Q 01/05

Who directed Top Gun: Maverick?

A) Joseph Kosinski

B) Tony Scott

C) Christopher McQuarrie

D) Ridley Scott

Answer · why

A) Joseph Kosinski

He had made Oblivion with Cruise and pitched the sequel with a lookbook, a poster and the title while Cruise was shooting Mission: Impossible – Fallou...

Q 02/05

Whose memory is Top Gun: Maverick dedicated to?

A) Harold Faltermeyer

B) Tony Scott

C) Kelly McGillis

D) Val Kilmer

Answer · why

B) Tony Scott

The original's director had finalised a script and scouted locations with Cruise at NAS Fallon a week before his death in 2012.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the hypersonic test aircraft Maverick pushes past Mach 10 in the opening?

A) Blackbird

B) Aurora

C) Darkstar

D) Nighthawk

Answer · why

C) Darkstar

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works engineers helped design it and a full-scale mockup was built at China Lake; Lockheed denies any link to its rumoured SR-...

Q 04/05

Which real Navy rank does Maverick hold at the start of the film, having never made flag rank?

A) Commander

B) Lieutenant Commander

C) Rear Admiral

D) Captain

Answer · why

D) Captain

More than 30 years after Top Gun his insubordination has kept him a test pilot rather than an admiral.

Q 05/05

Which old rival, now Pacific Fleet commander, saves Maverick's career by sending him to Top Gun?

A) Viper

B) Iceman

C) Slider

D) Jester

Answer · why

B) Iceman

Val Kilmer, then recovering from throat cancer, had campaigned on Facebook to return; a trailer showed him in a four-star admiral's uniform.