17 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: The Great War (World War I) ended

The Great War ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month with the signing of the armistice treaty between Germany and the Allies. The movie depicted the people of New Orleans celebrating in the streets with revelry and fireworks.
In contrast to this and despite the propitious timing of his birth, Benjamin came into the world under unusual circumstances - he was born with the physical infirmities of an 80-year-old man, and aged backwards as he grew up. The movie was based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, who was in turn inspired by the following quote from Mark Twain: "Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18."

The other answers: The Red Sox won the World Series on September 11, 1918; Woodrow Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919; and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 lasted until June 1920.

Answer: He is old.

Benjamin's father races across town to see his newborn son. He arrives at the house and finds out that his wife will die from child birth. He is not pleased with the way his son looks though, so he drops him off at a nursing home to be cared for. A doctor eventually examines the child and diagnoses him with cataracts, osteoporosis, and other ailing diseases.

Answer: The end of World War 1

There are fireworks going off in the street as Benjamin's father races across town. Everyone is celebrating that the war is over and parading in the streets. An unseen narrator is telling us the date and filling you in as to what is happening. It is supposedly a very lucky day to be born. Most of the people are drinking a few brews, also.

Answer: Daisy

They often spend time together during the night while everyone else is sleeping. Daisy recognizes that Benjamin is "different", and she falls in love with him too. Benjamin often speaks of her "beautiful blue eyes".

Answer: Daisy

Daisy has red hair and blue eyes. She is very beautiful and also has a very polite nature. She grows up to become a very successful ballerina until a tragic car accident ends her career. Benjamin first meets her when Daisy's grandma introduces them. It is love at first sight.

Answer: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor is attacked while Benjamin and the rest of the crew are in Russia. Their boat is enlisted into the Navy, and soon they are attacked themselves by a submarine. Most of the other sailors die, but Benjamin lives and returns to his home.

Answer: Tugboat worker

This scene takes place early in the morning at the harbor. Benjamin is sitting on the wharf with various other people from the nursing home. One of the captains is missing one of his shipmates and needs a replacement. Benjamin sees this as an opportunity to see the world so he takes the job.

Answer: Captain Mike

Captain Mike (we never find out his last name) is the captain of the tugboat Destiny. He is a reddish-brown haired Irishman, who is a very eccentric man. Although, he is quite odd, he has a kind heart. He hires Benjamin and they quickly become friends. In fact, the first day that they meet, Captain Mike invites Benjamin to go to a brothel with him.

Answer: Russia

While Elizabeth is a British woman, she and her husband have been stuck in Russia for quite awhile because of her husband's job. Her husband is a spy for the British government and is working on an assignment. She and Benjamin begin an affair while he and his tugboat crew are working in the Russian seas.

Answer: Robert Williams

Robert Williams is a nice man who takes good care of Daisy and Caroline. Caroline meets Benjamin while he is visiting Daisy, but she does not realize that he is her true father. Later, Daisy goes to Benjamin's hotel room, and they spend the night together.

Answer: "It was nice to have met you."

After their affair has been going on for several months, Benjamin goes to Elizabeth's room one night, only to find that she has left a note on her door. A few days later, Captain Mike enlists them in the Navy and they leave Russia on a war path against the Japanese.

Answer: Daisy is rocking Benjamin in a chair.

By this point, Benjamin has the body of a baby. While Daisy is rocking Benjamin in a chair one day, he looks into her eyes and she can tell that he remembers her. Then, he closes his eyes and passes away.

Answer: That he'd been struck by lightning seven times

Mr. Daws had been struck by lightning seven times - once while repairing a leak on a roof, once while crossing the road to get his mail, once in a field while tending to his cows, once while sitting in his truck just minding his own business, once while walking his dog down the road, and on two other occasions. Although the running "lightning" gag was primarily utilized for comedic effect in the film, it was also the source of an important life lesson to Benjamin. Despite all the travails of old age that Mr. Daws was burdened with, he had come to regard being struck by lightning in a positive light. As he explained to Benjamin in the film, "God keeps reminding me I'm lucky to be alive".

The other answers were references to other characters in the movie. Elizabeth Abbott, the woman Benjamin met in Murmansk, was the oldest woman to swim the English Channel. Ngunda Oti, the pygmy who befriended Benjamin, had been married five times and had previously lived in a monkey house in Philadelphia.

Answer: Hurricane Katrina

Daisy is in a hospital in New Orleans. She is dying, and her daughter is reading Benjamin's diary to her. Caroline never knew about Benjamin, so the story is a major surprise for her. Daisy and Caroline are watching news reports about the hurricane and are constantly receiving updates from nurses.

Answer: The piano

"It's not about how well you play, it's about how you feel when you're playing," Mrs. Maple explained to Benjamin during his lesson. She must have taught him well, because even when Benjamin was exhibiting signs of senile dementia towards the end of his life, he could still remember how to play the piano. As Benjamin put it in the film, Mrs. Maple was an example of "how sometimes the people we remember the least make the greatest impression on us".

Answer: Hummingbird

She sees a hummingbird fluttering outside her window before she dies. Throughout the movie, the hummingbird was seen by Benjamin, and was compared to him because both are different from most others of their kind. The hummingbird represents Benjamin, and it is the last thing Daisy sees before dying.

Answer: The Twist

This is played after they buy their new home. They watch it on the television set in their bedroom while doing various other activites. The only other furniture that you see is the mattress on which they sleep. The song was originally released in 1959 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. It was popularized in 1960 by Chubby Checker.