1. "Lay Lady Lay"
   "Like a Rolling Stone"
2. "The Man in Me"
   "Forever Young"

The song comes from the album New Morning, which was released in 1970, during Dylan's country period.

1. Manhattan
   White Russian (a.k.a. Caucasian)
2. Gin and Tonic
   Old Fashioned

The Dude drinks nine White Russians over the course of the film.

1. 1988
   1991
2. 1994
   1999

The film takes place during the first Gulf War and a number of allusions are made to the conflict, including Saddam Hussein handing out bowling shoes in The Dude's dream sequence.

1. Sam Elliott
   Clint Eastwood
2. Jeff Bridges
   Robert Duvall

Elliott has starred in Western and historical films such as Gone to Texas, The Quick and the Dead, Gettysburg, and Tombstone.

1. Quart of Milk
   An Orange
2. Beef Jerky
   Candy Bar

The check is also dated September 11, 1991, which has led internet conspiracy theorists to claim that the film predicted 9/11.

1. Catholocism
   Southern Baptist
2. Islam
   Judaism

The Dude points out that before his marriage, Walter was Polish Catholic and is now living in the past, but Walter refuses to abandon "5,000 years of beautiful tradition -- from Moses to Sandy Koufax -- you're Goddamn right I'm living in the past!"

1. Jack Horner
   Ron Jeremy
2. Jackie Treehorn
   Buck Swope

When The Dude encounters Treehorn, he ends up being drugged and arrested by the Malibu police chief, who instructs him to "Stay out of Malibu, deadbeat!"

1. World War I
   World War II
2. Korean War
   Vietnam War

As Lebowski says, "some Chinamen" took the use of his legs from him. Walter would hasten to point out that "Chinamen" is not the preferred nomenclature.

1. His rug
   His car
2. His bowling ball
   His door

That rug really tied the room together.

1. His Dudeness
   Mounsieur Dude
2. Duder
   El Duderino

"I'm The Dude, so that's what you call me, ya know? That or His Dudeness or, uh, Duder or, uh, El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing..."

1. John Goodman
   Ben Gazarra
2. William H. Macy
   Philip Seymour Hoffman

Hoffman appeared in 55 films, was nominated for four Oscars, and won one for his portrayal of Truman Capote before his tragic death from a drug overdose in 2014.

1. Telephone books
   Shredded paper
2. His dirty undies
   Packing peanuts

The hand off goes terribly awry when Walter, armed with an Uzi, jumps out of the car after the ringer briefcase, but the kidnappers do get his dirty undies.

1. John Turturro
   Stephen Root
2. George Clooney
   Steve Buscemi

Turturro is rumored to be reviving the over-the-top character in his upcoming film Going Places. Guard your eight-year-olds.

1. Tara Reid
   Julianne Moore
2. Tilda Swinton
   Frances McDormand

The Coen Brothers based the character of Maude upon real-life artist Carolee Schneemann.

1. Elmore Leonard
   Dashiell Hammett
2. Raymond Chandler
   Agatha Christie

Chandler is famous for books such as The Big Sleep and his detective character Phillip Marlowe. The Big Lebowski is largely a send up of Chandler's convoluted (but captivating) plots.

1. The Beatles
   The Eagles
2. The Rolling Stones
   Credence Clearwater Revival

The cops told him not to hold out much hope for the tape.

1. Maude Lebowski
   Larry Sellers
2. Bunny Lebowski
   Jackie Treehorn

The document purports to be Larry's homework, so The Dude and Walter confront him with it. Sadly, Larry never cracks.

1. Anthony Kiedis
   John Frusciante
2. Dave Navarro
   Flea

Flea has acted in a number of movies and TV shows, but was particularly prolific in 1998. In addition to The Big Lebowski, he also appeared in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho.

1. Assablanca
   Logjammin'
2. Cumalot
   Tits a Wonderful Life

When Maude tells The Dude, "You can imagine where it goes from here," The Dude responds, "He fixes the cable?"

1. Andy and Larry Wachowski
   Harry and Albert Warner
2. Peter and Bobby Farrelly
   Joel and Ethan Coen

When they made The Big Lebowski, the Coen Brothers had just come off universal acclaim and several Oscar nominations and wins for their 1996 film Fargo.

1. Karl Hungus
   Ron Jeremy
2. Dirk Digler
   Kurt Longjohn

In addition to his porn acting, Uli and his fellow nihilists were in a band, Authobahn, which Maude disdainfully described as "a sort of technopop."

1. Strikin' Out
   Picking up the Spare
2. Hittin' the Split
   Gutterballs

The dream occurs after The Dude is drugged by Jackie Treehorn and features beautiful women and bowling. Naturally.

1. Johnny Cash
   Kenny Rogers
2. Waylon Jennings
   George Jones

In the late 1960's, Rogers fronted the psychedelic rock band The First Edition -- before he went on to greater fame with country songs such as "The Gambler" and "Islands in the Stream."

1. Finger
   Nose
2. Toe
   Nipple

The toe purportedly comes from Bunny, but in fact it belonged to the girlfriend of one of the Nihilists.

1. Judas Priest
   Metallica
2. Megadeth
   Black Sabbath

When Maude asks The Dude to tell her about himself, he goes through his work history (such as it is) and describes his former employers as a "bunch of assholes."

1. The Humanist Manifesto
   Sharon Statement
2. The Libertarian Manifesto
   Port Huron Statement

The Port Huron Statement was signed in 1962 and was actually primarily drafted by Tom Hayden, who was a University of Michigan student at the time.

1. Seals and Croft
   The Eagles
2. Chicago
   Fleetwood Mac

The Dude explains that he "hate[s] the fucking Eagles," right before the cabby kicks him out of the cab.

1. The Big Lebowski
   The Nihilists
2. The Knutsons
   Maude Lebowski

After The Dude confronts him, Da Fino explains that the Knutsons are Bunny's family, who have been looking for her ever since she ran away from home.

1. The Big Lebowksi
   Bunny
2. The Nihilists
   Jackie Treehorn

Bunny "kidnapped" herself and took a trip to Vegas, allowing the Nihilists to demand a ransom from The Big Lebowski.

1. The Big Lebowski
   Bunny
2. The Nihilists
   Jackie Treehorn

When Bunny kidnaps herself, The Big Lebowski uses the opportunity to take money from his foundation and keep it for himself.

1. Steve Buscemi
   William H. Macy
2. Peter Stormare
   Harve Presnell

Stormare is a Swedish actor and played kidnapper and wood chipper enthusiast Gaear Grimsrud in Fargo.

1. "Country Honk"
   "Dead Flowers"
2. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
   "Let It Bleed"

The song originally appeared on the Rolling Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers, and Townes Van Zandt covered it on his live album Roadsongs in 1994.