123 The Big Lebowski Trivia Questions & Answers

Question 1

1 Quoting George H. W. Bush, the Dude defiantly stated that "This aggression will not____."

Reference: Quiz: You Are Being Very Undude.

Answer

Answer: Stand

This quote was shown at the introductory credits. It referenced George H. W. Bush's speech on Aug. 6th 1990 condemning the Iraqi offensive in Kuwait. This gave the audience a date that the movie took place. Later on, the Dude quoted Bush while he talked to the big Lebowski.

This was meant to show how serious his attitude was when he found out the intentions of the big Lebowski. You were left to your own assumptions as to whether or not the Dude was deliberately quoting Bush.

Question 2

2 Jeff Bridges plays the Dude. What is the Dude's real name?

Reference: Quiz: How Well Do You Know "The Big Lebowski"?.

Answer

Answer: Jeffrey Lebowski

The Dude likes to go bowling and enjoys a good White Russian, which he likes to call a caucasian, every now and then.

Question 3

3 In the opening scene, the Dude wrote a check for the amount of 69 cents. What item did he purchase with it?

Reference: Quiz: Where's the Money Lebowski?.

Answer

Answer: half and half cream

The Dude bought a carton of half and half cream, after opening and tasting it, while in the store. He needed the milk to make his favorite drink.

Question 4

4 Where do we first see the Dude in this movie?

Reference: Quiz: Let's Go Bowling, Dude; "The Big Lebowski".

Answer

Answer: Ralph's

Of course, the Dude is at Ralph's Market. He is buying a 69 cent carton of milk with a personal check. Here, we learn from the narrator, that the Dude is "quite possibly the laziest person in Los Angeles County."

Question 5

5 What ties the Dude's room together?

Reference: Quiz: The Dude: 'Big Lebowski'.

Answer

Answer: the rug

Woo, who is a 'Chinaman', 'soiled' the Dude's rug.

Question 6

6 When the Dude is dreaming, what is the name of the movie starring Maude and himself?

Reference: Quiz: The Big Lebowski.

Answer

Gutterballs

Question 7

7 'Brant can't watch though or he has to pay $100.'

Reference: Quiz: Big Lebowski.

Answer

Answer: Bunny Lebowski

Bunny Lebowski was played by Tara Reid who first appeared on a game show called 'Child's Play' at the age of six.

Question 8

8 What is Bunny's real name?

Reference: Quiz: The Ultimate 'Big Lebowski'.

Answer

Answer: Fawn

Fawn, who lived at a farm in Minnesota.

Question 9

9 Jesus' theme song, 'Hotel California' in Spanish is sung by what band?

Reference: Quiz: At Least It's an Ethos - 'The Big Lebowski'.

Answer

Answer: The Gipsy Kings

Welcome to Hotel California!

Question 10

10 In the beginning of the movie, how much does the Dude write a check for at the grocery store?

Reference: Quiz: The Big Lebowski.

Answer

Answer: $0.69

Dude needed to make some caucasians!

Question 11

11 What does the Asian man do to the Dude's rug?

Reference: Quiz: How Well Do You Know "The Big Lebowski"?.

Answer

Answer: pees on it

"He peed on my rug man. This aggression will not stand man. It really tied the room together." The two men who break into his house think he is someone else and they pee on his rug.

Question 12

12 Which characters were the Dude's bowling team mates?

Reference: Quiz: Where's the Money Lebowski?.

Answer

Answer: Donnie and Walter

Walter Sobchak, played by John Goodman, was the ex-Viet Nam vet who turned every conversation into a rant about the war. Donny Kerabatsos, played by Steve Buscemi, was a good natured and likeable friend who was constantly interrupting Walter's rants.

Question 13

13 Who is Walter's ex-wife, Cynthia, vacationing with in Hawaii?

Reference: Quiz: Let's Go Bowling, Dude; "The Big Lebowski".

Answer

Answer: Marty Ackerman

Walter is watching Cynthia's "show dog" while she and Marty (her new boyfriend) are in Hawaii. Walter tells the Dude that the dog "can't be left home alone or it eats the furniture". He also tells the Dude and Walter that the dog is a Pomeranian, when in fact it's a Yorkshire Terrier/mix.

Question 14

14 When The Dude tells Walter about the rug incident, Dude says, 'this aggression will not stand' and that he needs to 'draw a line in the sand.' The movie shows footage of another man using these words. Who does Dude borrow these words from?

Reference: Quiz: The Dude: 'Big Lebowski'.

Answer

Answer: George Bush

He borrows these words from President George H.W. Bush.

Question 15

15 According to Maude, what is Knox Herrington's profession?

Reference: Quiz: The Big Lebowski.

Answer

Answer: Video Artist

'This is Knox Herrington, the video artist.'

Question 16

16 'Calmer than you are.'

Reference: Quiz: Big Lebowski.

Answer

Answer: Walter

John Goodman (as Walter Sobchak) appeared in 'The Hudsucker Proxy' under the name of Karl Mundt.

Question 17

17 What day of the week can't Walter drive on?

Reference: Quiz: The Ultimate 'Big Lebowski'.

Answer

Answer: Saturday

What makes his religion very clear throughout the movie.

Question 18

18 What is in the 'ringer' when the Dude and Walter drive to the hand-off point?

Reference: Quiz: At Least It's an Ethos - 'The Big Lebowski'.

Answer

Answer: Walter's dirty undies

Laundry, Dude, the Whites.

Question 19

19 What sport does the Dude make a reference to when the thugs come into his house?

Reference: Quiz: The Big Lebowski.

Answer

Answer: golf

(Pulling a bowling ball out of the bag) 'What is this?', 'Obviously you are not a golfer'.

Question 20

20 Walter will have you know that, "The supreme court has roundly rejected_____."

Reference: Quiz: You Are Being Very Undude.

Answer

Answer: Prior restraint

Walter says this in the cafe while drinking his coffee. He was asked to be quiet after getting excited. Walter has friends that..."died face down in the muck so that we can enjoy our basic freedoms!" and continues to let everyone know "I'm staying...finishing my coffee...enjoying my coffee"

Roundly rejected is a term not commonly used in the Supreme Court and has never been used in a first amendment case. Prior restraint is a type of censorship that the government uses in order to prevent a dangerous situation. Walter is correct in that the U.S. government does forbid prior restraint.

Question 21

21 How does the dude respond to the question, "Now where is the money Lebowski?"?

Reference: Quiz: How Well Do You Know "The Big Lebowski"?.

Answer

Answer: "It's down there somewhere let me take another look."

These men break into the Dude's house and shove his head in the toilet. They pull his head out and ask him "Where's the money Lebowski"? His answer is, of course, "It's down there somewhere let me take another look."

Question 22

22 Why did the Dude visit the Big Lebowski in the first place?

Reference: Quiz: Where's the Money Lebowski?.

Answer

Answer: To seek restitution for his soiled rug.

The Dude's rug was soiled by gangsters who had confused the Dude with another Jeffrey Lebowski. The Dude went to the Big Lebowski to try to get him to pay for the rug.

Question 23

23 The Dude goes to the Big Lebowski's house in order to seek reimbursement for his "soiled" rug. Brandt shows him a number of awards that Mr. Lebowski has received. Which city presented him with the Key to the City?

Reference: Quiz: Let's Go Bowling, Dude; "The Big Lebowski".

Answer

Answer: Pasadena

Brandt seems very proud of his employer and his prestigious awards.

Question 24

24 On what day of the week will Walter not bowl?

Reference: Quiz: The Dude: 'Big Lebowski'.

Answer

Answer: Saturday

Walter's ex-wife was Jewish so he feels he should honor Shomer Shabbas Saturday.

Question 25

25 'The old man said to take any rug in the house.'

Reference: Quiz: Big Lebowski.

Answer

Answer: The Dude

Jeff Lebowski was played by Jeff Bridges, born in 1949, who made his debut in 1950 as an infant child in the movie 'The Company She Keeps', starring Jane Greer.