel
44
Who found that lightning emitted powerful electrical waves?
Hertz
Adams
Marconi
Morse
45
How much do records account for in today's music sales?
5%
9%
3%
12%
46
How many companies dominate the music market?
2
4
5
3
47
What is it called when you get rid of some of your cable channels?
Cord-shaving
Cord-budgeting
Cord-cutting
Cord-trimming
48
What did the Radio Act of 1927 do?
Established Federal Radio Commission (FCC)
Required stations to operate in the public's best interest
All of the above
Assigned all stations a radio channel
49
What percent of costs are above the line costs?
50%
80%
75%
60%
50
What percent of people stream-rip?
23%
50%
85%
67%
51
Who came up with the idea to make movies in a narrative format?
Porter
Pickford
Melies
Tesla
52
Which record could play a full album?
30 1/4
90
45
33 1/3
53
True or false: Above the line costs are things like cameras and lights.
True
False
54
Sean Fanning created the 1st site that allowed uploading and downloading of music, named what?
Napster
JazzEm
ITunes
UrMusic
55
Who created Podcasts?
Thomas Edison
James Theron
Adam Curry
Donald Shushi
56
What did radio stations do after losing their audience to TV?
Both
Offered affiliate stations
Neither
Played more music
57
Which type of radio signals moves in a strong straight line, but do not go as far?
CM
AM
PM
FM
58
What was the purpose of the Radio Act of 1912?
Required everyone to get radio license
Both
Neither
Said government can regulate radio
59
What was the first movie with all sound?
Gone With the Wild
Train Robber
The Jazz Singer
The Singing Fool
60
Who was the first person to send the first wireless morse code message?
James Maxwell
Guglielmo Marconi
Samuel Morse
Nikola Tesla
61
How much did streaming subscriptions grow in 2014?
13%
23%
26%
29%
62
What is the ability to access programming at any time called?
Time shifting
Time lagging
Time warping
Time speeds
63
True or False: the 1948 Paramount decision allowed studios to use vertical integration?
True
False
