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Narcos: Cartel Wars Quiz

Test your recall of the DEA agents, drug lords, and bloody rivalries depicted in the gritty drama Narcos.

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Which DEA agent narrates the first two seasons of Narcos detailing the pursuit of Pablo Escobar?

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  1. 1.Which DEA agent narrates the first two seasons of Narcos detailing the pursuit of Pablo Escobar?

    • AJavier Peña
    • BSteve Murphy✓ Correct
    • CWalt Breslin
    • DChris Feistl

    Correct answer: Steve Murphy

    Agent Steve Murphy moves to Bogotá with his wife Connie and provides the cynical voiceover commentary tracing the rise and fall of the Medellín Cartel.

  2. 2.What catchphrase did Pablo Escobar famously use to give officials the choice between a bribe or a bullet?

    • APlata o plomo✓ Correct
    • BOjo por ojo
    • CDinero o muerte
    • DTodo o nada

    Correct answer: Plata o plomo

    'Plata o plomo' translates literally to 'silver or lead', serving as Escobar's signature ultimatum to cops, judges, and politicians.

  3. 3.What was the name of the luxurious custom prison built by Pablo Escobar to serve his negotiated sentence?

    • ALa Modelo
    • BLa Catedral✓ Correct
    • CCarandiru
    • DBellavista

    Correct answer: La Catedral

    Escobar agreed to surrender on the condition that he build his own luxury confinement facility, dubbed 'La Catedral', complete with a soccer field and bar.

  4. 4.Which rival criminal syndicate takes center stage as the primary antagonist of DEA agent Javier Peña in Season 3?

    • AMedellín Cartel
    • BCali Cartel✓ Correct
    • CSinaloa Cartel
    • DNorth Valley Cartel

    Correct answer: Cali Cartel

    Following Escobar's death, the Gentlemen of Cali, run by the Rodríguez Orejuela brothers, took control of the global cocaine trade.

  5. 5.Who served as the head of security for the Cali Cartel before turning DEA informant in Season 3?

    • ANavegante
    • BJorge Salcedo✓ Correct
    • CClaudio Salazar
    • DDavid Rodríguez

    Correct answer: Jorge Salcedo

    Jorge Salcedo risked his family's lives to secretly cooperate with DEA agents Feistl and Van Ness to bring down Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela.

  6. 6.Which Colombian presidential candidate was assassinated by Escobar's hitmen at a 1989 campaign rally?

    • ACésar Gaviria
    • BLuis Carlos Galán✓ Correct
    • CErnesto Samper
    • DBelisario Betancur

    Correct answer: Luis Carlos Galán

    Luis Carlos Galán was shot and killed while campaigning on an anti-cartel platform that promised to reinstate extradition to the United States.

  7. 7.What vigilante group financed by rival cartels hunted down Pablo Escobar's associates in Season 2?

    • ALos Pepes✓ Correct
    • BLos Zetas
    • CM-19
    • DThe Search Bloc

    Correct answer: Los Pepes

    Los Pepes (Perseguidos por Pablo Escobar), orchestrated by the Castaño brothers and Don Berna, waged bloody urban warfare against Escobar's network.

  8. 8.Which cousin and primary business partner of Pablo Escobar was gunned down by police inside his home?

    • AGustavo Gaviria✓ Correct
    • BRoberto Escobar
    • CGonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
    • DCarlos Lehder

    Correct answer: Gustavo Gaviria

    Gustavo Gaviria was the brains behind the Medellín financial operations and Escobar's closest confidant before Search Bloc forces killed him.

  9. 9.On what specific structure was Pablo Escobar cornered and killed in Medellín on December 2, 1993?

    • AA soccer stadium
    • BA river bridge
    • CA suburban rooftop✓ Correct
    • DAn airport runway

    Correct answer: A suburban rooftop

    Escobar tried to escape through a window after Search Bloc traced his radio call, and he was shot down while sprinting across tile rooftops.

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