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Motion Picture in 1903
Motion Picture in 1903
Motion Picture in 1903
American Events of 1903
American Events of 1903
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What is a Kinetograph?
a motion picture camera
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The movie was filmed where?
at Edison's studios in New Jersey and along the Lackawanna Railroad
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What do you call the scenes in the film that show the viewer the setting of the scene?
pan shots
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Who went into business of making motorcycles in 1903?
William Harley and Walter Davison
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Who founded the Ford Motor Company?
Henry Ford
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What is a Kinetoscope?
a peep-hole motion picture viewer
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What was the movie based on?
the true train robbery that took place on August 29, 1900
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What is the other name for variety shows?
vaudeville shows
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What teams played the first World Series?
Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates
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Who tested four flights of airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
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Who invented the Kinetograph and the Kinetoscope?
Thomas Edison
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What was the name of the gang that stopped a train that was traveling along the Pacific Railroad in Wyoming?
"Hole in the Wall" which include Butch Cassidy and four members
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What was the first film in the United States with a dramatic plot?
The Great Train Robbery
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The first transcontinental trip by automobile was from _______________ to _______________ in 52 days.
San Francisco to New York
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Who wrote "The Call of the Wild"?
Jack London
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Who directed the film, the Great Train Robbery?
Edwin Porter
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What were used as the first innovative techniques in the film?
parallel editing and pan shots
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Who was a former cameraman for Thomas Edison?
Edwin Porter
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"The Call of the Wild" was about what?
Jack London's own experience in the Alaskan wilderness during the Klondike Gold Rush
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Who sent the first message around the world using underwater cables?
Pres. Roosevelt
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What was the setting of the film?
the west
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What is parallel editing?
Parallel editing is the ability to make two separate actions happen at the same time.
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How long was the movie, The Great Train Robbery?
12 minutes
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How many games did the Red Sox defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates in this first World Series?
five games to three
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How many minutes did the first underwater cable message travel?
12 minutes