Q 01/05

Which sweet topping stood in for blood in the black-and-white shower scene of Hitchcock's Psycho?

A) Strawberry jam

B) Chocolate syrup

C) Maple syrup

D) Raspberry sauce

Answer · why

B) Chocolate syrup

Chocolate syrup played the blood, and Hitchcock chose black and white partly to keep the scene from being too gory. The brand usually named is Bosco.

Q 02/05

Which breakfast cereal was Hollywood's usual fake snow until It's a Wonderful Life found a quieter mix?

A) Puffed rice

B) Rolled oats

C) Shredded wheat

D) Cornflakes

Answer · why

D) Cornflakes

Cornflakes, used untoasted, crunched so loudly underfoot that dialogue had to be re-recorded afterwards. RKO's effects team replaced them with a quiet...

Q 03/05

Which cinema advertisements got their name because they first ran after the main feature, not before it?

A) Teasers

B) Newsreels

C) Trailers

D) Serials

Answer · why

C) Trailers

Trailers at first trailed the feature, but audiences often ignored them and left as soon as the film ended. Cinemas moved them ahead of the feature, a...

Q 04/05

Which planning tool, a sequence of sketches pinned up in order, was developed at Walt Disney's studio?

A) Storyboard

B) Shot list

C) Mood board

D) Call sheet

Answer · why

A) Storyboard

Storyboard drawings were first made for a complete film on Disney's 1933 short Three Little Pigs. Walt Disney credited animator Webb Smith with the id...

Q 05/05

Which word do directors call out when filming ends, traditionally followed by a party for cast and crew?

A) Strike

B) Print

C) Lock

D) Wrap

Answer · why

D) Wrap

Wrap most likely comes from the everyday phrase about wrapping things up. It is sometimes said to stand for 'wind, reel and print', and directors may ...