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99 X-Files Trivia Questions: Do You Want To Believe?

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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