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Hollywood
1. What was the name of the first movie ever filmed entirely in Hollywood?
2. The Hollywood Sign was originally built to advertise what?
3. Which film won the very first Academy Award for 'Best Picture' in 1929?
4. Which 1985 film featured the first-ever fully CGI character, a stained-glass knight?
5. Which Star Wars film currently holds the record for the highest gross production budget (unadjusted for inflation)?
6. The 1948 'Paramount Decree' forced Hollywood studios to do what?
7. How did the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic fundamentally change the Hollywood film industry?
8. Who is the only actor to win an Oscar for playing a real-life Oscar winner?
9. Who received a record-breaking 12-minute standing ovation at the 1972 Academy Awards?
10. What was unique about the Academy Award Walt Disney received for 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'?
11. During World War II, what material were Academy Award statuettes made of?
12. Who is the only male actor to win three Academy Awards for 'Best Actor'?
13. Why did Hollywood switch from opening title cards to long scrolling end credits?
14. In what decade did the 'In Memoriam' segment become a permanent annual feature of the Academy Awards?
15. What is the name of the iconic sound effect used in over 400 films when a character falls or is hit?
16. Which 1969 film is the only 'X-rated' movie to ever win the Oscar for Best Picture?
17. What was the name of the first dedicated movie theaters that charged five cents for admission?
18. Which filmmaker received a special Oscar consisting of one large statue and seven tiny ones?
19. Which 1927 film is credited with starting the 'talkie' revolution and ending the silent era?
20. Based on Return on Investment (ROI), which horror film is considered the most profitable ever made?