The X-Files Behind-the-Scenes Quiz

So you think you know everything about the behind-the-scenes workings on The X-Files, eh? Try this quiz!
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1. Who created the X-Files?
David Duchovny
Chris Carter
Tom Braidwood
James Wong

2. What date did the X-Files first air (U.S.)?
October 13, 1993
September 10, 1993
November 1, 1993
October 9, 1993

3. What TV series was the creator's inspiration for the X-Files?
The Twilight Zone
Tales from the Dark Side
The Outer Limits
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

4. The creator got Mulder's last name from whom?
a former neighbor
his best friend
his mother's maiden name
his first girlfriend

5. How many days did it take the makeup special effects department to create the Flukeman costume used in "The Host"?
5
7
10
13

6. On the creator's desk, there is a jaw with an alien fetus covered by a paper bag. What is written on the bag?
My God, Mulder...it's trying to communicate.
Alien fetus on board
The truth is out there.
You've never been closer.

7. Where was the series originally filmed?
Los Angeles, California
Vancouver, B.C.
Orlando, FL
Raleigh, NC

8. Which Spencer Tracy classic inspired Frank Spotnitz to write "Our Town?"
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Bad Day at Black Rock
Shanghai Madness
The Devil at 4 O'Clock

9. Co-executive producer R.W. Goodwin is happily wed to which recurring actress?
Rebecca Toolan
Gillian Anderson
Mimi Rogers
Sheila Larkin

10. Instead of Alex Trebek as the MIB in "Jose Chung's From Outer Space," who were the casting directors trying to get?
Johnny Cash
Tim Curry
Ben Affleck
Will Smith


Your score:

Scoring:
9-10: A faithful fan, you know it all!
7-8: X-cellent job, Agent!
5-6: You're halfway there...keep up the good work!
3-4: Hmm...maybe you should catch the reruns.
1-2: Uh oh, you're falling behind in trivia!
0: Have you ever seen the X-Files? :( Keep trying!

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