Breaking Bad Trivia Flashcards

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What is falling in the opening scene of the series?

Walt's pants

What is the model of the RV that Walt and Jesse own?

A Bounder

What is Walt wearing when we meet him?

A gas mask, underwear, and socks and shoes

In episode 1 of the series, Walt is fleeing the desert but suddenly stops. Why?

He has crashed the RV and it won't move Signup and view all the answers

What color is Walt's shirt in episode 1 of the series?

Green Signup and view all the answers

What is Walt's address?

308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, NM Signup and view all the answers

What is Walt's zip code?

87104 Signup and view all the answers

Walt makes a video in the opening episode of the series. What message does he have for law enforcement?

This is not an admission of guilt. Signup and view all the answers

In episode 1, Walt places a video recorder on the ground. What does he place beside it?

His wallet Signup and view all the answers

In the intro to the series, Walt stands in the road and points a gun. At whom is he pointing the gun?

He believes he is pointing it at law enforcement Signup and view all the answers

Why does Walt flee the desert in the first episode?

He has discovered that one of the men with whom he was working is a CI. Signup and view all the answers

Walt won a Nobel prize for:

Contributing to the research of proton radiography Signup and view all the answers

In what year did Walt win a Nobel prize?

1985 Signup and view all the answers

Who plays Walter White?

Bryan Cranston Signup and view all the answers

Betsy Brandt plays this character.

Mari Schrader Signup and view all the answers

What birthday tradition does Skyler do for Walt?

She writes his birthday number in bacon. Signup and view all the answers

How old is Walt when he is told he has cancer?

50 Signup and view all the answers

Why does Skyler ask Walt if he took his Echinacea?

It is an herbal remedy for colds. She thinks he has a cold. Signup and view all the answers

Walt Jr. claims that veggie bacon smells like this.

Band-Aids Signup and view all the answers

What color is Walt's car in Season 1?

Green Signup and view all the answers

Where does Walt teach?

J.P. Wynne High School Signup and view all the answers

We see Walt parking in a handicapped spot at the high school. Why is he parking here?

His son Walt Jr. uses crutches to walk. Signup and view all the answers

What subject does Walt teach?

Chemistry Signup and view all the answers

In episode 1, we see Walt discipline a student in his class. What has the student done?

He is not at his assigned spot and is instead talking to another student. Signup and view all the answers

Walt asks his class, "Chemistry is the study of what?" How does Ben, a student in his class, answer?

Chemicals Signup and view all the answers

Walt says that technically, Chemistry is the study of:

matter Signup and view all the answers

Walt says he prefers to think of Chemistry as the study of:

change Signup and view all the answers

Name the smart-aleck student that gives Walt problems in episode 1.

Chad Signup and view all the answers

Is Walt a good teacher?

False Signup and view all the answers

Where does Walt work after school?

A car wash Signup and view all the answers

Name Walt's boss at his second job.

Bogdan Signup and view all the answers

What is Walt doing when Bogdan asks him to go clean cars?

He is running the cash register. Signup and view all the answers

What does Hank call his "daily carry"?

Glock 22 Signup and view all the answers

When Walt picks up Hank's gun in the pilot, Hank compares him to this rock-n-roller "with a glass of warm milk."

Keith Richards Signup and view all the answers

Who says, "Walt, you have a brain the size of Wisconsin."?

Hank Signup and view all the answers

Who gives Walt the idea to go into meth?

Hank Signup and view all the answers

How much money was confiscated in the first drug bust we see?

$700,000 Signup and view all the answers

What is our first sign that Walt is sick?

He is coughing a lot then he passes out at his second job. Signup and view all the answers

Walt asks an ambulance driver to just "drop me off at a corner." Why?

He is afraid his insurance won't cover the cost of the ambulance. Signup and view all the answers

When Walt gets a cancer diagnosis, he is fixated on:

a mustard stain on the doctor's coat Signup and view all the answers

What did Walt buy with a credit card that prompts Skyler to say, "That's the one we don't use."?

Printer paper Signup and view all the answers

Walt snaps and quits his job. What does he yell at the owner as he walks out?

F you and your eyebrows/Wipe down this Signup and view all the answers

Hank is describing a house and uses the word "green" to describe it. What word does Gomey use to correct him?

Sage Signup and view all the answers

What is Jesse's nickname at the top of the series?

Cap'n Cook Signup and view all the answers

What is Jesse's signature on his meth cooks, prior to joining Walter?

chili powder Signup and view all the answers

What bet do Hank and Gomey make about Jesse at the top of the series?

They bet on his nationality. Hank thinks he is Mexican and Gomey says he is white. Signup and view all the answers

Hank takes Walt along as he busts a meth house. When they get there, Hank just sits there for a while before sending in his men. On what is he waiting?

He is waiting for a school bus to pass. Signup and view all the answers

For what organization does Hank work?

DEA Signup and view all the answers

DEA is an abbreviation for:

Drug Enforcement Administration Signup and view all the answers

Hank tells Walt that if you mix it wrong, you can accidentally make mustard gas. Walt corrects him by calling it:

phosphine gas Signup and view all the answers

Who wins in the bet over Jesse's nationality?

Hank, although he is wrong Signup and view all the answers

Name Hank's partner in the pilot.

Frank, although it is in fact Gomez. Signup and view all the answers

What is Jesse wearing when we meet him?

Red boxers Signup and view all the answers

In the pilot, Jesse emerges from a 2nd floor window. How does he make his way to the ground?

He falls. Signup and view all the answers

At the top of the show, what is Jesse's license plate?

The Capn Signup and view all the answers

How does Walt figure out how to get started in the meth business?

Jesse helps him. Signup and view all the answers

After seeing Jesse at a meth house in the pilot, how does Walt find him?

Jesse's address is still in the school system. Signup and view all the answers

When Walt goes to Jesse's house in the pilot, what does Jesse think he wants?

To help him get away from meth. Signup and view all the answers

Jesse says, "You ain't Welcome Back, Kotter." What does that mean?

Welcome Back, Kotter was a 70s sitcom about a teacher who returned to the high school he attended to help kids headed for trouble. Signup and view all the answers

In the pilot, Walt says to Jesse, "You know the business, and I..." What does he continue with?

know the Chemistry Signup and view all the answers

How does Walt talk Jesse into partnering with him in the pilot?

He says, partner with me or I will turn you in. Signup and view all the answers

In the pilot, Skyler is writing...

a collection of short stories Signup and view all the answers

What is Marie's favorite color?

Purple Signup and view all the answers

Where does Walt get the supplies to start his first lab?

From the high school science supply closet Signup and view all the answers

When stocking his first lab, what does Walt refer to as the piece de resistance?

The boiling flask Signup and view all the answers

In the pilot, Jesse tells Walt he knows a dude that wants to sell an RV. Who is the dude?

Combo Signup and view all the answers

Walt goes to the bank to get money for an RV. What is his bank?

Mesa Verde Signup and view all the answers

Mesa Verde is a bank in the Breaking Bad world. What does "verde" mean?

Green Signup and view all the answers

When Jesse asks Walt why he decided to break bad, what reason does Walt give?

"I am awake." Signup and view all the answers

In a clothing store, a kid makes fun of Walt Jr. What does Walt do?

He kicks his leg out from under him and stomps on it. Signup and view all the answers

What is the address (number only) of the clothing store where a kid makes fun of Walt Jr.?

919 Signup and view all the answers

The first time Jesse watches Walt remove his shirt and pants, what does he say?

He gestures to his underwear and says, "You're keeping those on, right?" Signup and view all the answers

What is the first tool we see Jesse use during Walt and Jesse's first cook?

A mortar and pestle Signup and view all the answers

What color is the first batch of meth that Walt cooks?

Clear/has no color Signup and view all the answers

What is Krazy-8 doing when we meet him?

Training a rottweiler to attack Signup and view all the answers

Jesse approaches this person first, as a potential candidate for selling their product.

Krazy-8 Signup and view all the answers

Jesse refers to himself as "vata loco." What does that mean?

Crazy dude Signup and view all the answers

Who was Jesse's partner before Walt?

Emilio Signup and view all the answers

What was Jesse doing when Hank and team busted his lab at the top of the show?

Having sex with the woman next door Signup and view all the answers

What color is Krazy-8's car?

highlighter yellow Signup and view all the answers

When Jesse brings Krazy-8 and Emilio to meet Walt, Emilio thinks that Walt:

works for the DEA Signup and view all the answers

Emilio and Krazy-8 believe that Walt and Jesse are rats. Emilio suggests they shoot them. Why didn't they?

Krazy-8 is a CI. Signup and view all the answers

How does Walt escape from Emilio and Krazy-8 when he is showing them how to make his meth?

He uses red phosphorous Signup and view all the answers

How do the bullet holes get into the door of the Bounder?

Emilio and Krazy-8 shoot at the door when Walt has them locked inside. Signup and view all the answers

How many bullet holes are in the door of the RV?

5 Signup and view all the answers

After escaping out of the van during his forced meth lesson, Walt runs to help Jesse. He abruptly stops. Why?

Emilio's cigarette has started a fire. Signup and view all the answers

Name a person at whom Walt points a gun in the pilot.

himself Signup and view all the answers

In the opening sequence of the series, we see Walt drive over a pair of pants. Why is this improbable?

The pants were hanging on the RV and would not have landed in front of it at the rate Walt was traveling. Signup and view all the answers

Why does Walt throw a gas mask in the pilot?

He is frustrated at having wrecked the RV. Signup and view all the answers

Where does Walt get the gun he later points down an empty road in the pilot?

Off of Krazy-8 Signup and view all the answers

Why is Walt unsuccessful at killing himself in the pilot?

The safety of the gun is on. Signup and view all the answers

Walt panics when he hears sirens as he flees the desert in the pilot. What are the sirens?

Firetrucks headed to the fire started by the cigarette. Signup and view all the answers

Why is Walt washing money at the end of the pilot?

Presumably it was covered in the phosphine gas. Signup and view all the answers

Last line of the pilot:

Walt, is that you? Signup and view all the answers

How do Walt and Jesse get the RV un-stuck after running it into the ground in the pilot?

They get a guy on the res to pull them out. Signup and view all the answers

The title sequence contains the element Bromine. What is its atomic number?

35 Signup and view all the answers

Bromine is one element in the title sequence. What is the other?

Barium Signup and view all the answers

Name the creator of the series.

Vince Gilligan Signup and view all the answers

In the opener for season 1, episode 2, Walt is waking up. Where is he?

The bathroom floor of his bedroom. Signup and view all the answers

In the second episode of season 1, Jesse calls Walt posing as:

An employee of AT&T Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Opening Scene and Initial Circumstances

The series opens dramatically with Walt's pants falling from the RV.
Walt and Jesse's RV is a Bounder model, significant for its role in their meth-cooking operations.
Walt is introduced wearing a gas mask, underwear, socks, and shoes, emphasizing his chaotic situation in the desert.
In episode 1, Walt suddenly halts while fleeing the desert due to the RV being crashed and immobile.

Walter White's Background and Health Issues

Walt earned a Nobel Prize in 1985 for his work in proton radiography.
He is diagnosed with cancer at age 50, marking a pivotal moment in his life.
Walt's first sign of illness is frequent coughing, culminating in him fainting at work.
His inability to accept medical help is shown when he asks an ambulance driver to drop him off at a corner to avoid insurance issues.

Family Dynamics and Personal Life

Skyler, Walt's wife, celebrates his birthday traditionally by writing his age in bacon.
Walt's son, Walt Jr., uses crutches due to his disability, leading to Walt parking in a handicapped spot.

Walt's Professional Life

Walt is a chemistry teacher at J.P. Wynne High School, where he struggles with his teaching effectiveness.
He also works at a car wash owned by Bogdan, highlighting his financial struggles.
The series illustrates Walt's passion for chemistry through his philosophical statements about the subject being the study of matter and change.

Connection with Jesse Pinkman and Meth Production

Jesse serves as Walt's partner in meth production, initially introduced as a student with the nickname Cap'n Cook.
Jesse's early relationship with the meth business includes a signature of chili powder in his product.
Walt's turn to the meth industry is partly propelled by financial necessity and the desire to provide for his family after his cancer diagnosis.

Conflict and Drug Enforcement

Walt's brother-in-law, Hank, works for the DEA, placing additional tension on Walt’s illicit activities.
Significant drug busts and monetary amounts (e.g., $700,000 confiscated in a raid) underscore the high stakes of the drug trade in the series.

Intricacies of the Plot and Character Interactions

Walt's attempts to integrate into the meth business are fraught with danger, including initial encounters with Emilio and Krazy-8, who perceive Walt as a potential informant.
Tension escalates when Walt uses red phosphorous to escape a harrowing situation with the two criminals.
Walt's moral ambiguity is tested as he is driven by desperation, gradually leading him deeper into the drug world.

Cinematic and Thematic Elements

The series is known for its poignant moments, such as when Walt reflects on his life choices, shown through his interactions with Jesse and Hank.
The visual medium effectively portrays character development and thematic depth, particularly through scenes that juxtapose the mundane elements of Walter’s life with his descent into crime.

Symbolism and Notable Quotes

Key symbolic representations include the color green, seen in Walt's clothing and his car, representing jealousy and greed.
The title sequence features the elements bromine and barium, with bromine's atomic number being 35—a nod to the chemical themes present throughout the season.

Wrap Up of Pilot Episode

The pilot ends with the poignant line, "Walt, is that you?" indicating a critical turning point for Walt as he steps further into his new life as a drug manufacturer.
The aftermath of events in the pilot showcases Walt's messy entanglements in the crime world, establishing a foundation for the dramatic narrative of "Breaking Bad."

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