- 1. In which year was the first feature-length talking film, 'The Jazz Singer', released?
A) 1927
B) 1950
C) 1935
D) 1910
- 2. Which technology did 'The Jazz Singer' use for its talking sequences?
A) Technicolor
B) Kinemacolor
C) Vitaphone
D) Cinerama
- 3. What was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture that was a talking film?
A) The Broadway Melody
B) Wings
C) All Quiet on the Western Front
D) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
- 4. Who directed the first feature-length talking horror film 'Dracula' in 1931?
A) James Whale
B) F.W. Murnau
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) Buster Keaton
B) Charlie Chaplin
C) Clark Gable
D) Gary Cooper
- 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) Jackie Cooper
C) Freddie Bartholomew
D) Mickey Rooney
- 7. Which film was known for having the first synchronized sound in a feature film?
A) Don Juan
B) Steamboat Willie
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) Gone with the Wind
B) Citizen Kane
C) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
D) The Wizard of Oz
- 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) House of Wax
C) The Mad Magician
D) The Tingler
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