Do you react with visceral horror to black oil? Or identify the Cigarette Smoking Man by the brand of cigarette he favors? And exactly what happened to young Samantha Mulder? If you have answers for these and other questions, it’s a sure sign you’ve been investigating the X-Files for at least as long as detective duo Mulder and Scully.
But in a world where you can trust no one, it’s essential to be able to tell alien rebels and syndicate members from the hapless Max Fenigs of the world.
Whether you embrace the improbable like Mulder or cling to scientific reason like Scully, there’s no denying the truth is out there somewhere. These X-Files trivia questions will test your knowledge and separate the “X-Philes” from the casual viewer. Hopefully, no one gets abducted along the way.
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The first X-Files movie was subtitled what?
Out There
Fight Club
Fight the Future
Past Danger
After a few seasons, the TV filming shifted to where?
St. Louis
New York
Houston
Los Angeles
David Duchovny served which role in addition to an actor?
Writer
Animation
Scout
Casting
What position did the TV series earn in TV Guide’s ranking of cult shows?
2nd
1st
11th
3rd
How many episodes were in season 2?
12
8
25
24
How much did the first X-files film earn at the box office?
$100 million
$189 million
$10 million
$200 million
Which site hosted X-Files fan information before it launched a web presence?
Delphi
AOL
Prodigy
IRC
The X-Files: Re-Opened’ movie was released in which year?
2018
2010
2014
2015
Bill Roe directed which aspect of the show?
Makeup
Photography
Writing
Costumes
How many Emmy Awards did the show win in 1999?
2
8
3
4
Who directed the Fire episode in Season 1?
Carter
Anderson
Shaw
Duchovny
Agent Skinner previously served in what?
National Guard
Police
Marines
Army
Agent Reyes first appeared in which season?
8
9
2
3
How many episodes were in season 1 of the TV show?
24
12
8
16
The 5th Season began by airing which episode?
Fighting
Scar Borne
Redux
Chances
Which firm co-produced the series?
Universal
MGM
Ten Thirteen
ABC
How many total seasons did the TV show run?
9
8
4
3
When did the Redux episodes air?
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 5
Which band wrote the song ‘Mulder and Scully’?
Ethereal
Catatonia
Beatles
Incubus
Where did Fox Mulder attend college?
Cambridge
Oxford
Stanford
Georgetown
The first seasons of the TV show were filed in which country?
Canada
England
Mexico
United States
In 1998 the show was nominated for how many Emmys?
15
13
7
3
Which company produced the X-Files Shows?
Universal
MGM
NBC
Fox
The third episode of the show was entitled what?
Strongman
Slip
Ringer
Squeeze
The first X-Files feature movie was released in which year?
1980
1999
2002
1998
What did agent Scully study in college?
Chemistry
Physics
Math
Biology
How many Mythology DVD sets have been produced from the show?
8
10
3
4
The original tagline for the show was what?
The Truth is Out There
No Truth
Xploring
Mystery of Chance
How many X-Files movies have been released?
8
3
1
2
The Agents work out of which part of the FBI?
Headquarters
Field Office
Regional Branch
International Station
Who composes music for the X-Files?
Glass
Snow
Williams
Shore
How many episodes did Gillian Anderson write for the show?
11
92
38
1
Goodwin served which role in the series?
Publicist
Actor
Special Effects
Producer
Agent Pileggi joined the series in which year?
1999
2001
1998
1994
In how many episodes did Agent Scully appear in?
198
200
203
150
The first X-Files episode aired in which year?
1993
1999
1989
1990
Lord of the Flies’ was an episode as well as the name of a famous what?
Battle
Novel
City
Play
The show soundtrack was released as what?
Interstellar
It’s Out There
The Truth and the Light
X-Sounds
What is agent Mulder’s first name?
Fox
Frank
Gary
Ace
How many total episodes were filmed in Canada?
202
98
111
117
The TV finale takes place in which US state?
California
New Mexico
Mexico
Brazil
How many sub-episodes of the finale were produced?
3
5
2
4
The Flukeman’ appeared in which season?
4
8
2
3
The Lazarus’ episode appeared during which season?
1
2
3
7
The television spin-off from the X-Files is known as what?
Xtra X
Silver Bullet
Lone Gunman
Alien Files
The first X-Files game for the Playstation 2 came out in which year?
2002
2004
2001
2009
The pilot for the TV show first aired in which month?
September
March
October
Feburary
Each episode of the TV show is filmed to last how long?
30 minutes
45 minutes
1 hour
2 hours
The first X-Files movie opens with a scene in which US state?
Texas
Asia
Europe
California
The X-Files episode ‘Unusual Suspects’ is also the name of a what?
Novel
Gang
Movie
Play
Fox Mulder graduated from high school in which year?
1970
1980
1990
1975
Who was the monster featured in Episode 1?
Jersey Devil
Eugene Tooms
Ghostrider
Carnivore
What was the title of the second episode of the X-Files?
Out There
Deep Throat
Scarface
Deep Trouble
The first episode of the 8th season was titled what?
Inside
Outside
Without
Within
Season 6 featured S.R. what?
820
819
387
223
The Pilot of the show takes place in which US state?
California
Alaska
Texas
Oregon
Who created the X-Files series?
Stephens
Asimov
King
Carter
What does the tagline Amor Fati mean?
Love Fate
Love Truth
Love Life
Amormous Faith
The first episode to introduce Artificial Intelligence was?
3
7
83
13
Writer Chris Ruppenthal also wrote for which TV show?
Twilight Zone
CSI
Family Guy
Simpsons
Dana Scully’s original profession was what?
Spy
Lawyer
Dentist
Doctor
Who wrote the episode ‘Drive’?
Carter
King
Gilligan
Duchovny
How tall were the official X-Files action figures?
12 inches
4 feet
16 inches
8 inches
The secret government agency is known as what?
Group
Syndicate
Consort
Tribe
The only PC game based on X-Files is titled what?
Unrestricted Access
Encrypted Truth
Access Denied
X-Online
The X-Files agents are based in which city?
Washington, DC
New York
Dallas
Baltimore
Agent Mulder is part of which organization?
INS
FBI
NYPD
TAF
Season 5 started in which year?
1997
1999
2000
1993
The Post-season DVD releases began with which season?
4
8
5
3
How old was Agent Mulder when his sister was abducted?
22
18
12
21
The Kill Switch episode takes place in which year?
1998
1984
1999
2002
The 2nd X-Files movie was subtitled what?
Believers
Doubt
Dangerous
I Want to Believe
Series creator Chris Carter was originally from which US state?
California
England
Florida
Canada
Agent Reyes was born in which country?
Brazil
Mexico
Canada
Spain
The agents drove an AMC Grelim in which of these?
Season 2
Season 5
Season 8
Season1
The Redrum’ episode appeared during which season?
3
2
7
8
How many Golden Globes did the TV series win?
5
3
0
19
Which company produces an X-Files comic?
Pixar
DC
Disney
Marvel
The first X-Files video game was released in which year?
1990
1998
1999
2001
Which show broke the X-Files record for longest running sci-fi series?
CSI
Firefly
Stargate
Star Wars
The episode ‘Arcadia’ was broadcast during which season?
6
1
4
3
Who played agent Scully in the TV show?
Robert Patrick
Annabeth Gish
Gillian Anderson
David Duchovny
The X-Files won its first Emmy award in which year?
1993
1994
1999
2002
Which extinction was featured in Season 7?
Seventh
Sixth
First
Second
Season 9 premiered on which date?
September 22nd
December 1st
October 31st
November 11th
Where did Agent Reyes attend college?
Yale
Harvard
Cornell
Brown
Who is the FBI Assistant Director in the show?
Johnson
Skinner
Scully
Smith
Stephen King wrote an episode of the show broadcast during which season?
5
8
2
9
Who directed the original pilot episode?
Spielberg
Springer
Carter
Mandel
The TV finale of the original X-Files series was broadcast in which year?
2007
2004
2002
2001
The episode ‘Paper Hearts’ flashes back to when?
1980
1990
1530
1975
Which UK Band composed the movie theme song?
Unkle
Editors
Muse
Coldplay
The actor who played Agent Doggett also appear in which other film?
Ghostbusters
Braveheart
Aliens
Terminator 2
What was the budget for the 1st X-Files film?
$10 million
$100 million
$50 million
$66 million
Who served as the TV executive producer?
Spielberg
Crow
Johnson
Spotnitz
Who was the FBI Deputy Director in season 8?
Kersh
Thomas
Lincoln
Shaw
Which agent replaced Mulder after the 7th season of the TV show?
Daggett
Lars
Heaven
Danger
How many total episodes did Greg Walker writer?
33
29
3
2
What is agent Mulder’s sister’s name?
Samantha
Jennifer
Lauren
Jillian
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