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  • 1. Who directed the original 'Suspiria' film released in 1977?
A) Tobe Hooper
B) John Carpenter
C) Dario Argento
D) Wes Craven
  • 2. In which country is the dance academy located in the film 'Suspiria'?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Scotland
D) Germany
  • 3. What color is often associated with the supernatural elements in 'Suspiria'?
A) Green
B) Red
C) Blue
D) Black
  • 4. What is the primary setting of 'Suspiria'?
A) An asylum
B) A haunted house
C) A hospital
D) A dance academy
  • 5. Which specific dance form is a key element in the plot of 'Suspiria'?
A) Hip-hop
B) Ballet
C) Tap
D) Jazz
  • 6. Which aspect of 'Suspiria' is highly praised for its visual style and use of color?
A) Costume design
B) Cinematography
C) Screenplay
D) Soundtrack
  • 7. What is the name of the mysterious and malevolent headmistress in 'Suspiria'?
A) Helena Markos
B) Miss Tanner
C) Olga
D) Madame Blanc
  • 8. Which actress played the lead role of Suzy Bannion in the original 'Suspiria'?
A) Jessica Harper
B) Chloë Grace Moretz
C) Tilda Swinton
D) Dakota Johnson
  • 9. What is the name of the prestigious dance school in 'Suspiria'?
A) Tanz Akademie
B) Bolshoi Ballet Academy
C) European Dance Institute
D) Freiburg Dance School
  • 10. Who co-wrote the screenplay for 'Suspiria' with Dario Argento?
A) William Kiehl
B) Thomas De Quincey
C) Daria Nicolodi
D) Luca Guadagnino
  • 11. What is the basis for part of 'Suspiria's' screenplay?
A) A novel by Daria Nicolodi
B) A play by Luca Guadagnino
C) Thomas De Quincey's essay Suspiria de Profundis
D) An original story by Dario Argento
  • 12. Which band provided the score for 'Suspiria'?
A) Pink Floyd
B) Led Zeppelin
C) The Beatles
D) Goblin
  • 13. For which award was Joan Bennett nominated in relation to 'Suspiria'?
A) Best Film at the Golden Globes
B) Best Supporting Actress at the Saturn Awards
C) Best Screenplay at the BAFTAs
D) Best Director at the Oscars
  • 14. Who was responsible for establishing the Tanz Akademie in 'Suspiria's' backstory?
A) Suzy Bannion
B) Madame Blanc
C) Helena Markos
D) Dario Argento
  • 15. What happens to Sara in 'Suspiria'?
A) She marries Albert.
B) She escapes the school safely.
C) She is killed by an unseen assailant who slashes her throat.
D) She becomes the new headmistress.
  • 16. What happens to the Tanz Akademie at the end of 'Suspiria'?
A) It remains intact but under new management.
B) It becomes a renowned ballet school.
C) It explodes and is consumed by fire.
D) It relocates to another country.
  • 17. Who provided the English narration for 'Suspiria'?
A) Luca Guadagnino
B) Jessica Harper
C) Dario Argento
D) William Kiehl
  • 18. What concept from De Quincey's essay influenced 'Suspiria'?
A) The Seven Deadly Sins
B) The Three Mothers
C) The Four Elements
D) The Twelve Labors
  • 19. Where is the dance academy in 'Suspiria' set?
A) Munich
B) Freiburg im Breisgau
C) Berlin
D) Heidelberg
  • 20. Which film did Jessica Harper watch to understand Argento's style?
A) The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
B) Four Flies on Grey Velvet
C) Deep Red
D) Tenebrae
  • 21. Which role did Jessica Harper turn down to appear in 'Suspiria'?
A) A role in Annie Hall
B) A role in Star Wars
C) A role in The Shining
D) A role in Taxi Driver
  • 22. Which actress played the supporting role of Sara in 'Suspiria'?
A) Jessica Harper
B) Daria Nicolodi
C) Stefania Casini
D) Mia Farrow
  • 23. Who played the minor supporting role of Frank Mandel in 'Suspiria'?
A) Rudolf Nureyev
B) Udo Kier
C) Alain Delon
D) Marcello Mastroianni
  • 24. Which character in 'Suspiria' was based on Snow White?
A) Suzy Bannion
B) Sara
C) Patricia
D) Mother Superior
  • 25. Which publication's critic wrote that Suspiria had 'slender charms'?
A) The New York Times
B) The Village Voice
C) The Chicago Tribune
D) The Los Angeles Times
  • 26. Who was initially set to direct the remake of Suspiria announced in 2008?
A) Luca Guadagnino
B) David Gordon Green
C) Marco Morabito
D) Sergio Corbucci
  • 27. On which list did Rotten Tomatoes rank Suspiria #61?
A) Top 100 horror movies
B) Most Influential Films
C) Best Psychological Thrillers
D) Greatest Horror Sequels
  • 28. What printing process was used to enhance Suspiria's colors?
A) Cinecolor
B) Eastmancolor
C) Digital color grading
D) Imbibition Technicolor prints
  • 29. Who was hired to shoot Suspiria?
A) Luciano Tovoli
B) Pasqualino De Santis
C) Vittorio Storaro
D) Giuseppe Rotunno
  • 30. Who was the actress nominated for the Saturn Award in 1978 for her role in 'Suspiria'?
A) Tilda Swinton
B) Joan Bennett
C) Dakota Johnson
D) Chloë Grace Moretz
  • 31. What score did Adam Smith of Empire magazine award Suspiria?
A) Two out of five
B) Three and a half out of five
C) Four out of five
D) Five out of five
  • 32. In what year did 'Suspiria' get nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress?
A) 1978
B) 1985
C) 2002
D) 2018
  • 33. On Metacritic, what weighted average score does Suspiria have?
A) 82 out of 100
B) 65 out of 100
C) 79 out of 100
D) 70 out of 100
  • 34. Where was Daniel's death scene filmed?
A) Trafalgar Square, London
B) Piazza Navona, Rome
C) Times Square, New York
D) Königsplatz square, Munich
  • 35. Who announced at the 72nd Venice Film Festival that he would direct a new version of 'Suspiria'?
A) Ralph Fiennes
B) Daniel Griffith
C) Luca Guadagnino
D) David Del Valle
  • 36. How was Goblin referred to in the film's opening credits?
A) Argento’s Musicians
B) Goblin Rockers
C) The Italian Band
D) The Goblins
  • 37. Which critic likened Suspiria to The Exorcist and The Sentinel?
A) J. Hoberman
B) Bruce McCabe
C) Bob Keaton
D) Dave Kehr
  • 38. Which company released Suspiria on Blu-ray in Italy?
A) Synapse Films
B) Anchor Bay Entertainment
C) Videa
D) First Sun
  • 39. When was Suspiria first released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment?
A) 19 December 2017
B) 13 March 2018
C) February 2017
D) 11 September 2001
  • 40. Which critic praised the film's 'well-crafted plot' and compared it to Edgar Allan Poe?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Bob Keaton
C) Kevin Thomas
D) John Stark
  • 41. What was unique about Suspiria's post-production dubbing?
A) The film had no dubbed dialogue
B) Nearly all dialogue was dubbed except for a scene after the first murder
C) Only Suzy's lines were dubbed
D) All dialogue was recorded live on set
  • 42. Which airport was used for the opening scene of Suspiria?
A) Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris
B) Munich-Riem Airport
C) Fiumicino Airport, Rome
D) Heathrow Airport, London
  • 43. How many episodes were planned for each series in the April 2015 announcement?
A) Ten 60-minute-long episodes
B) Six 30-minute-long episodes
C) Eight 45-minute-long episodes
D) A dozen 50-minute-long episodes
  • 44. What position did Entertainment Weekly rank Suspiria on their list of the 25 scariest films ever?
A) #10
B) #30
C) #18
D) #22
  • 45. What score did Suspiria receive on Rotten Tomatoes based on retrospectively collected reviews?
A) 85%
B) 94%
C) 88%
D) 76%
  • 46. Who criticized Harper's role in Suspiria for being 'reduced to cowering in corners'?
A) John Stark
B) Kevin Thomas
C) Janet Maslin
D) Gene Siskel
  • 47. In what year was 'Suspiria' nominated for a Saturn Award for Best DVD Classic Film Release?
A) 2002
B) 2018
C) 1995
D) 1978
  • 48. In which year was the main title theme of Suspiria named one of the best songs?
A) 1977 to 1979
B) 1980 to 1982
C) 1965 to 1967
D) 1990 to 1992
  • 49. Which actress was confirmed to co-star in the 2018 version of 'Suspiria' alongside Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton?
A) Chloë Grace Moretz
B) Florence Pugh
C) Margot Robbie
D) Scarlett Johansson
  • 50. Which film did Luca Guadagnino direct before announcing his new version of 'Suspiria'?
A) A Bigger Splash
B) The Prodigy
C) Suspiria (1977)
D) Call Me by Your Name
  • 51. What rating did Suspiria receive after cuts in the American prints?
A) PG-13
B) G-rating
C) NC-17
D) R-rating
  • 52. Where did the filming of the 2018 'Suspiria' conclude?
A) Rome
B) London
C) Venice
D) Berlin
  • 53. Which composer's work is Goblin's score for Suspiria compared to?
A) Danny Elfman
B) John Williams
C) Ennio Morricone
D) Hans Zimmer
  • 54. Which magazine ranked Suspiria #312 on their list of the 500 greatest films ever?
A) Time Out
B) Sight & Sound
C) Variety
D) Empire
  • 55. Who was announced to play the lead role in the Suspiria remake before it was put on hold?
A) Isabelle Fuhrman
B) David Gordon Green
C) Claudio Simonetti
D) Natalie Portman
  • 56. What inspired the film's color palette?
A) Gone with the Wind (1939)
B) Fantasia (1940)
C) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
D) Snow White (1937)
  • 57. What did the third disc in the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD set contain?
A) The original film score
B) Bonus materials and a documentary
C) An English-language television series
D) A 4K restoration of the feature film
  • 58. When was the first Blu-ray release of Suspiria in the United States?
A) February 2017
B) 13 March 2018
C) 19 December 2017
D) 11 September 2001
  • 59. What type of lenses were used to shoot Suspiria?
A) Standard lenses
B) Telephoto lenses
C) Macro lenses
D) Anamorphic lenses
  • 60. Which film scholar noted that each frame of Suspiria is composed with an artistic attention to color?
A) Peter Bradshaw
B) John Kenneth Muir
C) Roger Ebert
D) Mark Kermode
  • 61. Which publication deemed Suspiria 'the most harrowing shocker ever filmed'?
A) San Francisco Examiner
B) Chicago Reader
C) The Village Voice
D) Colorado Springs Gazette
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