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