O Brother, Where Art Thou? Quizzes

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Quiz 1

By Ned Riseley · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed May 15, 2018

1 Who directed the film?

Terrence Malick

Paul Thomas Anderson

George Clooney

The Coen Brothers
2 When did the film come out?

2000

2013

2017

1995
3 In what state does the film take place?

Arkansas

West Virginia

Texas

Mississippi
4 Who plays Everett?

Robert Downey Jr.

George Clooney

Tom Hanks

Richard Gere
5 What genre of music is featured heavily in the film's soundtrack?

Jazz

Punk

Bluegrass/Folk

Rock and Roll
6 What is the film an adaptation of?

Of Mice and Men

Gone with the Wind

The Odyssey

The Iliad
7 How does Everett justify making himself the group leader?

He was the president of his fraternity in college

He is capable of abstract thought

He likes to tell people what to do

He has a very good sense of direction
8 What is notable about the seer the men encounter?

He is a wonderful singer

He is deaf

He is missing his legs

He is blind
9 Who plays Pete?

Steve Buscemi

John Turturro

Nicolas Cage

John Goodman
10 Who plays Delmar?

Adrien Brody

John Turturro

Tim Blake Nelson

Edward Norton
11 What is Everett's first name?

Ulysses

Lenny

Homer

Odysseus
12 What does the seer prophesy?

That they will not get the treasure they seek, but that they will be rewarded

That Everett is a liar

That they will become star musicians

That they will die
13 Who do the boys go to to disconnect their shackles?

Big Dan

Delmar's brother

A blacksmith named Smithy

Pete's cousin, Wash
14 Why does Wash's son shoot at the boys?

He thinks they are thieves

He doesn't realize the gun is loaded

He is blind

To make sure they're not serving papers
15 What was Wash's wife's name?

Cora

Penny

Calliope

Juno
16 What kind of stew does Wash give the boys?

Horse

Chicken

Rabbit

Rat
17 What does Everett borrow from Wash's house?

A book

A toothbrush

A hairnet

A gun
18 Where do the men sleep at Wash's?

In the garage

In Wash's room

In the barn

In a spare bedroom
19 Who wakes the boys up in the middle of the night at Wash's?

A hooting owl

Wash's son

Wash

The authorities
20 Who told the authorities where they were staying?

The blind seer

Wash

A man in town

Wash's son
21 How do the lawmen try and get the men out of the barn?

By pretending to be friendly and luring them down

Burning it down

Chasing them

By sending the boy up to fetch them
22 Who saves them from the lawmen at Wash's?

Wash's son

Babyface Nelson

The blind seer

Wash
23 What kind of animal does Delmar bring in the car from Wash's barn?

A dog

A mouse

A toad

A pig
24 What kind of pomade does Everett use?

Old Spice

Sweet Susan

Dapper Dan

Upper Cut
25 What does Delmar roast on an open fire?

A pig

A cat

A gopher

A toad