Yeah, Science!: The 'Breaking Bad' Quiz

Actor Bryan Cranston plays high school chemistry teacher Walter White in the television series "Breaking Bad." Producers were initially reluctant to cast Cranston because of his previous comedic roles.

Jesse Pinkman is pretty hesitant to be Walter White's meth-cooking partner at first.

The AMC drama series "Breaking Bad" premiered Jan. 20, 2008.

Cranston has a small tattoo of the "Breaking Bad" logo.

Walter White begins making methamphetamine after his health is compromised.

Actress Anna Gunn plays Skyler White. Skyler is Walter White's wife and the mother of their two children. During the show's early seasons, she works as a bookkeeper and sells items on eBay for extra money. Later, she owns and operates a car wash.

Walter White's lung cancer diagnosis incites his search for an unconventional stream of revenue.

In a 2011 episode of "Breaking Bad," lead character Walter White says, "I am not in danger, Skylar. I am the danger."

"Breaking Bad" character Bogdan Wolynetz, the car wash owner, is played by Dr. Marius Stan. The actor has a doctorate in chemistry, is an accomplished physicist and works for several laboratories as well as the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy.

In season three of "Breaking Bad," Walter and Skyler White buy the A1A Car Wash to launder Walter's drug money.

The "Breaking Bad" series was originally set in Riverside, California, but filming was moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take advantage of tax abatements. The series contributed an estimated $1 million per episode to the local economy.

The "Br" and "Ba" represent the elements bromine and barium. Incidentally, bromine and barium have nothing to do with the manufacture of methamphetamine.

Actor Dean Norris plays Schrader, a DEA agent with a robust sense of humor.

"Los Pollos Hermanos" does mean "The Chicken Brothers" in Spanish, though.

RJ Mitte plays Walter White Jr. While Mitte does have cerebral palsy in real life, his case is much milder than the character he plays. Mitte had to learn to walk with crutches and slow his speech for the role of Walter Jr.

Saul Goodman stars in the spinoff series "Better Call Saul."

Walter White co-founded Gray Matter Technologies with friends Elliott and Gretchen Schwartz, and it becomes a point of contention for several episodes.

In season five Mike Ehrmantraut says this to a complaining Walter White.

"Breaking Bad" protagonist Walter White sold his share of a company he co-founded for $5,000. The company was later valued at more than $2 billion, something that White struggled to reconcile.

During the 2007-2008 Writer's Guild of America strike, "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan had time to reflect on actor Aaron Paul's performance as Jesse Pinkman and decided to keep the character in the series.

During its five-season run, the highly acclaimed television series "Breaking Bad" received 16 Emmy Awards and 58 nominations.

The character Tuco Salamanca is Walter White's first antagonist. Tuco, played by actor Raymond Cruz, was written out of the series when Cruz landed a role on the television series "The Closer."

Heisenberg is the alter ego of Walter White. The name is a tribute to German scientist Werner Heisenberg, who formulated the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics.

A total of 62 episodes of "Breaking Bad" were made over the course of five seasons. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were the only actors to appear in every episode.

Jesse Pinkman usually calls Walter White "Mr. White." Jesse calls Walter White by his first name only twice during the entire series.

The fictional address for Walter White in the series "Breaking Bad" is 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, but that didn't stop fans from finding the real address. Because of the show's popularity, the home's owners appeared on local television to plea for privacy.

Early in the "Breaking Bad" series, Walter White drives a run-down 2003 Pontiac Aztec.

"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan chose to finish the series with season five rather than risk compromising its quality with additional episodes.

Saul Goodman told them this before setting up the duo with distributor Gus Fring.

Jesse Pinkman drives off after a huge shootout at the end of the series.