'The Sopranos' Character Deaths Quiz

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'The Sopranos' Character Deaths Quiz
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"The Sopranos" was not afraid to kill anyone off. Minor characters and major ones were equally in danger of being whacked at any time. Let's see how much you know about the character deaths in the HBO series.
Over the seven seasons of "The Sopranos," how many characters die?
49
92
118
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The magic number is 92.

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Of those 92, how many were murders?
62
78
84
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There were 62 murders in "The Sopranos."

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Which character committed the most murders over the course of the series?
Silvio Dante
Paulie Walnuts
Tony Soprano
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Paulie Walnuts is responsible for nine of the 62 murders. Tony Soprano and Christopher Moltisanti run a close second with eight each.

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Which "Sopranos" season had the most deaths per episode?
one
three
five
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Season five, with 1.4 deaths per episode, just beats out the sixth and final season, which has 1.3 per episode.

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Who commits the first murder of the series?
Christopher Moltisanti
Paulie Walnuts
Bobby Baccalieri
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Christopher shoots a minor character named Emil Kolar in the pilot episode.

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Match the cause of death to the character: multiple gunshots to the chest.
Christopher Moltisanti
Big Pussy Bonpensiero
Johnny Sacrimoni
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Tony, Silvio and Paulie all pull the trigger on Big Pussy.

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Match the cause of death to the character: stroke.
Gigi Cestone
Livia Soprano
Bobby Baccalieri
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Tony does fantasize about killing his mother, but Livia dies of a stroke in the third season.

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Match the cause of death to the character: strangulation.
Febby Petrulio
J.T. Dolan
Jackie Aprile Sr.
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The character name might not be familiar, but the murder was certainly memorable. Tony is visiting colleges with Meadow when he takes a side trip to strangle Febby, who's in the witness protection program.

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Match the cause of death to the character: lung cancer.
Tony Blundetto
Johnny Sacrimoni
Ralph Cifaretto
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Johnny Sack dies of lung cancer while he's in prison.

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Match the cause of death to the character: car accident.
Karen Baccalieri
Gloria Trillo
Ginny Sacrimoni
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Bobby's wife, Karen, is killed in an off-camera car accident.

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Match the character to his or her murderer: Richie Aprile.
Paulie Walnuts
Janice Soprano
Carmine Lupertazzi
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Janice shoots boyfriend Richie after he hits her.

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Match the character to his or her murderer: Adriana La Cerva.
Silvio Dante
Phil Leotardo
Christopher Moltisanti
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Silvion takes FBI informant Adriana into the woods and shoots her.

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Match the character to his or her murderer: Tony Blundetto.
Phil Leotardo
Ralph Cifaretto
Tony Soprano
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Tony Soprano shoots his cousin because he knows the New York family is coming after him.

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Match the character to his or her murderer: Christopher Moltisanti.
Johnny Sacrimoni
Bobby Baccalieri
Tony Soprano
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Tony suffocates Christopher after they're in a car accident.

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Match the character to his or her murderer: Ralph Cifaretto.
Tony Soprano
Tony Blundetto
Vito Spatafore
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Tony beats and strangles Ralph to death in an epic fight.

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Who does Ralph kill right before Tony kills him?
his mother
a stripper
a policeman
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Ralph fatally beats stripper Tracee, which is one of the straws that finally breaks Tony's back.

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Where does Tony put Ralph's head and hands?
in a bowling bag
in his basement
in the ocean
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Christopher hacks up Ralph and puts his head and hands into a bowling bag.

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What does Christopher discover while he's dismembering Ralph's body?
Ralph had a lot of cash in his pockets.
Ralph had a fake leg.
Ralph was bald.
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Ralph's toupee falls off as Christopher picks up his head.

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Why is Vito Spatafore killed?
He's gay.
He's an FBI informant.
He stole money from Tony.
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Vito is beaten to death because he's gay.

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Someone from this family dies in every season of the series.
Aprile
Soprano
Lupertazzi
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The cast jokingly called it "The Aprile Curse."

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How does Bobby Baccalieri die?
gunshots
heart attack
stabbing
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The New York crew shoots him while he's looking at model trains in a toy store.

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Every character who dated her ends up dying.
Adriana La Cerva
Meadow Soprano
Janice Soprano
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Janice was the common thread between Richie Aprile, Ralph Cifaretto and Bobby Baccalieri.

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This character is a victim of the poker game shoot-out in season three.
Jackie Aprile Jr.
J.T. Dolan
Patsy Parisi
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Vito Spatafore shoots Jackie Jr. for trying to rob a poker game.

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How does Gloria Trillo commit suicide?
hanging
jumps off a bridge
overdoses on pills
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Tony's girlfriend Gloria hangs herself.

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What other character hangs himself?
Rene LeCours
Eugene Pontecorvo
Jack Massarone
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Soprano soldier and FBI informant Eugene Pontecorvo hangs himself in his basement during the final season.

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Tony hires Furio to be his enforcer in season two. How many people does Furio kill?
none
five
seven
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Furio thinks about killing Tony at one point, but he doesn't end up murdering anyone while he's on the show.

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Which character has a heart attack while sitting on the toilet?
Eddie Pietro
Fat Dom Gamiello
Gigi Cestone
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An apparently very constipated Gigi has a heart attack in the bathroom.

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Uncle Junior's hitman kills Christopher's friend Brendan Filone in the first season — as Uncle Junior watches. Where does Brendan die?
in Tony's pool
at the Bada Bing!
in his bathtub
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Brendan is taking a bath when Uncle Junior and the hitman walk in.

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Who is the victim of the final murder of the series?
Carlo Gervasi
Phil Leotardo
Patsy Parisi
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Phil finally gets what's coming to him when he's gunned down at a gas station.

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What happens to Phil after he's been shot?
His wife drags him into traffic.
He's run over by a car.
Tony throws the body over a bridge.
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Phil's own SUV runs over his head after he's shot.

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