Q 01/05

Which actor plays Pablo Escobar in Narcos?

A) Pedro Pascal

B) Diego Luna

C) Wagner Moura

D) Javier Bardem

Answer · why

C) Wagner Moura

Wagner Moura spoke no Spanish when he was cast, so he moved to Medellín and went back to college to learn it before filming.

Q 02/05

Who plays DEA agent Steve Murphy in Narcos?

A) Pedro Pascal

B) Michael Peña

C) Scoot McNairy

D) Boyd Holbrook

Answer · why

D) Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook plays Murphy, and the real Steve Murphy advised the show and slips into the season two finale as a drinker in a bar.

Q 03/05

Pedro Pascal plays which DEA agent in Narcos?

A) Javier Peña

B) Steve Murphy

C) Chris Feistl

D) Kevin Brady

Answer · why

A) Javier Peña

Javier Peña leads the season three hunt on screen, but the real Peña left Colombia soon after Escobar's death and never worked that case.

Q 04/05

In Narcos, Escobar's offer of 'plata o plomo' means accept his silver or take what?

A) Gold

B) Lead

C) Steel

D) Copper

Answer · why

B) Lead

Lead stood for bullets, so the choice was a bribe or a killing, and it let Escobar buy off police, judges and politicians alike.

Q 05/05

In Narcos season three, what do the Cali bosses announce to their partners?

A) Merge with a Mexican cartel

B) Move operations to Miami

C) Go to war with the state

D) Quit the cocaine business

Answer · why

D) Quit the cocaine business

Quit the cocaine business: the bosses had struck a surrender deal, giving everyone six months to get rich before they walked away as legal businessmen...