Orson Welles Quiz



1) Which was Orson Welles's only film in which he did not act?

Chimes at Midnight
Citizen Kane
The Magnificent Ambersons
Lady from Shanghai

2) When he was in school what was his IQ messured at?

99
125
146
210

3) What was the name of the theatre group that he and John Houseman founded in 1937?

Lux
Mercury
Old Vic
National

4) In what country did he make his professional acting debut?

China
Canada
Spain
Ireland

5) What classic bombshell was his second wife?

Marilyn Monroe
Jane Mansfield
Rita Hayworth
Mae West

6) In which film did he play Hank Quinlan?

Touch of Evil
The Third Man
Othello
The Trial

7) Which of these movies did he not write the screenplay for?

The Third Man
The Magnificent Ambersons
Mr. Arkadin
Lady from Shanghai

8) On the eve of what holiday was his famous War of the Worlds broadcast performed?

New Years Day
Labor Day
Christmas
Halloween

9) Which is a Shakespearian character that he did not play on the screen?

Macbeth
Falstaff
Hamlet
Othello

10) He played Lamont Cranston on what popular thirties radio show?

The Shadow
Amos 'n Andy
Mercury Theatre on the Air
The Life of Riley



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