The Ultimate Godfather Quiz

By: Olivia Cantor
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
The Ultimate Godfather Quiz
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About This Quiz

Ready for an offer you can't refuse? Take this quiz on the famed Godfather series and see if you're fit to be a short-lived fall guy or a mafia mastermind​.
The Godfather is considered to be a series in this genre of films:
detective
crime
The Godfather saga consists of three crime films.
drama
action

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The Godfather film series is based on the crime novels authored by this writer:
Mario Lanza
Mario Andretti
Mario Luigi
Mario Puzo
It is said that Puzo died before completing a collaboration with the film series’ director for a fourth installment.

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Who directed the film version of The Godfather series?
Francisco Coppola
Frannie For Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Coppola won an Academy Award for directing the second Godfather film.
Ford Coppola

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The Godfather is about this Italian-American family’s saga:
Verducci
Corleone
It was in the second Godfather film where we saw how the Corleones rose to power.
Marconi
Tommasini

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Who is the head of the Corleone family?
Don Vito Corleone
Vito was played by Marlon Brando.
Don Viggo Corleone
Don Victor Corleone
Don Carlo Corleone

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What is the specific type of crime narrated throughout The Godfather film and novel series?
pyramid crime
ponzi crime
organized crime
One sector of organized crime in America is more popularly known as the mafia.
juvenile crime

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The first Godfather film introduces Vito’s son, who has just returned from serving in the Marine Corps. What is this son's name?
Raphael
Gabriel
Michael
Michael was played by Al Pacino.
Marfael

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Who is NOT one of Don Vito Corleone’s biological sons?
Sonny
Fredo
Michael
Tom
Tom Hagen, the "adopted" child of the family, was played by Robert Duvall.

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What is the name of the only daughter of Don Vito Corleone?
Cora
Celda
Connie
Connie was played by Talia Shire.
Ciela

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In the first Godfather film, where in Italy did Michael hide after killing some of their mob rivals?
Milan
Sicily
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Rome
Vatican

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Michael fell in love with a native Sicilian while in hiding. What happened to this girl?
She broke his heart.
She eloped with another Corleone.
She was killed by a car bomb.
The bomb was originally intended for Michael.
She disappeared.

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Sonny Corleone beat up his brother-in-law Carlo for doing this to his sister Connie:
two-timing her
beating her up
The Corleone’s henchman eventually kills Carlo after he beats up Connie again, despite warnings not to do so.
stealing her money
kissing her

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Don Vito Corleone died in the first film. How did he die?
from an ambush
suffered a heart attack
Despite a career in violent commerce, Don Vito suffered the attack during a peaceful moment of playing with his young grandson in the garden.
killed himself
none of the above

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Which Corleone son was ambushed while passing through a highway toll booth?
Fredo
Michael
Sonny
Sonny was actually on his way to rescue Connie when he was ambushed and shot to death.
Tom

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Which son eventually took over as the head of the Corleone crime family?
Fredo
Sonny
Michael
Even Don Vito didn’t want his favorite son Michael to inherit the business at first, but he eventually does.
Tom

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The Godfather Part II had a flashback containing the history of which member of the Corleone family?
Vito
It traced his beginnings from Italy to America.
Carlo
Michael
Fredo

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Corleone wasn’t the original surname of the family when they left Italy. Where did the name come from?
the Bible
Vito's father's suggestion
Vito's hometown in Sicily
Upon arriving in America, the immigration officer was the one who wrote down "Vito Corleone," mistaking his birthplace for his surname.
the American government

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What is the original surname of Vito Corleone prior to being shipped to America?
Sharapova
Andolini
Vito Andolini of Corleone, Sicily, landed in America when he was 9 years old.
Markova
Lamborghini

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Why did Vito leave Sicily at such a young age?
His father was killed by a local mafia boss.
Vito’s father insulted this local chief named Don Ciccio, which led to the former's death being ordered by the latter.
His father embezzled money.
His father murdered someone.
HIs father left his mother.

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Who portrayed Vito Corleone as a young man making his early rounds of crime in New York City?
Robert Duvall
Robert De Niro
De Niro won an Academy Award for his supporting role in this film.
Robert Benini
Robert Redford

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The young Vito ends up killing this local gangster/extortionist boss in their New York neighborhood when he was still honing his crime-committing skills.
Don Fanucci
Fanucci was played by Gastone Moschin.
Don Mariano
Don Escudero
Don Lither

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The young Vito Corleone involved himself in this kind of legitimate business, mainly as a front for his mafioso business:
meatball packing
wine making
olive oil distribution
Vito still had ties back in Corleone, Sicily, where he gets his products.
pasta making

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The young Vito returned to Sicily, using his olive oil business as a front to do this deed:
smuggle drugs
exact revenge on Don Ciccio
Vito’s longtime friend Tommasino helps him in achieving this goal of revenge on the don, which succeeds.
do human trafficking
start gun smuggling

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What is the name of Michael Corleone’s wife in America?
Felicia Adams
Martha Adams
Kay Adams
Kay was played by Diane Keaton.
Linda Adams

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In his dealings as the new don, Michael first gets ambushed in this state.
Alabama
Washington
California
Nevada
Nevada is near the border of California.

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Still in his role as the new don of the family, Michael flies into this capital city where a revolution was currently ongoing.
Mexico
Havana
Michael was reluctant at first to make deals in Havana due to the ongoing Cuban Revolution.
Manila
Beijing

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This member of the Corleone family is so dismayed that he got passed over by his father to head the family.
Andrei
Fredo
Fredo was played by John Cazale.
Sonny
Tom

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In the second Godfather film, this kind of government hearing was publicly held to investigate organized crime.
jury duty
senate hearing
Michael Corleone, himself, attended the hearing and spoke in front of senate investigators.
mock court
kangaroo court

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Kay confessed to Michael that she didn’t originally lose a child from miscarriage, but from this:
heart attack
female genital mutilation
abortion
Kay tells Michael she had an abortion because she did not want to bring a son into the family while Michael grew into his role as the mafia don.
honor killing

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Michael Corleone was the one who ordered this deed to be done to his own brother Fredo.
assassination
Michael discovered Fredo’s betrayal and ordered the hit.
decapitation
mugging
abandonment

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In The Godfather Part III, Michael’s son Anthony wanted to pursue this career instead of being a lawyer:
hiphop artist
documentary filmmaker
opera singer
Naturally, Anthony’s opera debut takes place in Palermo, Sicily.
architect

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This illegitimate nephew of Michael forms a romantic relationship with the aging mafia don’s daughter, Mary:
Luciano
Vincent
Vincent was played by Andy Garcia.
Sylvio
Mario

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Who played Mary Corleone, earning the film director some early criticism for the casting?
Roman Coppola
Elaine Coppola
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola replaced the actress originally cast in the role, Winona Ryder, who dropped out at the last minute.
none of the above

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The third Godfather film also involved underworld dealings with religious characters from this Italian location:
The Island of Lesbos
Vatican
Michael’s bid of going legal in business is foiled when his Vatican-connected dealings turned out to be illegal in nature.
Iberian Peninsula
Milan

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The famous musical score for The Godfather films was created by this great cinematic composer:
John Williams
Nino Rota
Rota received an Academy Award for his score in The Godfather Part II.
Def Jam
Roman Coppola

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