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