#26, aired 2024-01-23 | ADVANCED CINEMATOGRAPHY $400 (Daily Double): Erik Messerschmidt shot the film "Mank" primarily in deep focus as a nod to this Orson Welles opus that pioneered the technique Citizen Kane |
#8991, aired 2023-12-11 | DIRECTORS' FIRST FEATURES $400: "Citizen Kane"
(1941) (Orson) Welles |
#8958, aired 2023-10-25 | PRODUCE $400: Not only did he produce "Citizen Kane", he co-wrote, starred in & directed the film, too--talk about a best boy Welles |
#8932, aired 2023-09-19 | MAY DAY! MAY DAY! $200: May 1, 1941:
Rosebud blooms as this Orson Welles classic premiered in New York Citizen Kane |
#8812, aired 2023-02-21 | HOME COMING $400: Xanadu was the name of a palatial estate in "Citizen Kane"; the estate owned by this Microsoft billionaire has been dubbed Xanadu 2.0 Bill Gates |
#5, aired 2022-10-23 | HOLLYWOOD REPORTER $800: In the classic "Citizen Kane", following Kane's death, a reporter is sent out to uncover the meaning of this, his final word Rosebud |
#8484, aired 2021-10-07 | SCENE HERE $1600: After a newspaper publisher loses an election in this classic, his people have no choice but to run the headline "Fraud at polls!" Citizen Kane |
#8430, aired 2021-06-25 | AROUND THE GARDEN? $400: It's the mysterious dying utterance of the title character of "Citizen Kane" Rosebud |
#8410, aired 2021-05-28 | MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES $800: In 2020's "Mank", about the writing of "Citizen Kane", Amanda Seyfried plays this actress Marion Davies |
#8354, aired 2021-03-11 | CLASSIC BLACK & WHITE FILMS $400: "How Green Was My Valley" beat out this Orson Welles movie to win the 1941 Best Picture Oscar Citizen Kane |
#8190, aired 2020-03-27 | STARRING THE SAN DIEGO ZOO $1600: In this classic 1941 film, the San Diego Zoo played the part of the private zoo at Xanadu Citizen Kane |
#8167, aired 2020-02-25 | AFTER ALL THESE YEARS $600: "The Other Side of the Wind", made by this "Citizen Kane" legend who died in 1985, was finally completed & shown in 2018 (Orson) Welles |
#7922, aired 2019-02-05 | CLASSIC MOVIES IN 3 SENTENCES $800: A snow globe falls from a hand. Xanadu makes news. A sled goes into an incinerator Citizen Kane |
#7641, aired 2017-11-27 | KEEP IT DOWN $200: "Rosebud" is whispered by this character shortly before his death in a 1941 movie Citizen Kane (or Charles Foster Kane) |
#7282, aired 2016-04-19 | A MIDNIGHT MOVIE $400: Long after "Citizen Kane", he directed "Chimes at Midnight" & starred as Falstaff Orson Welles |
#7135, aired 2015-09-25 | THAT'S A WRAP! $200: 1941:
A sled burns Citizen Kane |
#7004, aired 2015-02-12 | SUCCINCT SILVER SCREEN SUMMARIES $800: 1941:
Scandal sheet skipper says single sled sentence Citizen Kane |
#6807, aired 2014-04-01 | MANKIEWICZES AT THE MOVIES $400: (I'm Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies.) My grandfather Herman Mankiewicz shared screenplay credit with Orson Wells on this film, often called the greatest movie of all time Citizen Kane |
#6761, aired 2014-01-27 | MOVIES & POLITICS $400: Orson Welles runs for governor of New York in this classic; the run doesn't end well Citizen Kane |
#6516, aired 2013-01-07 | ACTORS WHO DIRECT $400: 1941: "Citizen Kane" Orson Welles |
#6457, aired 2012-10-16 | POP CULTURE MUSINGS $400: If no one's there to hear a man whisper "Rosebud" before dying in this 1941 film, how does anyone know that last word? Citizen Kane |
#6377, aired 2012-05-15 | NAME THE MOVIE $400: "Rosebud" Citizen Kane |
#6201, aired 2011-07-25 | THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST 1,000 MOVIES EVER MADE $400: "We wouldn't know how closely--if at all--" this film "parallels the life of an eminent publisher, as has been...alleged" Citizen Kane |
#6195, aired 2011-07-15 | FILM FIRST NAMES $800: It's the given name of "Citizen Kane" Charles (Foster Kane) |
#6094, aired 2011-02-24 | PERIOD MOVIES $2000: "Me and" this "Citizen Kane" director shows the great man when he was still directing plays Orson Welles |
#5967, aired 2010-07-20 | CLASSIC MOVIE ORIGINAL DIALOGUE? $1000: "Oh, Rosebud! I thought you said something else. That was his sled. That all you need? I'm kinda busy" Citizen Kane |
#5832, aired 2010-01-12 | UNREAL ESTATE $1000: Bearing a close resemblance to William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon, it's Citizen Kane's mansion Xanadu |
#5751, aired 2009-09-21 | PRODUCE $400: Not only did he produce "Citizen Kane", he co-wrote, starred in & directed the film, too; talk about a best boy! (Orson) Welles |
#5742, aired 2009-07-21 | SHAM, WOW! $400: Wow--this "Citizen Kane" star's 1938 radio show had many convinced Martians had invaded New Jersey Orson Welles |
#5608, aired 2009-01-14 | NAME THE MOVIE $400: 1941:
Orson Welles' last word perplexes all (but what's really perplexing--no one was in the room to hear it) Citizen Kane |
#5393, aired 2008-02-06 | MISSING $400: A reporter in "Citizen Kane" says Rosebud is just a piece in this, "a missing piece" a puzzle |
#5208, aired 2007-04-11 | ROLE $1000: Dorothy Comingore played a character based on actress Marion Davies in this classic 1941 film Citizen Kane |
#5192, aired 2007-03-20 | FROM FILM TO TV $800: Agnes Moorehead played the mom who gave up "Citizen Kane" & the mom who gave "Durwood" fits on this show Bewitched |
#5099, aired 2006-11-09 | ORSON WELLES $200: This 1941 Orson Welles film has set a standard by which all other films made since are judged Citizen Kane |
#5096, aired 2006-11-06 | MISTER ROBERTs $1600: He edited "Citizen Kane" & directed "The Sound of Music" Robert Wise |
#5009, aired 2006-05-25 | NOT A BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER $200: "Citizen Kane",
"Going My Way",
"How Green Was My Valley" Citizen Kane |
#4898, aired 2005-12-21 | TIME FOR A MOVIE REVIEW $400: This 1941 film is "everyone's default choice for the world's greatest movie" Citizen Kane |
#4823, aired 2005-07-20 | SOMEBODY WROTE THAT $400: Herman Mankiewicz shared a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for "Citizen Kane" with this man Orson Welles |
#4792, aired 2005-06-07 | MOVIE LOCATIONS $800: On the Vienna landmark shown, Orson Welles makes a memorable speech in this post-World War II film The Third Man |
#4713, aired 2005-02-16 | DIRECTORS' FIRST FEATURES $400: "Citizen Kane"
(1941) (Orson) Welles |
#4690, aired 2005-01-14 | 1964 BEATLES NO. 1 HITS $1600: This hit was also the title of the band's first film, which one critic called "the Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals" "A Hard Day's Night" |
#4679, aired 2004-12-30 | THIS "BUD"'S FOR YOU $600: An 1876 Montana battle between the U.S. Army & the Sioux, or the last word "Citizen Kane" utters before dying Rosebud |
#4671, aired 2004-12-20 | COMMON BONDS $400: Giant pandas;
the movie "Citizen Kane";
a clear-cut issue things that are black and white |
#4493, aired 2004-03-03 | WE LOVE L.A. $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew) According to legend this star of "Citizen Kane" set a record by eating 18 of Pink's famous hot dogs at one sitting Orson Welles |
#4472, aired 2004-02-03 | QUOTABLE MOVIES $200: 1941:
"Rosebud..." Citizen Kane |
#4182, aired 2002-11-05 | CITIZEN KANE $200: At the Oscars, he lost out as actor & director for "Kane" but shared Best Original Screenplay Orson Welles |
#4182, aired 2002-11-05 | CITIZEN KANE $400: This actress whose career is caricatured in "Kane" was played by Kirsten Dunst in 2002's "The Cat's Meow" Marion Davies |
#4182, aired 2002-11-05 | CITIZEN KANE $600: The film opens at this vast, gloomy Kane estate Xanadu |
#4182, aired 2002-11-05 | CITIZEN KANE $800: Not Hearst but this MGM mogul offered to pay $800,000, the cost of the film, to have it destroyed Louis B. Mayer |
#4182, aired 2002-11-05 | CITIZEN KANE $1000: It's Kane's full name Charles Foster Kane |
#4111, aired 2002-06-17 | MALTIN ON THE MOVIES $600: (Leonard Maltin continues.) I've called this 1941 classic "A stunning film in every way" & Orson Welles was only 25 years old when he made it! Citizen Kane |
#4045, aired 2002-03-15 | MEET MY "X" $1200: It's the name shared by a residence of "Citizen Kane" & a roller disco movie starring Olivia Newton-John Xanadu |
#3974, aired 2001-12-06 | WORDS FOR WORDS $1600: A line from "Citizen Kane" might be an RKO-ism; this similar-sounding term refers to an outdated word archaism |
#3950, aired 2001-11-02 | BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY $200: Herman J. Mankiewicz & Orson Welles
(1941) Citizen Kane |
#3828, aired 2001-04-04 | WHERE THERE'S A WILL $200: A line in his will that forbade tampering with his work foiled Ted Turner's attempt to colorize his "Citizen Kane" Orson Welles |
#3798, aired 2001-02-21 | "BACK" WORDS $100: This narrative device depicts earlier events in the chronology of a film, as seen in "Citizen Kane" a flashback |
#3646, aired 2000-06-12 | THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE $600: Made a year apart in 1941 & '42, they were Nos. 1 & 2 on the AFI's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies Citizen Kane & Casablanca |
#3636, aired 2000-05-29 | EVERYTHING'S COMING UP "ROSE"S $200: In "Citizen Kane", it was the last word uttered by Charles Foster Kane before he died Rosebud |
#3622, aired 2000-05-09 | WRITERS ON FILM $1000: In the TV movie "RKO 281", John Malkovich was this man who co-wrote "Citizen Kane" with Orson Welles Herman Mankiewicz |
#3438, aired 1999-07-14 | THE CINEMA $600: "How Green Was My Valley" won a Best Picture Oscar for this year, the same year "Citizen Kane" was released 1941 |
#3417, aired 1999-06-15 | MOVIE BLURBS $100: 1941:
Newspaper tycoon dies; no one knows meaning of his last word Citizen Kane |
#3414, aired 1999-06-10 | FILMS OF THE '50s $800: In it, Marlene Dietrich says Orson Welles "was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people?" Touch of Evil |
#3396, aired 1999-05-17 | NAME THE MOVIE $200: 1941:
"I guess Rosebud is just a piece in a jigsaw puzzle, a missing piece" Citizen Kane |
#3383, aired 1999-04-28 | OVERLAPS $1000: Young Citizen Kane loved sliding down hills in the snow with this Costello partner Rosebud Abbott |
#3355, aired 1999-03-19 | CLASSIC CINEMA QUOTES $600 (Daily Double): 1941:
"I think it would be fun to run a newspaper" Citizen Kane |
#3335, aired 1999-02-19 | CLOWN CINEMA $600: This 1991 Bobcat Goldthwait film was hailed as "the 'Citizen Kane' of alcoholic clown movies" Shakes the Clown |
#3321, aired 1999-02-01 | MAKING A LIST $500: This 1941 film topped the AFI's much-debated 1998 list of the 100 greatest American films Citizen Kane |
#3273, aired 1998-11-25 | WELLES $200: Cinematographer Gregg Toland helped Orson Welles create the innovative style of this 1941 masterpiece Citizen Kane |
#3112, aired 1998-02-24 | MEN OF THE WORLD $600: This media mogul from Melbourne has been called a real-life Citizen Kane Rupert Murdoch |
#3064, aired 1997-12-18 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $1000: Before her "bewitch"ing role as Samantha'a mother Endora, she played Orson Welles' mother in "Citizen Kane" Agnes Moorehead |
#2995, aired 1997-09-12 | EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS $500: Alan Ladd appeared as a reporter in this 1941 Orson Welles masterpiece "Citizen Kane" |
#2976, aired 1997-07-07 | MOVIE OBJECTS $100: Citizen Kane's last word; the object it refers to isn't revealed until the end of the film "Rosebud" |
#2909, aired 1997-04-03 | MOVIE TITLE CHARACTERS $1,000 (Daily Double): In a 1941 classic he dictates: "Dear Wheeler, you provide the prose poems. I'll provide the war." Charles Foster Kane (in "Citizen Kane") |
#2667, aired 1996-03-19 | THE MOVIES $100: Before directing & acting in "Citizen Kane", he provided narration for 1940's "Swiss Family Robinson" Orson Welles |
#2660, aired 1996-03-08 | THE MOVIES $100: Orson Welles & Herman Mankiewicz won Oscars for writing this 1941 film, Welles' directorial debut Citizen Kane |
#2613, aired 1996-01-03 | MAGIC & MAGICIANS $100: In 1942 this "Citizen Kane" director created the "Mercury Wonder Show", a magic show for servicemen Orson Welles |
#2114, aired 1993-11-11 | MOVIE QUOTES $200: A headline in this 1941 film reads, "Charles Foster Kane Defeated—Fraud at Polls!" Citizen Kane |
#2039, aired 1993-06-17 | MOVIE QUOTES $200: Orson Welles film in which you'd hear the line "I think it would be fun to run a newspaper" Citizen Kane |
#2025, aired 1993-05-28 | MOVIE QUOTES $100: The first line spoken in this 1941 film is 1 word, "Rosebud" Citizen Kane |
#1905, aired 1992-12-11 | COMPOSERS $600: The first of Bernard Herrmann's many film scores was for this 1941 classic Citizen Kane |
#1685, aired 1991-12-20 | U.S. STAMPS $2,000 (Daily Double): 2 of the classic films honored by U.S. stamps in 1990 2 of (Gone with the Wind, Stage Coach, The Wizard of Oz, and Beau Geste) |
#1537, aired 1991-04-16 | THE OSCARS $500: Like brother Joseph, Herman Mankiewicz won an Oscar; his was for co-writing this 1941 Welles classic Citizen Kane |
#1461, aired 1990-12-31 | GILLIGAN'S ISLAND $100: Turner Entertainment is planning to do this to the first 36 episodes; hey, they're not Citizen Kane colorize |
#1412, aired 1990-10-23 | TV MOMS $200: She played Citizen Kane's mom on film long before she played Samantha's mom on "Bewitched" Agnes Moorehead |
#1195, aired 1989-11-10 | CINEMA $100: A clause in Orson Welles' RKO contract prevents Ted Turner from colorizing this 1941 film "Citizen Kane" |
#1183, aired 1989-10-25 | QUOTES $100: During the filming of "Citizen Kane", it was said of him, "There but for the grace of God goes God" Orson Welles |
#1017, aired 1989-01-24 | FAMOUS NAMES $400: Australian-American media magnate who's been compared to Citizen Kane (Rupert) Murdoch |
#961, aired 1988-11-07 | MOVIE CLASSICS $100: John Houseman said this title character was based partly on W.R. Hearst & partly on Orson Welles Citizen Kane |
#832, aired 1988-03-29 | MOVIE TRIVIA $200: Orson Welles won an Oscar for co-writing this, his 1st film Citizen Kane |
#795, aired 1988-02-05 | SENIOR CITIZENS $800: Execs who feared offending this 78-year-old publisher offered RKO $800,000 to scrap "Citizen Kane" William Randolph Hearst |
#741, aired 1987-11-23 | MOVIE QUOTES $100: "Mr. Kane was a man who got everything he wanted, & then lost it" Citizen Kane |
#500, aired 1986-11-07 | CITIZEN KANE $200: Kane's dying word, it was the first word heard in the film Rosebud |
#500, aired 1986-11-07 | CITIZEN KANE $400: Name of the estate Kane built on a Florida mountain, which he also built Xanadu |
#500, aired 1986-11-07 | CITIZEN KANE $600: Of acting, directing, or writing, what Welles won his "Kane" Oscar for writing |
#500, aired 1986-11-07 | CITIZEN KANE $800: Later famous as Endora on "Bewitched", she played Kane's mother Agnes Moorehead |
#500, aired 1986-11-07 | CITIZEN KANE $1000: Composer who later did music for "Psycho", "Vertigo" & "Taxi Driver", "Kane" was his 1st feature, too Bernard Herrmann |
#446, aired 1986-05-26 | ORSON WELLES $1000: When "Citizen Kane" opened, April 11, 1941, Welles was this old 25 |
#186, aired 1985-05-27 | MOVIE TRIVIA $400: The 2nd wife of "Citizen Kane" had this hobby to keep from going to pieces jigsaw puzzles |
#166, aired 1985-04-29 | CLASSIC CINEMA $1000: Louis B. Mayer offered RKO $842,000 to destroy this controversial '41 picture before its release Citizen Kane |
#162, aired 1985-04-23 | MOVIE COMPOSERS $300: Bernard Hermann scored 1st with "Citizen Kane" & last with this '76 De Niro film about a cabbie Taxi Driver |
#82, aired 1985-01-01 | FIRST LINES $600: 1st word in this Orson Welles movie is also the title character's last Citizen Kane |
#6, aired 1984-09-17 | CLASSIC CINEMA $1000: Often acclaimed as the best American film ever, but lost Oscar in '41 to "How Green Was My Valley" Citizen Kane |