Film History treasure hunt
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What happened in the first film?
People walked away from work
A princess was rescued
Animals talked
There was dancing
How long did it take to make Snow White?
Four years
One week
One month
One day
Which famous film was about a girl and her red shoes?
The Wizard of Oz
Snow White
Cinderella
Bambi
What was the name of the famous little tramp from old movies?
Charlie Chaplin
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Tom Cat
Which animal was Lassie?
A dog
A cat
A horse
A rabbit
Which princess slept for a very long time?
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Cinderella
Belle
Which monster was famous in old horror films?
Frankenstein
Shrek
Elsa
Olaf
What year did Mickey Mouse come out?
1928
1930
1925
1935
What were the first cinema halls also called?
Movie palaces
Movie houses
Viewing boxes
Displays
Where did the film industry first flourish?
Hollywood
Amsterdam
London
Tokyo
What is Netflix?
A service to watch films online
A new kind of television
A film studio
A kind of camera
Which superhero first became popular in the 2000s?
Iron Man
Superman
Batman
Spider-Man
Which country is Hollywood located in?
America
England
France
Canada
What did filmmakers use to make films in the past?
Film rolls
Digital cameras
Phones
Tablets
What was useful about videotapes?
You could watch films at home
They were cheaper than cinema
They had better quality
They were smaller than films
What made King Kong so special for the time?
Special effects with puppets
It was the first colour film
It had the best music
It was the longest film
What does 'CGI' mean in modern films?
Computer Generated Images
Cool Giant Images
Camera Great Ideas
Creative Green Images
What was a 'film noir'?
A dark detective film
A film without light
A film about black cats
A night film
What was special about drive-in cinemas?
You could watch the film from your car
You had to drive yourself during the film
The films were about cars
You got free petrol
When did the first colour films come?
1930s
1920s
1940s
1950s
How were close-ups (big heads) made in the past?
Moving the camera very close
With magnifying glasses
Making actors very big
With mirrors
What technique made King Kong so lifelike in 1933?
Stop-motion (move puppet per picture)
A really big monkey
A man in a suit
Drawings
How were film reels stored in the past?
On large metal spools
In plastic boxes
On wooden boards
In leather bags
What technique was used to make the dinosaurs in early films look lifelike?
Miniature models
Real dinosaurs
People in suits
Large drawings
Which Chinese director made 'Raise the Red Lantern' and 'Hero'?
Zhang Yimou
Chen Kaige
Wong Kar-wai
Ang Lee
What was the first 3D film to be commercially successful in the modern era (post-2000)?
Avatar (2009)
Up (2009)
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
Shrek Forever After (2010)
Which actress is considered Hollywood's first 'It Girl'?
Clara Bow
Louise Brooks
Joan Crawford
Greta Garbo
Which film is considered the first true blockbuster of the modern era?
Jaws
Star Wars
The Godfather
Superman
Which 1979 Ridley Scott film revolutionised science fiction horror?
Alien
Blade Runner
The Duellists
Legend
Often regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, which Japanese director made 'Seven Samurai'?
Akira Kurosawa
Yasujirō Ozu
Kenji Mizoguchi
Nagisa Ōshima
Which filmmaker is considered the pioneer of special effects and made 'Le Voyage dans la Lune' (1902)?
Georges Méliès
Louis Feuillade
Alice Guy-Blaché
Ferdinand Zecca
During which period was the Hayes Code, which imposed censorship on Hollywood films, actively applied?
1934-1968
1920-1950
1945-1975
1930-1960
Which film festival is considered the most prestigious in the world?
Cannes Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Who is considered the pioneer of special effects in early film history?
Georges Méliès
Thomas Edison
Louis Lumière
Auguste Lumière
What innovative film technique did Georges Méliès introduce in his films?
Stop-motion and special effects
Colour film
Sound recording
Widescreen
Which director made the epic film 'Lawrence of Arabia'?
David Lean
William Wyler
John Ford
George Stevens
Which film marked the end of Classical Hollywood?
Heaven's Gate
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
One from the Heart
Which director is associated with the term 'auteur theory'?
François Truffaut
Jean-Luc Godard
Claude Chabrol
Éric Rohmer
Which Belgian directors are associated with 'cinema of the absurd'?
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
André Delvaux
Chantal Akerman
Jaco Van Dormael
Which film movement is considered the forerunner of modern cinema and originated in France in the 1950s?
Nouvelle Vague
Neorealism
Expressionism
Film Noir
Which film introduced the first use of 'bullet time' effect?
The Matrix (1999)
Strange Days (1995)
Blade (1998)
Lost in Space (1998)
Which film is considered the first 'found footage' horror film?
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Man vs. (1971)
The Last Broadcast (1998)
What editing technique did Lev Kuleshov develop in his famous experiment?
Kuleshov Effect
Intellectual assembly
Parallel editing
Jump cut
Which film marked the beginning of the 'torture porn' subgenre?
Saw (2004)
Hostel (2005)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Wolf Creek (2005)
Which film was the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
Parasite (2019)
Amour (2012)
Life is Beautiful (1997)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Which camera technique was first used in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' (1958)?
Dolly zoom (vertigo effect)
Steadicam
Handheld camera
360-degree pan
Which director is credited as the inventor of the 'close-up' shot?
D.W. Griffith
Georges Méliès
Edwin S. Porter
Cecil B. DeMille
Which Taiwanese director is credited as the founder of the Taiwanese New Wave?
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ang Lee
Tsai Ming-liang
Edward Yang
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