Angels & Demons (film) - Quiz
  • 1. What is the working title under which the film was shot in Rome?
A) Angels
B) Obelisk
C) CERN
D) Demons
  • 2. Which character from the novel does not appear in the film at all?
A) Patrick McKenna
B) Maximillian Kohler
C) Robert Langdon
D) Vittoria Vetra
  • 3. Who portrays the Irish Camerlengo Patrick McKenna in the film?
A) Danish actor
B) Tom Hanks
C) Allan Cameron
D) Ewan McGregor
  • 4. Why did the film production use Sony Pictures Studios instead of real churches?
A) The sets were too expensive.
B) The Roman Catholic Church found The Da Vinci Code offensive.
C) The weather in Rome was unsuitable.
D) The churches were undergoing renovation.
  • 5. What building was used as a stand-in for the interior of the Vatican?
A) Pantheon
B) Caserta Palace
C) Castel Sant'Angelo
D) Biblioteca Angelica
  • 6. In the film, how is the assassin killed?
A) Shot by the Swiss Guard
B) Falling from a balcony
C) Poisoned by the Camerlengo
D) Car bomb
  • 7. How does the Camerlengo's relationship to the late pope differ between the novel and the film?
A) Stranger in the novel, cousin in the film.
B) Adoptive son in the novel, biological son in the film.
C) Biological son in the novel, adoptive son in the film.
D) Brother in the novel, nephew in the film.
  • 8. Which set was built by excavating 3.5 feet of tarmac?
A) Piazza Navona
B) St. Peter's Square
C) Santa Maria del Popolo
D) Sistine Chapel
  • 9. How did the production team create the background for St. Peter's Basilica?
A) A 360-degree greenscreen.
B) Using miniature models.
C) Filming on location in Rome.
D) Using a matte painting.
  • 10. What song did the crew sing during the filming of the dull funeral sequence?
A) Ave Maria
B) God Save the Queen
C) We Are the Champions
D) Bohemian Rhapsody
  • 11. In the film, who is elected as the new pope?
A) Cardinal Saverio Mortati
B) The Camerlengo
C) Cardinal Strauss
D) Cardinal Baggia
  • 12. What is the difference regarding Vittoria's role between the book and the film?
A) She is kidnapped in the book, but joins Langdon everywhere in the film.
B) She is the villain in the book, but a victim in the film.
C) She dies in the book, but survives in the film.
D) She is a scientist in the book, but a nun in the film.
  • 13. Why did the director present the Sistine Chapel with muted, smoky colors?
A) Because the real chapel looks that way.
B) Because the restoration was too expensive to replicate.
C) To provide contrast against the vivid red of the cardinals' vestments.
D) To match the historical records of 1920.
  • 14. What happens to Langdon in the book's finale that does not happen in the film?
A) He is arrested by the Swiss Guard.
B) He finds the Illuminati diamond.
C) He is reunited with Vittoria.
D) He jumps from a helicopter using a parachute.
  • 15. Which library was used to represent the Vatican Library in the film?
A) Vatican Archives
B) Biblioteca Angelica
C) Bodleian Library
D) Library of Congress
  • 16. In what year did Sony Pictures acquire the film rights to Angels & Demons?
A) 2008
B) 2003
C) 2006
D) 2009
  • 17. Who was hired in May 2006 to adapt the screenplay for Angels & Demons?
A) Akiva Goldsman
B) Dan Brown
C) Ron Howard
D) David Koepp
  • 18. Who rewrote the script before shooting began?
A) David Koepp
B) Brian Grazer
C) Akiva Goldsman
D) Ron Howard
  • 19. How did director Ron Howard choose to treat the film in relation to The Da Vinci Code?
A) As a prequel
B) As a sequel
C) As a standalone reboot
D) As an unrelated spin-off
  • 20. What did producer Brian Grazer say was wrong with the adaptation of The Da Vinci Code?
A) The pacing was too fast
B) The casting was poor
C) The director lacked experience
D) It was too reverential, long, and stagey
  • 21. What are the core themes identified by Ron Howard in the film?
A) Modernity vs. antiquity and technology vs. faith
B) Political conspiracy and global war
C) Family betrayal and moral corruption
D) The history of art and human evolution
  • 22. What was the original planned release date for the film?
A) December 19, 2008
B) May 15, 2009
C) December 19, 2006
D) February 2008
  • 23. Who directed the 2009 film Angels & Demons?
A) Akiva Goldsman
B) Dan Brown
C) Ron Howard
D) David Koepp
  • 24. Which novel is the film Angels & Demons based on?
A) The Lost Symbol
B) Inferno
C) Angels & Demons
D) The Da Vinci Code
  • 25. Which actor plays the role of Professor Robert Langdon?
A) Ayelet Zurer
B) Brian Grazer
C) Ron Howard
D) Tom Hanks
  • 26. What is the name of the CERN scientist who joins Langdon?
A) Claudio Vicenzi
B) Dr. Vittoria Vetra
C) Fr. Silvano Bentivoglio
D) Archbishop Simeon
  • 27. What is the total worldwide gross of Angels & Demons?
A) $400 million
B) $150 million
C) $485.9 million
D) $500 million
  • 28. Which film was the sequel that concluded the Robert Langdon series in 2016?
A) Angels & Demons
B) The Da Vinci Code
C) The Lost Symbol
D) Inferno
  • 29. What substance is stolen from CERN at the beginning of the film?
A) The Pope's medical records
B) A relic of the Illuminati
C) Antimatter
D) A secret manuscript
  • 30. What is the job of Fr. Patrick McKenna?
A) Swiss Guard Commander
B) Archbishop
C) Camerlengo
D) Pope
  • 31. How are the cardinals killed according to the Path of Illumination?
A) They are drowned in the Tiber
B) They are suffocated in the necropolis
C) They are branded with classical elements
D) They are poisoned with tinzaparin
  • 32. Which altar is associated with the element of 'Earth'?
A) Chigi Chapel
B) Santa Maria della Vittoria
C) St. Peter's Square
D) Pantheon
  • 33. How was Pope Pius XVI actually killed?
A) Natural causes
B) Tinzaparin overdose
C) Stabbed by the assassin
D) Poisoned water
  • 34. Where were the preferiti held captive?
A) Santa Maria della Vittoria
B) Castel Sant'Angelo
C) St. Peter's tomb
D) Vatican Secret Archive
  • 35. Who was the mastermind behind the attacks and the kidnapping?
A) Fr. Patrick McKenna
B) The Illuminati assassin
C) Commander Richter
D) Archbishop Simeon
  • 36. What name does the new Pope take?
A) Pope Peter
B) Pope John
C) Pope Pius XVII
D) Pope Luke
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