Goodfellas Trivia Questions

Question 1

26 In the end of the movie, who do we find out died in jail of a respiratory illness?

Reference: Quiz: The "Goodfellas" Movie.

Answer

Answer: Paul Cicero

Paul Cicero died in his early seventies while in prison. Earlier in the movie, he told Henry to stop selling drugs because he didn't want to die in jail.

Question 2

27 While they're at Tommy's mom's house, Tommy looks at something and says, "One dog goes one way, and the other dog goes the other way, and this guy's sayin', 'Wadda ya want from me?'" What is Tommy referring to?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas": The Ultimate : Part 4.

Answer

Answer: a painting

It was a painting Tommy's mom had done of a man and two dogs in a boat. The man reminded the guys of their almost-dead friend Billy Batts. In my opinion, this is the funniest line in the movie. Cracks me up every time!

Question 3

28 The second entertainer Henry and Karen see at the Copa is famous for singing "Roses are Red," which he sings in the movie. His name?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas": The Ultimate -- Part Three.

Answer

Answer: Bobby Vinton

Bobby also had hits with "Blue Velvet," "Blue on Blue," and "Mr. Lonely."

Question 4

29 Why does Henry's father give him a beating?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas" One: The Ultimate.

Answer

Answer: for being absent from school for months

Henry's dad rightly feared the lure of the mob pizzeria and cab stand.

Question 5

30 When Henry's wife and girlfriend Karen gets shoved around by the 'guy across the street,' what does Henry beat him down with?

Reference: Quiz: Goodfellas.

Answer

Answer: Gun

He just does.

Question 6

31 When Tommy gets insulted by Billy Bats for his previous line of work, he goes off on him and eventually murders him. What does Bats tell Tommy to go home and "get" that makes him so angry?

Reference: Quiz: Goodfellas .

Answer

Answer: his shine box

Billy Bats knows that Tommy used to shine shoes, but Tommy doesn't like when people bring it up. So, when Billy Bats starts talking about it just to mess with Tommy, Tommy gets mad. Billy Bats says to Tommy, "Go home and get your shine box," which makes Tommy start cursing him out. Tommy comes back later to the restaurant where Bats is and kills him for it.

Question 7

32 What did Mob boss Paulie Cicero refuse to have in his house?

Reference: Quiz: Are You a Goodfella?.

Answer

Answer: A telephone

All day long people were running around from pay phone to pay phone getting Paulie's messages.

Question 8

33 Who put too many onions in the sauce?

Reference: Quiz: The "Goodfellas" Movie.

Answer

Answer: Vinny

"Vinny, don't put too many onions in the sauce." Paulie says this while in jail with Henry. Vinny- "I didn't put too many onions. I put three small onions."

Question 9

34 What entertainer do Henry and his girlfriend Janice Rossi see at the Copa at this point in the movie?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas": The Ultimate : Part 4.

Answer

Answer: Jerry Vale

We see Vinton and Youngman at other times. Berle did not appear. Vale, credited as playing himself though it's hard to tell, sings one of his hits, "Pretend You Don't See Her," possibly a play on words relating to Henry's cheating, like "Pretend to your wife that you're not seeing anyone else."

Question 10

35 Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) almost strangles Morey when Morey refuses to pay Jimmy money he owes him. What business is Morey in?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas": The Ultimate -- Part Three.

Answer

Answer: the wig or toupee business

Morey's wig starts to come off when Jimmy grabs him around the neck, and Henry laughs so hard it looks as if it might have been a blooper Scorsese left in. Also, Morey's hilarious commercial shows him jumping into a pool to show how his wigs stay on, but in the next shot when he's standing in the pool his "hair" is dry.

Question 11

36 Why is Henry impressed with Jimmy Conway (Robert de Niro) the first time he sees him?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas" One: The Ultimate.

Answer

Answer: he's giving big tips to everybody

Jimmy was also already a mob legend at age 28 even though he had no Italian blood. He was 100% Irish.

Question 12

37 What is Henry's mistress's name?

Reference: Quiz: Goodfellas.

Answer

Janice Rossi

Question 13

38 What does Karen Hill say that Jimmy Conway's wife did when the cops came in to search the house?

Reference: Quiz: Goodfellas .

Answer

Answer: Spat on the floor

Karen, in a voice-over, states that Jimmy Conway's wife would spit on her own floor in response to the cops showing up to search her house periodically. Karen always wondered why Mrs. Conway would spit on the floor of her own home.

Question 14

39 What was Paulie's brother's name?

Reference: Quiz: Are You a Goodfella?.

Answer

Answer: Tutti

Frank DiLeo, who played Tutti, was once Michael Jackson's manager.

Question 15

40 When Spider gets shot the first time, where does he get hit?

Reference: Quiz: The "Goodfellas" Movie.

Answer

Answer: in the foot

Spider was shot both times by Tommy. The first time, Tommy thought his drink order was ignored. The second time, Spider talked back to Tommy. Jimmy says, "You're gonna let him get away with that? What's the world coming to?" Tommy responds by killing Spider. Tommy- "That's what the world is coming to. How do you like that?"

Question 16

41 The Spider scene: Spider is a waiter at a place where Tommy and the guys play poker. Spider and Tommy have a disagreement, and Tommy shoots him in the foot and eventually shoots him to death. Who played Spider?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas": The Ultimate : Part 4.

Answer

Answer: Michael Imperioli

Michael became a familiar face as Tony's nephew Chris on "The Sopranos."

Question 17

42 Henry gets a call from Karen and when he meets her, she tells him that Bruce, her neighbor, touched her, grabbed her, and pushed her out of the car. What does Henry do to him?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas": The Ultimate -- Part Three.

Answer

Answer: pistol whips him

Henry slugs Bruce 11 times in the face with his revolver, and there's very little blood considering.

Question 18

43 What was Henry's first major criminal act?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas" One: The Ultimate.

Answer

Answer: he set fire to a bunch of cars in a parking lot

The explosion resulting from Henry's arson made a beautiful shot.

Question 19

44 When Henry and Jimmy go to Tampa to get some money that they are owed, what do they threaten to do to the guy who won't give it up?

Reference: Quiz: Goodfellas.

Answer

Answer: Feed em' to the lions

They get him half-way over the edge of the railing and then he says he'll get the money.

Question 20

45 What was Morrie's wife's name?

Reference: Quiz: Are You a Goodfella?.

Answer

Answer: Belle

Great scene when Henry pretends he's willing to go look for Morrie in order to calm down a hysteric Belle, knowing full well Morrie just got whacked. Ba da BING!

Question 21

46 How many children does Henry have?

Reference: Quiz: The "Goodfellas" Movie.

Answer

Answer: two

Henry has two children.

Question 22

47 At Henry and Karen's wedding, Karen meets Paulie's sons and nephews and their wives and daughters. What are the three most common names among them?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas": The Ultimate -- Part Three.

Answer

Answer: Paul, Peter, and Marie

It was a Jewish wedding since Karen's parents were footing the bill.

Question 23

48 According to Jimmy, what are the two most important things in life?

Reference: Quiz: "Goodfellas" One: The Ultimate.

Answer

Answer: never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut

To Jimmy the mob code of silence is the only rule that counts.

Question 24

49 What kind of cigarettes is little Henry telling little Tommy to grab out of the trunk, right before he gets nabbed by the police?

Reference: Quiz: Goodfellas.

Answer

Answer: Lucky Strikes

He says, 'Gimme two Luckys' and then the cops pinch 'em.

Question 25

50 When Henry Hill testifies in court, who are the two people he testifies against?

Reference: Quiz: Goodfellas .

Answer

Answer: Jimmy Conway and Paul Cicero

Henry Hill became an FBI informant, and testified against Jimmy Conway and Paul Cicero in 1980. These two men had committed countless crimes of various degree, some with the aid of Henry. They committed murder, robbery, assault, etc. Henry was not convicted along with these men as long as he testified against them. Henry was put into the witness protection program along with his wife Karen. This is true both in the movie and in real life.