Another entry in the always-popular General Knowledge line o' quizzes. As usual, hope no real movie detail specifics, you just gotta know movies. All... about.... the... movies...

1 - 4) Know your Logos!

Match the movie studio logo to the opening theme / sound that plays while it appears. Careful- a couple of the themes are older and may not be currently in use...

5) What year is the closest to the first year a movie was actually projected onto a screen for people to see?

1891
1896
1901
1906

9) Movie theater owners and the movie studios split the gross ticket receipts of the movies playing in the theaters. On the opening weekend of a new release, what percentage of sales do the theater owners typically get?

20%
40%
55%
70%

6) Even before the video rental chain came along, movies that do bofo box office business were known as "Blockbusters". Where did this term come from?

Used to describe bombs in WWII
People would line around block to see movie
New larger movie screens constructed for movie
Used in prohibition as slang for speakeasies

10) What's the term for a movie that is set in time before a previously released movie in the same series?

Premake
Remake
Sequel
Prequel

 

7) What do the letters A.C.E stand for when they are after someone's name in film credits?

Artisitc Cinematographer Expert
Artistic Cinematographer Editor
American Cinema Editors
Association of Cinema Editors

11) Which movie won the Best Picture award at the last Academy Awards?

The Pianist
A Beautiful Mind
Chicago
The Hours

8) Which job title usually comes last in a film's opening credits?

Gaffer
Producer
Executive Producer
Director

12) Which movie used the most movie extras in history?

Gandhi
Ben-Hur
Gone With the Wind
Spartacus

 

13 - 15) Sound system specifications

Match the detail of the movie theater sound system logo to the system it is from. Careful- there are a couple bogus sound systems listed so choose carefully...