- 1. In which year was the first feature-length talking film, 'The Jazz Singer', released?
A) 1935
B) 1950
C) 1910
D) 1927
- 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) The Singing Fool
B) Don Juan
C) Steamboat Willie
D) The Jazz Singer
- 5. Who directed the first feature-length talking horror film 'Dracula' in 1931?
A) Michael Curtiz
B) F.W. Murnau
C) Tod Browning
D) James Whale
- 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) Clark Gable
C) Charlie Chaplin
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) Gone with the Wind
B) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
C) Citizen Kane
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) Bobby Breen
B) Freddie Bartholomew
C) Jackie Cooper
D) Mickey Rooney
- 9. Which 1952 film marked the debut of 3D in talking cinema and is a classic horror flick?
A) The Mad Magician
B) House of Wax
C) The Tingler
D) Creature from the Black Lagoon
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