Early Cinema
The General
The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin
Early Cinema Pt 2
100
This was what Thomas Edison's 35 mm movie camera was called.
What is a kinetoscope?
100
Johnnie's two loves.
What is his train and Annabelle?
100
These are the two characters that Charlie Chaplin played in the movie.
What is a Jewish barber and Adolf Hitler?
100
April 16, 1889
What is Charlie Chaplin's birthday?
100
These studios were considered the "Big Five". 
What are Warner Bros., Paramount, MGM, 20th Century Fox, and RKO?
200
The Lumiere Brothers added this to Edison's invention.
What is a projector?
200
This is the name of Johnnie's train.
What is the General?
200
This caused the movie to be controversial when it came out. 
What is Chaplin made fun of Adolf Hitler?
200
This is where Charlie Chaplin was born.
What is London, England?
200
What studios were considered the "Little Three"?
What are Universal Studios, United Artist, and Columbia Pictures?
300
This event led to the U.S. to become the dominant force in movie making.
What is World War I?
300
The character archetype that Annabelle portrays.
What is Damsel in distress?
300
This type of genre makes fun of people, places, and situations. 
What is satire?
300
Christmas Day 1977
What is the day Charlie Chaplin died?
300
What are the movie studios that are considered Poverty Row?
What are Monogram, Republic pictures, 20th Century Pictures, Disney?
400
These are reasons that Hollywood, CA was a preferred location for making movies.
What is the climate and location?
400
These are obstacles that got in Johnnie's way while trying to save his train and Annabelle?
What is trying to drive a handcar and the train track is derailed, and he tries to ride a funny bike to catch the train?
400
This is the who Chaplin is speaking to at the of the movie when he breaks character.

What is he is speaking to the world and telling people to stop all the hate in the world and put an end to World War II?

400
This is the name of Charlie Chaplin's first "talkie".
What is "The Great Dictator"?
400
This is the reason there was not much focus on editing in the late 1800's.
What is it was very new and people were just excited to see moving pictures?
500
This was when production studios owned their own theaters, and you had to go to their theater in order to see the movies they made.
What is a studio system?
500
This is why Annabelle wants Johnnie to enlist in the army. 
What is it was considered brave and honorable?
500
This is who "Hannah" represented at the end of the movie during Chaplin's great speech. 
What is the world?
500
This is the reason it was a challenge for Chaplin to add sound to his movies.
What is he didn't have the money, even though he was a famous actor?
500
This is the reason the U.S. shut down the studio system.
What is a monopoly?
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