Film Buff

Question: Which film won the first best picture prize at the Academy Awards, in 1929?

Answer: Wings, about aviators in World War I, won the first best picture prize offered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Question: What was the first feature-length motion picture with sound?

Answer: The Jazz Singer, starring the popular singer Al Jolson, was the first feature-length motion picture with sound.

Question: Which movie features ruby slippers?

Answer: Dorothy, the heroine of The Wizard of Oz, wears ruby slippers, which she clicks together to travel home.

Question: Which of these films did not star the Beatles?

Answer: Woodstock, filmed by Martin Scorsese, featured many musical acts—but not The Beatles.

Question: Which of these people is not involved in making films?

Answer: A proctor administers educational examinations. The other figures have important roles in filmmaking.

Question: In which Vietnam War film does a character say, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"?

Answer: In Apocalypse Now, a mad colonel played by Robert Duvall says, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."

Question: In what country was The Lord of the Rings trilogy filmed?

Answer: The Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, home of director Peter Jackson.