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'Traffic' The Movie Trivia Quiz

A trivia quiz on the movie 'Traffic', one of the most acclaimed movies of 2000. Contains spoilers, so don't read if you don't want to find anything out (although if you're taking this quiz, you've probably seen it already).

A multiple-choice quiz by no_1_gracie. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
no_1_gracie

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,038

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
682

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Which country was featured in the story containing the characters Javier and Manolo? Hint

Nicaragua

Colombia

Mexico

Venezuela

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was Robert Wakefield's job prior to being appointed the new Drug Czar? Hint

White House Staff Member

Lawyer

Judge

Police Man

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many children did Helena and Carlos Ayala have? Hint

Two

One, with another on the way

Three

Zero

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Question 4 of 15

4. How did Javier lure asssasin Francisco Flores into his clutches? Hint

By 'picking him up' in a gay bar

Sneaking up from behind him and grabbing him

Catching him during a murder

Setting up a trap for him

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Question 5 of 15

5. How does Robert Wakefield's daughter Caroline get hooked onto freebase cocaine? Hint

Some friends show her how at a party

Her boyfriend Seth introduced it to her

She learns off of the streets

She teaches herself

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Question 6 of 15

6. When does Helena find out about her husband's profession? Hint

When she finds bricks of cocaine in his car

When she sees him carrying drugs to some buyers

When she catches him making a deal on tape

When he's suddenly arrested by DEA agents

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Question 7 of 15

7. Where does Javier choose to have a meeting with some American officials? Hint

At a carnival

In a pool

In a car

At a bowling alley

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Question 8 of 15

8. When does Robert put Caroline into rehab? Hint

After she and her friends are arrested after a party

When he catches her high from freebasing in her bathroom

When he finds out that she was freebasing with Seth in a motel room

When he finds drugs under her bed

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Question 9 of 15

9. What does Helena's lawyer, Arnie, do to make sure that listening DEA agents Montel and Ray don't hear his and Helena's conversation? Hint

He takes Helena to somewhere other than her home to talk

He plays classical music incredibly loud

He whispers in her ear

He writes the information on paper

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Question 10 of 15

10. When Javier and Manolo are sent off with the two Mexican military officers to be executed, who gets shot? Hint

Javier, but he was only wounded

Neither-both are spared

Both Manolo and Javier, who are both only injured

Manolo, and he died

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Question 11 of 15

11. What does Seth inform Robert about the real reason behind problems with the urban drug trade? Hint

It's just a problem urban areas have, so get over it

Drugs are just easier to aquire in the ghetto

Thousands of white kids asking every black person they see for drugs leads them to trade

Black people may sell drugs, but white people provide the drugs for them

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Question 12 of 15

12. How does Helena present cocaine to the Obregon brothers? Hint

Processed into dolls

Hidden in drinks

In bricks

Concealed in lipstick tubes

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Question 13 of 15

13. Where is the final place we see Javier? Hint

A baseball field

In jail

In his car

In a restaurant

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where does Robert finally find Caroline after searching for her everywhere? Hint

Lying on the street in the ghetto

With drug dealer Sketch

In a motel room where he followed Seth too, with an unknown white man

In a motel room with Seth

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Question 15 of 15

15. What guaranteed Carlos' verdict of innocent? Hint

Arnie was just a very good lawyer

The case was dropped

They key witness dies of natural causes

The key witness against him was murdered by order of Helena

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which country was featured in the story containing the characters Javier and Manolo?

Answer: Mexico

Much of 'Traffic' dealt with issues that arise becuase of the drug trade along the US and Mexico border.

2. What was Robert Wakefield's job prior to being appointed the new Drug Czar?

Answer: Judge

In fact, Robert is introduced to us in the court room, in a judge's gown.

3. How many children did Helena and Carlos Ayala have?

Answer: One, with another on the way

Helena had a little boy and was pregnant - the pregnancy was thrown in to accomodate Catherine Zeta-Jone's pregnancy.

4. How did Javier lure asssasin Francisco Flores into his clutches?

Answer: By 'picking him up' in a gay bar

Javier lured Francisco into his car by smiling as he placed a cigarette pack with a condom attached onto the bar table.

5. How does Robert Wakefield's daughter Caroline get hooked onto freebase cocaine?

Answer: Her boyfriend Seth introduced it to her

Caroline's boyfriend Seth taught her freebase and used that for his advantage (scuzz).

6. When does Helena find out about her husband's profession?

Answer: When he's suddenly arrested by DEA agents

Carlos' job was kept secret a from Helena until he was arrested.

7. Where does Javier choose to have a meeting with some American officials?

Answer: In a pool

Javier chose to discuss business in a community pool.

8. When does Robert put Caroline into rehab?

Answer: When he catches her high from freebasing in her bathroom

After letting Caroline's arrest go, he finally puts her into rehab after he catches her stoned in her bathroom.

9. What does Helena's lawyer, Arnie, do to make sure that listening DEA agents Montel and Ray don't hear his and Helena's conversation?

Answer: He plays classical music incredibly loud

Arnie blasted the works of Beethoven to drown out his conversation with Helena.

10. When Javier and Manolo are sent off with the two Mexican military officers to be executed, who gets shot?

Answer: Manolo, and he died

Javier was spared, but Manolo wasn't so lucky.

11. What does Seth inform Robert about the real reason behind problems with the urban drug trade?

Answer: Thousands of white kids asking every black person they see for drugs leads them to trade

In one of the movie's most memorable speeches, Seth tells Robert that it's not the black people in urban areas, but white people that want to aquire drugs from black people that are the problem.

12. How does Helena present cocaine to the Obregon brothers?

Answer: Processed into dolls

Helena had pressure loaded cocaine in the form of Spastic Jack dolls for the Obregon brothers.

13. Where is the final place we see Javier?

Answer: A baseball field

The movie's closing scene has Javier watching a baseball game with a smile on his face.

14. Where does Robert finally find Caroline after searching for her everywhere?

Answer: In a motel room where he followed Seth too, with an unknown white man

Robert finds Caroline lying in a motel room, where she only responds with, 'Hi Daddy.'

15. What guaranteed Carlos' verdict of innocent?

Answer: The key witness against him was murdered by order of Helena

They key witness was killed by eating poisoned scrambled eggs.

Source: Author no_1_gracie

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