30 Cool Runnings Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Seoul

The opening of the film depicts Derice running around Jamaica as part of his training for the event. 1988 was the penultimate instance of the Summer and Winter Olympics taking part in the same year, with the final being Barcelona/Albertville in 1992. Los Angeles hosted the Summer Games in 1984 while Sydney were hosts in the year 2000.

Answer: Push Cart Driver

Sanka brags about being the best all through the movie. In fact the film actually begins with him in a Push Cart Derby.

Answer: Peace be the journey.

After getting a qualifying time under 1 minute flat, the team celebrates by drinking Cokes, painting the bobsled, and then naming it. They decide to name it "Cool Runnings," meaning "peace be the journey."

Answer: He is tripped.

He is tripped by a man who will be his team mate on the bobsled team.

Answer: He was tripped

In the final race at the Jamaican trials, Darice and Yul Brenner were tripped by Junior. They were not able to finish and never went to the Olympics.

Answer: Tallulah

Junior immediately suggests the name Tallulah. Everyone bursts out into laughter, and even a comment is made about Tallulah being the name of a "two-dollar hooker." Junior responds, saying "Hey you idiot, that's my mother's name." Following was a silence, then a chorus of "That's a pretty name!"

Answer: push cart derby

He is the self-proclaimed fastest push cart driver in all of Jamaica.

Answer: Junior Bevil

Both Junior Bevil and Yul Brenner were in the trials with Derice but it was Junior who slipped up during the final qualifying race, causing the others to fall as well. As Derice gets up he can see the others sprinters finishing the race. Kurt Hemphill is an American who coached team USA during the 1972 Winter Olympics.

Answer: He saw a picture of his dad and Irv Blitzer in Mr. Coolridge's office

He was in Mr. Coolidge's office, asking to rerun the race. He saw his dad in a picture with Irving Blitzer, with their gold medals around their necks. Irv had a theory about Jamaican sprinters being able to push the sled to a really fast start, because they were such fast sprinters.

Answer: "Yell eins, zwei, drei, and try to push her down some ice."

After getting into the bar fight, Yul Brenner, Sanka, and Junior are being lectured by Derice before Irv gets there. Derice makes a comment about the Swiss and how they would never pull a stunt like that. Sanka comments, laughing, "And you don't see the Swiss smiling, neither." He goes on to say that if they saw a pretty girl they'd try to "Yell eins, zwei, drei, and try to push her down some ice."

Answer: John Candy

Irv was an Olympic bobsledder but he was stripped of his medals for cheating.

Answer: Leon

Suprisingly, I have not seen him in anything else, although I think he is very talented.

Answer: Arm wrestle

Darice ran the kissing booth and was caught by his wife.
Sanka sang on the street and was paid a dollar to shut up.
Junior sold his car, and Yul Brenner arm wrestled, beating everyone except one woman.

Answer: Bevil

Junior Bevil, played by Rawle D. Lewis, is actually called that many times by his friends in the movie.

Answer: Junior sold his car.

Junior sold his car because he felt responsible for Derice and Yul not making it into the Olympics as sprinters.

Answer: Car

The team attempt to employ many different money making schemes. Amongst them are Yul arm wrestling people for money, selling kisses and singing the famous song "nuff people say they know they can't believe, Jamaica we have a bobsled team". However, all of these efforts give them little money and Junior sells his car, saying that he still feels bad for tripping Derice and Yul at the Olympic trials.

Answer: They crashed

As the Jamaicans were entering a tunnel they crashed. This particular part isn't shown, but is heard. The crash was likely caused by the wild turn and thankfully no one was hurt.

Answer: A maid

When Yul Brenner opens the door, Sanka is standing there, with a French maid's hat and is carrying a feather duster. He offers to turn the bed down, and then says to Yul "Or perhaps I can dust your head!"

Answer: Buckingham Palace

Sanka laughs at him for thinking he could live in a palace.

Answer: USA

Irv speaks to his old friend Roger, who reluctantly allows the Jamaican team to use one of the back up sleds for the American team. The Swiss team are somewhat idols for the Jamaicans, as Derice sees them practising and they are one of the best teams in the world.

Answer: Yul

This is a great scene where Yul gives Junior a pep talk in the bathroom after he wimped out on Josef Gruel, who had intimidated the Jamaicans since their first bobsled ride. Junior comes out fired up but then he gets scared after Josef turned around and started pushing him. That's when Yul Brenner comes in and punches Jozef, which triggers the brawl.

Answer: 8

Derice's number was 8. Yul Brenner's number was 6, and Junior's number was 12.

Answer: bananas

Yul tells him the 'nanas are stinking up the room.

Answer: Coke

After they qualify for the Olympics they paint their sled. The pop bottles are clearly labeled Coke.

Answer: Tumbleweed

Irv bet on Tumbleweed, a horse that lost badly. Getting very angry, Irv beats the radio he is listening to with a pool cue.