Q 01/05

Which Alias star did the real CIA enlist in 2003 to front a recruitment video shown at college campuses?

A) Melissa George

B) Jennifer Garner

C) Isabella Rossellini

D) Rachel Nichols

Answer · why

B) Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner was chosen because, an officer said, she and Sydney Bristow reflected the qualities the agency wanted in new field officers.

Q 02/05

Which future Oscar-nominated actor got his television break as reporter Will Tippin in Alias?

A) Ryan Gosling

B) Jake Gyllenhaal

C) Bradley Cooper

D) Jeremy Renner

Answer · why

C) Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper played Will for the first two seasons; frustrated by his shrinking screen time, he asked to be written out and briefly considered quitt...

Q 03/05

Which film director guest-starred in Alias as McKenas Cole, the gunman who takes SD-6 hostage?

A) Steven Soderbergh

B) Robert Rodriguez

C) Francis Ford Coppola

D) Quentin Tarantino

Answer · why

D) Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino played the vengeful former SD-6 agent in a two-part season 1 story, then returned in season 3 as a Covenant leader.

Q 04/05

Which former James Bond actor guest-starred in Alias season 1 as Alliance leader Edward Poole?

A) Roger Moore

B) Timothy Dalton

C) George Lazenby

D) Sean Connery

Answer · why

A) Roger Moore

Roger Moore played the head of SD-9, who talks Arvin Sloane into killing a fellow Alliance director to swing a vote.

Q 05/05

Which creator of Alias also composed the show's opening theme music and directed the pilot himself?

A) Joss Whedon

B) J. J. Abrams

C) Chris Carter

D) Aaron Sorkin

Answer · why

B) J. J. Abrams

J. J. Abrams wrote and directed both the first and the last episode of season 1, bookending the year himself.