Orson Welles

Orson Welles Quiz

American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)

This quiz has 24 questions

Q1. In which year was Orson Welles born?

Q2. Orson Welles gained international fame as the director, producer, and star of which film?

Q3. Which character does Orson Welles play in the film 'Citizen Kane'?

Q4. Orson Welles directed which adaptation of a Shakespearean play?

Q5. In which city was Orson Welles' famous radio broadcast of 'The War of the Worlds' set?

Q6. Orson Welles starred as Harry Lime in which classic film noir?

Q7. Orson Welles' last completed film, released posthumously, was titled:

Q8. Which film did Orson Welles portray the character of Captain Hank Quinlan?

Q9. Orson Welles provided the voice for which character in Disney's film 'The Black Cauldron'?

Q10. Orson Welles was named the greatest film director of all time in a 2002 poll by which British Film Institute?

Q11. Which film marked Orson Welles' directorial debut?

Q12. Orson Welles won an Academy Award for which of the following?

Q13. Orson Welles famously said, 'I started at the top and worked my way down.' To whom was he referring?

Q14. Who played the role of Kane's butler Raymond in 'Citizen Kane'?

Q15. Orson Welles was the original choice to play which iconic character in 'The Godfather'?

Q16. In which film did Orson Welles appear as an uncredited narrator?

Q17. Orson Welles voiced the character Unicron in which animated film?

Q18. Which film did Orson Welles work on as both director and star, but left unfinished at the time of his death?

Q19. Who wrote the screenplay for 'Citizen Kane'?

Q20. Which film marked Orson Welles' final on-screen appearance before his death?

Q21. Orson Welles was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by which organization?

Q22. Orson Welles directed the 1942 film adaptation of which Booth Tarkington novel?

Q23. Orson Welles is widely regarded as a pioneer of which cinematic technique?

Q24. Orson Welles appeared in which video game as a fictionalized version of himself?