When?
Who and What?
Technology and cinema-making
100

In which year did the Lumière brothers host the first public film screening in Paris?  

A. 1927      B.1895      C.1930     D.1875

B.1895

100

Which pair of individuals is credited with the first public film demonstration in Paris?

A. Charlie Chaplin and The Kid                          B.Auguste and Louis Lumière

C.Shaken Aimanov and Sergey Dvortsevoy        D.Auguste and Louis Almaty

B.Auguste and Louis Lumière

100

3.What was a defining characteristic of films produced before the late 1920s?

A.They were filmed in high-definition color.         B.They lacked a recorded soundtrack for speech.

C.They were only five seconds long.                      D.They were exclusively produced in Almaty.

B.They lacked a recorded soundtrack for speech.

200

7.In which decade did film production formally begin in Kazakhstan?

A.1930s         B.1895          C.1960s        D.1920s

A.1930s

200

The main film studio in Kazakhstan is named after which figure?

A.Kozha       B.Shaken Aimanov           C.Sergey Dvortsevoy       D.Louis Lumière

B.Shaken Aimanov

200

5.What term was used by the public to distinguish early sound films from silent movies?

A.Color Norms         B.Soundtracks         C.Talkies           D.Special Effects

 C.Talkies

300

11.By which point in history did color cinematography become the industry standard for most filmmakers?

A.The early 1920s                                                  B.The end of the 1960s

C.The beginning of the 1930s                                D.Immediately after 1895

B.The end of the 1960s

300

Which 1927 production is recognized as the first film to feature synchronized sound?

A.Tulpan         B.The Jazz Singer      C.My Name is Kozha            D.The Kid

 B.The Jazz Singer

300

What technological advancement allowed for the creation of 'talkies' in the 1920s?

A.The use of digital special effects.    

B.Inventing the first colored film strips.

C.Synchronizing a soundtrack of speech and music with the screen action.

D.The ability to film in Almaty.

C.Synchronizing a soundtrack of speech and music with the screen action.

400

What is the central theme of the 1963 Kazakh film 'My Name is Kozha'?

A.The arrival of the first train in Almaty.                     B.A historical war adventure.

C.The transition from silent to sound films.                 D.The life of a funny and naughty schoolboy  .


D.The life of a funny and naughty schoolboy  .

400

Which film is credited with making Kazakh cinema internationally famous in 2008?

A.Tulpan              B.The Kid            C.My Name is Kozha             D.The Jazz Singer

A.Tulpan

400

What was a defining characteristic of films produced before the late 1920s?

A.They were filmed in high-definition color.         B.They lacked a recorded soundtrack for speech.

C.They were only five seconds long.                      D.They were exclusively produced in Almaty.


B.They lacked a recorded soundtrack for speech.