The Memory of Film Festivals

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Ten multiple-choice questions on established festival awards and dated events in film festival history.

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1. At which festival is the Palme d’Or the top prize in the main competition?

   1. Venice Film Festival
   2. Cannes Film Festival
   3. Berlinale
   4. Locarno Film Festival
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   B) Cannes Film Festival

2. The Golden Lion is the principal prize of which film festival?

   1. San Sebastián Film Festival
   2. Cannes Film Festival
   3. Berlinale
   4. Venice Film Festival
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   D) Venice Film Festival

3. At which festival is the Golden Bear the top prize in the main competition?

   1. Venice Film Festival
   2. Berlinale
   3. Cannes Film Festival
   4. Locarno Film Festival
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   B) Berlinale

4. The Golden Leopard is the top prize in which festival’s international competition?

   1. Berlinale
   2. San Sebastián Film Festival
   3. Torino Film Festival
   4. Locarno Film Festival
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   D) Locarno Film Festival

5. The Golden Shell is the principal award of which Spanish film festival?

   1. Sitges Film Festival
   2. San Sebastián Film Festival
   3. Seville European Film Festival
   4. Gijón Film Festival
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   B) San Sebastián Film Festival

6. In which year was Cannes’ Caméra d’Or, for first features, awarded for the first time?

   1. 1978
   2. 1970
   3. 1965
   4. 1985
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   A) 1978

7. In which year was the first edition of the Venice Film Festival held?

   1. 1936
   2. 1946
   3. 1932
   4. 1951
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   C) 1932

8. In which year was the Cannes Film Festival first held?

   1. 1976
   2. 1932
   3. 1951
   4. 1946
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   D) 1946

9. At Berlinale, the award for best director belongs to which award family?

   1. Silver Bear
   2. Golden Bear
   3. Golden Lion
   4. Golden Leopard
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   A) Silver Bear

10. In which year was the Toronto International Film Festival founded?

    1. 1969
    2. 1971
    3. 1976
    4. 1984
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    C) 1976