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Quiz about Arsenic and Old Lace
Quiz about Arsenic and Old Lace

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A multiple-choice quiz by shadowhippie. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
shadowhippie
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
97,715
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
5377
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 67 (9/10), Guest 12 (9/10), Guest 174 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who does Theodore Brewster think he is?

Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)
Question 2 of 10
2. What does Mortimer tell Elaine to whistle when she's ready? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What do the aunts tell Theodore to do in the cellar? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What does Theodore Brewster insist on keeping from the box of toys? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the souvenir the aunts kept from all their gentlemen? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What special concoction do the aunts give to their gentlemen? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When Jonathan is trying to get Theodore to go to bed, who does he say he is? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who does Jonathan look like? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What did Mortimer look in that started the main chain of events? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Dr. Einstein tells Jonathan that the Brewster aunts are just as good as him because they have tied at what? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who does Theodore Brewster think he is?

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt

John Alexander plays Theodore Roosevelt...er...Teddy Brewster.
Reverend Harper: "Have you ever tried to persuade him that he wasn't Teddy Roosevelt?"
Abby Brewster: "Oh, no."
Martha Brewster: "Oh, he's so happy being Teddy Roosevelt."
Abby Brewster: "Oh... Do you remember, Martha, once, a long time ago, we thought if he'd be George Washington, it would be a change for him, and we suggested it."
Martha Brewster: "And do you know what happened? He just stayed under his bed for days and wouldn't be anybody."
2. What does Mortimer tell Elaine to whistle when she's ready?

Answer: 'Here Comes the Bride'

Mortimer and Elaine had just got married downtown. They stopped by to tell the aunts, and so Elaine could pack a bag. Mortimer told her to whistle the opening bars from 'Here Comes the Bride' when she was ready to go, and they would run and get in the taxi. That poor taxi driver sat there for hours.
3. What do the aunts tell Theodore to do in the cellar?

Answer: dig a lock for the Panama canal

Theodore digs 'locks for the Panama canal', which are actually graves.
4. What does Theodore Brewster insist on keeping from the box of toys?

Answer: the Oregon

The Brewsters were donating toys to needy children, but Teddy just couldn't part with this ship, "not the 'Oregon'!"
5. What was the souvenir the aunts kept from all their gentlemen?

Answer: hat

They had a special cupboard to keep the hats in. It was a good thing they went away, because the cupboard was full.
6. What special concoction do the aunts give to their gentlemen?

Answer: wine

Mixed up special from grandfather's lab. It contains arsenic, cyanide, and strychnine in an elderberry wine base.
7. When Jonathan is trying to get Theodore to go to bed, who does he say he is?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Theodore "You can't tell me to go to bed! I'm Teddy Roosevelt!"
Jonathan "I'm Woodrow Wilson; go to bed."
8. Who does Jonathan look like?

Answer: Boris Karloff

Raymond Massey played Jonathan Brewster, and got upset every time someone said he looked like Karloff. On stage on Broadway, Boris Karloff had the role of Jonathan Brewster.
9. What did Mortimer look in that started the main chain of events?

Answer: the window seat

He looked in the window seat, where he saw a body. The body of Mr. Adam Hoskins, the aunt's latest victim.
10. Dr. Einstein tells Jonathan that the Brewster aunts are just as good as him because they have tied at what?

Answer: Twelve murders

Jonathan insisted that he had 13, but Dr. Einstein set him straight:
Dr. Einstein: "You cannot count the one in South Bend. He died of pneumonia."
Jonathan Brewster: "He wouldn't have died of pneumonia if I hadn't shot him."
Dr. Einstein: "No, no, Johnny, you cannot count him. You got twelve, they got twelve. The old ladies is just as good as you are."
Source: Author shadowhippie

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