Short Films Quiz
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What site, more than any other, has created a global audience for user-created short films?
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Disney
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YouTube
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Amazon
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ITunes
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What Apple founder and CEO co-founded Pixar with "Star Wars" creator George Lucas?
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Steven Spielberg
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Steve Forbes
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Steve Jobs
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Steve Martin
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A. Steve Jobs -
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What caused "shorts" to virtually disappear from movie theaters in the early 1950s?
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Television
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Magazines
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Radio
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Newspapers
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A. Television -
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What studio released the 2004 short "Far Far Away Idol" featuring Shrek and Donkey?
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Pixar
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Columbia Pictures
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Dreamworks
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Universal Studios
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A. Dreamworks -
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The Paris International Festival of Very Shorts is limited to films of what length?
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28 minutes
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3 minutes
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120 minutes
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90 minutes
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A. 3 minutes -
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What has popularized short films by simplifying distribution to a global audience?
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Priority Mail
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FedEx One-Day Air
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The Internet
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Movie theaters
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A. The Internet -
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Who won 10 of the first 12 Academy Awards for Animated Short Film?
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Hanna-Barbera
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Universal Pictures
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MGM
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Walt Disney
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A. Walt Disney -
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Starting with "Bug's Life", what film company always shows a short film before the feature?
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Dreamworks
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Universal
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Pixar
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MGM
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A. Pixar -
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"Filminute", founded in 2006, is an international festival for films of what length?
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13 minutes
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One minute
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5 minutes
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10 minutes
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A. One minute -
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What is another term for "short film"?
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Short subject
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Documentary
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Cartoon
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Sitcom
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A. Short subject -
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What is "Dug," star of the Pixar animated short "Dug's Special Mission"?
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An alien
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A dog
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A goldfish
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A talking car
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A. A dog -
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What acclaimed film was adapted from the short "Some Folks Call It A Sling Blade"?
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Childrers
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Arkansas Tale
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Sling Blade
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Some Folks
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A. Sling Blade -
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As an intern at Universal Studios, who made his first short film, "Amblin", in 1968?
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Tim Burton
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Ron Howard
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George Lucas
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Steven Spielberg
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A. Steven Spielberg -
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What Pixar work won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Short Animated Film?
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Luxo
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For The Birds
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Partly Clouded
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Lifted
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A. For The Birds -
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What Toronto-based cable channel offers only films 30 seconds to 40 minutes in length?
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Sundance Channel
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Movieola
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ZeroScan
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Playback
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A. Movieola -
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Who shot "David Lynch Meets George Lucas: A Short Film" on an iPhone?
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David Byrne
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Steven Spielberg
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Steve Buscemi
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David Lynch
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A. David Lynch -
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Who became stars via "shorts" and then move to full-length features in 1935?
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The Little Rascals
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Laurel & Hardy
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Minnie & Micky Mouse
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The Three Stooges
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A. Laurel & Hardy -
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What film won the 2009 Academy Award for Live Action Short?
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Kavi
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The Music Box
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The Dark Wave
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The New Tenants
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A. The New Tenants -
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What is the title of the Pixar short featuring the "mature" and "baby" desk lamps?
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Knick Knack
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Presto
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Ghostlight
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Luxo
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A. Luxo -
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What Disney film won the first Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 1932?
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The Old Mill
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Flowers and Trees
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Building a Building
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Mickey's Orphans
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A. Flowers and Trees -
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When was the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film introduced?
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1955
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1974
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2002
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1969
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A. 1974 -
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In what year was the Academy Award for Animated Short Film first presented?
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1932
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1962
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2001
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1977
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A. 1932 -
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