Secrets of the Da Vinci Code - Quiz
  • 1. Who is the author of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Stephen King
B) J.K. Rowling
C) Agatha Christie
D) Dan Brown
  • 2. In 'The Da Vinci Code', what does the protagonist Robert Langdon specialize in?
A) Astrophysics
B) Archaeology
C) Symbology
D) Botany
  • 3. Who is the cryptologist that assists Langdon in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Hermione Granger
B) Sophie Neveu
C) Amelia Earhart
D) Marie Curie
  • 4. What is the title of the mystical object sought after in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Excalibur
B) The Ark of the Covenant
C) The Philosopher's Stone
D) The Holy Grail
  • 5. What is the secret society mentioned in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) The Knights Templar
B) The Illuminati
C) The Priory of Sion
D) The Freemasons
  • 6. 'The Da Vinci Code' suggests that which religious figure was actually married?
A) Pope John Paul II
B) Mother Teresa
C) Dalai Lama
D) Mary Magdalene
  • 7. 'The Da Vinci Code' explores the theory that what religious figure had a secret bloodline?
A) Zeus
B) Moses
C) Buddha
D) Jesus Christ
  • 8. Which city is the primary setting for much of the action in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Rome
B) Paris
C) New York
D) London
  • 9. In which year was 'The Da Vinci Code' published?
A) 1982
B) 2000
C) 1997
D) 2003
  • 10. Which character is a symbologist in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Silas
B) Jacques Saunière
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Robert Langdon
  • 11. Who murders Jacques Saunière in the Louvre Museum?
A) Bezu Fache
B) Robert Langdon
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Silas, an albino Catholic monk
  • 12. What does the cryptex contain when opened?
A) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
B) A smaller cryptex and another riddle
C) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
D) The Holy Grail
  • 13. Who is revealed to be the 'Teacher' in the novel?
A) Leigh Teabing
B) Jacques Saunière
C) Robert Langdon
D) Silas
  • 14. What does Langdon realize is the password for the second cryptex?
A) Merovingian
B) Apple
C) Sofia
D) Dragon
  • 15. Where do Neveu and Langdon find a smaller cryptex?
A) At the Depository Bank of Zurich
B) In Isaac Newton's tomb at Westminster Abbey
C) In the Louvre Museum
D) At Rosslyn Chapel
  • 16. What is Langdon's profession?
A) Harvard professor
B) Police captain
C) Priest
D) Cryptographer
  • 17. Who is Sophie Neveu's long-lost brother?
A) Silas
B) The docent at Rosslyn Chapel
C) Leigh Teabing
D) Bezu Fache
  • 18. What does 'hieros gamos' refer to in the novel?
A) An ancient ceremony known as sacred marriage
B) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
C) A secret code used by the Priory of Sion
D) A type of cryptex
  • 19. What is the relationship between Sophie Neveu and Jacques Saunière?
A) She is his estranged granddaughter
B) They have no relation
C) They are siblings
D) He is her father
  • 20. What does the 'Rose Line' refer to in the novel?
A) An allusion to Rosslyn and a line leading to La Pyramide Inversée
B) The name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
C) A code used by the Priory of Sion
D) A secret tunnel beneath the Louvre
  • 21. Who is revealed to be Sophie Neveu's grandmother?
A) Leigh Teabing's sister
B) Marie Chauvel Saint Clair
C) A member of Opus Dei
D) Jacques Saunière's wife
  • 22. What is the significance of 'Sofia' in the novel?
A) A code used by Silas
B) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
C) The name of a secret society
D) It is the password for the first cryptex
  • 23. What is the role of Opus Dei in the novel?
A) They are involved in the murder plot against Jacques Saunière
B) They protect the Holy Grail
C) They assist Langdon and Neveu
D) They are allies of the Priory of Sion
  • 24. Who directed the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Ron Howard
B) Tom Hanks
C) Akiva Goldsman
D) Audrey Tautou
  • 25. What was the ISBN of the special illustrated edition released by Doubleday?
A) 0-385-51375-5
B) 0-385-50420-9
C) 0-593-05425-3
D) 0-552-14951-9
  • 26. How many copies did the special illustrated edition of the paperback version sell?
A) 5 million copies
B) 25,000 copies
C) 200,000 copies
D) 576,000 copies
  • 27. What was the ISBN of the first edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' in the US?
A) 0-385-51375-5
B) 0-593-05425-3
C) 0-385-50420-9
D) 0-552-14951-9
  • 28. Which author wrote a detailed rebuttal of the main arguments of 'The Da Vinci Code' in a UK TV program?
A) Tony Robinson
B) Stephen Fry
C) David Attenborough
D) Jeremy Paxman
  • 29. Who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Ron Howard
B) Tom Hanks
C) Dan Brown
D) Akiva Goldsman
  • 30. Which company adapted 'The Da Vinci Code' into a film?
A) Warner Bros.
B) Columbia Pictures
C) Paramount Pictures
D) Universal Pictures
  • 31. Which critic described 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'unmitigated junk'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) David Lazarus
C) Stephen Fry
D) Anthony Lane
  • 32. Which critic said 'The Da Vinci Code' supplies an intriguing plot despite its lack of grace and style?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Stephen Fry
C) David Lazarus
D) Anthony Lane
  • 33. Which TV program featured a rebuttal to 'The Da Vinci Code' arguments?
A) Da Vinci Decoded
B) The Real Da Vinci Code
C) History's Mysteries
D) Secrets of The Grail
  • 34. What is the significance of 'apple' in the novel?
A) It is the password for the second cryptex
B) The name of a secret society
C) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
D) A code used by the Priory of Sion
  • 35. Who is asserted to have created the Priory of Sion in 1956?
A) Pierre Plantard
B) Michael Baigent
C) Richard Leigh
D) Dan Brown
  • 36. In what year was the illustrated screenplay of 'The Da Vinci Code' released?
A) 2003
B) 2009
C) 2004
D) 2006
  • 37. Which country saw protests that led to a temporary ban on 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A) Russia
B) India
C) Australia
D) United States
  • 38. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Bantam in the UK?
A) Spec illustr ed.
B) Paperback
C) Illustrated edition
D) Trade paperback
  • 39. Which edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' was released by Anchor in March 2006?
A) Hardcover
B) Trade paperback
C) Paperback
D) Special illustrated edition
  • 40. What does Langdon realize about the 'Rose Line'?
A) It leads to La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
B) It reveals the location of the Holy Grail
C) It is a secret tunnel beneath Rosslyn Chapel
D) It is used to decode Saunière's message
  • 41. Who likened 'The Da Vinci Code' to a 'botty-dribble'?
A) A. O. Scott
B) Salman Rushdie
C) Roger Ebert
D) Stephen Fry
  • 42. Which critic called Dan Brown's writing 'staggeringly, clumsily, thoughtlessly bad'?
A) David Lazarus
B) Anthony Lane
C) Stephen Fry
D) Geoffrey Pullum
  • 43. What does Langdon and Neveu discover at Westminster Abbey?
A) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
B) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
C) The final location of the Holy Grail
D) A smaller cryptex inside a larger one
  • 44. Which actor played the role of Robert Langdon in the film adaptation?
A) Akiva Goldsman
B) Audrey Tautou
C) Ian McKellen
D) Tom Hanks
  • 45. What does Langdon and Neveu find at the Depository Bank of Zurich?
A) The Holy Grail
B) A letter from Sophie Neveu's grandfather
C) The keystone, a cryptex with clues
D) A map to Rosslyn Chapel
  • 46. Which publication's writer characterized 'The Da Vinci Code' as 'rank nonsense' and 'bogus'?
A) The New York Times
B) The Wall Street Journal
C) The Washington Post
D) The Guardian
  • 47. Which publishing house released the first edition of 'The Da Vinci Code' in the US?
A) Doubleday
B) Broadway
C) Anchor
D) Corgi Adult
  • 48. Which actor played Sophie Neveu in the film adaptation?
A) Rachel Weisz
B) Audrey Tautou
C) Emma Watson
D) Judi Dench
  • 49. What is revealed about Sophie Neveu's family at Rosslyn Chapel?
A) She discovers the Holy Grail
B) Her brother and grandmother are present, revealing her lineage
C) She finds a letter from Jacques Saunière
D) She learns she has no family connection to the Priory of Sion
  • 50. What was the outcome of Mikhail Anikin's intention to sue Dan Brown?
A) The case was dismissed.
B) Anikin won the lawsuit.
C) The text does not specify the outcome.
D) Brown acknowledged Anikin's contribution.
  • 51. As of 2016, how many copies had 'The Da Vinci Code' sold worldwide?
A) 80 million
B) 100 million
C) 50 million
D) 60 million
  • 52. What is the significance of 'apple' in solving the cryptex puzzle?
A) The name of a secret society
B) A code used by Silas
C) It is the password for the second cryptex, revealing another clue
D) A painting by Leonardo da Vinci
  • 53. Who was the only author outselling Dan Brown in 2003?
A) Stephen King
B) Terry Pratchett
C) John Grisham
D) J.K. Rowling
  • 54. How many sequels were made for 'The Da Vinci Code' film?
A) Four
B) Three
C) One
D) Two
  • 55. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'riddle-filled, code-breaking, exhilaratingly brainy thriller'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Janet Maslin
C) Stephen King
D) Anthony Lane
  • 56. Which critic compared Dan Brown's work to 'Jokes for the John'?
A) David Lazarus
B) Anthony Lane
C) Geoffrey Pullum
D) Stephen King
  • 57. Which critic referred to 'The Da Vinci Code' as a 'bizarre little offshoot' of another novel?
A) Janet Maslin
B) David Lazarus
C) Lila Azam Zanganeh
D) Roger Ebert
  • 58. What does Langdon realize about the Grail's location?
A) It is kept by Opus Dei
B) It is located in Westminster Abbey
C) It is hidden at Rosslyn Chapel
D) It is buried beneath La Pyramide Inversée in the Louvre
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