Silent Film Quiz
Try out this Silent Film quiz to test your knowledge. Silent Film trivia explores the inventive period of early cinema when filmmakers relied on visual storytelling, expressive performances, and title cards to captivate audiences.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
290 pts max score
Question 1 · Easy · 10 pts
Which movie won the very first Academy Award for Outstanding Picture?
Question 2 · Easy · 10 pts
Which film won the first Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Picture?
Question 3 · Medium · 20 pts
Who made Academy Awards history by winning the very first Best Actor prize?
Question 4 · Medium · 20 pts
Which actress took home the first Academy Award for Best Actress?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
In Japan’s silent era, what were the live narrators who often accompanied screenings called?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Abel Gance silent feature is not "Napoléon" but "La Roue"?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Name both credited directors of "The Golem: How He Came into the World."?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Fritz Lang directed which silent film titled "Destiny"?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
Who starred in the silent film "Sherlock Jr."?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
Which silent star is famously seen hanging from a clock in "Safety Last!"?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
Which actress was nicknamed the "It Girl"?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Who starred in the silent hit "The Sheik"?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Who starred in the silent film "Flesh and the Devil"?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which actress starred in "Way Down East"?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Who played the title role in "The Thief of Bagdad"?