Q 01/05

What did Fox reportedly want in a Scully instead of the 24-year-old Gillian Anderson?

A) A bigger name from feature films

B) A comic actress in the Moonlighting mould

C) Taller, leggier, blonder and breastier

D) An older, more maternal character actress

Answer · why

C) Taller, leggier, blonder and breastier

Carter insisted she had the no-nonsense integrity the role needed; she went on to win an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two SAG Awards for it.

Q 02/05

Duchovny's Mulder was seen as a parallel to which Twin Peaks character?

A) Dale Cooper

B) Albert Rosenfield

C) Harry S. Truman

D) Gordon Cole

Answer · why

A) Dale Cooper

Duchovny had himself appeared on Twin Peaks as a DEA agent, so the FBI-man comparison came easily.

Q 03/05

Mark Snow's theme whistle came from a sound module preset called what?

A) Ghost Wind

B) Spooky Flute

C) Ethereal Whistle

D) Whistl'n Joe

Answer · why

D) Whistl'n Joe

It was a preset on a Proteus 2 rackmount module; Snow created the theme's echo effect by accident.

Q 04/05

Which Smiths track inspired the whistle effect in the theme?

A) This Charming Man

B) Bigmouth Strikes Again

C) Panic

D) How Soon Is Now?

Answer · why

D) How Soon Is Now?

The song appeared on the US edition of the 1985 album Meat Is Murder.

Q 05/05

The show's first Emmy, won in 1994, was in which category?

A) Graphic design and title sequences

B) Cinematography for a series

C) Sound editing for a series

D) Music composition for a series (dramatic underscore)

Answer · why

A) Graphic design and title sequences

The opening sequence made for season one stayed unchanged until Duchovny left, and the revival seasons brought it back.