Who was considered the “King of Hollywood” during the Golden Age?
Cary Grant
Humphrey Bogart
Clark Gable
James Stewart
What year did the film “Casablanca” first premiere?
1942
1944
1939
1945
Which actress is known for the quote, “I want to be alone,” from the movie “Grand Hotel”?
Joan Crawford
Greta Garbo
Bette Davis
Katharine Hepburn
Which actress was known as the “Blonde Bombshell” during the Golden Age of Hollywood?
Marilyn Monroe
Jean Harlow
Jayne Mansfield
Carole Lombard
Who directed the epic film “Gone with the Wind”?
Orson Welles
Alfred Hitchcock
Victor Fleming
John Ford
Which actress won an Oscar for her role in “Morning Glory” (1933)?
Vivien Leigh
Bette Davis
Katharine Hepburn
Joan Fontaine
The Maltese Falcon is a prime example of which film genre?
Comedy
Musical
Drama
Film Noir
Which studio was known as the “Dream Factory” during the Golden Age of Hollywood?
Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Universal Pictures
What landmark event in 1948 changed the structure of Hollywood studios?
The introduction of television
The Paramount Decree
The formation of the Screen Actors Guild
The start of World War II
Who was the first actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Humphrey Bogart
Clark Gable
Emil Jannings
James Stewart
Which film did Audrey Hepburn win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?
Roman Holiday
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Sabrina
My Fair Lady
What was the first color film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture?
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
A Star is Born
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Who composed the iconic score for the 1942 film “Casablanca”?
Max Steiner
Bernard Herrmann
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Dimitri Tiomkin
Which movie, released in 1997 and directed by James Cameron, won 11 Oscars, tying with “Ben-Hur” for the most Academy Awards ever won by a single film?
The Godfather
Titanic
Avatar
Schindler’s List
Which film is noted for its innovative use of deep focus photography by cinematographer Gregg Toland?
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Maltese Falcon
Citizen Kane
Gone with the Wind
What is the name of the character played by Humphrey Bogart in “The Maltese Falcon”?
Sam Spade
Rick Blaine
Philip Marlowe
Harry Lime
In which film did James Stewart and Donna Reed play leading roles?
It’s a Wonderful Life
Vertigo
The Philadelphia Story
Rear Window
Which director is known for the film “Rebecca,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1940?
Alfred Hitchcock
Orson Welles
John Ford
Frank Capra
What style of dance is prominently featured in Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films?
Ballet
Jazz
Ballroom
Tap
Which 1940s film starred Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in a classic example of film noir?
To Have and Have Not
The Big Sleep
Dark Passage
Key Largo
Silver Screen Novice
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