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  The Departed Test   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you're like me, then you think "The Departed" is the best Martin Scorsese movie since "Goodfellas". Enjoy the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, dannydogaaa, Mar 15 07
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  "The Departed" Quotes   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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All of these deal with quotes from the 2006 movie "The Departed" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. Don't take this quiz if you haven't seen the movie because it contains some spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, pittsnogle34, Mar 15 07
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  The Departed: 10 Questions    
Multiple Choice
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This movie is about two men who are undercover with the Massachusetts State Police. One is the rat working for the Mafia, and who pretends to be on the police's side and the other is the undercover officer within the mafia. It is a very good movie.
Average, 10 Qns, worthlessbully, Jun 13 08
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  Do You Love "The Departed"?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Do you love the movie "The Departed" as much as I do? Let's see.
Average, 10 Qns, bookie2, Feb 19 08
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  "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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These are question about Anthony Anderson's character in "The Departed".
Average, 10 Qns, quiz_man_jesse, Apr 23 09
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trivia question Quick Question
What were Costigan's final words?

From Quiz ""The Departed" Quotes"





The Departed Trivia Questions

1. Who is Frank speaking to when he says "You ever want to earn some money, you come by L Street"?

From Quiz
Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Sullivan

Frank Costello, head of a Boston Irish crime family says this to Colin when he is still a young boy, knowing that his family is of little means. Costello seems to know that Colin will work well and be loyal to him; that he comes from a good local family.

2. Where do we first see Brown?

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: Police Academy

Brown went to the Police Academy at the same time as Billy. When we first see him, he is training to become the police officer, which he eventually does.

3. "The Departed" is based on which Chinese film?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Infernal Affairs

Wai Keung Lau is the director of "Infernal Affairs". He has also directed 2 sequels, "Infernal Affairs 2" and "Infernal Affairs 3". "Infernal Affairs" is based on a gang known as the Triads. The Triads are a Hong Kong based gang that have been depicted in several other films and even some videogames.

4. Who directed the movie?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Martin Scorsese

He also directed "The Aviator", and "Gangs of New York" which Leonardo Dicaprio also starred in. Even though this movie is based on the Hong Kong movie, Scorsese did an excellent job, even though it was quite a bloody movie.

5. Which character says "So, she tells me, you finish the police course, you get taken care of again baby."?

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Brown

Brown, who eventually ends up in the small task force with Sullivan to take down Frank Costello, and Costigan, are classmates in the Academy. As they are going through training, Brown tells Costigan a story about how his girl thinks he never finishes anything.

6. Why does Billy say that Brown is messed up?

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: He's a black man in Boston.

Billy Costigan is running beside Brown while in the Police Academy when he says this to Brown. Brown is talking about how he will get pleasures from his girlfriend when he graduates.

7. Agents Dignam and Queenan first explain to Billy that he'll never make it as a state patrolman because he's way too smart. What profession does Dignam suggest Billy try?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Astronaut

Agent Dignam makes a wisecrack about Billy that he should be an astronaut not a state patrolman because he scored a 1400 on his SAT's. This is during the first meeting between Queenan, Dignam, and Costigan. Dignam and Queenan are trying to convince Costigan to work undercover because they know his talents would be wasted as a basic patrolman.

8. "I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy." Which character said this?

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Dignam

Dignam (Mark Wahlberg) said this to a camera techie during surveillance of the Chinese microprocessors deal in an old warehouse. Dignam tended to abrasively blame and insult other characters throughout the movie. After the camera guy sarcastically asked Dignam who he was after one of his insults, he responded with this quote, which was also in regard to the camera guy not putting enough cameras in the warehouse and blowing the operation.

9. What kind of Mafia was involved in this movie?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Irish

It was the Irish Mafia that Frank Costello was running. Frank and his group were selling things illegally to other countries which was one reason the police were after him. He also had problems with drugs in the movie.

10. What is Costello looking to sell to the Chinese gangsters?

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Micro Processors

In this scene, No Tickie No Laundry, Colin warns Frank that he should cancel the meeting by giving him a heads up that the cops have knowledge of the trade. Little do they know the Chinese gangsters are leaving on boats and the police forget to put a camera in the back.

11. Who shoots Agent Brown?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Agent Barrigan

Toward the end of the movie Barrigan shoots Costigan on an elevator to help save Sullivan. When Brown hears a gunshot he runs downstairs. Brown sees Costigan's body on the elevator floor, but before he realizes what has happend, Barrigan shoots him too.

12. "You have an immaculate record. Some guys don't trust a guy with an immaculate record. I do. I have an immaculate record." Which character said this?

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Ellerby

Captain Ellerby (Alec Baldwin) delivered this quote when he assigned Sullivan to find the mole inside the police department. Ellerby made this remark because he knew that others in the agency might not approve of Sullivan, due to his "immaculate record". However, Sullivan's career reminded Ellerby of his own career, and the captain decided to give him that assignment. This was ironic since Sullivan had to look for himself, the mole, as he fooled Captain Ellerby and the rest of the police department.

13. What was Leonardo DiCaprio's character's password when Sullivan got into his computer file?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: William Costigan Jr

Billy was his nickname, but we find out his real name when Sullivan is looking up his file on the computer and Costigan tells him that his password is his real name not Billy and Sullivan didn't know that he was Jr.

14. Who does the cell phone belong to that Sullivan brings into the interrogation room with Fitzy?

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Brown

Sullivan pretends to be going in as Fitzy's lawyer. When he gets into the room after the cameras are turned off, he has Fitzy call and warn Frank that they are about to be raided without actually saying those words.

15. Who informs Brown that there may be a rat in the force?

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: Sullivan

Sullivan informs multiple state police officers that there may be a rat, although he is the rat. Brown never realises that Sullivan is guilty until it is too late.

16. Who plays Billy Costigan's cousin in the film?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Kevin Corrigan

It's Billy's cousin who first helps get him started toward working for Costello by introducing him to Mr. French. Kevin Corrigan was also in "Goodfellas", which is another classic Martin Scorsese film. He played Ray Liota's little brother.

17. "Do you like coming to work everyday like you're gonna invade Poland?" Who was Sullivan talking to when he said this?

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Barrigan

Sullivan had been promoted, and was talking to Barrigan (James Badge Dale) about his lower-level job. Barrigan and Sullivan were classmates at the police academy and exchanged banter like this in the early part of the movie. Sullivan made this comment to make fun of the way that his subordinates were forced to dress (similar to German soldiers), not knowing that Barrigan was also acting under the orders of Costello.

18. Where do the Italian mobsters come from who are going to kill Costigan?

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Providence

Billy beats the two of them up as they were trying to make a collection in Boston. They are being sent back to kill him.

19. What is Sullivan's excuse for taking Brown's phone into the interrogation room?

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: Brown wouldn't go in

Sullivan takes Brown's phone so that the other officers can't tell that Sullivan is the rat. He uses the excuse of Brown not going in the room to cover up his own tracks.

20. Which character is portrayed by Mark Wahlberg's older brother, Robert?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Agent Lazio

Agent Lazio is just a small role. He's sitting next to Sullivan during a meeting where Dignam explains that they have a mole in Costello's crew. Mark, Robert, and Donnie Wahlberg are all brothers, but they've never all acted in a movie together. Both Donnie and Robert worked together on "Southie" and Mark and Robert paired up for this film.

21. "One of us had to die. With me, it tends to be the other guy." Who said this?

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Costello

Costello said this when talking generally about his philosophy as a mob boss and how he became involved in organized crime. Throughout the movie, Costello openly displayed his ruthlessness and inhumanity with quotes like these, and Nicholson delivered them to perfection.

22. What was the name of the woman who both Sullivan and Costigan were involved with?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Madolyn

Madolyn was first with Sullivan and even moves in with him. Then Costigan and her started to have feelings for each other.

23. When he is sitting with Billy at the table eating lobster, what does Costello pull out from a Zip Lock bag?

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: A Hand

The hand belongs to one of the Italians killed on Billy's behalf. He takes the wedding ring off and tells French to send it back to the wife of the murdered Italian.

24. While working on the microprocessor transaction, who gets Brown in a headlock?

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: Ellerby

Ellerby is very excited about being able to capture Frank Costello. All the plans of capture become foiled when the cameras are not set up where they should be.

25. Who in Costello's crew eventually kills him, after finding out that Costello is an FBI informant?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Agent Sullivan

Costello is shot by a stray bullet during a gun fight between his crew and the local police. Costello then calls Sullivan and when the two meet up Costello admits that he's an FBI informant. In order to make sure that he doesn't get caught, Sullivan shoots Costello several times in the chest.

26. "You want him to chop me up and feed me to the poor?" Which character said this quote?

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Costigan

Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) yelled this to Captain Queenan (Martin Sheen) when he began to feel the pressure of infiltrating Costello's crime syndicate. Costigan started to think that Costello knew he was the rat, and feared that he would be killed by the mob boss.

27. Where did Sullivan meet "the shrink" that he ended up going out with?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: The elevator

Sullivan first meets Madolyn in the elevator and then they start to chat. Later they go out on and date and have chemistry with each other. Once they got closer and liked each other more, Madolyn moves in with Sullivan, in his apartment.

28. Who says "I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy"?

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Dignam

Dignam is talking to the man who puts the cameras in the warehouse for the money/micro processor trade. They forget to put cameras in the back of the building and because of this they loose the Chinese gangsters.

29. Agent Barrigan is killed by who?

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Agent Sullivan

Sullivan shoots Barrigan right after Barrigan kills both Brown and Costigan. Barrigan is another of Costello's moles. However, Barrigan doesn't know that Sullivan killed Costello to cover his tracks, so to further his cause, Sullivan kills Barrigan too.

30. "You know if you lied, you would have an easier time getting what you wanted." Which "undecided" character said this?

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Madolyn

She said this during her first psychiatry session with Costigan when he told her that all he wanted from the meeting was Valium. She was involved with both "rats" Costigan and Sullivan, and her tendency for deception was shown with those relationships and in this quote.

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