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  • 1. 
    What is the name of Ulysses Everett McGill’s hair pomade of choice in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

  • Dapper Dan
  • Handsome Hank
  • Stylish Stu
  • Natty Ned

  • 2. 
    Which 13-time Academy Award-nominated cinematographer has filmed 12 of the Coen brothers’ movies?

  • Emmanuel Lubezki
  • Roger Deakins
  • John Seale
  • Chris Menges

  • 3. 
    In which U.S. state does most of the action in Fargo take place?

  • South Dakota
  • Minnesota
  • North Dakota
  • Iowa

  • 4. 
    Which one of director Steven Spielberg’s films did the Coen brothers cowrite?

  • Bridge of Spies
  • War Horse
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Catch Me if You Can

  • 5. 
    What is the name of the novelty song that the title character of Inside Llewyn Davis records with the John Glenn Singers?

  • “Rocket in My Pocket”
  • “Moonshot”
  • “You’d Prefer an Astronaut”
  • “Please Mr. Kennedy”

  • 6. 
    What baby item does Hi steal from a convenience store in Raising Arizona?

  • diapers
  • a stroller
  • a rattle
  • formula

  • 7. 
    What is the profession of the title character in Barton Fink?

  • choreographer
  • director
  • actor
  • writer

  • 8. 
    In The Big Lebowski, what “really tied the room together?”

  • hearty good-fellowship
  • a rug
  • a couch
  • a vase

  • 9. 
    What happens in the final scene of A Serious Man?

  • a group hug
  • the lead character has a heart attack
  • it was all a dream
  • a tornado approaches

  • 10. 
    What word does the Dude say 147 times in The Big Lebowski?

  • paraquat
  • marmot
  • dude
  • man

  • 11. 
    Portrayed by John Wayne in the original 1969 film, Deputy U.S. Marshal “Rooster” Cogburn is played by which actor in the Coen brothers’ 2010 remake of True Grit?

  • Josh Brolin
  • Matt Damon
  • Jeff Bridges
  • Tommy Lee Jones

  • 12. 
    Which Coen brothers’ film featured the on-screen debut of Academy Award-winning actress (and Joel Coen’s wife) Frances McDormand?

  • Burn After Reading
  • Blood Simple
  • Miller’s Crossing
  • Fargo

  • 13. 
    Who has edited the majority of the Coen brothers’ films?

  • Roderick Jaynes
  • Tricia Cooke
  • Sam Raimi
  • Thelma Schoonmaker

  • 14. 
    What is the villainous Anton Chigurh’s weapon of choice in No Country for Old Men?

  • electric hedge trimmer
  • pneumatic bolt gun
  • posthole digger
  • Swiss Army knife

  • 15. 
    Which character in Fargo meets his unfortunate end in a wood chipper?

  • Wade Gustafson
  • Jerry Lundegaard
  • Carl Showalter
  • Mike Yanagita
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