Q 01/05

Who created the television series The X-Files?

A) J.J. Abrams

B) Joss Whedon

C) Damon Lindelof

D) Chris Carter

Answer · why

D) Chris Carter

Chris Carter wrote the pilot himself and many episodes after it, steering the show across nine seasons and two revivals.

Q 02/05

In what year did The X-Files originally premiere on television?

A) 1993

B) 1991

C) 1995

D) 1997

Answer · why

A) 1993

The X-Files first aired on the Fox network on September 10, 1993, kicking off its nine-season original run.

Q 03/05

Fox Mulder's younger sister vanished when he was 12; what was her name?

A) Emily

B) Melissa

C) Samantha

D) Sarah

Answer · why

C) Samantha

Samantha Mulder, aged eight, vanished from the family home in November 1973; Fox believes aliens took her, and that loss drives his obsession with the...

Q 04/05

Beyond her role as an FBI Special Agent, what is Dana Scully's primary professional background?

A) Forensic Psychologist

B) Computer Scientist

C) Medical Doctor

D) Investigative Journalist

Answer · why

C) Medical Doctor

Medical Doctor is the degree Scully brings to the X-Files; as a forensic pathologist she performs the autopsies that put Mulder's theories to the test...

Q 05/05

Which actor famously portrayed the enigmatic antagonist known as the Cigarette Smoking Man?

A) John Neville

B) Nicholas Lea

C) William B. Davis

D) Mitch Pileggi

Answer · why

C) William B. Davis

William B. Davis brought the iconic and sinister Cigarette Smoking Man to life, a character who became one of the series' most enduring villains.