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Quiz about Agnes Moorehead
Quiz about Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead Trivia Quiz


Her roles on stage, radio, and on the big and small screens earned her the respect of her peers and the admiration of millions of fans. How much do you know about the versatile American actress Agnes Moorehead?

A multiple-choice quiz by wampum47. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
wampum47
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
388,089
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
302
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (6/10), Johnmcmanners (10/10), cms4613 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was Agnes' father's occupation? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Moorehead is probably best known for her portrayal of which witchy television mother-in-law? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How could Moorehead's specialty as a thespian best be described? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. About what aspect of Moorehead's personal life is there some dispute? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Where is Agnes Moorehead interred? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Fill in the missing word from fellow "Bewitched" actor Dick Sargent's quip about Agnes' apparently keen interest in religion: She would come to the set "with the ___________ in one hand and the script in the other." Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When was Agnes Moorehead born? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In which famous Orson Welles movie did Agnes Moorehead also have a role? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who were Agnes Moorehead's husbands? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What ethnicities make up Agnes Moorehead's diverse background? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was Agnes' father's occupation?

Answer: A Presybyterian clergyman

Agnes Moorehead's first "stage role" was reciting the Lord's Prayer in church when she was just 3 years old. Her parents were highly supportive of her desire to perform.
2. Moorehead is probably best known for her portrayal of which witchy television mother-in-law?

Answer: Endora on "Bewitched"

Endora is, of course, the correct answer. The other choices are not names of television sitcom characters.
3. How could Moorehead's specialty as a thespian best be described?

Answer: A character actress

Agnes Moorehead, much like her respected Italian contemporary, Anna Magnani, was not a conventional Hollywood beauty and was known for her ability to play strong female characters. She could play crazy secretaries and cranky matrons with equal aplomb.
4. About what aspect of Moorehead's personal life is there some dispute?

Answer: Her sexuality

Agnes Moorehead was married to men but possibly bisexual. Paul Lynde, a fellow actor who appeared with her occasionally on "Bewitched" and whom also has his final resting place in Ohio, claimed that she was a lesbian.
5. Where is Agnes Moorehead interred?

Answer: Dayton, Ohio

Although she was born in Massachusetts, Agnes had some connection to Ohio through her family at the time of her death. The actress died at the age of 73 of uterine cancer in Rochester, Minnesota.
6. Fill in the missing word from fellow "Bewitched" actor Dick Sargent's quip about Agnes' apparently keen interest in religion: She would come to the set "with the ___________ in one hand and the script in the other."

Answer: Bible

Perhaps being born into a religious family impacted Agnes' Moorehead's worldview for a lifetime. Few Hollywood actors of her era were known for such unabashed piety.
7. When was Agnes Moorehead born?

Answer: The 1900s (19 'noughties')

Moorehead was born right at the turn of the century, on December 6, 1900. Spencer Tracey and Helen Hayes were born the same year.
8. In which famous Orson Welles movie did Agnes Moorehead also have a role?

Answer: Citizen Kane

Agnes Moorehead's role in the 1941 classic was Mary Kane, the mother of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles. Many critics have determined "Citizen Kane" to be the best film of all time.
9. Who were Agnes Moorehead's husbands?

Answer: John Griffith Lee and Robert Gist

Her marriage to Lee lasted 22 years, during which they purportedly adopted an orphan named Sean. Her marriage to Gist was from 1954 to 1958.
10. What ethnicities make up Agnes Moorehead's diverse background?

Answer: English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh

Agnes Moorehead's mother's maiden name was Mildred McCauley. As previously mentioned, Agnes' father, John Henderson Moorehead, was a Presbyterian pastor.
Source: Author wampum47

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