The Farewell Trivia
The Farewell trivia highlights the 2019 American comedy-drama written and directed by Lulu Wang. Starring Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, and Zhao Shuzhen, the film drew praise for balancing humor and emotion while exploring family, identity, and cultural difference.

Easy The Farewell Trivia
13 questions
These easy The Farewell trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
What is the title of this 2019 film starring Awkwafina?
Answer: The Farewell
The movie's title is The Farewell.
Question 2
In what year was The Farewell released?
- A.2017
- B.2018
- C.2020
- D.2019
Answer: 2019
The Farewell was released in 2019.
Question 3
What genre best describes The Farewell?
- A.comedy-drama
- B.science fiction
- C.horror
- D.western
Answer: comedy-drama
The Farewell is a comedy-drama film.
Question 4
Who wrote The Farewell?
Answer: Lulu Wang
Lulu Wang wrote The Farewell.
Question 5
Which star of The Farewell also plays Billi Wang?
Answer: Awkwafina
Awkwafina is one of the film's stars and she plays Billi Wang.
Question 6
Which actor appears in The Farewell as Haiyan Wang?
Answer: Tzi Ma
Tzi Ma appears in the film and plays Haiyan Wang.
Question 7
Which performer in The Farewell plays Jian Wang?
Answer: Diana Lin
Diana Lin appears in The Farewell and plays Jian Wang.
Question 8
Who appears in The Farewell as Nai Nai?
Answer: Zhao Shuzhen
Zhao Shuzhen appears in the film and plays Nai Nai.
Question 9
Awkwafina plays which character in The Farewell?
Answer: Billi Wang
Awkwafina plays Billi Wang.
Question 10
Tzi Ma's character in The Farewell is named what?
Answer: Haiyan Wang
Tzi Ma plays Haiyan Wang.
Question 11
Diana Lin portrays which character in the film?
Answer: Jian Wang
Diana Lin plays Jian Wang.
Question 12
Zhao Shuzhen plays which family member in The Farewell?
Answer: Nai Nai
Zhao Shuzhen plays Nai Nai.
Question 13
The Farewell is a film from which country?
- A.Australian
- B.American
- C.Canadian
- D.British
Answer: American
The Farewell is an American film.
The Farewell Family Trivia
12 questions
These family The Farewell trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
At the start of the story, Billi travels from New York to which country?
- A.Korea
- B.China
- C.Japan
- D.Canada
Answer: China
Billi's journey begins from New York and takes her to China.
Question 2
Nai Nai is Billi's what in the film?
Answer: Grandmother
Billi is Nai Nai's granddaughter, making Nai Nai her grandmother.
Question 3
What important health news does the family keep from Nai Nai?
- A.Her travel plans
- B.A job offer
- C.A house sale
- D.diagnosis
Answer: Her diagnosis
A central part of the story is that the family hides Nai Nai's diagnosis from her.
Question 4
Nai Nai is diagnosed with what illness?
Answer: Lung cancer
The diagnosis in the story is specifically lung cancer.
Question 5
What event gives the family a reason to gather together?
- A.A graduation
- B.A school play
- C.wedding
- D.A birthday party
Answer: A wedding
The family uses a wedding is the reason for the reunion.
Question 6
In which city does the family reunion happen?
Answer: Changchun, China
The reunion takes place in Changchun, China.
Question 7
Which cousin is part of the wedding plan in the story?
Answer: Hao Hao
Billi's cousin connected to the wedding plot is named Hao Hao.
Question 8
What is the name of Hao Hao's bride?
Answer: Aiko
Hao Hao's bride is named Aiko.
Question 9
Who is Billi's father in the film?
Answer: Haiyan
Billi's father is named Haiyan.
Question 10
Who is Billi's mother in the film?
Answer: Jian
Billi's mother is named Jian.
Question 11
What is the name of Billi's uncle?
Answer: Haibin
Billi's uncle in the story is named Haibin.
Question 12
Which elderly relative has the nickname 'Little Nai Nai'?
Answer: Little Nai Nai
Another elderly relative in the story is called Little Nai Nai.
Fun The Farewell Trivia
13 questions
These fun The Farewell trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Before it became a film, Lulu Wang shared the real-life story on what public radio show?
- A.Radiolab
- B.Fresh Air
- C.All Things Considered
- D.This American Life
Answer: This American Life
Wang had previously told the real-life version of the story on This American Life.
Question 2
What was the title of the related This American Life segment?
Answer: In Defense of Ignorance
The specific segment connected to the story was titled In Defense of Ignorance.
Question 3
Who composed the music for The Farewell?
- A.Daniel Hart
- B.Emile Mosseri
- C.Alex Weston
- D.Nicholas Britell
Answer: Alex Weston
The film’s score was composed by Alex Weston.
Question 4
Which cinematographer handled the visuals for The Farewell?
Answer: Anna Franquesa Solano
Anna Franquesa Solano was the cinematographer on the film.
Question 5
Who edited The Farewell together in the cutting room?
- A.Jeffrey Ford
- B.Michael Taylor
- C.Joe Walker
- D.Tom Cross
Answer: Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor is credited is the editor of The Farewell.
Question 6
The Farewell first bowed in which Utah city?
- A.Salt Lake City
- B.Provo
- C.Ogden
- D.Park City, Utah
Answer: Park City, Utah
The film premiered in Park City, Utah.
Question 7
True or false: The Farewell opened everywhere in the U.S. all at once.?
Answer: False
It had a limited U.S. release before expanding wider.
Question 8
What kind of U.S. release did The Farewell have before going wider?
- A.A same-day streaming release
- B.A holiday rerelease
- C.A one-night-only release
- D.limited release
Answer: A limited release
The film started with a limited U.S. release and later expanded.
Question 9
About how much did The Farewell cost to make?
- A.$3 million
- B.About $300,000
- C.About $10 million
- D.About $30 million
Answer: About $3 million
The production budget was about $3 million.
Question 10
For a movie made on a modest budget, The Farewell’s worldwide gross passed what milestone?
- A.$20 million
- B.More than $5 million
- C.More than $12 million
- D.More than $50 million
Answer: More than $20 million
The film grossed more than $20 million worldwide.
Question 11
The Chinese title 别告诉她 translates to what in English?
Answer: Don't Tell Her
The Chinese title translates is Don’t Tell Her.
Question 12
Which two languages share screen time in The Farewell’s dialogue?
- A.English and Japanese
- B.English and Mandarin
- C.Mandarin and Cantonese
- D.English and Korean
Answer: English and Mandarin
The story mixes English dialogue with Mandarin dialogue.
Question 13
Awkwafina is best known for comedy, but in The Farewell her performance is mainly what?
- A.dramatic
- B.Musical
- C.Action-heavy
- D.Mostly comic
Answer: Dramatic
Her role in the film is primarily dramatic rather than comic.
Funny The Farewell Trivia
13 questions
These funny The Farewell trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
What event does the family use as its extremely convenient excuse for gathering everyone together in The Farewell?
- A.A New Year's parade
- B.rushed wedding
- C.A surprise retirement party
- D.A housewarming banquet
Answer: A rushed wedding.
The family reunion is covered by a rushed wedding.
Question 2
Who plays the groom, Hao Hao, in the film's most stressful romantic logistics operation?
- A.Jiang Yongbo
- B.Han Chen
- C.Tzi Ma
- D.Diana Lin
Answer: Han Chen.
Han Chen plays Hao Hao, the groom.
Question 3
Which actor plays the bride, Aiko, in the wedding at the center of the family scramble?
- A.Diana Lin
- B.Aoi Mizuhara
- C.Lu Hong
Answer: Aoi Mizuhara.
Aoi Mizuhara plays Aiko, the bride.
Question 4
Who plays Little Nai Nai in The Farewell?
- A.Jiang Yongbo
- B.Han Chen
- C.Lu Hong
- D.Aoi Mizuhara
Answer: Lu Hong.
Lu Hong plays Little Nai Nai.
Question 5
Which actor plays Haibin?
- A.Jiang Yongbo
- B.Han Chen
- C.Lu Hong
- D.Aoi Mizuhara
Answer: Jiang Yongbo.
Jiang Yongbo portrays Haibin.
Question 6
The wedding doesn't just gather nearby relatives. It pulls in family from where?
- A.Only from the same neighborhood
- B.Only from Beijing
- C.Only from abroad
- D.both China and abroad
Answer: From both China and abroad.
The wedding brings together relatives from both China and abroad.
Question 7
In The Farewell, what everyday setting gets mined for both laughs and stomach-knot tension?
- A.Office meetings
- B.Airport security lines
- C.family meals
- D.Taxi rides
Answer: Awkward family meals.
The story uses awkward family meals for both humor and tension.
Question 8
Which wedding tradition turns into one of the film's comic-pressure cookers?
- A.wedding toasts
- B.The bouquet toss
- C.The first dance
- D.Cutting the cake
Answer: Wedding toasts.
Wedding toasts become one of the film's comic-pressure scenes.
Question 9
What formal wedding activity shows up onscreen, giving everyone another chance to smile on command?
- A.A wedding cake contest
- B.A honeymoon slideshow
- C.A DJ rehearsal
- D.wedding photo session
Answer: A wedding photo session.
A formal wedding photo session appears in the film.
Question 10
Around Nai Nai, the family keeps swinging between sincerity and what other mode?
- A.Silence
- B.Rebellion
- C.Sarcasm
- D.performance
Answer: Performance.
The family keeps switching between sincerity and performance around Nai Nai.
Question 11
Billi is especially bad at fitting into the family's what-kind-of expressionless scheme?
- A.Their dance routine
- B.poker-faced plan
- C.Their travel itinerary
- D.Their inheritance dispute
Answer: Their poker-faced plan.
Billi's discomfort makes her a poor fit for the family's poker-faced plan.
Question 12
True or false: Nai Nai is often the least energetic person in the room.?
Answer: False
Nai Nai is often the most energetic person in the room.
Question 13
What wedding-related event gets folded into the family's medical cover story?
- A.The honeymoon booking
- B.The cake tasting
- C.The bachelor party
- D.The wedding rehearsal.
Answer: The wedding rehearsal.
The film turns a wedding rehearsal into part of a medical cover story.
Hard The Farewell Trivia
14 questions
These hard The Farewell trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
On what exact date did The Farewell premiere?
Answer: January 25, 2019
The film's premiere date was January 25, 2019.
Question 2
At Sundance, The Farewell screened within which competitive section?
- A.Midnight
- B.Dramatic Competition
- C.U.S. Documentary Competition
- D.NEXT
Answer: U.S. Dramatic Competition
Its Sundance premiere was in the U.S. Dramatic Competition program.
Question 3
Awkwafina's Golden Globe for The Farewell was awarded in which performance category?
- A.Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- B.Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- C.Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
- D.Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Answer: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Awkwafina won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for the film.
Question 4
Awkwafina's Globe victory for The Farewell came at which numbered Golden Globe ceremony?
- A.The 77th Golden Globe Awards
- B.75th Golden Globe Awards
- C.76th Golden Globe Awards
- D.78th Golden Globe Awards
Answer: The 77th Golden Globe Awards
Her win came at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.
Question 5
With her win for The Farewell, Awkwafina became the first what in that Golden Globe film-actress category?
Answer: The first woman of Asian descent
Awkwafina became the first woman of Asian descent to win that Golden Globe film-actress category.
Question 6
Besides Awkwafina's acting win, The Farewell itself received a Golden Globe nomination in which film category?
- A.Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- B.Best Motion Picture – Drama
- C.Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
- D.Best Foreign Language Film
Answer: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
The film was also nominated for Golden Globe Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Question 7
Which organization placed The Farewell among its top 10 films of 2019?
Answer: The American Film Institute
The American Film Institute named The Farewell one of its top 10 films of 2019.
Question 8
Which group recognized The Farewell as one of the top independent films of 2019?
- A.The American Film Institute
- B.The Independent Spirit Awards
- C.The Sundance Institute
- D.The National Board of Review
Answer: The National Board of Review
The National Board of Review named The Farewell one of the top independent films of 2019.
Question 9
Name one of The Farewell's producers: which producer shares credit and has the surname Weitz?
Answer: Chris Weitz
Chris Weitz was one of the film's producers.
Question 10
Which credited producer of The Farewell has the first name Peter?
Answer: Peter Saraf
Peter Saraf was one of the film's producers.
Question 11
Which producer on The Farewell has the surname Turtletaub?
Answer: Marc Turtletaub
Marc Turtletaub was one of the film's producers.
Question 12
Which producer credited on The Farewell is Andrew Miano?
Answer: Andrew Miano
Andrew Miano was one of the film's producers.
Question 13
Which producer of The Farewell has the first name Daniele?
Answer: Daniele Melia
Daniele Melia was one of the film's producers.
Question 14
Which producer credited on The Farewell is Anita Gou?
Answer: Anita Gou
Anita Gou was one of the film's producers.
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