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