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1. Which figure from French history was the focus of a 1900 Georges Méliès film starring himself and Jeanne Calvière?
2. Which natural disaster (also the title of the film) was a house in Hove, England, facing in a 1901 James Williamson film?
3. In the 1902 Georges Méliès film "A Trip to the Moon", the director famously showed the moon with a clearly identifiable face. In which part of the face does a rocket land?
4. In Edwin Porter's 1903 film "The Great Train Robbery", what occurs in the final scene that was said to shock viewers at the time of its release?
5. In 1904, GW Blitzer filmed a set of 21 short films (about three minutes in average) that show life and work at which industrial company?
6. In "Rescued by Rover", Cecil Hepworth created a dramatic tale where a dog rescues a young baby from grave danger. From what peril was the baby saved?
7. Which outlaws were the subject of a 1906 film (considered by some the world's first feature film) by Australian director Charles Tait?
8. In a 1907 Danish film directed by Viggo Larsen, which animals are controversially killed by being shot? (Note the picture just suggests an animal head.)
9. Which monstrous character made his debut in a 1908 film directed by Otis Turner and starring Hobart Bosworth?
10. Which slapstick comedy staple is believed to have appeared for the first time in the 1909 short film "Mr. Flip"?
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