Vito Corleone Quiz: Olive Oil, Little Italy and the Don's Rise
This Vito Corleone quiz traces the life of The Godfather's patriarch from Sicily to Long Island. Play 10 interactive questions on his birth name Andolini, arrival at Ellis Island, Genco Pura Olive Oil, the street festival and Don Fanucci, Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro's Oscars, the offer he can't refuse and his final moments in a tomato garden.
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Town
Which Sicilian town is Vito named after?
Birth
What was Vito's birth surname?
Arrive
Where did young Vito enter America?
Front
What company served as the family's front?
Rival
Which local boss does young Vito kill?
Brando
Who played the older Vito?
Young
Who played young Vito in Part II?
Line
Which line is Vito famous for?
End
Where does Vito collapse and die?
Novel
Who wrote the novel The Godfather?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: Which Sicilian town is Vito named after?
Answer: Corleone
An official mistook it for his surname.
- Q2: What was Vito's birth surname?
Answer: Andolini
He changed it at Ellis Island.
- Q3: Where did young Vito enter America?
Answer: Ellis Island
He arrived alone as a boy.
- Q4: What company served as the family's front?
Answer: Genco Pura Olive Oil
It is named after his friend Genco.
- Q5: Which local boss does young Vito kill?
Answer: Don Fanucci
It happens during a street festival.
- Q6: Who played the older Vito?
Answer: Marlon Brando
He won Best Actor.
- Q7: Who played young Vito in Part II?
Answer: Robert De Niro
He also won an Oscar.
- Q8: Which line is Vito famous for?
Answer: I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse
It became a classic quote.
- Q9: Where does Vito collapse and die?
Answer: In his tomato garden
He is playing with his grandson.
- Q10: Who wrote the novel The Godfather?
Answer: Mario Puzo
It was published in 1969.
From Sicilian Orphan to Don
Vito Corleone was born Vito Andolini in Corleone, Sicily. After his family was killed, he fled alone to America as a boy. At Ellis Island an official recorded his town as his surname, and he became Vito Corleone. His story comes from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel.
In The Godfather Part II, young Vito, played by Robert De Niro, grows up in Little Italy and kills the local boss Don Fanucci during a street festival. He builds power behind Genco Pura Olive Oil, named after his friend Genco. De Niro won an Oscar for the role.
In The Godfather, Marlon Brando plays the older Don, who promises to make an offer he can't refuse. Brando won Best Actor. After handing power to Michael, Vito collapses and dies in his tomato garden while playing with his grandson.
What This Quiz Teaches
Classic movie fans will enjoy these questions.
- Where Vito came from
- How he got his name
- How he built power
- Who played him
- How his story ends
Did You Know?
- Vito returns to Sicily for revenge.
- His sons are Sonny, Fredo and Michael.
- Tom Hagen is his adopted son.
- He refuses to deal in narcotics.
- An orange peel smile scares his grandson.
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