Mission: Impossible (1966) Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Who created the original Mission: Impossible TV series (1966)?

A. Quinn Martin

B. Bruce Geller

C. Gene Roddenberry

2 In the series, what does IMF stand for?

A. Impossible Missions Force

B. International Mission Federation

C. Intelligence and Methods Faculty

3 Which actor took over as team leader Jim Phelps starting in Season 2?

A. Peter Graves

B. Steven Hill

C. Robert Conrad

4 Who led the IMF team during Season 1?

A. Martin Landau

B. Steven Hill as Dan Briggs

C. James Coburn

5 After Martin Landau departed, which actor joined the cast as the master of disguise Paris?

A. Leonard Nimoy

B. David McCallum

C. Patrick McGoohan

6 Which IMF member is the electronics and gadget expert who appears in all seven seasons?

A. Barney Collier (Greg Morris)

B. Willy Armitage

C. Cinnamon Carter

7 Who composed the show's iconic theme music?

A. Elmer Bernstein

B. Bernard Herrmann

C. Lalo Schifrin

8 Lalo Schifrin's Mission: Impossible theme is famously written in which time signature?

A. 5/4

B. 3/4

C. 4/4

9 Which network originally aired Mission: Impossible from 1966 to 1973?

A. ABC

B. NBC

C. CBS

10 What does the recorded briefing famously say will happen to the tape after the message ends?

A. It will rewind for reuse

B. It will self-destruct in five seconds

C. It will be mailed to headquarters

11 Who was the uncredited 'voice on tape' delivering the missions?

A. Peter Thomas

B. Don LaFontaine

C. Bob Johnson

12 How many seasons did the original Mission: Impossible run?

A. 6

B. 8

C. 7

13 Which actress portrayed Cinnamon Carter and won three consecutive Emmys for the role?

A. Barbara Bain

B. Diana Rigg

C. Julie Newmar

14 Which IMF operative is the team's strongman, known for muscle and heavy lifting?

A. Willy Armitage (Peter Lupus)

B. Rollin Hand

C. Doug Robert

15 To avoid real-world politics, the show often set missions in what kind of places?

A. Fictional countries resembling Eastern Bloc dictatorships

B. Only U.S. federal agencies

C. Real named Cold War capitals