Jojo Rabbit Trivia Quiz

Answer: A grenade

The film begins by introducing Jojo, a 10-year-old boy living in Germany during the waning years of WWII who is obsessed with Hitler and the Nazi party. Jojo attends the Hitlerjugend training weekend led by Captain Klenzendorf, who everyone calls Captan K. "This is your first step towards being men," Captain K explains as he addresses the children assembled before him. "Today you boys will be involved in such activities as marching, bayonet drills, grenade-throwing, trench-digging, map-reading, gas defense, camouflage, ambush techniques, war games, firing guns and blowing stuff up." The boys all cheer ecstatically. That night as they try to go to sleep in their tent, Jojo chats with his friend, Yorki, about how he would like to catch a Jew and present it to Hitler. Jojo talks a big game, but he just wants somewhere to fit in. The next day, Jojo is humiliated in front of everyone at the morning's activity when he is asked to kill a defenseless rabbit in a show of strength and dominance, but tries unsuccessfully to let the animal escape instead. The older team leaders kill the rabbit and taunt Jojo, calling him a "scared little rabbit" and finally "Jojo rabbit".

Determined to demonstrate his bravery, Jojo interrupts Captain K as he is conducting a lesson. "Now lads, each of you will be given the opportunity to ignite and throw a grenade," Captain K begins. "I will personally be supervising each of you to make sure you don't blow your eyes out or something. All right, who's first?" Just then, Jojo comes bursting out of the woods. He jumps up over the sandbag wall, grabs the grenade from Captain K and runs off with it into the clearing, working himself up into a frenzy. He pulls the pin and throws the grenade high into the air and watches as it comes into contact with a tree and boomerangs back, landing at Jojo's feet where it detonates, sending Jojo flying in a cloud of smoke and debris. Captain K turns to the rest of the children. "Don't do that," he instructs.

Answer: "What they could."

Jojo is self-conscious about his injuries - he has scars forming a pattern over one side of his face, his right arm is injured, and he walks with slight limp. His mother, Rosie, wants to get him out of the house for his recuperation, but he doesn't want to go. "I look stupid. People will stare," he says. "Enjoy the attention, kid," Rosie tells him. "Not everyone's lucky enough to look stupid. I, for one, am cursed to look incredibly attractive." She decides to turn the outing into a game. "Now, you're going to pluck up your courage, walk out that door and have an incredible adventure," she says, as she throws Jojo his coat. "Field Marshall Jojo, you're our top man. Prepare to leave the house," Rosie says, her hand on the door handle. Jojo plays along. "Is it dangerous?" he asks. "Extremely," Rosie replies, with a wink.

Rosie brings Jojo to the Hitlerjugend office, where she forces Captain K to give him a job and make him feel included. Jojo is tasked with putting up propaganda posters and delivering conscriptions. When he is done with the posters, he joins Rosie who is staring at the bodies of people hanging in the gallows in the town square. "Yuck," Jojo says, turning away. Rosie places her hand firmly on his head and turns it back towards the gallows, forcing him to look. "What did they do?" Jojo asks his mother. "What they could," she replies softly. "Come on." They go home.

Answer: Elsa, a Jewish girl

Jojo returns home from handing out conscriptions. He should have the house to himself, but he hears a noise coming from upstairs. He enters the bedroom of his sister, Inge, who died the previous year, and finds some strange scratch marks on the floor in front of the far wall. He uses his DJ knife to pry open the concealed door that made the marks, revealing a secret room hidden in the crawlspace behind the wall. He goes inside to investigate, crawling past books and old toys before coming upon a teenaged girl sitting in the corner. This is Elsa. Jojo runs screaming from the room, but Elsa intercepts him downstairs, steals his knife, and uses it to threaten him. "Go on then," Elsa says to Jojo, as she spies him eyeing the telephone. "But you know what happens if you do? I'll tell them you helped me. And your mother, too. Then we'll all be kaput. And if you tell her you know about me - just one word - I'll do the world a great big favor and cut your Nazi head off. Got it?"

When Rosie returns home that night, Jojo tells her that he heard a noise upstairs but claims to think that it was Inge's ghost. Rosie dismisses the idea, explaining that they have rats. After Jojo goes to bed, Rosie pays a visit to Elsa. "You have to be more quiet," Rosie says. "He heard noises up here. If I have to choose between you and my son... I won't know where to send you. You hear me?" When Elsa questions what kind of life this is, hiding in the shadows, Rosie comforts her. "You're being challenged. They say you can't live, that you won't live. If that comes true, then they win," she says. "They've been winning so far," Elsa replies quietly. "They'll never win. That's the power you have - as long as there's someone alive somewhere, then they lose. They didn't get you yesterday, or today. You make tomorrow the same," Rosie urges. "Tomorrow must be the same."

Answer: Writing a book on Jewish people

When Jojo starts asking Captain K questions about Jews, he is asked if he's seen one. "I'm not sure I'd be able to tell if I did," Jojo replies, deflecting. "Me neither," Captain K replies. "Without their funny hats it's damn near impossible. Someone should write a book on the subject." This gives Jojo an idea, and he goes to Elsa with a proposition. "Ok, here's the situation," he begins. "If I tell on you, you'll be in big trouble and I don't think you want that. But then you'll tell on me and my mother and we'll be in trouble, which I don't want. And if you tell my mother I know, then she'll kick you out, which you don't want. And if I tell my mother I know, then you'll cut off my Nazi head, which I also don't want." He lays out the condition he has for allowing Elsa to stay. "Tell me everything about the Jewish race," he says. "Ok. We're like you, but human," Elsa replies glibly. "Please take this seriously. Think of this as an exposé. I want to know all your secrets," Jojo replies. "Obviously we are demons who love money, right?" Elsa begins. "Obviously. Everyone knows that," Jojo replies, scribbling furiously. "But what people don't know is that we are also allergic to food," Elsa continues. "Cheese, bread, meat. That stuff will kill us instantly. So if you're thinking of ending my life, that's the fastest way. Also biscuits. Lethal." Jojo stops writing once he realizes the joke. "Very funny. Anyway, there's not enough food for you so I don't know what you're going to do," he says. "Your mother managed to find me some bread. She's kind. She treats me like a person," Elsa replies. "But you're not," Jojo points out. "Not a proper person."

Later, Jojo gives Elsa a pen and paper and tries to get her to provide illustrations for his book. "I'd like you to draw a picture of where Jews live. Where you all sleep, eat, and where the queen Jew lays the eggs," he says. "You really are an idiot," Elsa replies. "Come on. We have a lot of work to do," Jojo insists. Elsa takes up the pen and begins sketching, handing the finished drawing to Jojo. It's a drawing of him, with the word "DUMMKOPF" printed below it. "I said to draw where Jews live. This is just a stupid picture of my head," Jojo says. "Yeah, that's where we live," she explains.

Answer: Nathan, her fiancé

Elsa had told Jojo about Nathan, her fiancé, and showed him the picture of him that she has in her locket. Jojo formulates a plan to get back at her. He sits at his desk with a pen and paper and begins writing. When he's done, he pays a visit to Elsa in her room. "I have something to tell you," he says. "I came across an old letter from Nathan, your fiancé, addressed to you." Elsa has no idea what he is talking about. "I'll just read it," Jojo explains. "Dear Elsa, this is hard for me to say but I don't want to marry you anymore. I found a new woman and we laugh a lot and do the tongue kiss. It's like my favorite poet, Rilke, says, 'We need in love to practice only this: letting each other go.' So goodbye and sorry about letting you go. From Nathan, your ex-fiancé. P.S. I'm not really in the resistance. I was lying. I'm unemployed and quite fat now." Silently, Elsa slinks back into her hiding place and closes the door. Soft crying noises can be heard coming from inside. Jojo immediately realizes that he went too far.

We see him back at his desk, writing again. He returns to Elsa's secret room, and knocks lightly on the panel. "Um, don't open the door but I actually forgot there was a second letter," he says awkwardly. "Dear Elsa. I just wanted to let you know that I don't want to break up with you now. I changed my mind because I don't want you to kill yourself over me which a couple of girls have done in the past and it's pretty stressful. I need you to stay alive. Thank God you're being taken care of by that kid, who I must say is a remarkable young man. Beyond his years. And brave too. And let's still get married sometime - even though I am truly unemployed and have nothing going on for me. Yours, Nathan." Elsa opens the door and looks at Jojo. They begin challenging each other to name famous Jews and famous Germans. Before retreating back into her hiding place, Elsa turns to Jojo. "Hey, if you find any more of those letters, will you let me know?" she asks. "Sure," Jojo replies.

Answer: That he's not a Nazi

When Jojo was last at the Hitler Youth offices, he stole some colored pencils from Captain K's desk. Once he gets home, he knocks on Elsa's door and hands her the pencils. "You can have them. They're probably broken. Doesn't mean anything," he says, trying to sound casual. Elsa offers to draw him again. "No one wants to see pictures of cripples," he points out. "You're hardly a cripple," Elsa replies. "It's fine, I'll just accept I'll be one of those guys who'll never get to kiss a girl," Jojo says. "You will be kissed, Jojo," Elsa says. "Do you want me to kiss you?" Jojo is slightly embarrassed, and tries to cover it up. "Ok, two things," he says. "Thing number one: it's illegal for Nazis and Jews to hang out like we do, let alone kiss. Thing number two: it'd just be a sympathy kiss, which doesn't count." Elsa won't let him deflect. "You're not a Nazi," she says pointedly. Jojo is incredulous. "I'm massively into swastikas so I think that's a pretty good sign right there," he says, but Elsa remains serious. "You're not a Nazi, Jojo," she says. "You're a 10 year old kid who likes swastikas and likes dressing up in a funny uniform and wants to be part of a club. But you are not one of them," she says. Jojo issues more denials, but his heart isn't in it anymore.

Later, Jojo watches Elsa as she looks at herself in a mirror after taking a bath. He shudders at a realization. Previously, when Rosie took Jojo to the river, she spoke to him about being in love. "You'll know when it happens. You'll feel it. It's a pain," Rosie explained. "In your tummy. Like you're full of butterflies." Back at home, Jojo looks down and we see butterflies in his stomach. He's beginning to have feelings for Elsa.

Answer: False

Gestapo agents call on the house one day when Jojo is home alone with Elsa. They are led by a towering Captain Deertz. They claim to be carrying out "a routine inspection", but seem particularly interested in what Rosie has been up to. Their visit is interrupted by Captain K, who says he is here to give Jojo some pamphlets. The search moves upstairs, causing Jojo to fear that Elsa will be discovered, but Elsa has a plan. She hides in plain sight by pretending to be Inge, Jojo's sister. Captain Deertz searches "Inge's" room and asks to see her papers. There's a tense moment when Elsa searches through Inge's desk and locates her papers, and then struggles to remember her birthday when questioned by Captain K. "First of May, 1929," she finally answers. "Correct," Captain K replies, consulting the papers. "Thank you Inge. Get a new photo. You look a bit like a ghost in this one." The tension is broken when Captain Deertz finds Jojo's book about Jews, which provides the Gestapo agents much amusement. They finish up and leave.

Once everyone has gone, Jojo finds Elsa in her hideout. "Elsa, you fooled them," he says, but she's not in a celebratory mood. "May seventh," she replies, still holding Inge's papers. "She was born on the seventh, not the first." Jojo takes the papers from her and sees the date of birth. "He was helping us," he says, referring to Captain K. "They'll be back. They'll figure out she's dead, then I'll be dead," Elsa says quietly. Jojo tries to allay her fears. "Nobody really knows Inge died. You could be her. I'll tell mama everything when she gets home. That I know you, and that we're friends," he says quickly. Elsa turns away from Jojo, her fear getting the better of her. "Jew and Nazi are not friends," she says.

Answer: A butterfly

Rosie had previously stated that she thought the war to be pointless, and was spotted by Jojo leaving flyers with anti-party sentiments all over town. One afternoon, Jojo is walking through the town square when he spots a butterfly. He begins to follow it as it moves along just above the cobblestones. He squats down to admire the colorful insect as it comes to rest on the ground for a moment, before flying off into the distance. Jojo rises, and we see a pair of legs dangling in the air next to him. He has followed the butterfly to the gallows, and he turns to see a familiar pair of shoes. Previous scenes had focused repeatedly on Rosie's distinctive oxfords, so the audience comes to the realization at the same time as Jojo. He looks up in disbelief and clutches his mother's legs, crying into her slacks.

Jojo returns home to find Elsa in Inge's room. She looks up from her book to see him walking towards her holding his DJ knife - she can tell that something is wrong. In one swift move, he drives the knife into Elsa just beneath her collarbone - the wound isn't deep, but it draws blood. Elsa takes Jojo's hand in hers, and calmly pulls out the blade. Jojo backs away from Elsa and collapses to the floor in tears. Later that evening, Elsa and Jojo comfort each other. "Did you know?" he asks, referring to his mother's efforts in the resistance. "She didn't tell me much, only that she worked with friends and your father was somehow involved from afar," she replies. "She said he'll be home as soon as the war is over. She didn't want to tell you anything for obvious reasons." Jojo understands. "Because she hated me. 'Cause I'm a Nazi. I'm the enemy," he says. "She didn't want you to know anything that could get you in trouble," Elsa replies tenderly. "But now I have nothing. No one," Jojo replies. Elsa tries to take Jojo's mind off everything by telling him about the last time she saw her parents. "What's the first thing you'll do when you're free?" he finally asks. Elsa thinks about it for a moment. "Dance," she says.

Answer: By calling him a Jew

Jojo runs into his friend, Yorki, as the Soviets and Americans approach from different directions. The center of town has become a fierce battleground, with the Nazis making one final desperate stand against the Allied forces. Separated from Yorki, Jojo hides until the worst is over and emerges to find German POWs being herded away. A Russian soldier spots Jojo and marches him into a courtyard together with the other German prisoners, where he spots a familiar face. "Captain K," he exclaims, taking a seat next to him. "We've come to the end," Captain K says. "I'm sorry about Rosie. She was a good person. An actual good person." Jojo begins crying at the thought of his mother, and hugs Captain K, as the Soviets begin herding the German prisoners into groups. "You're okay, kid," Captain K says to Jojo, as he stands him up and takes a look at him. "Now go home and look after that sister of yours, okay?" In one quick motion, he rips Jojo's jacket off of him and pushes him down to the ground. "Get away, Jew!" he yells, drawing the attention of a nearby soldier. "What's going on?" the soldier asks Jojo. "You know this Nazi?" Jojo begins to explain, but Captain K interrupts. "I don't know this dirty Jew," he says, before spitting at Jojo. Captain K is dragged away, as the soldier throws Jojo out of the courtyard and into the street. "Get out of here. Go home," he is told. Jojo runs away to the sound of gunfire coming from the courtyard.

In another part of town, Jojo again runs into Yorki, who has miraculously survived the battle. The two friends hug. "I'm gonna go home and see my mother. I need a cuddle," Yorki says. "Nothing makes sense anymore," Jojo complains. "Ya, I know. It's definitely not a good time to be a Nazi," Yorki replies, before mentioning to Jojo that now that the war is over, Elsa should be free to leave. Jojo is alarmed by the thought, and tells Yorki that he has to go.

Answer: They dance.

When Rosie took Jojo to the river, she chided him for being too serious. "Life is a gift. We must celebrate it. We have to dance to show God we are grateful to be alive," she said, as she danced along the riverbank. "Well I won't dance. Dancing's for people who don't have a job," he said grumpily. "Dancing's for people who are free," Rosie replied. "It's an escape from all this."

Jojo rushes home to tell Elsa that the war is over. When she asks if it is safe for her to come out, he lies and tells her that she can't leave because Germany won. Jojo stands alone in Inge's room and looks around at the items on the desk. He flips through the book about Jews that he was working on with Elsa, admiring her many illustrations. He turns to the last drawing, of a young boy holding a small key standing next to a caged rabbit. Jojo realizes his mistake in trying to get Elsa to stay, and pretends to read another letter from Nathan explaining that they have devised a plan for her to escape to Paris. Elsa emerges from her hideout to tell Jojo that Nathan had died the previous year from tuberculosis. "Well, that's weird. Who wrote these?" Jojo says awkwardly and holds up the letters, which makes Elsa laugh. "Thank you, Jojo. You've been so good to me," she says. He convinces her to trust him, and gather her things so they can leave. He walks with her to the front door and places his hand on the handle. "Is it dangerous out there?" Elsa asks. "Extremely," he says, and opens the door.

Elsa steps out into the street, Jojo following behind her. Life has returned to normalcy. A car full of American soldiers passes. Elsa turns and walks back towards Jojo. "We made it," he says feebly. Elsa slaps him hard across the face. "Probably deserved that," he says with a nod. "What do we do now?" Elsa gives Jojo a sideways glance, and begins swaying to an imaginary rhythm. Jojo watches for a few seconds, and then follows suit. The pair of friends stand outside Jojo's house, smiling at each other and snapping their fingers, as they dance to a German language version of David Bowie's "Heroes" playing on the soundtrack.