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History of Movies 1880-1920
History of Movies 1880-1920
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#History of movies #1880 - 1920 movies #early movies #film study history
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1
December 1895 people are gathered in a Café in _____ to watch the first Lumière brothers film
New York
Montreal
Paris
Calgary
2
Who is this silent movie star? (based on photo)
Buster Keaton.
Lon Chaney.
Harold Lloyd.
Charlie Chaplin
3
Just recently a colour copy of Georges Meliès ___________ was found.
Rocket Girl
Incredible Me
Music Man
Voyage to the Moon
4
Fred Evans, from England, was the first ...
master chef.
silent movie comedian.
great English silent movie director.
silent movie villain.
5
At the end of the war Europe was no longer the center of cinema. ________ took the lead.
The West End
Bollywood
Broadway
Hollywood
6
Kinetoscopes were placed in .... so that more people could have access to them.
churches
parlours
private homes
schools
7
When André Deed left Pathé pictures its next big star was ...
Leanardo DiCaprio.
Charlie Chaplin.
Max Linder.
Buster Keaton.
8
André Deed left Pathé pictures in France to go to....
Italy.
New York.
Germany.
Spain.
9
What was the reaction of the crowd?
People were terrified the train would hit them.
People stood up to catch the train.
People were unimpressed by the movie.
People jeered and boo'd the director.
10
In 1917, after WWI, Max Linder met his disciple....
Buster Keaton.
Lon Chaney.
Charlie Chaplin.
Jennifer Lawrence.
11
How long will it take to restore the colour copy of "Voyage to the Moon"?
one month
six months
six years
two weeks
12
Max Linder was the most popular comedian in the world. Which is not true about him?
He was sophisticated and attractive.
He married young and then killed his wife.
He fought a bull to show he did his own stunts.
He shot one short film per day.
13
The first special effects the Lumière brothers used were ....
running the film backwards.
running the film upside down.
running the film in slow motion.
running the film through a peep hole.
14
Magic Lantern Shows, before 1880, were...
created by a blue genie.
small snippets of daily life shown on television.
hand-drawn glass slides projected on a screen.
film reels projected on a screen.
15
The film they watched in the café that day was..
a train arriving at a station
a car blowing up
ducks eating
a boat docking
16
In France, the Lumière brothers develop the cinematographe. It...
projects still film onto a screen for the first time.
projects motion pictures in a small container.
is a bigger box with a larger hole in which to look.
projects motion pictures onto a screen for the first time.
17
Edison's film studio, the black Maria, required lots of....
man power
sunlight
darkness
electrical light
18
While Georges Meliès was famous in France, who was famous in England?
George Albert Smith
James Winston-Smith
Albus Dudley Potter
Tony Tarantino
19
In France, Georges Meliès became the first famous film maker. Which sentence is not true?
He was known for his acrobatics.
He was interested in magic tricks.
He loved filming the fantastic.
He often starred in his own films.
20
George Alberta Smith was the first to develop....
reverse motion.
high angle shots.
stop motion action.
close up shots.
21
Where did Georges Meliès get his first camera?
From Thomas Edison.
From the Lumières brothers.
From England.
From Italy.
22
The illusion of smooth movement is created when a series of pictures is flipped quickly through
a cinematoscope
a smithsy
a well camera
a zoetrope
23
Alice Guy, from France, became the first female....
celebrity piano accompaniest.
camera woman.
film star.
director
24
Alice Guy made the film "Race for the Sausage" where everyone chases ....
a dog.
a baby in a carriage.
a woman in a long skirt.
a run-away sausage.
25
André Deed, from France, was the first star of cinema. He was known for his....
great facial expressions.
love scenes.
singing voice.
famous mother.
26
Edison invented the ... (shown in the picture)
projector cone
cinema box
kinetoscope
microscope
27
In 1889 celluloid film sheets were invented by...
Albert Einstein
Alexander Bell
Robert Eastman
Thomas Edison
28
Which of the following was not mentioned in "Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema"?
Fred Evans
James Williamson
Mary Pickford
Buster Keaton
29
During World War I, Max Linder...
was badly wounded but survived.
was killed in action.
made war movies.
moved to the United States.
30
Early silent films hadn't any sound so they were accompanied by ...
a trumpet player.
a full orchestra.
a piano player.
a guitar player.
