# "Fargo" Movie Trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395 "2012-08-23T17:16:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/1 "2012-08-23T17:16:49Z")
I was thinking about the greatest movie of all time, “Fargo,” and it occurred to me that I should test your knowledge as to this great work of art. No cheating, you cheaty cheaters. 1. What lake is Ecklund & Swetlin’s closer to? 2. What king adorns the back of Scotty’s bedroom door? 3. Jerry can get you what kind of sealant? (It’s really super.) 4. What company does Mike Yanagita claim to work for? 5. What fast food does Norm bring to Marge’s office? 6. Who’ll say no dice, because that’s why Wade pays him? 7. Which guy isn’t circumcized? 8. What stamp does Norm’s painting end up on? 9. How much money can Riley Deifenbach not account for? 10. What prison did Shep Proudfoot do time in? 11. What’s the minimum price for long term parking? 12. What color is the Ciera? (There are two acceptable terms for this color.) 13. What member of the cast played himself? 14. What does Gaear Grimsrud need when Jean bites him? 15. What kind of grades is Scotty getting? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/2 "2012-08-23T17:22:51Z")
1. 2 cent ? 2. salve ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/3 "2012-08-23T17:24:45Z")
I need to watch the movie again. [spoiler] 2. Accordion King? 1. True Coat? 2. 3M? 3. Finally, one I know. Arby’s. 4. Unguent! 5. C’s.[/spoiler] I’m an embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/4 "2012-08-23T17:29:53Z")
[spoiler]1. Well, Ecklund & Swetlin’s closer to Moose Lake so I made that assumption. 1. Honeywell, for an engineer, you could do a lot worse. 5 Ah, hon, ya got Arby’s all over me. 1. The little one. 2. 3 cent. 3. Stillwater. 4. Burnt umber/tan[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/5 "2012-08-23T17:30:01Z")
1. Jerry can get you what kind of sealant? (It’s really super.) - Tru-Coat? 1. What fast food does Norm bring to Marge’s office? - Arby’s 1. What member of the cast played himself? - Jose Feliciano 1. What does Gaear Grimsrud need when Jean bites him? - Unguent ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/6 "2012-08-23T17:33:13Z")
1. An UNGUENT. ETA: NM, too late! ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/7 "2012-08-23T17:33:59Z")
1. The little guy who is funny looking. 2. $4 3. Tan? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/8 "2012-08-23T17:34:00Z")
1. What fast food does Norm bring to Marge’s office? Arby’s. 1. Who’ll say no dice, because that’s why Wade pays him? Gustavson. 1. Which guy isn’t circumcized? The funny lookin’ in a general way one. 1. What stamp does Norm’s painting end up on? 2 cent. 1. What’s the minimum price for long term parking? $4. 1. What color is the Ciera? (There are two acceptable terms for this color.) Tan. 1. What does Gaear Grimsrud need when Jean bites him? Unguant. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/9 "2012-08-23T17:40:54Z")
That was fun,would love to see more threads like this. 13 was driving me nuts, so I looked it up. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/10 "2012-08-23T17:43:14Z")
[quote=“RickJay, post:1, topic:632395”] I was thinking about the greatest movie of all time, “Fargo,” and it occurred to me that I should test your knowledge as to this great work of art. No cheating, you cheaty cheaters. 1. What lake is Ecklund & Swetlin’s closer to? Clear Lake, so he made that assumption 1. Jerry can get you what kind of sealant? (It’s really super.) Clear coat 1. What company does Mike Yanagita claim to work for? Honeywell 1. Which guy isn’t circumcized? The funny lookin’ one, in a general sort of way. 1. What stamp does Norm’s painting end up on? The three cent 1. What color is the Ciera? (There are two acceptable terms for this color.) Tan Cierra! Tan Cierra! 1. What member of the cast played himself? Jose Feliciano 1. What does Gaear Grimsrud need when Jean bites him? Unguent ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/11 "2012-08-23T17:51:39Z")
Apparently Amazon will sell you an Accordian King poster. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/12 "2012-08-23T18:30:00Z")
I don’t wanna do scores so I’ll just post answers in a spoiler. Keep playing, see how you do! [SPOILER] 1. Ecklund & Swetlin’s is closer to Moose Lake. 2. The Accordion King. 3. True-Coat (or Tru-Coat; the spelling isn’t clear.) 4. Honeywell. 5. Arby’s 6. Stan Grossman. 7. “The little fella,” meaning Carl Showalter. 8. What stamp does Norm’s painting end up on? 9. $320,000 10. Stillwater 11. $4 12. It’s called “burnt umber” but the police just call it “tan.” 13. Jose Feliciano 14. Unguent 15. “C grades.”[/SPOILER] ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/13 "2012-08-23T18:35:51Z")
Wow, did I get #6 wrong. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/14 "2012-08-23T18:50:06Z")
Not sure I agree with your answer key work there on number #8, RickJay. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/15 "2012-08-23T18:51:48Z")
Damn, wrong lake. BTW, that guy is probably my favorite character in the movie. Didn’t hurt that he was channeling my Grandfather. “So they told me I should call it in, so I called it in. End of story.” ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/16 "2012-08-23T18:53:36Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Damn, wrong lake. BTW, that guy is probably my favorite character in the movie. Didn’t hurt that he was channeling my Grandfather. “So they told me I should call it in, so I called it in. End of story.” Mr. Mohra. I nominated him in the best one scene character thread we had. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/17 "2012-08-23T19:04:07Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > 1. What’s the minimum price for long term parking? > > $4. But I just drove in here. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/18 "2012-08-23T19:11:42Z")
He has a buttload of money with him and is bitching about 4 bux,great scene. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/19 "2012-08-23T19:21:38Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > He has a buttload of money with him and is bitching about 4 bux,great scene. No, he’s just cheap. He went to the airport long-term parking garage to steal a license plate from another car. The ransom exchange happens later. ---
**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395/20 "2012-08-23T20:40:41Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > No, he’s just cheap. … The ransom exchange happens later. And when he’s leaving _that_ parking garage! Well, talk about **cheap**. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-movie-trivia/632395.md?page=2)