1. Creator David Chase wanted to call the show The Sopranos, but HBO originally said no. Why?c) They were afraid the viewers would think the show was about opera singers. They suggested Family Guy, but backed away when Fox debuted a show with that name.
2. Which of the following other titles were also considered before HBO finally gave in?
d) All of the above
3. How did James Gandolfini (a.k.a. Tony Soprano) take up acting?
d) "A friend took me to an acting class, and I was scared to death. That made me really mad, so I stayed. I don't know why."
4. Who said, "Hit them over the head with a baseball bat, and they come around," and, "I'm come come back here and carve my initials in your forehead. You better show me the respect I deserve!"
b) Tony Sirico, the actor who plays Paulie Wlanuts, who really was a gangster in the 1970s. He made the threats during a confrontation with a discotheque owner. He was arrested 28 times for suspected mob-related crimes, and even imprisoned once.
5. What is a goomah?c) The same as a comare—a mobster's mistress Don't confuse it with "goombah" which means "godfather"
6. What was one of the challeneges Michael Imperioli had to overcome to play Tony Soprano's nephew, Christopher Moltisanti?
a) Learning how to drive. Like many naive New Yorkers, he never learned to drive.
7. What is an "executive game"?
b) An exclusive, high-stakes poker game for celebrities and rich people.
