Q 01/05

Which two comedy writers created Get Smart?

A) Mel Brooks and Buck Henry

B) Carl Reiner and Larry Gelbart

C) Neil Simon and Woody Allen

D) Sherwood Schwartz and Paul Henning

Answer · why

A) Mel Brooks and Buck Henry

Brooks called it 'an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy' and largely left after the first season.

Q 02/05

Who played Maxwell Smart?

A) Dick Gautier

B) Don Adams

C) Bill Dana

D) Pat Harrington Jr.

Answer · why

B) Don Adams

He also directed 13 episodes and later voiced Inspector Gadget in much the same voice.

Q 03/05

What is Maxwell Smart's code number?

A) 86

B) 66

C) 44

D) 13

Answer · why

A) 86

Brooks chose it after the bar slang for throwing someone out.

Q 04/05

Who played Agent 99?

A) Elaine Hendrix

B) Ellen Weston

C) Anne Francis

D) Barbara Feldon

Answer · why

D) Barbara Feldon

She had won the grand prize on The $64,000 Question in 1957 answering questions on Shakespeare.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the secret US agency Smart and 99 work for?

A) UNCLE

B) THRUSH

C) CONTROL

D) SHIELD

Answer · why

C) CONTROL

It's based in Washington, D.C., and fights KAOS, 'the international organization of evil'.

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