Test your knowledge with this Narcos Season 1 Hard Quiz featuring 11 challenging questions about Pablo Escobar, the Medellín Cartel, and the DEA agents chasing him. Only true fans of the Netflix series will get a perfect score!
Results
#1. Which DEA agent narrates Season 1?
The narration is from Murphy’s perspective, grounding the story in the DEA’s fight against Escobar.
#2. Which cartel partners did Escobar ally with early on?
Escobar expanded his empire by partnering with José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha and the Ochoa family.
#3. What tragic event saved Gaviria’s life?
Murphy convinced Gaviria to postpone his flight, sparing him from the suicide bombing orchestrated by Escobar.
#4. Which guerrilla group raided the Palace of Justice?
Escobar funded M-19 to destroy incriminating evidence during the siege.
#5. What nickname was given to Escobar’s accountant?
Blackbeard tracked Escobar’s buried cash reserves.
#6. Which country was Mateo “Cockroach” Moreno originally from?
Cockroach is a Chilean chemist who survived the Chilean coup and later partners with Escobar to produce cocaine.
#7. Which city became the main destination for Escobar’s early cocaine shipments?
Miami became the primary gateway for cocaine entering the United States.
#8. Which building was attacked to destroy evidence against Escobar?
Escobar funds M-19’s raid on the Palace of Justice to eliminate evidence.
#9. Which episode features the Avianca Flight 203 bombing?
Escobar attempts to assassinate César Gaviria using the bomb.
#10. Which country was linked to Escobar in political evidence found by the DEA?
Evidence linked Escobar to communist Nicaragua, gaining DEA funding.
#11. What nickname is used for Escobar’s hired assassins?
Sicarios are contract killers working for drug cartels.
