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