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Quiz about The Ultimate Arsenic and Old Lace

The Ultimate 'Arsenic and Old Lace' Quiz

'Arsenic and Old Lace' is a great classic with outstanding humor and wit, along with great acting. Test your knowledge of this timeless movie!

A multiple-choice quiz by fairmeercat. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
fairmeercat

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
144,715

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
3300

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the main character's profession? Hint

senator

parson

critic

actor

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the officer taking over the beat with the Brewster's house? Hint

Finnigan

Grant

McCormic

O'Hara

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Martha, just look in the __________!" - said by Aunt Abby after Martha inquired as to where Mr. Hoskins was. Hint

closet

cellar

windowseat

bedroom

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Question 4 of 10

4. What kind of wine did the aunt's put their concoction in? Hint

white

raspberry

elderberry

red

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where are all the bodies buried? Hint

frontyard

cemetery

cellar

backyard

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why does Aunt Martha wear high collars? Hint

hides her height

birthmark

she prefers old-fashioned

acid scars

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played Jonathon? Hint

Raymond Massey

Boris Karloff

Cary Grant

Frankenstein

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Question 8 of 10

8. What kind of doctor is Dr. Einstein? Hint

orthopedic surgeon

plastic surgeon

pathologist

pyschologist

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who played Dr. Einstein? Hint

Peter Lorre

Frank Capra

Edward Everett Horton

Cary Grant

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does the staircase represent to Teddy? Hint

Panama

The Oval Office

Custer's Last Stand

San Juan Hill

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the main character's profession?

Answer: critic

Mortimer was a dramatic critic; the irony was that he wrote many books against marriage and at the beginning of the movie, he wed Elaine.

2. What was the name of the officer taking over the beat with the Brewster's house?

Answer: O'Hara

Officer O'Hara designed a play all about himself and forced Mortimer to listen to it.

3. "Martha, just look in the __________!" - said by Aunt Abby after Martha inquired as to where Mr. Hoskins was.

Answer: windowseat

While Aunt Martha was out, Aunt Abby killed Mr. Hoskins and put his body in the windowseat so the parson wouldn't see the corpse.

4. What kind of wine did the aunt's put their concoction in?

Answer: elderberry

Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha poison old, lonely men with their elderberry wine.

5. Where are all the bodies buried?

Answer: cellar

Teddy thought that the basement was Panama, where he dug locks that served as graves.

6. Why does Aunt Martha wear high collars?

Answer: acid scars

Martha's father scarred her permanently with acid.

7. Who played Jonathon?

Answer: Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey played the frightening Jonathon, making fun of Boris Karloff who played Jonathon onstage.

8. What kind of doctor is Dr. Einstein?

Answer: plastic surgeon

Dr. Einstein re-did Jonathon's face every time they committed another murder.

9. Who played Dr. Einstein?

Answer: Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre, famous for his nasal voice, portrayed the intoxicated doctor.

10. What does the staircase represent to Teddy?

Answer: San Juan Hill

Teddy shouted 'CHARGE' every time he went up the stairs.

Source: Author fairmeercat

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