The Godfather Quiz: The Corleones, Coppola and Classic Lines

This The Godfather quiz explores Francis Ford Coppola's crime saga, from Mario Puzo's novel to Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone, Al Pacino as Michael, the horse head scene, the restaurant scene, Sicily, Nino Rota's music and the Oscar-winning Part II. Ten questions.

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Origins
Who wrote the 1969 novel The Godfather?
Cast
Which actor played Vito Corleone in the 1972 film?
Cast
Who played Michael Corleone, the son who becomes head of the family?
Scenes
What does Hollywood producer Jack Woltz find in his bed?
Scenes
In the restaurant scene, where is the gun hidden for Michael?
Setting
The Corleone family name comes from a town on which Italian island?
Awards
The Godfather Part II (1974) was the first sequel to win which Oscar?
Music
Which composer wrote the film's famous love theme?
Characters
What happens to Sonny Corleone at a highway toll booth?
Lines
Clemenza tells his partner to leave the gun and take what?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who wrote the 1969 novel The Godfather?
Answer: Mario Puzo
Puzo co-wrote the screenplays for all three films with Francis Ford Coppola. His novel spent months on bestseller lists.
Q2: Which actor played Vito Corleone in the 1972 film?
Answer: Marlon Brando
Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor but refused it in protest at Hollywood's treatment of Native Americans.
Q3: Who played Michael Corleone, the son who becomes head of the family?
Answer: Al Pacino
Pacino was little known when Coppola cast him, and the studio had wanted a bigger star. The role made him famous.
Q4: What does Hollywood producer Jack Woltz find in his bed?
Answer: A horse's head
The head belonged to his prized racehorse, Khartoum. The warning persuades him to give a film role to the singer Johnny Fontane.
Q5: In the restaurant scene, where is the gun hidden for Michael?
Answer: In the toilet tank
Michael retrieves the gun from behind the toilet tank and shoots Sollozzo and police captain McCluskey, a turning point in the story.
Q6: The Corleone family name comes from a town on which Italian island?
Answer: Sicily
In Part II, young Vito Andolini flees the town of Corleone and is renamed Corleone by an immigration officer at Ellis Island.
Q7: The Godfather Part II (1974) was the first sequel to win which Oscar?
Answer: Best Picture
Both the original and Part II won Best Picture. Robert De Niro won Best Supporting Actor for playing the young Vito.
Q8: Which composer wrote the film's famous love theme?
Answer: Nino Rota
Rota's melancholy waltz became one of the most recognized pieces of film music. Coppola's father, Carmine, also contributed music.
Q9: What happens to Sonny Corleone at a highway toll booth?
Answer: He is shot in an ambush
Sonny, played by James Caan, is gunned down after rushing out to help his sister, Connie. The scene was filmed with hundreds of squibs.
Q10: Clemenza tells his partner to leave the gun and take what?
Answer: The cannoli
Actor Richard Castellano reportedly improvised the cannoli part of the line. It is now one of the most quoted lines in film history.

The Godfather Quiz – The Corleone Saga

The Godfather is often called one of the greatest films ever made. Released in 1972 and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it tells the story of the Corleone family, a powerful Italian-American crime family in New York after World War II. Its mix of family drama, violence and tragedy set a new standard for crime films and is still studied by filmmakers today.

The film is based on Mario Puzo's bestselling 1969 novel. Marlon Brando plays Vito Corleone, the aging head of the family, while Al Pacino plays his youngest son, Michael, a war hero who wants nothing to do with the family business. Over the course of the film, Michael is slowly drawn in, until he becomes the new Godfather.

The film is full of famous scenes, from the opening wedding and the horse head in a producer's bed to the restaurant shooting and the baptism sequence at the end. Its cast also included James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale and Talia Shire. Nino Rota's haunting music and Gordon Willis's dark, golden cinematography added to its mood.

The Godfather won Best Picture, and The Godfather Part II, released in 1974, became the first sequel to win the same award. Part II tells two stories at once: Michael's rule and the early life of young Vito, played by Robert De Niro. The Godfather Part III followed in 1990, completing the trilogy.

This quiz covers the story, cast, scenes and legacy of The Godfather.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is ideal for classic film fans and anyone who knows the Corleone family well.

Who wrote the novel and directed the films
Which actors played the main characters
The stories behind the film's most famous scenes
Where the Corleone name comes from
What Oscars the films won
Its most quoted lines and music

Quick Facts About The Godfather

Brando used cotton wool in his cheeks during his audition to change his face.
The cat in Vito's lap in the opening scene was a stray found on the studio lot.
Talia Shire, who played Connie, is Coppola's sister.
Coppola's daughter Sofia played the baby in the baptism scene.
Paramount reportedly considered firing Coppola several times during filming.
Brando and De Niro both won Oscars for playing Vito Corleone at different ages.