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The Films Of Orson Welles Trivia Quiz

Here are some questions about one of the greatest men associated with the making of classic movies.

A multiple-choice quiz by buckmanboston. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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buckmanboston

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. What film marked Orson Welles' debut as film actor, director, producer, and screenplay writer? Hint

The Magnificent Ambersons

Citizen Kane

Jane Eyre

The Stranger

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1948, Orson Welles directed, produced, wrote the screenplay for, and played the lead role in what Shakespearean movie? Hint

King Lear

Hamlet

Julius Caesar

Macbeth

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what 1946 film does Orson Welles play Franz Kindler, a Nazi war criminal hiding out as a professor with a clock obsession in a Connecticut college town? Hint

Journey Into Fear

Compulsion

The Stranger

The Third Man

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what 1948 classic does Orson Welles play an Irish sailor framed for murder by his then wife Rita Hayworth? Hint

The Lady From Shanghai

Black Magic

The Black Rose

Touch Of Evil

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what film does Orson Welles play Jonathan Wilk, based on Clarence Darrow, attorney for murderers Stiener and Straus, taken from the notorious 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case? Hint

Compulsion

Necromancy

The Trial

Crack In The Mirror

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Question 6 of 10

6. To what does the word 'Rosebud' refer in Citizen Kane? Hint

Kane's teenage love

Kane's childhood sled

A snowglobe given to Kane by his mother

A friend's pet Kane killed as a child

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what 1950 film does Orson Welles play the enigmatic Harry Lime, whose attempt to fake his own death is foiled by Joseph Cotton in the streets of postwar Vienna? Hint

Duel In The Sun

The Lady From Shaghai

Trent's Last Case

The Third Man

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which movie did Orson Welles not lend his voice to as narrator? Hint

Moby Dick

King Of Kings

History Of The World, Part 1

Bugs Bunny Superstar

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which 1957 movie does Orson Welles play a powerful rancher, his only western role, whose property was called Xanadu, the same name as the estate of Charles Foster Kane? Hint

The Long, Hot Summer

Trouble In The Glen

Man In The Shadow

The Black Rose

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Question 10 of 10

10. Orson Welles directed, wrote the screenplay, and co-starred in what 1958 bizarre thriller that starred Charlton Heston as a Mexican narcotics agent and Janet Leigh as his wife? Hint

Three Cases Of Murder

Casino Royale

Touch Of Evil

Journey Into Fear

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What film marked Orson Welles' debut as film actor, director, producer, and screenplay writer?

Answer: Citizen Kane

In 1941, at age 25. What a debut. The film won an Acadamy Award for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for 8 others, including Welles for Best Actor and Director, and Best Picture.

2. In 1948, Orson Welles directed, produced, wrote the screenplay for, and played the lead role in what Shakespearean movie?

Answer: Macbeth

He also played Othello in 1952. Lawrence Olivier directed, produced, and starred in Hamlet in 1948(Best Picture and Best Actor, well deserved) and Marlon Brando was nominated for Best Actor in 1953's Julius Caesar.

3. In what 1946 film does Orson Welles play Franz Kindler, a Nazi war criminal hiding out as a professor with a clock obsession in a Connecticut college town?

Answer: The Stranger

He also directed this thriller with Edward G Robinson tracking Welles down.

4. In what 1948 classic does Orson Welles play an Irish sailor framed for murder by his then wife Rita Hayworth?

Answer: The Lady From Shanghai

He also produced, directed, and wrote the screenplay.

5. In what film does Orson Welles play Jonathan Wilk, based on Clarence Darrow, attorney for murderers Stiener and Straus, taken from the notorious 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case?

Answer: Compulsion

This 1959 film was taken almost entirely from fact, with only the names changed, which makes it even more fascinating.

6. To what does the word 'Rosebud' refer in Citizen Kane?

Answer: Kane's childhood sled

This is revealed in the final scene, bringing the story full circle.

7. In what 1950 film does Orson Welles play the enigmatic Harry Lime, whose attempt to fake his own death is foiled by Joseph Cotton in the streets of postwar Vienna?

Answer: The Third Man

Another great film, from David O Selznick and Carol Reed.

8. Which movie did Orson Welles not lend his voice to as narrator?

Answer: Moby Dick

In the 1956 movie, he played Father Mapple. He narrated King Of Kings in 1961, Bugs Bunny Superstar in 1975, and History Of The World, Part 1 in 1981.

9. In which 1957 movie does Orson Welles play a powerful rancher, his only western role, whose property was called Xanadu, the same name as the estate of Charles Foster Kane?

Answer: Man In The Shadow

10. Orson Welles directed, wrote the screenplay, and co-starred in what 1958 bizarre thriller that starred Charlton Heston as a Mexican narcotics agent and Janet Leigh as his wife?

Answer: Touch Of Evil

The directors cut was released in 1998.

Source: Author buckmanboston

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