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Kidnapping, murder and mounds of snow. Is there anything this movie doesn't have? Do you have Marge's skills of deduction to answer these questions about the action packed movie Fargo? Take this quiz and find out!
1: What season is it during the movie?
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At the very beginning of the movie, we see a car being towed through Fargo in the heavy snow.
2: Which state is Fargo in?
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Fargo is a city in the state of North Dakota. It is the largest city in the state.
3: What are the names of the 3 characters that are sitting together at The King of Clubs bar at the beginning of the film?
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Jerry, Carl, and Gaear are played by William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, and Peter Stormare respectively.
4: What is Jerry's job?
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Jerry is a car salesmen who tried to get hockey tickets for one of his sales, but ended up disappointing his clients and offering a $100 discount instead.
5: Whose home gets broken into?
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Jerry's home gets broken into by Carl and Gaear. They planned to kidnap Jean, Jerry's wife.
6: Who falls down the stairs during the break in?
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Jean accidentally fell down the stairs when her house was broken into.
7: Why was Jean kidnapped?
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Jerry is having money problems, and instead of asking his wife's father for help, he thought it would be better to hire Carl and Gaear to kidnap her for ransom.
8: Who is the chief of police?
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Marge, who is also pregnant with her first child, is the Chief of Police in Fargo.
9: What does Marge's husband offer to do for her as she leaves the house?
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Marge is pregnant, and her husband Norm insists that she can't leave the house without eating, so he gets up before her to make her some eggs.
10: Where do the kidnappers take Jean?
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Gaear and Carl take Jean to a secluded cabin after they kidnap her from her home.
11: The entrance to Brainerd has a statue of which folk hero?
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Brainerd calls itself the home of Paul Bunyan and has a statue of him at the city limits. Keeping with this theme, the kidnappers stop at the Blue Ox motel.
12: Who meets up with the kidnappers?
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Jean's father goes to drop off her ransom and collect his daughter, only to get shot by one of the kidnappers.
13: What do the kidnappers do with the money they get?
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The kidnappers bury the money to hide it during the investigation. At the end of the film, the money is still buried by the fence.
14: What does Marge grill Jerry about?
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Marge visits Jerry at the car dealership where he works to question him about his wife's disappearance. She specifically asks if there was a beige sedan stolen from his lot that matched the description of the car that took Jean.
15: What weapon does Gaear use to kill Carl?
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Gaear uses an axe to kill Carl after he annoys him.
16: After killing Carl, how does Gaear dispose of the body?
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In the movie's most famous scene, Gaear disposes of Carl's body in a wood chipper and sprays blood over the snow. Marge catches him in the act and shoots him when he tries to escape.
