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Exploring the Cinema of the United States

This quiz tests knowledge of the significant milestones and developments in the history of American cinema, covering various aspects such as early film exhibitions, the impact of sound films, major studios, and the evolution of film ratings.

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1 Movie-making was still a business however, and motion picture companies made money by operating under the ________.

2 Blockbusters typically rely upon star power and massive ________ to attract a huge audience.

3 In 1894, the world's first commercial motion picture exhibition was given in New York City, using Thomas Edison's ________.

4 Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, ________, and the contemporary period (after 1980).

5 After The Jazz Singer was released in 1927, ________ gained huge success and was able to acquire their own string of movie theaters, after purchasing Stanley Theaters and First National Productions in 1928.

6 In the earliest days of the American film industry, ________ was the epicenter of film-making.

7 In the v Wilson case, in which the ________ reversed its earlier position, from 1915's Mutual Film Corporation v.

8 The relation between Hollywood and ________ began with a need for Hollywood to acquire a status of power by being seen with politicians and that relation is today reversed with Washington’s need for Hollywood’s money.

9 By 1968, the ________ (MPAA) had replaced the Hays Code-which was now greatly violated after the government threat of censorship that justified the origin of the code had ended- with the film rating system.

10 The United States was in the forefront of ________'s development in the following decades.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the unconventionally named Boots Mallory was a teenage dancer and model who appeared in Hollywood films of the 1930s, largely as a result of her good looks.
  • until the 1990s, the Heckler & Koch MP5 and the Uzi were the only weapons designed outside of the United States that were as widespread in Hollywood productions as the U.S.-produced Colt M1911 pistols, M16 assault rifles, Tommy Guns and revolvers.
  • the 1929 film The Surprise of a Knight is the earliest known gay, hardcore pornographic film in American cinematic history.
  • in World War II, David M. Jones, later a U.S. Air Force Major General, participated in events that formed the basis for two Hollywood movies: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and The Great Escape.
  • George Hedges, a lawyer who represented Hollywood stars and studios, was part of an archaeological team that discovered the remains of the ancient frankincense trading city of Ubar.
  • gaming fads such as Bank Night contributed more than any other tactic to the resiliency of the U.S. film industry during the Great Depression.
  • American film producer Sandy Stern's producing partner is R.E.M.'s lead singer Michael Stipe.
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