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Take Vulture’s Breaking Bad Superfan Quiz

Writer Sophia Edwards

This quiz originally ran before the finale of Breaking Bad in September 2013. We’re republishing it to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the show’s premiere.

After the Breaking Bad series finale, TV viewers won’t have Walter White and his merry meth-making pals to kick around anymore. So Vulture is pouring one out for our fallen Albuquerque homies in the form of a superfan quiz. The following 50 questions will test whether you truly know your Krazy-8 from your Combo or whether you’re better off relocating to Omaha and managing a Cinnabon. Ready? Let’s cook!

How Well Do You Know Breaking Bad?

Which song best describes the style of Saul Goodman’s office?
Correct! Incorrect. It's "America the Beautiful".
Spot the phrase that DID NOT come out of Jesse’s mouth:
Correct! Incorrect. Jesse never says, "Alright, bitch — let's cook."
Walt’s pre-Heisenberg vehicle, the one he runs over the gangsters in, is a…
Correct! Incorrect. Walt drives a Pontiac Aztec.
What distracts Walt from absorbing the news of his cancer diagnosis?
Correct! Incorrect. Walt can't stop looking at the mustard on his doctor's coat.
What primitive weapon do Tuco’s murderous cousins favor?
Correct! Incorrect. The Salamanca twins love their axes.
What is Marie’s favorite color?
Correct! Incorrect. Marie's favorite color is purple.
When Walt retired from the meth game, how much money did he walk away with?
Correct! Incorrect. Walt had $80 million.
Walt doesn’t call it the meth game, though. He calls it…
Correct! Incorrect. He calls it "the empire business."
Where is Gus Fring from?
Correct! Incorrect, Gus is from Chile.
In the show’s final stretch, Jesse snorts meth off a CD to pump himself up before attempting to burn Walt’s house down. When else did he do this?
Correct! Incorrect. He also did it before trying to kill the gangbangers.
Gale Boetticher’s go-to karaoke song is…
Correct! Incorrect. Gale's song of choice is "Major Tom".
Madrigal Electromotive’s fast-food division was working on a special condiment at the time of Gus Fring’s death. It was…
Correct! Incorrect. Madrigal is trying to make "Franch" dressing.
What stolen item first brings Marie’s kleptomania to a head?
Correct! Incorrect. It's the tiara that Marie stole for Skyler's baby shower.
What drug do we NOT see Jesse use?
Correct! Incorrect, we never see Jesse use ecstasy.
Which dream of Skyler’s went unrealized?
Correct! Incorrect. Skyler dreamed of being a writer.
Effects of meth per Breaking Bad may include all of the following except:
Correct! Incorrect. No character using meth falls asleep at the wheel.
Brick and Looper director Rian Johnson stepped behind BrBa’s camera three times. Aside from season five’s “Ozymandias” and “Fifty-One,” which other episode did he direct?
Correct! Incorrect. Rian Johnson also directed "Fly."
Jesse’s girlfriend Andrea has a son. What’s his name?
Correct! Incorrect. Andrea's son is named Brock.
Lydia Rodarte-Quayle helps Walt expand his empire overseas by shipping meth to…
Correct! Incorrect. Lydia helps Walt ship meth to the Czech Republic.
Saul’s birth name was…
Correct! Incorrect. Saul's birth name was Jimmy McGill.
What kind of R.V. do Walt and Jesse cook meth in?
Correct! Incorrect. They cook meth in a Bounder.
What’s Jesse’s old dream?
Correct! Incorrect. Jesse wanted to be an artist.
Saul’s goons are named…
Correct! Incorrect. Saul's goons are Huell and Kuby.
Why does Tuco freak out and beat one of his men to death in the junkyard at the end of season one?
Correct! Incorrect. Tuco freaked out because the guy spoke for him.
A season two episode opens with a music video about Heisenberg. What’s the song — and episode — called?
Correct! Incorrect. The song is called "Negro y Azul."
What was Mike Ehrmantraut’s career before working with Gus?
Correct! Incorrect. Mike used to be a police officer.
In season five’s “Hazard Pay,” Skyler walks in on Walt, Walter Jr., and Holly watching…
Correct! Incorrect. They're watching Scarface.
Who does Declan the drug dealer look like, according to one of Todd’s neo-Nazi uncles?
Correct! Incorrect. He says Declan looks like Wolverine.
Who was poisoned with ricin?
Correct! Incorrect. In the series finale, Walt poisons Lydia with ricin.
Breaking Bad was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series four times at the Emmys. How many has times did it win?
Correct! Incorrect. Breaking Bad only won one Emmy for Outstanding Drama.
Frustrated after failing to get into his family’s house with a mealtime peace-offering, Walt throws this on the roof:
Correct! Incorrect. He throws a pizza on the roof.
Who was originally supposed to die by the end of season one?
Correct! Incorrect. Jesse was initially supposed to die in season one.
What song does Skyler sing to Ted Beneke?
Correct! Incorrect. Skyler sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President."
What’s Walt’s middle name?
Correct! Incorrect. Walt's middle name is Hartwell.
What street do Walt and Skyler live on?
Correct! Incorrect. The Whites live on Negra Arroyo Lane.
Which artist do Jesse and Jane go see an exhibition of?
Correct! Incorrect. They go to see an O'Keeffe exhibition.
Gale Boetticher turned his scientific talents toward all the following pursuits EXCEPT:
Correct! Incorrect. As far as we know, Gale doesn't pogo.
Saul consistently invokes this phrase-as-location:
Correct! Incorrect. Saul loves to talk about "Shit Creek."
What word does Jesse say over and over in the metal song we hear him sing from his days in TwaüghtHammër?
Correct! Incorrect. He keeps saying "fallacies" in the song.
Before Gray Matter Technologies became a multi-billion dollar company, how much did Walt sell his share for?
Correct! Incorrect. Walt sold his share for a mere $5,000.
Danny Trejo appeared as a cartel mole with a nickname based on his particular style of moving messages across the border. What was that nickname?
Correct! Incorrect. His nickname is Tortuga.
Bogdon sells Walt and Skyler the carwash “as-is,” but tries to leave with the first dollar his company ever earned. Walt takes the dollar and…
Correct! Incorrect. Walt uses Bogdan's first dollar to buy a soda.
How many victims died in the Wayfarer 515 plane crash?
Correct! Incorrect. The plane crash killed 167 people.
Breaking Bad loves point-of-view camera shots. We’ve seen them from the perspective of all of the following EXCEPT:
Correct! Incorrect. We never see a shot from Walt's glasses.
After being escaping Tuco’s desert hideout, Walt opts to walk into a grocery store naked. The doctors chalk it up as…
Correct! Incorrect. They think Walt fell into a fugue state.
Jesse’s special brand of meth is called…
Correct! Incorrect. Jesse's meth is known as Chili P.
Which of Jesse’s acquaintances can play piano?
Correct! Incorrect. Skinny Pete knows how to tickle the ivories.
Gus kills his junior henchman, Victor, and replaces him with…
Correct! Incorrect. His replacement henchman is Tyrus.
Breaking Bad has referenced this famous poet numerous times:
Correct! Incorrect. The show repeatedly mentions Walt Whitman.
“They’re not rocks, Marie! They’re…”
Correct! Incorrect. They're minerals, Marie! Take Vulture’s Breaking Bad Superfan Quiz

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