Q 01/05

Who directed the first three Men in Black films?

A) Roland Emmerich

B) Ivan Reitman

C) Barry Sonnenfeld

D) Joe Dante

Answer · why

C) Barry Sonnenfeld

The producers wanted him because of The Addams Family, and waited through his Get Shorty commitment rather than settle for another director.

Q 02/05

Which comic-book publisher's series was Men in Black based on?

A) Marvel Comics

B) DC Comics

C) Dark Horse

D) Image Comics

Answer · why

A) Marvel Comics

Lowell Cunningham's comic was first put out by Aircel/Malibu in 1990, and Marvel inherited it when it bought Malibu in 1994.

Q 03/05

What is Agent K's real name?

A) Keith Baxter

B) Kenneth Bell

C) Kyle Brandt

D) Kevin Brown

Answer · why

D) Kevin Brown

Both agents share initials with their code letters: K is Kevin Brown, and J is James Darrell Edwards III.

Q 04/05

Before joining the MIB, Agent J worked for which organization?

A) The FBI

B) The NYPD

C) The US Marines

D) The CIA

Answer · why

B) The NYPD

K recruits him after watching him chase down an alien suspect on foot through the Guggenheim Museum.

Q 05/05

What is the memory-erasing device used by MIB agents called?

A) The Deneuralyzer

B) The Neuralyzer

C) The Noisy Cricket

D) The Mind Wiper

Answer · why

B) The Neuralyzer

Its flash sound effect was originally a strobe light recycling; the sequel cleaned up the recording using a Synclavier.