45 Fried Green Tomatoes Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Oysters

Idgie is angry that people make fun of her (especially her other brother, Julian). Buddy tells her that all the oysters in the ocean were the same until God put a piece of sand in one of them and it made a beautiful pearl. This story cheers her up and helps to show that she is a unique person.

Buddy also tells Idgie a story pertaining to ducks later in the movie. Idgie in turn tells this story to Smokey Lonesome and Ruth Jamison later in the film.

Nancy Atchison plays Little Idgie Threadgoode. Chris O'Donnell plays Buddy.

Answer: goat

Evelyn hears a train go through town, but does not see one. The goat is scared away and leaves are rustled as the ghost train goes by.

Answer: 'Did you know they took my gallbladder out?'

Strange but true. Those were the first words Evelyn heard from Ninny.

Answer: Snickers

Evelyn loves candy bars and is addicted to them. She says she hides 10 or 11 candy bars all over her house. Evelyn is also seen munching on Cracker Jack during one of her scenes with Ninny.

Kathy Bates plays Evelyn Couch and Jessica Tandy plays Ninny Threadgoode.

Answer: Mary Stuart Masterson

Idgie is probably the wildest character in the film. As a child, she refuses to wear a dress to her sister's wedding, and instead wears suspenders.
Mary Stuart Masterson plays Idgie. Mary-Louise Parker plays Ruth, Kathy Bates plays Evelyn, and Cicely Tyson plays Sipsey.

Answer: Lil' Bit

He never called her Idgie during any scene he was in.

Answer: Idgie's brother Cleo

I've watched the movie so many times, and I never saw who Cleo was. But that's who she said she married.

Answer: Buddy

He got hit by a train.

Answer: Frank Bennett

All of these choices are characters in the movie, but Frank Bennett is the name of Ruth's husband. He is a very abusive man. When Idgie comes to pay Ruth a visit, she is surprised to see Ruth with a black eye. Idgie puts two and two together. The next time she comes to visit, she takes an expecting Ruth with her and threatens to kill Frank Bennett in his own home!

Answer: The Wild Man of Borneo

Idgie had just come back from fishing when she sees Ruth again.

Answer: Chocolate icing

Ruth and Idgie were having a little food fight in the kitchen, and when Grady walked in Ruth got a knife full of chocolate icing and smeared it all over his face.

Answer: Ruth

They become friends and then Ruth does 'bad things' with Idgie.

Answer: Shucking corn

Sipsey is played by Cicely Tyson. In this scene, Idgie presents her mother with a jar of honey and Sipsey with a string of bream she has just caught from the river. Idgie is at first not interested in being Ruth's friend, but after some convincing, Idgie gives in. Later in the film they board a train and throw food off the boxcar to homeless people.

Answer: Idgie Threadgoode and Big George

Idgie and Big George are put on trial for Bennett's murder, even though neither one of them actually committed it. Idgie is assumed to have committed it by a lawyer from Georgia who has an insider tell him about the threat Idgie gave Bennett when she went to get Ruth.

Answer: Eva's

The club was frequented by many people, including the sheriff, even though Prohibition was on at that time.

Answer: Big George

Big George loves Idgie the most.

Answer: Bee charmer

Ruth declares this to Idgie after her daring robbery of the beehive. She does not get stung and gets away with the honeycomb. This scene shows that Idgie was a special person with a gift from God. Even though she does not attend church, she has something special to share with the world. Idgie responds to Ruth by saying, "Wanna taste it?"

Answer: Buddy

Ruth names her son Buddy Threadgoode Jr., after Idgie's dead older brother. Before he died, he always tried to woo Ruth with his charm.

Answer: assertiveness training course for Southern women

Her friend told her this after she was embarrassed at the last meeting for not participating in the class.

Answer: Big George

How little Sipsey could give birth to Big George is beyond me.

Answer: Frank Bennet

He beats Ruth and Idgie hates him.

Answer: Cherry

The Whistle Stop Cafe prides itself with many desserts. Advertised on the front window are pecan, peach, sweet potato, blueberry, and lemon pies. Peach and cherry cobbler are also advertised.

Gary Basaraba plays Sheriff Grady Kilgore.

Answer: Krispy Kreme

The best doughnuts in the world, need I say more?