Q 01/05

Agent 47 of Hitman placed third in a 2024 BAFTA poll of iconic game characters, behind Mario and which other character?

A) Master Chief

B) Lara Croft

C) Sonic the Hedgehog

D) Solid Snake

Answer · why

B) Lara Croft

Lara Croft and Mario were the only two characters ranked above the bald assassin in the poll, which drew around 4,000 respondents.

Q 02/05

What is tattooed on the back of Agent 47's bald head in the Hitman games, marking him out among fellow clones?

A) A barcode

B) A Roman numeral

C) A fleur-de-lis

D) A black scorpion

Answer · why

A) A barcode

A barcode was added so players had something to look at while following him from behind. In the story it tells him apart from the other clones.

Q 03/05

Which actor played Agent 47 in the 2007 film Hitman, a role first lined up for Vin Diesel?

A) Jason Statham

B) Dougray Scott

C) Christopher Eccleston

D) Timothy Olyphant

Answer · why

D) Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant later said he only took the part to pay for a new house after his series Deadwood was suddenly cancelled.

Q 04/05

Which Game of Thrones actor played Mark Faba, a Hitman 2 target, in a mission titled The Undying?

A) Charles Dance

B) Iain Glen

C) Sean Bean

D) Peter Dinklage

Answer · why

C) Sean Bean

Sean Bean portrayed Faba, the game's first time-limited celebrity target, in a mission released a week after the game itself.

Q 05/05

Which Point Break actor won a public vote to appear as an assassination target in the 2016 game Hitman?

A) Keanu Reeves

B) Gary Busey

C) Lori Petty

D) Lee Tergesen

Answer · why

B) Gary Busey

Gary Busey beat fellow actor Gary Cole in the online poll, and both men ended up appearing in the week-long mission.

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