Q 01/05

Who directed and starred in Argo?

A) George Clooney

B) Ben Affleck

C) Matt Damon

D) Bradley Cooper

Answer · why

B) Ben Affleck

He also produced it with George Clooney and Grant Heslov.

Q 02/05

Which real CIA officer does the director play?

A) Tony Mendez

B) Jack O'Donnell

C) John Chambers

D) Ken Taylor

Answer · why

A) Tony Mendez

The real Mendez wrote four memoirs about his CIA career.

Q 03/05

The rescue operation is known by what nickname?

A) Operation Ajax

B) Operation Eagle Claw

C) The Tehran Trick

D) The Canadian Caper

Answer · why

D) The Canadian Caper

The CIA's role stayed secret until Bill Clinton declassified it in 1997.

Q 04/05

How many US diplomats are hidden at the Canadian ambassador's home?

A) Six

B) Four

C) Nine

D) Twelve

Answer · why

A) Six

Sixty-six others were taken hostage at the embassy.

Q 05/05

Which film gives Mendez the idea for the cover story?

A) Battle for the Planet of the Apes

B) Star Wars

C) Close Encounters of the Third Kind

D) Logan's Run

Answer · why

A) Battle for the Planet of the Apes

He watches it on TV while criticising the State Department's other proposals.