Question 1

First man to experiment with moving pictures

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Answer

Herbert Hoover

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Alexander Graham Bell

Question 2

In 1891, Edison unveiled the

Accepted Answer

Kinetoscope

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Kinetophone

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Nickleodeon

Question 3

Edison improved the Kinetoscope to the

Accepted Answer

Kinetophone

Answer

phonograph

Answer

nickleodeon

Question 4

American's paid a nickel to watch the films in theaters, so they were called

Accepted Answer

Nickelodeons

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Cinemas

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Phonographs

Question 5

The first American film with a dramatic plot was

Accepted Answer

The Great Train Robbery (1903)

Answer

The Gold Rush

Answer

The Little Tramp

Question 6

The number of people who entertained by films each week

Accepted Answer

26 million

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12 million

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2 million

Question 7

Because films did not have sound at first, the following occurred

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all of these

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movie producers added captions to the movies

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theaters hired piano players

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theaters hired orchestras

Question 8

___________ became the movie captial of the world beginning in 1910

Accepted Answer

Hollywood

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Los Angeles

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New York City

Question 9

Screen stars were able to increase their pay from $5 a day to

Accepted Answer

$10,00 a week

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$5,000 a week

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$1,000 a week

Question 10

Big actors like Charlie Chaplin were able to get

Accepted Answer

$1 million per year

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$100,000 per year

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$250,000 per year

Question 11

Charlie Chaplin's most popular character

Accepted Answer

The Little Tramp

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The Kid

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The Waddling Tramp

Question 12

Which was NOT mentioned as being part of the Little Tramp's outfit

Accepted Answer

big bow tie

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oversized boots on the wrong feet

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baggy pants

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derby cap

Question 13

To audiences, the Little Tramp represented

Accepted Answer

Average Americans and their struggles

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Hobos

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Businessmen

Question 14

In 1919, Chaplin co-founded this company

Accepted Answer

United Artists

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Paramount Pictures

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Universal

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Twentieth Century Fox

Question 15

Chaplin continued to act, direct, and produce movies until

Accepted Answer

1966

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1946

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1956

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1976

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