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15 Arsenic and Old Lace Questions | Movies Trivia Quiz

This should be fun for anyone who has seen the hilarious classic "Arsenic and Old Lace".

A multiple-choice quiz by Raistlin02. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Raistlin02

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,375

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
13 / 15

Plays
5230

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Nana7770 (9/15), Guest 74 (15/15), Guest 174 (14/15).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. Who plays the lead character, Mortimer Brewster? Hint

Charlton Heston

Frank Sinatra

Robert Taylor

Cary Grant

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2. On what holiday does the film take place? Hint

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Halloween

Easter

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3. What did Mortimer and Elaine do at the beginning of the movie? Hint

got married

saw a movie

went trick-or-treating

had dinner

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4. What does Teddy do that drove the neighbors crazy? Hint

knock on their doors

blow a bugle

sing loudly

kill their cats

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5. What did Teddy yell every time he ran up the stairs? Hint

"Charge!"

"America!"

"Holy cow!"

"Happy Dale!"

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6. What country did the cellar represent? Hint

Brazil

Chile

Panama

Cuba

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7. What did Mortimer find in the window seat? Hint

Aunt Abby

A body

A cat

Old clothes

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8. What crime did Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha commit? Hint

theft

selling illegal drugs

breaking and entering

murder

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9. What was the name of Aunt Abby's deceased gentleman? Hint

Mr. Hoskins

Mr. Jones

Mr. Smith

Mr. Peters

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10. How is Jonathan related to Mortimer? Hint

brother

cousin

father

uncle

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11. What is the name of Jonathan's partner? Hint

Dr. Frankenstein

Dr. Einstein

Dr. Jekyll

Dr. March

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12. Who does Jonathan want to kill? Hint

Dr. Einstein

Aunt Abby

Mortimer

Aunt Martha

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13. Did Jonathan's partner go to jail?

Yes

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14. Did the cops find the bodies in the cellar?

Yes

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15. Is Mortimer really a Brewster (biologically speaking)?

Yes

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Most Recent Scores

Jul 16 2025 : Nana7770: 9/15
Jun 28 2025 : Guest 74: 15/15
Jun 19 2025 : Guest 174: 14/15
Jun 17 2025 : Guest 72: 14/15
May 27 2025 : Guest 68: 15/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who plays the lead character, Mortimer Brewster?

Answer: Cary Grant

I think this was one of his funniest roles ever.

2. On what holiday does the film take place?

Answer: Halloween

Trick-or-treaters came to the kitchen door.

3. What did Mortimer and Elaine do at the beginning of the movie?

Answer: got married

Mortimer had written books against marriage, so it was funny when he finally got married himself.

4. What does Teddy do that drove the neighbors crazy?

Answer: blow a bugle

Teddy would blow the bugle at all times during the night, waking the neighbors.

5. What did Teddy yell every time he ran up the stairs?

Answer: "Charge!"

The stairs were considered San Juan Hill.

6. What country did the cellar represent?

Answer: Panama

Teddy was digging the Panama Canal in the cellar.

7. What did Mortimer find in the window seat?

Answer: A body

He was looking for his notes on his next book against marriage because he didn't want Elaine to find them.

8. What crime did Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha commit?

Answer: murder

Yep, two kindly old ladies who kill people.

9. What was the name of Aunt Abby's deceased gentleman?

Answer: Mr. Hoskins

Teddy was told that Mr. Hoskins was a yellow fever victim, so he buried him in the Panama Canal.

10. How is Jonathan related to Mortimer?

Answer: brother

Mortimer didn't recognize his brother because Jonathan had plastic surgery that made him look like Boris Karloff.

11. What is the name of Jonathan's partner?

Answer: Dr. Einstein

Dr. Einstein was portrayed by character actor Peter Lorre.

12. Who does Jonathan want to kill?

Answer: Mortimer

He had hated Mortimer ever since they were kids. So it made perfect sense to kill him in order to have one more murder than his aunts.

13. Did Jonathan's partner go to jail?

Answer: No

"About forty, five foot three, 140 lbs, pop eyes, talks with a German accent, poses as a doctor." You would think that the police would have figured that one out.

14. Did the cops find the bodies in the cellar?

Answer: No

Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha went to the Happy Dale Sanitarium with Teddy before the cops ever went in the cellar.

15. Is Mortimer really a Brewster (biologically speaking)?

Answer: No

He was actually adopted. In reality he was the son of a sea cook.

Source: Author Raistlin02

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