The Truth Is Out There: 'X-Files' Quiz

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The Truth Is Out There: 'X-Files' Quiz
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The classic paranormal TV series is set for a January 2016 reboot. Test your knowledge of agents Mulder and Scully and their past adventures with this quiz.
Why was Dana Scully partnered with Fox Mulder?
to spy on him
to hinder his investigations
to help him with medical knowledge
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Wrong Answer

Scully was selected by a group of officials to spy on Mulder.

Fox Mulder’s sister was a victim in what disturbing incident?
murdered
alien abduction
joined religious cult
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Mulder's sister Samantha was supposedly abducted by aliens. She was later cloned, too.

What is the message on the flying saucer poster in Fox Mulder’s office?
"The truth is out there"
"Trust no one"
"I want to believe"
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Wrong Answer

Mulder's poster says "I want to believe."

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Besides being an FBI agent, what is Scully’s special expertise?
physicist
medical doctor
karate expert
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Scully was a doctor at Our Lady of Sorrows Hospital.

What is the slogan in the program’s opening sequence?
"I want to believe"
"The truth is out there"
"a vast right-wing conspiracy"
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"The truth is out there" is the slogan at the show's opening.

Who is Eugene Victor Tooms?
cannibalistic mutant
lounge singer
presidential double
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Eugene Victor Tooms is a cannibalistic mutant who eats livers to survive.

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What's the name of the group within the U.S. government that conspires with extraterrestrials?
the Illuminati
the Syndicate
the Bilderbergers
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The Syndicate was created in 1973.

Which of these lines was uttered by the mysterious Cigarette Smoking Man?
"I've seen presidents die."
"Find the woman."
"I come in peace."
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Cigarette Smoking Man once told Fox Mulder, "I've seen presidents die."

What is FBI agent Alex Krycek’s secret?
He's an alien.
He secretly works for Cigarette Smoking Man.
He's a human-alien hybrid.
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Wrong Answer

Walter Skinner eventually kills Alex Krycek.

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What are the first names of the Lone Gunmen?
John, Melvin and Richard
Abraham, Martin and John
Dave, Bob and Nick
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John Fitzgerald Byers, Melvin Frohike and Richard Langly died when trying to thwart a bioterrorist.

What is the name of the virus that extraterrestrials intended to use to destroy humanity?
red death
black oil
Andromeda strain
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Black oil, also called "purity" and "the black cancer," is a virus that can control humans' bodies.

The Syndicate collaborated with extraterrestrials on what project?
developing human-alien hybrids
making counterfeit gold bullion
creating a fusion reactor
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The Project was a conspiracy to create a slave race of human-alien hybrids who would serve the aliens after colonization.

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What is the password on Fox Mulder’s home PC?
mynameisfox
ufohunter
TRUSTNO1
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"Trust No 1" is also the name of the sixth episode of the ninth season of "The X-Files."

What was the result of the 1950s Litchfield Experiment?
murderous cloned children
a vanished navy ship
an alien virus vaccine
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The Litchfield Experiment was a eugenics experiment developed during the Cold War.

What unusual tattoo did Dana Scully get on her back?
skull
zodiac
ouroboros
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The symbol of the Millennium Group, a secret society and consulting firm, is an ouroboros.

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Who is Crew Cut Man?
witness
assassin
conspirator
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Crew Cut Man is an assassin employed by the Syndicate.

What is Morris Fletcher’s job responsibility?
disinformation
assassination
negotiating with aliens
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Morris Fletcher is tasked with making sure no information about Area 51 is leaked into the press.

Morris Fletcher claims he hired dinner-theater actor John Gillnitz to play what role?
Fox Mulder
Walter Skinner
Saddam Hussein
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American John Gillnitz supposedly posed as Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

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When Fox Mulder obtains a cassette about aliens, it is encrypted in what language?
Esperanto
Navajo
Mandarin
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Computer hacker Kenneth Soona gives Fox Mulder the cassette, which is encrypted using the Navajo language.

True or false: Fox Mulder's mail-order alien autopsy video turns out to be real.
true
false
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Fox Mulder paid $29.95 for the alien autopsy video, which turns out to be real.

Who opened the first X-file in 1946?
Professor Irwin Corey
J. Edgar Hoover
Walter Skinner
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J. Edgar Hoover opened the first X-file, which was about a man named Richard Watkins who transformed into a murderous animal.

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What did Deep Throat die to protect?
a container of alien DNA
the identity of Bob Woodward
stolen extraterrestrial money
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Fox Mulder's source and Syndicate member Deep Throat died to protect a container of alien DNA.

What is the name of the Alaskan town where Fox Mulder searches for his sister?
Seldom Seen
Narwoo
Deadhorse
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Mulder searches for his sister in Deadhorse, Alaska.

What was the name of the alien abductee who betrayed Dana Scully to free himself?
Barney Paster
Duane Barry
Martin Wells
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Duane Barry kidnapped Scully to give her to the aliens.

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What band covered The Doors’ “Crystal Ship” in the 1998 "The X-Files" movie?
Hootie and the Blowfish
X
Nick Cave
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The Los Angeles punk band X covered "Crystal Ship" in the first "The X-Files" film.

What is Fox Mulder’s nickname at the FBI?
Spooky
Nosy
Molder
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Mulder's FBI nickname is "Spooky" because he believes in aliens and the paranormal.

Who temporarily replaced Fox Mulder as Scully’s partner?
Carl Kolchak
John Doggett
Frank Black
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Agent John Doggett served in the Marine Corps and New York Police Department before he joined the FBI.

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Where did the worm in New Jersey’s sewers come from?
Cleveland
Chernobyl
the ocean floor
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The Flukeman was really a human that had been mutated by radiation in Chernobyl.

What Hollywood nightclub in the show was frequented by vampires?
Club Tepes
Viper Room
Formosa Lounge
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Club Tepes is in Los Angeles.

What song by The Smiths inspired "The X-Files" theme song?
"Cemetery Gates"
"How Soon Is Now?"
"The Queen Is Dead"
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The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?" reportedly inspired the program's theme music, which was composed by Mark Snow.

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