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Retro Home Projectors

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Instructions: Remember slide shows, home movies, and overhead projectors? Test your projection memories

  1. 1.

    What type of home projector used a circular tray holding dozens of 35mm photographic slides for family viewing?

    A
    A filmstrip projector
    B
    A movie projector
    C
    An overhead projector
    D
    A slide projector (carousel)
  2. 2.

    What Kodak product, introduced in 1962, featured a circular tray that rotated to advance slides automatically?

    A
    The Kodak Carousel projector
    B
    The Kodak Brownie projector
    C
    The Kodak Ektagraphic
    D
    The Kodak Instamatic
  3. 3.

    What narrow-gauge film format was most popular for home movies from the 1960s through the early 1980s?

    A
    8mm and Super 8
    B
    16mm
    C
    9.5mm
    D
    35mm
  4. 4.

    What pull-down surface was used in living rooms and classrooms to display projected images?

    A
    A white wall
    B
    A poster board
    C
    A bed sheet
    D
    A projection screen
  5. 5.

    What clicking sound was heard as each new slide dropped into position on a carousel projector?

    A
    A chiming bell
    B
    A whirring noise
    C
    A buzzing hum
    D
    A mechanical click and thud
  6. 6.

    What home movie camera brand, made by Eastman Kodak, was extremely popular for capturing family events on film?

    A
    Bolex
    B
    Bell & Howell
    C
    Revere
    D
    Kodak Brownie movie camera
  7. 7.

    What common problem with slide projectors caused the image to gradually go out of focus due to the heat from the bulb?

    A
    Slide popping (buckling from heat)
    B
    Lens fogging
    C
    Bulb dimming
    D
    Color fading
  8. 8.

    What children's toy projector, made by Kenner, showed short filmstrips of cartoon characters on a bedroom wall?

    A
    The View-Master projector
    B
    The Give-A-Show Projector
    C
    The Movie Viewer
    D
    The Mighty Viewer
  9. 9.

    What did early home movie films lack that made watching them a silent experience?

    A
    A sound track
    B
    Proper focus
    C
    Motion stability
    D
    Color
  10. 10.

    What handheld viewer allowed children to see 3D images on small circular discs of film?

    A
    A kaleidoscope
    B
    A stereoscope
    C
    A Viewfinder
    D
    A View-Master
  11. 11.

    What teacher's classroom tool projected transparent sheets of text and diagrams onto a screen using a bright light and mirror?

    A
    An overhead projector
    B
    An opaque projector
    C
    A film projector
    D
    A slide projector
  12. 12.

    What long strip of film with sequential images, often accompanied by a recorded narration, was used in schools?

    A
    A movie reel
    B
    A slide set
    C
    A filmstrip
    D
    A microfilm
  13. 13.

    What home video format, introduced in the mid-1970s, eventually made home movie projectors obsolete?

    A
    DVD
    B
    LaserDisc
    C
    CED videodisc
    D
    VHS and Betamax videotape
  14. 14.

    What happened when a film jammed in a movie projector and stayed too long in front of the hot bulb?

    A
    The image went dark
    B
    The film melted or burned
    C
    The film rewound
    D
    The projector shut off
  15. 15.

    What was the dreaded social situation many guests endured when a host invited them over to watch vacation slides?

    A
    Sitting through a long, boring slideshow
    B
    Looking at photo albums
    C
    Watching home movies
    D
    Watching travel documentaries

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