Q 01/05

Which breed is the black dog that Mrs. Baylock keeps as Damien's watchdog in The Omen?

A) Dobermann

B) German Shepherd

C) Rottweiler

D) Great Dane

Answer · why

C) Rottweiler

A Rottweiler turns up at the Thorn house just before the first death. A whole pack later chases Robert Thorn out of a cemetery, where he gashes his ar...

Q 02/05

What is young Damien riding when he knocks Katherine Thorn off an upstairs landing in The Omen?

A) A tricycle

B) A rocking horse

C) A pedal car

D) A scooter

Answer · why

A) A tricycle

A tricycle, which he rides into the table she has climbed on to prune a plant. The actor who played Damien later took one along to horror conventions.

Q 03/05

Who is Damien standing with in the final shot of The Omen, as he turns and smiles at the camera?

A) The new ambassador

B) A US senator

C) The Queen

D) The US President

Answer · why

D) The US President

The US President and First Lady lead Damien away from his adoptive parents' funeral. South African censors cut the ending, removing Thorn's death and ...

Q 04/05

Why did the 2006 remake of The Omen open in cinemas on a Tuesday instead of the usual Friday?

A) To dodge the World Cup

B) The date was 6/6/06

C) To avoid a Pixar release

D) A strike delayed it

Answer · why

B) The date was 6/6/06

The date was 6/6/06, a nod to the number of the beast. The studio even admitted nudging its first-day takings so that the reported figure ended in 666...

Q 05/05

Which sitcom star turned down Robert Thorn in The Omen over its gore, a choice he later called stupid?

A) Andy Griffith

B) Bob Newhart

C) Dick Van Dyke

D) Carroll O'Connor

Answer · why

C) Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke passed because of the violence. Charlton Heston also refused the part, unwilling to spend a whole winter alone in Europe.