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25 Difficult Questions about Backdraft

This quiz is about one of my favorite movies, 'Backdraft'. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by whitee62. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
whitee62

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
30,608

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

Plays
2087

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/25), Guest 47 (12/25), Guest 134 (21/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. What year does the initial scenes of the movie take place? Hint

1969

1971

1970

1972

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Question 2 of 25

2. What engine number do Brian and his dad ride on in the first scene? Hint

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Question 3 of 25

3. What company is John Adcox, 'Axe', in during the first scene of the movie (in 1971)? Hint

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the serial number on the front of the McCaffrey father's helmet (I do not mean the number 17, but the number underneath it)? Hint

5684

4545

4764

3357

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Question 5 of 25

5. When the Mcaffrey father's helmet falls to the ground after the explosion, you see two things. One is the name McCaffrey. The other is a number. What number is on his helmet? Hint

777

992

333

578

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Question 6 of 25

6. What magazine puts Brian on the cover? Hint

Life

Newsweek

Time

Saturday Evening Post

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Question 7 of 25

7. After the jump forward 20 years, we are in a bar. What is the name of the bartender who talks to Brian? Hint

Bob

Mike

Willie

Sam

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which of these occupations has Brian NEVER done (at least according to the business cards that the bartender kept)? Hint

Cattle Drive

Stereo Sales

Snowmobile Tours

Insurance Sales

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Question 9 of 25

9. What are the numbers of the two fire engines that drive past the bar on their way to the first backdraft (list in the order which they pass the bar)? Hint

7 and 57

5 and 8

6 and 24

8 and 25

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Question 10 of 25

10. What is the name of the driver for engine 17? Hint

Doc

Mac

Max

Otis

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Question 11 of 25

11. What is the name of Brian's friend and fellow probationary fireman who joins 46 (contrary to his original assignment to 17)? Hint

Tim

Jim

Tom

John

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Question 12 of 25

12. What company is Brian originally assigned to? Hint

115

547

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Question 13 of 25

13. In the first fire that Brian goes to (where he is a firefighter, not the first backdraft), what is the building? Hint

Chemical Plant

Garment Factory

Apartment Complex

High-Rise Office Building

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Question 14 of 25

14. When Brian and Steven are talking on their father's old boat, a barge goes by in the background. What does it say on the side of the barge? Hint

MSC8400 Material Service

Cool Disco Dan (graffiti)

Chicago Department of Sanitation

Chicago Barge Services

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Question 15 of 25

15. Why was Brian late on his first day of work with engine 17? Hint

Car problems

The El was not running

Bus was late

Steven forgot to pick him up

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Question 16 of 25

16. Who jokes about cutting Santos out of his will?

Answer: (One word, name)

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Question 17 of 25

17. What is the name of the fire chief whose retirement party is the movie? Hint

John Fitzgerald

Thomas Fitzgerald

Jack Fitzgerald

Frank Fitzgerald

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Question 18 of 25

18. What is the name of Steven and Helen's child? Hint

Steve

Shawn

Bobby

Joseph

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Question 19 of 25

19. What is Inspector Rimmegale's nickname?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is the correct order that these men were killed? Hint

Seagrave, Cosgrove, Holcomb

Cosgrove, Holcomb, Seagrave

Seagrave, Holcomb, Cosgrove

Holcomb, Cosgrove, Seagrave

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Question 21 of 25

21. What was the fire engine that Brian and Jennifer made love on? Hint

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Question 22 of 25

22. At the high-rise fire, what floor did companies 17 and 46 get out of the elevator at? Hint

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who is the last one, 'always the last one', on ladder 46 (at least at the end of the movie)?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 24 of 25

24. What was the number of the fireboat that was present at the last fire at the chemical plant? Hint

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Question 25 of 25

25. At the end of the movie, the very end after Steven and Axe die, what is the address of the fire where they go to (including Brian who decides to rejoin 17)? Hint

1718 West Maplewood

8787 East Maplewood

1515 East Maple

1869 West Maplelark

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year does the initial scenes of the movie take place?

Answer: 1971

The first scenes take place in 1971. The whole movie of course takes place in the Chicago metropolitan area.

2. What engine number do Brian and his dad ride on in the first scene?

Answer: 46

Although Steven and Brian's father was in Fighting 17, he rides to the fire in engine number 46. Remember, 46 always had the ladder in both time periods.

3. What company is John Adcox, 'Axe', in during the first scene of the movie (in 1971)?

Answer: 46

Although Adcox is Fighting 17 for the majority of the movie with Steven, he is a member of 46 at the beginning. Watch the scene as they ride to the fire. They show a shot of 'Axe' riding on the side of the fire engine. If you look at his helmet, it has the number 46.

4. What is the serial number on the front of the McCaffrey father's helmet (I do not mean the number 17, but the number underneath it)?

Answer: 4764

You can see this in the beginning when Brian puts the helmet on and then when his father looks down at him from the balcany.

5. When the Mcaffrey father's helmet falls to the ground after the explosion, you see two things. One is the name McCaffrey. The other is a number. What number is on his helmet?

Answer: 992

6. What magazine puts Brian on the cover?

Answer: Life

7. After the jump forward 20 years, we are in a bar. What is the name of the bartender who talks to Brian?

Answer: Willie

'Hey Willie, throw me brew!'
'Hold on, I am talking to the fire chief here!'

8. Which of these occupations has Brian NEVER done (at least according to the business cards that the bartender kept)?

Answer: Insurance Sales

Cattle Drive and Mobile Log Cabin, Aspen Snowmobile Tours, and Brian's Sound Spectrum.

9. What are the numbers of the two fire engines that drive past the bar on their way to the first backdraft (list in the order which they pass the bar)?

Answer: 6 and 24

The first fire engine to drive by is engine 6, which is the ladder truck. After they move outside, engine 24 drives by.

10. What is the name of the driver for engine 17?

Answer: Otis

'Call the box Otis. We're going to need backup on this one!' (quote from Steven).

11. What is the name of Brian's friend and fellow probationary fireman who joins 46 (contrary to his original assignment to 17)?

Answer: Tim

12. What company is Brian originally assigned to?

Answer: 115

Tim, 'McCaffrey, what's the matter with you? Aren't you a little curious?'
Brian, 'Engine 115, right?'

13. In the first fire that Brian goes to (where he is a firefighter, not the first backdraft), what is the building?

Answer: Garment Factory

The apartment complex is when Brian finally quits, the high-rise is after Brian quits, and the chemical plant is the final fire.

14. When Brian and Steven are talking on their father's old boat, a barge goes by in the background. What does it say on the side of the barge?

Answer: MSC8400 Material Service

You can make this out as the barge goes by behind them. Interestingly enough, in one of the shots about five seconds earlier, the angle shows the view down the river and there is no barge in site! A little mistake!

15. Why was Brian late on his first day of work with engine 17?

Answer: Car problems

16. Who jokes about cutting Santos out of his will?

Answer: Axe

17. What is the name of the fire chief whose retirement party is the movie?

Answer: Jack Fitzgerald

Chief Jack Fitzgerald.

18. What is the name of Steven and Helen's child?

Answer: Shawn

19. What is Inspector Rimmegale's nickname?

Answer: Shadow

He got the name when responding to a fire set by Ronald. Ronald lost his concentration and the fire turned on him. Rimmegale saved him, but he didn't see a tub of phosphorus which exploded and left a shadow of Rimmegale against the wall.

20. What is the correct order that these men were killed?

Answer: Seagrave, Cosgrove, Holcomb

21. What was the fire engine that Brian and Jennifer made love on?

Answer: 51

22. At the high-rise fire, what floor did companies 17 and 46 get out of the elevator at?

Answer: 29

If you look closely, when they show them near the elevators, you can barely make out the number next to the elevator. A little later, you can clearly see a door number, 2916, denoting the 29th floor.

23. Who is the last one, 'always the last one', on ladder 46 (at least at the end of the movie)?

Answer: Marty

'...Marty, why are you always the last one...!'

24. What was the number of the fireboat that was present at the last fire at the chemical plant?

Answer: 58

On the shot after Steven saves Brian in the elevator shaft, they show a shot of the boat and you can make out the number 58 on both sides of the stern.

25. At the end of the movie, the very end after Steven and Axe die, what is the address of the fire where they go to (including Brian who decides to rejoin 17)?

Answer: 1718 West Maplewood

'1718 West Maplewood. Got it cap?' Max at the end of the movie.

Source: Author whitee62

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