Q 01/05

Ethan Hunt works for the IMF. What do the letters stand for?

A) International Monetary Fund

B) Intelligence Mission Federation

C) Independent Military Force

D) Impossible Missions Force

Answer · why

D) Impossible Missions Force

The name comes straight from the 1966 TV series, whose taped briefings warned that 'the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions'.

Q 02/05

Who created the original 1966 Mission: Impossible television series?

A) Gene Roddenberry

B) Rod Serling

C) Bruce Geller

D) Aaron Spelling

Answer · why

C) Bruce Geller

It ran on CBS for seven seasons and won 10 Primetime Emmys, including two for Outstanding Drama Series.

Q 03/05

Who composed the famous Mission: Impossible theme?

A) Lalo Schifrin

B) Henry Mancini

C) John Barry

D) Ennio Morricone

Answer · why

A) Lalo Schifrin

It is written in an unusual 5/4 time, which famously left American Bandstand dancers unable to dance to it.

Q 04/05

The Mission: Impossible theme is written in which unusual time signature?

A) 3/4

B) 7/8

C) 6/8

D) 5/4

Answer · why

D) 5/4

Five crotchets to a bar; Dick Clark once played the single on American Bandstand and caught the teenage dancers completely off-guard.

Q 05/05

Who directed the first Mission: Impossible film in 1996?

A) John Woo

B) J. J. Abrams

C) Brian De Palma

D) Sydney Pollack

Answer · why

C) Brian De Palma

He designed most of the action set pieces himself, and Prague was a rare Hollywood location at the time.