Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold: 'The Godfather' Quiz

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Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold: 'The Godfather' Quiz
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Can you imagine Laurence Olivier as Don Corleone? Or Burt Reynolds as Sonny? Neither could we (and it could have been so). Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the cinematic classic.
Where was Sonny Corleone gunned down?
at the Long Beach Causeway toll plaza
in a restaurant on Mulberry St.
on a massage table in Las Vegas
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Wrong Answer

Sonny was gunned down at the tollbooth on the Long Beach Causeway.

What is Corleone family rival Virgil Sollozzo known as?
Junior Lollipops
The Turk
Tony Bagels
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Wrong Answer

Because he owns poppy fields in Turkey, Virgil Sollozzo is known as The Turk.

Who was Michael's first wife?
Apollonia Vitelli
Kay Adams
Lucy Mancini
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Wrong Answer

Apollonia Vitelli was Michael Corleone's first wife. They married in Sicily.

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Who directed all three "Godfather" movies?
Francis Ford Coppola
George Lucas
Martin Scorsese
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Wrong Answer

Francis Ford Coppola directed "The Godfather" series.

True or false: Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro are the only two actors ever to each win an Oscar for playing the same character.
true
false
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Wrong Answer

Marlon Brando won best actor for playing the role of Vito Corleone, and Robert De Niro won best supporting actor for the same role in "The Godfather: Part II."

"The Godfather" was a novel before it was a movie. Who wrote the book?
Ed Falco
Mario Puzo
Stephen King
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Wrong Answer

Mario Puzo's "The Godfather" was originally published in 1969.

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At what restaurant is Michael's truce meeting with Sollozzo and McCluskey?
Green Mill on Broadway
Louis Italian-American on White Plains Road
Mario's on Arthur Ave.
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Michael, Sollozzo and McCluskey meet at Louis' Restaurant on White Plains Road in the Bronx, New York.

Which song does Johnny Fontane sing at Connie's wedding?
"I Have But One Heart"
"Roses Are Red (My Love)"
"Speak Softly Love"
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Johnny Fontane croons "I Have But One Heart" at Connie's wedding.

What was Vito Corleone's last name before he came to America?
Abbandando
Andolini
Corleone
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Wrong Answer

Vito Corleone's last name was Andolini before coming to America.

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What does Clemenza tell Rocco to leave behind after he kills Paulie?
the cannoli
the car
the gun
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Wrong Answer

"Leave the gun; take the cannoli."

Which ingredient isn't part of Clemenza's sauce recipe?
onions
wine
sugar
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Wrong Answer

Clemenza's sauce includes oil, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine and sugar, but not onions.

Who in the family arranges Michael's assassination?
Clemenza
Tessio
Rizzi
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Wrong Answer

Tessio betrays the Corleone family and sets up the hit on Michael.

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Who lobbied to be cast as Vito Corleone?
Burt Lancaster
Frank Sinatra
Orson Welles
all three men
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All three men wanted to play the role of Don Corleone, but Coppola had Brando in mind.

Who is the Hyman Roth character based on?
Bugsy Siegel
Frank Costello
Meyer Lansky
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Hyman Roth is said to be based on the real-life crime figure Meyer Lansky.

What movie do Michael Corleone and Kay Adams see at Radio City Music Hall the evening Don Corleone is shot?
"It's a Wonderful Life"
"Sunset Boulevard"
"The Bells of St. Mary's"
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Wrong Answer

Michael and Kay see "The Bells of St. Mary's" at Radio City Music Hall.

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What is the Corleone phone number?
Longbeach-4-5620
Murray Hill-5-9975
Pennsylvania-6-5000
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The Corleone phone number was Longbeach-4-5620, which Michael dialed from his father's hospital room.

How much money is in Connie's silk bridal purse, according to chauffeur Paulie Gatto?
$10,000 to $20,000
$20,000 to $30,000
$30,000 to $40,000
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Wrong Answer

Connie's bridal purse contains $20,000 to $30,000 "in small bills — cash."

True or false: Sofia Coppola appears in all three films.
true
false
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Coppola appears in all three "Godfather" films, as baby Michael Rizzi and as Mary Corleone.

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Although we don't call it this, what is the actual name of "The Godfather" movie?
"The Godfather"
"Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather"
"Mario Puzo's The Godfather"
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Francis Ford Coppola insisted on "Mario Puzo's The Godfather," to credit the author.

How many people of the film cast won Oscars for their performances?
five
seven
12
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Seven people in the cast won Oscars for their roles in "The Godfather" (and five more were nominated).

How did the American Film Institute (AFI) rank the line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" in its top 100 movie quotes?
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
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The AFI selected Vito Corleone's line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" as the No. 2 movie quote, behind "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from "Gone With the Wind."

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Which family is not one of the Five Families?
Cuneos
Fanucci
Tattaglias
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The Five Families were the Barzini, Corleone, Cuneo, Stracci and Tattaglia families.

What game is on the TV when Michael goes to Hyman Roth's house in Miami?
Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Giants
University of Southern California vs. University Notre Dame
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Wrong Answer

A USC vs. Notre Dame football game is on TV when Michael visits Hyman Roth.

Francis Ford Coppola did not create the montage of crime scenes when the men "go to the mattresses." Who did?
George Lucas
John Cassavetes
Robert Altman
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Wrong Answer

Uncredited, George Lucas put together the montage about the war between the Five Families as a favor to Coppola.

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Richard Castellano plays Clemenza in "The Godfather." Who plays the young Clemenza in "The Godfather: Part II"?
John Aprea
Roman Coppola
Bruno Kirby
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Bruno Kirby plays the young Clemenza role in "The Godfather: Part II."

Michael's exile to Corleone, Sicily, was actually filmed where?
Gangi, Sicily
Palma di Montechiaro, Sicily
Savoca, Sicily
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Because Corleone was too developed, Michael's exile was filmed in the Sicilian town of Savoca.

Who created the puppet-strings logo for the book cover and movie?
S. Neil Fujita
Tony Palladino
David Pelham
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Graphic designer S. Neil Fujita, who designed Truman's Capote's "In Cold Blood" cover, created the well-known logo for Puzo's "The Godfather" novel.

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What is the opening sentence in "The Godfather"?
We must go to Don Corleone.
I believe in America.
What do you want of me?
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"I believe in America," says Amerigo Bonasera when asking Don Vito Corleone for a favor.

How is Talia Shire, who played Connie Corleone, related to Francis Ford Coppola?
cousin
niece
sister
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Wrong Answer

Talia Shire and Francis Ford Coppola are brother and sister.

Who becomes the Don's consigliere after Genco Abbandando's death?
Michael
Sonny
Fredo
Tom
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Tom Hagen is appointed consigliere after Genco.

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