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Orson Welles Trivia Quiz

Can you guess these pieces of trivia about Orson Welles? Orson Welles is known for his work in radio, theatre and film and is considered one of the greatest directors of the 20th century. His most famous pieces of work include a production of Macbeth with an all-black cast, the now infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast and the classic film Citizen Kane.
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1. What was his first name?
Orson ✓
Henry ✓
Richard ✓
George ✓
2. When was Orson Welles born?
January 12, 1922 ✓
July 7, 1919 ✓
May 6, 1915 ✓
December 13, 1910 ✓
3. Where was he born?
New York, New York, USA ✓
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA ✓
Bakersfield, California, USA ✓
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA ✓
4. What was the name of the theatre company he co-founded with John Houseman?
Theatre Olympus ✓
The Mercury Theatre ✓
The Arcane Theatre ✓
The Dream Theatre ✓
5. On which special day in 1938, was his famous War of the Worlds radio show originally broadcast?
On Midsummer's day ✓
On Christmas eve ✓
On Easter Sunday ✓
On Halloween ✓
6. What was the name of the protagonist in Citizen Kane?
Arthur Eugene Kane ✓
George Kane ✓
Charles Foster Kane ✓
William Randoplh Kane ✓
7. How many feature films did Welles complete during his lifetime?
13 ✓
10 ✓
6 ✓
18 ✓
8. Which category did Welles win his only competitive oscar in?
Best Picture ✓
Best Original Screenplay ✓
Best Director ✓
Best Actor ✓
9. He did famous commercials for this wine company
Sebastiani ✓
E&J Gallo Winery ✓
Sutter Home Winery ✓
Paul masson ✓
10. Which of these Shakespeare characters did he not play on film?
Falstaff ✓
Othello ✓
Macbeth ✓
Henry V ✓
11. At what age did he appear on the cover of Time Magazine?
26 ✓
39 ✓
23 ✓
47 ✓
12. How many stars does Welles have on the hollywood walk of fame?
0 ✓
4 ✓
2 ✓
1 ✓
13. He lobbied hard to get this part (but ultimately didn’t get it)
Fred C. Dobbs in the Treasure of the Sierra Madre ✓
Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original trilogy ✓
George in Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? ✓
Don Corleone in the Godfather ✓
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