Important Dates
Major People
Famous Films
Random
Bonus!
100

In what year was Charlie Chaplin born?

What is 1889?

100

Who starred in a popular 1920s comedy called "The Kid"?

Who is Charlie Chaplin?

100

Which film was a comedy starring Charlie Chaplin?

What is "The Kid"?

100

What was the nickname given to the major film companies?

What is the "Big Five"?

100

Why did film companies escape to California?

What is to escape being sued by Edison's film patent?

200

When did Edison invent film?

What is 1893?

200

Who invented film?

Who is Thomas Edison?

200

What was the first Hollywood film created?

What is "The count of monte cristo"?

200

What was the era of film called before 1927?

What is the silent film era?

200

What was Hollywood called in the early 1920s?

What is Hollywoodland?

300

When was Old California released?

What is 1910?

300

Who was a famous actor alongside Charlie Chaplin?

Who is Tallulah Bankhead?

300

What was the first film shot entirely in California?

What is "Old California?"

300

What were the generes of the sound era?

What is westerns, musicals, romantic dramas, horror and documentary?

300

What was the exact date of Charlie Chaplin's birth?


What is April 16th, 1889?

400

What year was Sound Film introduced?

What is 1927?

400

Who was the comedy group who worked alongside Chaplin?

Who were the Marx Brothers?

400

What kind of film was "The kid"?

What is comedy?

400

Why was California an ideal place to shoot films?

What is sunny weather year round and varied terrain?

400

Where was Charlie Chaplin born?

What is London, England?

500

When did film companies migrate to Hollywood?

What is 1911?

500

Who was D.W Griffith?

What is a film producer who created "The count of monte cristo"?

500

What movie did D.W Griffith create?

What is "The birth of a nation"?

500

What were the names of the major film comapines in the 20's film era?

(opportunity for double points or partial points)

Who were  Warner Brothers, RKO, Fox, MGM, and Paramount. Smaller studios included Columbia, Universal and United Artists?



500

What is the name of the famosu Hollywood street housing film companies?

What is Sunset Boulevard?