Q 01/05

On what date did Criminal Minds premiere on CBS?

A) January 9, 2005

B) September 14, 2006

C) September 22, 2005

D) October 3, 2004

Answer · why

C) September 22, 2005

Jeff Davis created it, and it ran fifteen seasons before its Paramount+ revival.

Q 02/05

On what date did the original CBS run end, after fifteen seasons?

A) December 4, 2019

B) February 19, 2020

C) May 6, 2020

D) March 25, 2020

Answer · why

B) February 19, 2020

It came back as Criminal Minds: Evolution on Paramount+ in November 2022.

Q 03/05

Reid can read how many words per minute?

A) 10,000

B) 2,000

C) 20,000

D) 50,000

Answer · why

C) 20,000

He also has an IQ of 187 and an eidetic memory, so the reading actually sticks.

Q 04/05

Reid graduated at age twelve from a public secondary school in which city?

A) Quantico

B) Sacramento

C) Las Vegas

D) Pasadena

Answer · why

C) Las Vegas

He went on to PhDs in mathematics, chemistry and engineering plus BAs in psychology and sociology.

Q 05/05

Reid's mother Diana was a university professor of what before her illness ended her career?

A) Law

B) Mathematics

C) Chemistry

D) Literature

Answer · why

D) Literature

Jane Lynch plays her, and Spencer committed her to Bennington Sanitarium in Las Vegas when he was eighteen.