Mission: Impossible Trivia Questions

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…

Get ready to test your knowledge of one of the most action-packed, stunt-filled, and secret-agent-loaded franchises in movie history. From exploding chewing gum to death-defying skyscraper jumps, the Mission: Impossible films have delivered thrill after thrill across decades.

Whether you’re an IMF expert or a casual viewer, this trivia set will challenge your memory of Ethan Hunt’s impossible missions, tech gadgets, villains, and iconic moments. Answers are provided below — if you can decode them. 💣🎭🕶️

🎥 General Movie Facts

  1. Who plays Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series?
  2. What year was the first Mission: Impossible movie released?
  3. What actor directed the first Mission: Impossible film?
  4. Which Mission: Impossible film features the infamous “cliffside free solo jump” scene?
  5. What phrase is always used to introduce Ethan’s mission?
  6. How many Mission: Impossible films have been released as of 2023?
  7. What is the name of the secret organization Ethan Hunt works for?
  8. What iconic prop self-destructs after delivering mission instructions?
  9. What’s the subtitle of the sixth movie in the series?
  10. Which Mission: Impossible film takes place largely in Dubai?

🧠 Plots & Missions

  1. What is Ethan Hunt accused of in the first Mission: Impossible film?
  2. In MI: Fallout, what is the dangerous element Ethan and his team try to recover?
  3. What villain returns in both Rogue Nation and Fallout?
  4. In Ghost Protocol, what famous landmark does Ethan scale?
  5. What type of file must Ethan’s team extract from the Kremlin in Ghost Protocol?
  6. What causes the IMF to be disavowed in Ghost Protocol?
  7. What is the name of the rogue syndicate in MI: Rogue Nation?
  8. What object does Ethan have to hold his breath underwater for several minutes to retrieve?
  9. What does Ethan swallow in the original film to fake his own death?
  10. In Dead Reckoning Part One, what dangerous piece of technology are the characters pursuing?

🧨 Stunts & Tech Gadgets

  1. What famous stunt did Tom Cruise perform on the side of the Burj Khalifa?
  2. What device does the team often use to disguise themselves?
  3. What gadget is used to scan and duplicate retinal patterns?
  4. What iconic spy equipment is stored in Ethan’s contact lenses in Ghost Protocol?
  5. What motorbike brand does Ethan ride in several films?
  6. In which film does Ethan skydive in a HALO jump?
  7. What piece of tech explodes shortly after use in most missions?
  8. What method of transport is used in a dramatic underwater heist in Rogue Nation?
  9. What futuristic tool is used to project false backgrounds in real time?
  10. What is the name of the face mask device used to impersonate others?

🕵️ Characters & Cast

  1. What actor plays Luther Stickell?
  2. Which actor joined the franchise in MI: Fallout as CIA agent August Walker?
  3. What actress plays Ilsa Faust?
  4. Who plays Ethan’s wife, Julia?
  5. Who is the villainous arms dealer known as Max?
  6. What Shaun of the Dead actor plays IMF tech wizard Benji?
  7. Who played IMF director Alan Hunley?
  8. Who portrays the villain Solomon Lane?
  9. What MI:2 character betrays Ethan but is later redeemed?
  10. Who was originally cast to direct Mission: Impossible 3 before J.J. Abrams took over?

🌍 Locations & Settings

  1. In Rogue Nation, what European opera is featured during an assassination attempt?
  2. Which MI movie features a scene set in Vatican City?
  3. What country does the motorcycle chase in MI:2 primarily take place in?
  4. What major city is destroyed in Ghost Protocol by a nuclear explosion simulation?
  5. In MI: Fallout, what city hosts the final helicopter chase?
  6. Which MI film opens with a train sequence in Prague?
  7. What desert location is featured in the climax of Dead Reckoning Part One?
  8. Which movie features a high-speed car chase through the streets of Paris?
  9. What country is the underwater vault located in Rogue Nation?
  10. Which city features the high-speed bullet train finale in the original film?

🎭 Quotes & Iconic Lines

  1. Complete the line: “This message will…”?
  2. What does Ethan yell as he runs down the hallway during the Kremlin bombing?
  3. “You should have killed me, Ethan.” — who says this line?
  4. What’s Ethan’s sarcastic response to “You’re not gonna make it!” in MI: Fallout?
  5. “Mission accomplished.” — in which movie does Ethan say this?
  6. “I’m working on it!” is a recurring line yelled by which character?
  7. “I didn’t come to kill you.” — Who says this to Ethan?
  8. Which movie ends with Ethan being told “You’re needed… again”?
  9. “You’re playing 4D chess while I’m still reading the rules.” — who says this line in Dead Reckoning?
  10. What phrase always signals the start of a new mission?

🎥 Behind the Scenes & Trivia

  1. Which Mission: Impossible film was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
  2. What real-life injury did Tom Cruise suffer while filming a rooftop jump?
  3. What’s the name of the theme song’s composer?
  4. What company did the original Mission: Impossible TV series air on?
  5. What director is returning for both Dead Reckoning Part 1 and Part 2?
  6. What actor was controversially killed off in the first film?
  7. Which film had a scene that was banned in India?
  8. Who created the original Mission: Impossible TV series?
  9. What MI movie had the highest Rotten Tomatoes score?
  10. What film had the highest box office gross of the series (as of 2023)?

🧩 Deep Cut Details

  1. What alias does Ethan use in the Vatican heist?
  2. What character returns in Dead Reckoning after a long absence from the series?
  3. What is the name of the villainous AI introduced in Dead Reckoning?
  4. What is the name of the rogue IMF agent in MI:3?
  5. What is Ethan Hunt’s job title in MI: Fallout?

Mission: Impossible – Answers

🎥 General Movie Facts:

  1. Tom Cruise
  2. 1996
  3. Brian De Palma
  4. Mission: Impossible 2
  5. “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…”
  6. Seven (as of 2023)
  7. IMF (Impossible Mission Force)
  8. A cassette or tape player
  9. Fallout
  10. Ghost Protocol

🧠 Plots & Missions:

  1. He is accused of being a mole
  2. Plutonium cores
  3. Solomon Lane
  4. Burj Khalifa
  5. Nuclear launch codes
  6. The Kremlin bombing
  7. The Syndicate
  8. Security key disk
  9. A fake blood capsule
  10. An AI known as “The Entity”

🧨 Stunts & Tech Gadgets:

  1. Scaled it using suction gloves
  2. Face masks
  3. Retinal scanner
  4. Camera lenses
  5. BMW and Triumph
  6. Fallout
  7. Mission briefing devices
  8. Pressurized underwater chamber
  9. Digital projector screen
  10. Mask maker

🕵️ Characters & Cast:

  1. Ving Rhames
  2. Henry Cavill
  3. Rebecca Ferguson
  4. Michelle Monaghan
  5. Vanessa Redgrave
  6. Simon Pegg
  7. Alec Baldwin
  8. Sean Harris
  9. Nyah Nordoff-Hall
  10. David Fincher

🌍 Locations & Settings :

  1. Turandot in Vienna
  2. Mission: Impossible III
  3. Australia
  4. San Francisco (simulated)
  5. Kashmir
  6. Mission: Impossible (1996)
  7. Arabian desert
  8. Fallout
  9. Morocco
  10. London

🎭 Quotes & Iconic Lines – Answers:

  1. “…self-destruct in five seconds.”
  2. “Light the fuse!”
  3. Solomon Lane
  4. “I wasn’t planning on it!”
  5. Mission: Impossible III
  6. Benji Dunn
  7. Ilsa Faust
  8. Fallout
  9. Grace
  10. “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…”

🎥 Behind the Scenes & Trivia:

  1. Dead Reckoning Part One
  2. Broken ankle
  3. Lalo Schifrin
  4. CBS
  5. Christopher McQuarrie
  6. Emilio Estevez
  7. MI:2 (knife-to-eye scene)
  8. Bruce Geller
  9. Fallout
  10. Fallout

🧩 Deep Cut Details:

  1. Father Statton
  2. Eugene Kittridge
  3. The Entity
  4. Owen Davian
  5. Field Agent, Team Leader

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