Q 01/05

In which Wisconsin city was Orson Welles born on May 6, 1915?

A) Milwaukee

B) Madison

C) Racine

D) Kenosha

Answer · why

D) Kenosha

He was named after a great-grandfather, Kenosha attorney Orson S. Head.

Q 02/05

Welles's father made his fortune as the inventor of what?

A) A cash register

B) A typewriter ribbon

C) A type of bicycle lamp

D) A car headlight

Answer · why

C) A type of bicycle lamp

He became an alcoholic and stopped working after the parents separated in 1919.

Q 03/05

Welles's mother Beatrice was a concert pianist who died of what when he was nine?

A) Tuberculosis

B) Influenza

C) Cancer

D) Hepatitis

Answer · why

D) Hepatitis

After her death in 1924 he abandoned any musical career.

Q 04/05

At which Illinois boarding school did Welles come under the influence of teacher Roger Hill?

A) Lake Forest Academy

B) Culver Military Academy

C) Phillips Exeter

D) Todd Seminary for Boys

Answer · why

D) Todd Seminary for Boys

Its radio station hosted his first broadcast, his own adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.

Q 05/05

Which town did Welles name as 'home' in a 1960 interview?

A) Woodstock, Illinois

B) Kenosha, Wisconsin

C) Chicago, Illinois

D) Grand Detour, Illinois

Answer · why

A) Woodstock, Illinois

He returned there occasionally all his life.