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'The Godfather Part II' Alpha 1 Quiz

I've been enjoying my new 'Godfather' DVD box set, and thought it appropriate to whip up a couple of quizzes on 'The Godfather Part II' (1974). Consider this quiz to be an offer you can't refuse. A second quiz will soon follow.

A multiple-choice quiz by enfranklopedia. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
enfranklopedia

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
63,831

Updated
Mar 21 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

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7677

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Nana7770 (15/25), Guest 216 (19/25), Guest 73 (21/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Early in the film, we learn that young Vito Andolini (later to be known as Vito Corleone) had an older brother who was murdered. What was this older brother's name? Hint

Francisco

Antonio

Santino

Paolo

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Question 2 of 25

2. Young Vito, with the help of several of his neighbors, manages to stow away on a ship headed for America. What is that ship called? Hint

Colombio

Libertad

Moshulu

Achilles

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Question 3 of 25

3. When young Vito arrives at Ellis Island, he is diagnosed with a particular disease. What is it? Hint

chicken pox

small pox

polio

scurvy

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Question 4 of 25

4. What year is it when young Vito arrives at Ellis Island? Hint

1899

1905

1903

1901

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Question 5 of 25

5. When we first get our first glimpse of the present center of the film -- Anthony Corleone's first communion -- what year is it? Hint

1958

1954

1956

1952

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Question 6 of 25

6. Frank Pentangeli (Michael V. Gazzo), a prominent figure in the movie, does not appear in Mario Puzo's original novel. Which character does he 'replace' in the plot of the film? Hint

Sal Tessio

Peter Clemenza

Luca Brasi

Emilio Barzini

7. When Connie (Talia Shire) arrives at her brother's Lake Tahoe compound, she announces that she and her guest, Merle Johnson (Troy Donahue), plan to be married. The name 'Merle Johnson' is an inside joke. Why? Hint

Merle Johnson is the real name of director 'Francis Ford Coppola'

Talia Shire was, at the time, married to a man named Merle Johnson

Both 'Merle' and 'Johnson' are references to male genitalia

Merle Johnson is the real name of actor 'Troy Donahue'

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Question 8 of 25

8. Who performs at the lavish party celebrating the first communion of Anthony Corleone? Hint

The Vienna Boys Choir

The Sierra Boys Choir

Johnny Fontaine

Dean Martin

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Question 9 of 25

9. Senator Pat Geary (G.D. Spradlin) is less than pleased that Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) has contacted him directly. What is the last name of the Senator's middle man who usually handles communications with Michael? Hint

Turner

Turnbull

Redbull

Turlington

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Question 10 of 25

10. The actor who plays Hyman Roth's right-hand man Johnny Ola can also be seen on the HBO mega-hit 'The Sopranos.' What role does this actor play on the latter series? Hint

Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero

Herman 'Hesh' Rabkin

Paulie 'Walnuts' Gaultieri

Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano, Jr.

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Question 11 of 25

11. Frank Pentangeli tries to get the band at the communion party to play a 'tarantella,' a traditional Italian melody...but it's a bit of a lost cause. Despite his efforts to teach them how to play a tarantella, what longtime standard does the band lapse into instead? Hint

'Sing, Sing, Sing'

'Camptown Races'

'Pop Goes the Weasel'

'Moonglow'

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Question 12 of 25

12. Michael is less than pleased to learn that his sister plans to marry Merle Johnson. Complete his line to her: 'Connie...if you don't listen to me, and marry this man...you'll ________
________.'

Answer: (Two Words (no punctuation -- and watch your spelling!))

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Question 13 of 25

13. Since the events of 'The Godfather' (1972), Fredo (John Cazale) has gotten married. What is his wife's name? Hint

Deanna

Donna

Della

Darcy

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Question 14 of 25

14. When we first see Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone, what year is it? Hint

1921

1915

1917

1919

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Question 15 of 25

15. Peter Clemenza (Bruno Kirby) asks Vito Corleone to hide a package for him. What's in the package? Hint

Guns

Drugs

Money

All of these

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Question 16 of 25

16. The actor who plays Genco -- the man who eventually brings Vito into the olive oil business -- also played a part in 1990's 'Goodfellas.' What part did he play in that Martin Scorsese film? Hint

Frankie Carbone

Billy Batts

Johnny Roast Beef

Tutti Cicero

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Question 17 of 25

17. The day that he is forced out of his job (since Don Fanucci demands that his nephew be given the job instead), Vito brings home to his wife a piece of produce that she enjoys very much. What is it? Hint

a pear

an orange

an apple

a nectarine

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which of these is part of the first series of illegal acts that Vito Corleone commits in America? Hint

He steals some fruit

He steals a rug

He kills a policeman

He kills Don Fanucci

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Question 19 of 25

19. Back in the present center of the film, Michael visits the home of Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg) in Miami. What does Roth's wife offer Michael upon his arrival? Hint

soup

a tuna sandwich

a cordial

biscotti

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Question 20 of 25

20. Once Frank Pentangeli is in FBI protective custody, we see a familiar face leading the team of agents supervising his captivity. In which of the following 80's classic 'teen' movies would you also find this actor, playing the father of one of its teen stars? Hint

'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'

'Sixteen Candles'

'Pretty In Pink'

'The Breakfast Club'

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Question 21 of 25

21. Senator Pat Geary (G.D. Spradlin) treats Michael Corleone with egregious disrespect early in the film...but eventually, he comes to need the Corleone family to help him avoid a serious criminal charge. If not for the intervention of the Corleones, what would Senator Geary likely have been charged with? Hint

drug trafficking

vehicular manslaughter

embezzlement

murder

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which of the following people, in the first two 'Godfather' movies, has not acted as BOTH Don or acting Don (boss of the family) and Consigliere (counselor)? Hint

They all have.

Tom Hagen

Michael Corleone

Vito Corleone

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Question 23 of 25

23. During the meeting of contributors and politicos in Cuba, a token of friendship made of solid gold is passed around the table. What is this unusual item? Hint

a telephone

a gun

a monkey

a knife

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Question 24 of 25

24. Finish this quote from Hyman Roth to Michael Corleone, commenting on how successful mob activity has become in America: 'Michael...we're bigger than ____________.'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 25 of 25

25. One more for this first quiz; a second one is to follow. While in Cuba, Michael is among a large group of people celebrating Hyman Roth's birthday. How old is he? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Early in the film, we learn that young Vito Andolini (later to be known as Vito Corleone) had an older brother who was murdered. What was this older brother's name?

Answer: Paolo

Vito lost his brother, his father, and his mother to the 'vendetta wars' among families in turn-of-the-century Sicily.

2. Young Vito, with the help of several of his neighbors, manages to stow away on a ship headed for America. What is that ship called?

Answer: Moshulu

We see the name of the ship several times during Vito's voyage.

3. When young Vito arrives at Ellis Island, he is diagnosed with a particular disease. What is it?

Answer: small pox

Vito is in fact quarantined for three months, as small pox is highly contagious.

4. What year is it when young Vito arrives at Ellis Island?

Answer: 1901

As young Vito settles into his quarantined room and looks out the window at the Statue of Liberty, we see a title card that reads 'Vito Corleone; Ellis Island; 1901.'

5. When we first get our first glimpse of the present center of the film -- Anthony Corleone's first communion -- what year is it?

Answer: 1958

The title card lets us know immediately that we are looking at Vito Corleone's grandson, and it is 1958.

6. Frank Pentangeli (Michael V. Gazzo), a prominent figure in the movie, does not appear in Mario Puzo's original novel. Which character does he 'replace' in the plot of the film?

Answer: Peter Clemenza

Richard Castellano, who played Clemenza in 'The Godfather,' was set to reprise his role for the sequel, but he apparently demanded several perks (an inflated salary, the right to write his own dialogue, etc.) that Francis Ford Coppola found unacceptable...so, at the last minute, Clemenza was written out of the movie (via the convenient lethal heart attack) and a brand-new character, Frank Pentangeli, was created to fill Clemenza's shoes as the 'star witness' for the Senate hearings on Mafia activity.

Answer: Merle Johnson is the real name of actor 'Troy Donahue'

Francis Ford Coppola went to military school with a boy named Merle Johnson. Little did either of them know that one day they would be, respectively, a famous movie director and an actor named 'Troy Donahue.'

8. Who performs at the lavish party celebrating the first communion of Anthony Corleone?

Answer: The Sierra Boys Choir

Yes, that was the real Sierra Boys Choir singing 'Mr. Wonderful' to honor their host, Michael Corleone.

Answer: Turnbull

Michael calls Turnbull 'a good man,' and that's apparently high praise, all things considered.

10. The actor who plays Hyman Roth's right-hand man Johnny Ola can also be seen on the HBO mega-hit 'The Sopranos.' What role does this actor play on the latter series?

Answer: Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano, Jr.

Yup, that's Uncle Junior himself playing Johnny Ola. And yes, I too fell out of my chair when I put that together.

Answer: 'Pop Goes the Weasel'

It's mostly the fault of the clarinet player.

12. Michael is less than pleased to learn that his sister plans to marry Merle Johnson. Complete his line to her: 'Connie...if you don't listen to me, and marry this man...you'll ________ ________.'

Answer: disappoint me

A classic moment where we know that Michael is furious, and yet his demeanor is ice cold. Ah, the days before 'acting' meant 'yelling' to Al Pacino.

13. Since the events of 'The Godfather' (1972), Fredo (John Cazale) has gotten married. What is his wife's name?

Answer: Deanna

Mariana Hill plays Deanna, a former Las Vegas showgirl who is apparently not with the program as far as Corleone family decorum is concerned.

14. When we first see Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone, what year is it?

Answer: 1917

Again, the ever-helpful title card tells us that it's 1917, in New York City. De Niro won his first Academy Award (as Best Supporting Actor) for his role as Vito, marking the first and only time (as of September 2005) that two actors have won Academy Awards for playing the same character: Marlon Brando had won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather' two years earlier.

15. Peter Clemenza (Bruno Kirby) asks Vito Corleone to hide a package for him. What's in the package?

Answer: Guns

It is Vito's ability to keep quiet about the illegal contraband that leads Clemenza to invite him into his 'business.'

16. The actor who plays Genco -- the man who eventually brings Vito into the olive oil business -- also played a part in 1990's 'Goodfellas.' What part did he play in that Martin Scorsese film?

Answer: Frankie Carbone

Frank Sivero played both roles -- 26 years apart! An interesting tidbit I learned from Coppola's commentary on the DVD: he did not really want to direct 'The Godfather Part II,' and suggested to the studio that a young colleague of his take the reins instead.

The studio executives absolutely refused Coppola's suggestion, since this 'Martin Scorsese' kid Coppola recommended was a nobody. Ha!

Answer: a pear

Oranges appear throughout the 'Godfather' movies, but in this case, Vito brought his wife Carmella a pear. 'Ah, what a lovely pear!' she says, upon seeing it.

18. Which of these is part of the first series of illegal acts that Vito Corleone commits in America?

Answer: He steals a rug

Clemenza snows Vito into becoming his accomplice on a breaking and entering run... and Vito goes home with a purloined rug.

19. Back in the present center of the film, Michael visits the home of Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg) in Miami. What does Roth's wife offer Michael upon his arrival?

Answer: a tuna sandwich

It's lunchtime, and Mrs. Roth has apparently prepared some tuna sandwiches for her husband. Michael declines the offer. Me? I would have accepted. =)

Answer: 'Pretty In Pink'

Character actor Harry Dean Stanton played 'FBI Agent No. 1' in 'The Godfather Part II,' and later played Jack Walsh, the father of Molly Ringwald's character, in 1986's 'Pretty In Pink.'

Answer: murder

A brutally murdered prostitute is found in the hotel room of a very confused Senator Geary. It's strongly suggested that the incident was staged by the Corleone family in order to put Geary firmly in Michael's pocket.

22. Which of the following people, in the first two 'Godfather' movies, has not acted as BOTH Don or acting Don (boss of the family) and Consigliere (counselor)?

Answer: Michael Corleone

Vito Corleone was Don for many years, but when he passed that title onto his son Michael, he stepped aside... and Michael immediately made him his Consigliere. Tom Hagen was Consigliere to Vito Corleone throughout most of 'The Godfather,' and when Michael left Lake Tahoe for Cuba, he made Tom acting Don of the family while he was out of the country. Michael is the Don for the last third of 'The Godfather' and almost all of 'The Godfather Part II,' but he has never acted as Consigliere for anyone.

23. During the meeting of contributors and politicos in Cuba, a token of friendship made of solid gold is passed around the table. What is this unusual item?

Answer: a telephone

A solid gold telephone has been provided by 'UTT,' which is obviously meant to represent IT and T (predecessor to AT and T). It would seem that Coppola didn't want to implicate any actual American corporations in the activities of Cuba in late 1958.

And hey, wouldn't a solid gold telephone of that size be a LOT heavier than that prop? =)

24. Finish this quote from Hyman Roth to Michael Corleone, commenting on how successful mob activity has become in America: 'Michael...we're bigger than ____________.'

Answer: U.S. Steel

Unfortunately, Lee Strasberg is shirtless during this scene. [shudder]

25. One more for this first quiz; a second one is to follow. While in Cuba, Michael is among a large group of people celebrating Hyman Roth's birthday. How old is he?

Answer: 67

We can see Roth's age 'written' on his birthday cake.

Source: Author enfranklopedia

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