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70 free Men in Black trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Men in Black trivia quiz covers the whole franchise: the 1997 original, Men in Black II, Men in Black 3 and Men in Black: International, plus the Kids' WB cartoon, Will Smith's theme song and the six-issue comic that started it all. The easy questions are the ones any fan gets: what the neuralyzer does, where J worked before, which cat carries the galaxy. Then it digs into how the film was made, from the star the studio wanted for K and the Batman actor they wanted for J, to the Brooklyn tunnel building that plays MIB headquarters and the ending that was thrown out five months into filming. The sequels get their share too: the post office where K is hiding, the 9/11 reshoot, Boris the Animal's Moon prison, Andy Warhol as an agent, the young K casting, and the London branch of International. Every answer has been checked against the films' Wikipedia pages, and each explanation adds one detail worth remembering.
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Q 01Who directed the first three Men in Black films?
Barry Sonnenfeld
The producers wanted him because of The Addams Family, and waited through his Get Shorty commitment rather than settle for another director.
Q 02Which comic-book publisher's series was Men in Black based on?
Marvel Comics
Lowell Cunningham's comic was first put out by Aircel/Malibu in 1990, and Marvel inherited it when it bought Malibu in 1994.
Q 03What is Agent K's real name?
Kevin Brown
Both agents share initials with their code letters: K is Kevin Brown, and J is James Darrell Edwards III.
Q 04Before joining the MIB, Agent J worked for which organization?
The NYPD
K recruits him after watching him chase down an alien suspect on foot through the Guggenheim Museum.
Q 05What is the memory-erasing device used by MIB agents called?
The Neuralyzer
Its flash sound effect was originally a strobe light recycling; the sequel cleaned up the recording using a Synclavier.
Q 06Which actor did the studio want for Agent K before Tommy Lee Jones was cast?
Clint Eastwood
Jones only signed on after Steven Spielberg promised the script would improve; he thought the first draft 'stank'.
Q 07Which Batman & Robin actor did the studio and Spielberg prefer for Agent J?
Chris O'Donnell
Sonnenfeld talked O'Donnell out of it by telling him he was not a good director and the script was one to skip.
Q 08Why was Will Smith cast as Agent J?
The director's wife loved The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Sonnenfeld also liked his dramatic work in Six Degrees of Separation; David Schwimmer turned the part down and later regretted it.
Q 09Who plays Edgar, the farmer whose skin the Bug wears?
Vincent D'Onofrio
Turturro and Campbell were both offered the role first; D'Onofrio based Edgar's voice on George C. Scott and John Huston.
Q 10Which pawn-shop-owning alien keeps getting his head shot off?
Jack Jeebs
Tony Shalhoub plays him in the first two films and voiced him in the first season of the animated series before Billy West took over.
Q 11Who plays Chief Zed, head of the MIB, in the first two films?
Rip Torn
Emma Thompson's Agent O succeeds him as head of the agency in Men in Black 3.
Q 12What is the name of the cat wearing the tiny galaxy on its collar?
Orion
The dying alien's clue that 'the galaxy is on Orion's Belt' points to the collar, not the constellation.
Q 13The dying alien Rosenberg was a prince of which alien empire?
Arquillian
The Baltians were written out of the plot with only two weeks of post-production left, though the novelization still has them.
Where does the Bug try to escape Earth in the finale of the first film?
Q 21Which brand's Predator 2 sunglasses saw sales triple after the first film?
Ray-Ban
The agents wear them to protect themselves from the neuralyzer, and the home video release came with a rebate on a pair.
Q 22Roughly how much did the first Men in Black gross worldwide?
$590 million
It was the third-highest-grossing film of 1997 and Sony's biggest ever until Spider-Man in 2002.
Q 23Which Elvis Presley song plays as the MIB car drives along the ceiling of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel?
'Promised Land'
K's response to J's protests is that Elvis is not dead, he 'just went home'.
The New York State Pavilion
The MIB hid the flying saucers there during the 1964-65 World's Fair, which is why the towers look like they do.
Q 15Which real New York structure serves as the exterior of MIB headquarters?
A Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel vent building
Sonnenfeld moved the whole story to New York, calling it 'The French Connection with aliens'.
Q 16Who created the alien makeup and creature effects for the Men in Black films?
Rick Baker
Baker called it the most complex production of his career, needing more sketches than all his earlier films combined.
Q 17Which Academy Award did the first Men in Black win?
Best Makeup
It was also nominated for art direction and score, losing those to Titanic and The Full Monty.
Q 18Who composed the score for all four Men in Black films?
Danny Elfman
He was hired without any discussion after visiting the set to watch D'Onofrio film the final scene.
Q 19Will Smith's theme song 'Men in Black' heavily samples which 1982 hit?
'Forget Me Nots' by Patrice Rushen
Coko of SWV sings the re-worked chorus, and the song won Smith a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Q 20Why did 'Men in Black' miss the Billboard Hot 100 despite topping the airplay chart?
It was never sold as a US commercial single
It reached number one in Australia, Germany, France, Ireland, the UK and elsewhere, and was Smith's first hit under his real name.
Q 24In which year was the first Men in Black released?
1997
It opened over the Fourth of July weekend and set records for a non-sequel opening that stood until X-Men in 2000.
Q 25Where does J find the retired, neuralyzed K working at the start of Men in Black II?
A post office in Truro, Massachusetts
J wins him back by exposing his postal co-workers as disguised aliens.
Q 26Who plays the shapeshifting villain Serleena in Men in Black II?
Lara Flynn Boyle
Janssen was originally cast but dropped out; Boyle's performance earned a Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actress.
Q 27Which pop star cameos in Men in Black II asking to become 'Agent M'?
Michael Jackson
Sonnenfeld wanted him to play an alien, but he insisted on wearing the black suit; it was his final feature film appearance.
Q 28Which Jackass star plays the two-headed alien Scrad and Charlie?
Johnny Knoxville
Charlie is the smaller second head on a stalk sprouting from Scrad's neck.
Q 29The climax of Men in Black II was originally filmed at which location before being reshot after 9/11?
The World Trade Center
The finale was moved to the Statue of Liberty, whose torch turns out to hold a giant neuralyzer.
Q 30What powerful item are the Zarthans trying to protect in Men in Black II?
The Light of Zartha
It turns out to be Rosario Dawson's character Laura, the long-lost Zarthan princess.