Trivia: An invention by the Lumiere brothers gave rise to which now-obsolete job?
Film projectionist
Switchboard operator
Steamboat captain
Royal cupbearer
Correct Answer: Film projectionist
So why is this answer correct? : In 1895, the French brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the film projector and, with it, the job of a film projectionist. Until the advent of digital film, movie theaters employed projectionists who had mastered the art of switching film reels at just the right moment to keep the movie running smoothly. Today, projectionists can only be found at boutique cinemas that still show movies on film.