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The Ultimate Arsenic and Old Lace Quiz | Movies

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

Author
shadowhippie

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,715

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5357

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who does Theodore Brewster think he is?

Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does Mortimer tell Elaine to whistle when she's ready? Hint

'Shave and a Haircut'

'Here Comes the Bride'

'Beethoven's 5th'

'Happy Birthday'

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Question 3 of 10

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

build a canoe to go to Panama in

dig to China

dig a lock for the Panama canal

bring up the good china

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Question 4 of 10

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

a jack in the box

the Oregon

a bugle

a puppet

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Question 5 of 10

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

pocket watch

shoe

hat

wallet

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Question 6 of 10

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

mincemeat pie

coffee

ale

wine

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Question 7 of 10

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

Herbert Hoover

William McKinley

William Taft

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who does Jonathan look like? Hint

Raymond Massey

Cary Grant

Vincent Price

Boris Karloff

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Question 9 of 10

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

the hope chest

the cellar

the window seat

the kitchen

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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

Nobel Peace prizes

Blue ribbons from the fair

Twelve murders

Commendations from the Mayor

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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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