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Vladimir Lenin | Who led the first government of the RSFSR? |
Boris Yeltsin | Who led the final government of the RSFSR? |
the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | What political organization controlled the RSFSR up to 1991? |
the abortive 1991 August coup | What event prompted the end to the control of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the RSFSR? |
Yeltsin | Who suspended the Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic? |
NBCUniversal | Which company is directly above Universal Studios? |
Comcast | Which company runs NBC Universal? |
Big Six | What is the nickname given to the large studios of which Universal is a part? |
1912 | When was Universal Studios created? |
Universal City, California | Where does Universal's filming take place? |
Universal Pictures | What is another name for Universal Studios Inc.? |
Comcast | Who is the ultimate owner of Universal Studios? |
100 Universal City Plaza Drive | What is the street address of Universal Studios' production studios? |
Universal City, California | In what city and state are its production studios located? |
New York City | In what city are Universal Studios' corporate offices located? |
fourth | What rank does Universal Studios have in terms of age? |
Nordisk | Which film studio from Denmark is older than Universal? |
Gaumont Film Company and Pathé | Which French companies are older than Universal? |
French | What is the nationality of Pathé? |
Nordisk Film company | Along with Pathé and the Gaumont Film Company, what major film studio is older then Universal Studios? |
fourth | Among major film studies, where does Universal Studios rank in terms of age? |
Chicago | After a trip to what city did Carl Laemmle leave the dry goods business? |
1908 | In what year was the Motion Picture Trust created? |
Edison | What notable historical figure was involved in the Motion Picture Trust? |
the Latham Loop | For what part of a motion picture projector did the Motion Picture Trust hold a patent? |
Yankee Film Company | What company did Laemmle found in June 1909? |
Abe Stern and Julius Stern | Who were Laemmle's business partners in the Yankee Film Company? |
Fort Lee, New Jersey | In what city and state was the Independent Moving Pictures Company based? |
The Biograph Girl | What was a nickname of Florence Lawrence? |
King Baggot | What actor did Laemmle promote? |
April 30, 1912 | On what date was the incorporation of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company? |
New York | In what state was the Universal Film Manufacturing Company incorporated? |
Laemmle | Who was the president of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company circa July 1912? |
bought out by Laemmle | What was the fate of the other partners of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company? |
movie production | Along with exhibition and distribution, what business did the Universal Film Manufacturing Company engage in? |
March 15, 1915 | On what date did Universal City Studios open? |
0.9 | In square kilometers, what was the size of Universal City Studios? |
Cahuenga Pass | What geographical feature separated Universal City Studios from Hollywood? |
Universal | What was the biggest Hollywood studio during this period? |
low-budget programmers | What sort of films were produced by Red Feather? |
more ambitious productions | What type of movies came out of Bluebird? |
prestige motion pictures | What motion pictures were made by Jewel? |
Directors | What was the profession of George Marshall? |
Lois Weber | Who was one of the few female Hollywood directors in this era? |
Erich von Stroheim | Who directed Blind Husbands? |
1922 | In what year was Foolish Wives produced? |
Lon Chaney | Who starred in The Phantom of the Opera? |
1923 | What year saw a film version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame? |
Irving Thalberg | Who was at one time Laemmle's personal secretary? |
Deutsche Universal-Film AG | What was the name of Universal's German production unit? |
Joe Pasternak | Who ran Universal's German production unit? |
1926 | In what year did Deutsche Universal-Film AG open? |
three to four | How many films did Universal's German subsidiary make yearly? |
Hungary | Along with Germany and Austria, where was Deutsche Universal-Film AG at one time based? |
"clean picture" | what was the policy that Universal followed in its early years? |
April 1927 | By what month and year did Laemmle change his opinion on "unclean pictures"? |
Universal was losing money | Why did Laemmle change his position on "unclean pictures"? |
Ub Iwerks | Along with Walt Disney, who created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit? |
Universal | Who owned the rights to Oswald? |
Charles Mintz | Who produced an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit motion picture? |
Mickey Mouse | What character did Walt Disney create in 1928? |
Steamboat Willie | What was the first animated short with synchronized sound? |
Disney | Who bought the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons in 2006? |
NBC Universal | Who was 2006 seller of the Oswald cartoons? |
Al Michaels | What notable figure worked as a sportscaster for ABC? |
Walter Lantz | Who began producing Oswald cartoons for Universal in 1929? |
1943 | In what year did Walter Lantz cease producing Oswald cartoons for Universal? |
70 | How many of Carl Laemmle, Sr.'s relatives were working for Universal as of 1928? |
Uncle Carl | What was Carl Laemmle, Sr.'s nickname at Universal? |
Ogden Nash | What poet wrote a notable rhyme about Laemmle? |
21 | At what age did Carl Laemmle, Jr. become president of Universal? |
William Wyler | What Academy Award-winning director was a relative of Carl Laemmle's? |
Junior | What was Carl Laemmle Jr.'s nickname? |
Show Boat | What movie was based on an Edna Ferber novel? |
1929 | In what year was the musical Broadway produced? |
All Quiet on the Western Front | What movie won the 1930 Academy Award for Best Picture? |
King of Jazz | What all-color musical did Universal make in 1930? |
1931 | In what year did Universal make a film version of Dracula? |
1933 | In what year was The Invisible Man made? |
Imitation of Life | What film was produced by Laemmle in 1934? |
1936 | In what year did My Man Godfrey premiere? |
1931 | When was Universal's version of Frankenstein made? |
The theater chain | What part of Universal's business was terminated while it was in bankruptcy? |
production operations | Along with distribution and studio operations, what part of Universal was retained by Carl Laemmle, Jr. during bankruptcy? |
1936 | In what year was Universal's ill-fated film version of Show Boat released? |
1929 | In what year had Universal previously made a version of Show Boat? |
$750,000 | What was the amount of the production loan Universal sought to complete Show Boat? |
the Standard Capital Corporation | Who granted Universal the production loan? |
April 2, 1936 | When did the Standard Capital Corporation take control of Universal? |
J. Cheever Cowdin | Who became president of Universal after the Standard Capital takeover? |
Margaret Sullavan | What notable female star left Universal after the Standard Capital takeover? |
J. Cheever Cowdin | Who was Universal's chairman of the board of directors after the Standard Captial takeover? |
William Wyler | Along with Margaret Sullavan, what notable film talent left Universal after the Standard Capital takeover? |
1936 | In what year was Show Boat released? |
Joe Pasternak | Who produced the film Three Smart Girls? |
Deanna Durbin | Who starred in the film Three Smart Girls? |
1936 | In what year was Three Smart Girls made? |
Universal's German subsidiary | Prior to his work in America, where was Joe Pasternak employed? |
light musicals | What type of films did Joe Pasternak produce in Germany? |
13 | How old was Gloria Jean in 1939? |
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