Q 01/05

Which Paris newspaper first serialised Gaston Leroux's novel, from September 1909 to January 1910?

A) Le Figaro

B) Le Gaulois

C) Le Matin

D) L'Écho de Paris

Answer · why

B) Le Gaulois

The serial version even contains a whole chapter, 'L'enveloppe magique', that was cut from the book and not printed in English until 2014.

Q 02/05

In the novel, what is the Phantom's actual name?

A) Émile

B) Étienne

C) Erik

D) Ernest

Answer · why

C) Erik

He is a deformed stage magician, architect and ventriloquist who also styles himself the 'Angel of Music' and the 'Opera Ghost'.

Q 03/05

Christine Daaé, the young soprano at the centre of Leroux's novel, comes from which country?

A) Norway

B) Denmark

C) Austria

D) Sweden

Answer · why

D) Sweden

Her late father, a violinist, used to tell her stories about the Angel of Music, which is how the Phantom first wins her trust.

Q 04/05

In the novel, how is the mysterious opera regular who leads Raoul to the Phantom's lair known?

A) The Turk

B) The Persian

C) The Inspector

D) The Stagehand

Answer · why

B) The Persian

The 1925 film swapped him for a secret policeman named Ledoux, and the musical dropped him entirely, giving his function to Madame Giry.

Q 05/05

Leroux set his story in a real Paris building. Which one?

A) Opéra Bastille

B) Opéra-Comique

C) Théâtre du Châtelet

D) Palais Garnier

Answer · why

D) Palais Garnier

Built for Napoleon III between 1861 and 1875, it seats 1,979 and was the Paris Opera's main house until the Bastille opened in 1989.