- 1. In which year was the first feature-length talking film, 'The Jazz Singer', released?
A) 1910
B) 1927
C) 1950
D) 1935
- 2. Which technology did 'The Jazz Singer' use for its talking sequences?
A) Technicolor
B) Vitaphone
C) Kinemacolor
D) Cinerama
- 3. What was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture that was a talking film?
A) All Quiet on the Western Front
B) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
C) Wings
D) The Broadway Melody
- 4. Who directed the first feature-length talking horror film 'Dracula' in 1931?
A) F.W. Murnau
B) James Whale
C) Tod Browning
D) Michael Curtiz
- 5. Who was the movie star known as 'The King of Hollywood' who transitioned successfully from silent films to talking pictures?
A) Gary Cooper
B) Clark Gable
C) Buster Keaton
D) Charlie Chaplin
- 6. Who was the first child actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in a talking film?
A) Bobby Breen
B) Freddie Bartholomew
C) Mickey Rooney
D) Jackie Cooper
- 7. Which film was known for having the first synchronized sound in a feature film?
A) Steamboat Willie
B) Don Juan
C) The Singing Fool
D) The Jazz Singer
- 8. Which 1939 film is known for its famous line 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn' and was one of the most successful talking films of the time?
A) Citizen Kane
B) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
C) Gone with the Wind
D) The Wizard of Oz
- 9. Which 1952 film marked the debut of 3D in talking cinema and is a classic horror flick?
A) House of Wax
B) The Mad Magician
C) Creature from the Black Lagoon
D) The Tingler
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