- 1. In which year was the first feature-length talking film, 'The Jazz Singer', released?
A) 1935
B) 1950
C) 1927
D) 1910
- 2. Which technology did 'The Jazz Singer' use for its talking sequences?
A) Cinerama
B) Kinemacolor
C) Vitaphone
D) Technicolor
- 3. What was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture that was a talking film?
A) Wings
B) The Broadway Melody
C) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
D) All Quiet on the Western Front
- 4. Which film was known for having the first synchronized sound in a feature film?
A) The Singing Fool
B) Don Juan
C) The Jazz Singer
D) Steamboat Willie
- 5. Who directed the first feature-length talking horror film 'Dracula' in 1931?
A) Tod Browning
B) F.W. Murnau
C) James Whale
D) Michael Curtiz
- 6. Who was the movie star known as 'The King of Hollywood' who transitioned successfully from silent films to talking pictures?
A) Clark Gable
B) Charlie Chaplin
C) Gary Cooper
D) Buster Keaton
- 7. 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
- 8. Who was the first child actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in a talking film?
A) Jackie Cooper
B) Freddie Bartholomew
C) Bobby Breen
D) Mickey Rooney
- 9. Which 1952 film marked the debut of 3D in talking cinema and is a classic horror flick?
A) Creature from the Black Lagoon
B) The Tingler
C) House of Wax
D) The Mad Magician
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