10 Breaking Bad Trivia Questions That Stumped Our Global Cinephiles Group Chat
Our Global Cinephiles were recently inspired by a few Breaking Bad questions, so we decided to createa a full blown quiz!
The Breaking Bad trivia questions inside Global Cinephiles have always been fan favorites. Someone dropped a trivia question about Walt's middle name last week and the chat went completely silent, even from people who've watched the show four times.
We pulled together a full list of 10 questions that will stump even the most passionate Breaking Bad fans. Think you know Heisenberg? Prove it.
Grab a pen, lock in your guesses, and scroll down for the answer key. No cheating!
The Questions
1. What is Walter White's middle name?
A) James
B) Hartwell
C) Eugene
D) Richard
2. What everyday household item was actually used as the prop for the iconic blue meth on set?
A) Blue-dyed sea salt
B) Crushed blue glass
C) Blue rock candy
D) Coloured resin
3. Breaking Bad was originally planned to be set in which US state before Vince Gilligan moved production to Albuquerque, New Mexico?
A) Arizona
B) Texas
C) California
D) Nevada
4. What is Saul Goodman's real legal name?
A) Samuel Goodman
B) James McGill
C) Howard Hamlin
D) Chuck McGill
5. In which episode does Walter White deliver the iconic "I am the one who knocks" monologue?
A) "Cornered" (S4E6)
B) "Face Off" (S4E13)
C) "Ozymandias" (S5E14)
D) "Full Measure" (S3E13)
6. Walter White's car in the early seasons was chosen specifically to reflect his defeated, mediocre life. What model is it?
A) Ford Pinto
B) Dodge Neon
C) Pontiac Aztek
D) Chevy Cavalier
7. Gustavo Fring's backstory places him as originally from which South American country?
A) Mexico
B) Colombia
C) Argentina
D) Chile
8. Bryan Cranston's guest role in which X-Files episode convinced Vince Gilligan he was the right actor to play Walter White?
A) "Drive"
B) "Demons"
C) "Squeeze"
D) "Home"
9. Approximately how much money is in the barrel Walt buries in the desert?
A) $11 million
B) $27 million
C) $52 million
D) $80 million
10. The episode "Ozymandias" — widely considered the greatest single episode in TV history — takes its title from a sonnet by which Romantic poet?
A) Lord Byron
B) John Keats
C) Percy Bysshe Shelley
D) William Blake
THE ANSWER KEY
Keep scrolling to see how you did…
Sure you're ready? Lock in those final answers!
B) Hartwell — His full name is Walter Hartwell White. You probably never caught it on screen.
C) Blue rock candy — The prop department used blue-tinted rock candy throughout the entire run of the show.
C) California — Vince Gilligan originally had it set in Riverside County before switching to Albuquerque partly for the tax incentives.
B) James McGill — If you only know this from Better Call Saul, fair enough. If you caught it in Breaking Bad, respect.
A) "Cornered" (S4E6) — Season 4, Episode 6. Not the finale, not the penultimate episode. The monologue came earlier than most people remember.
C) Pontiac Aztek — Deliberately chosen as the most uncool car imaginable. The production design team nailed it.
D) Chile — His backstory is deliberately vague, but Chile is the answer confirmed by the show's writers.
A) "Drive" — Cranston played a violent, menacing kidnapper. Gilligan saw it and immediately thought of him for Walt.
D) $80 million — Seventy-two million dollars in cash, plus some change. Walt counts it himself with a money counter.
C) Percy Bysshe Shelley — Written in 1818. "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair." Still gives us chills.
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