You’ve seen the gremlin on the wing, you know what’s really in the cookbook, and you wouldn’t trust a Talky Tina doll as far as you could throw her. But how deep does your Twilight Zone knowledge really go?
This quiz ventures beyond the famous twists and into the stranger corners of the fifth dimension, with questions about obscure episodes, writers, directors, production oddities, and behind-the-scenes history.
Submitted for your approval: 10 questions designed to separate the casual viewers from the true residents of the Twilight Zone.
Twilight Zone
In 'A Penny for Your Thoughts,' what unusual event gives Hector B. Poole the temporary ability to hear people's thoughts?
'And When the Sky Was Opened' was adapted by Rod Serling from a short story by which major science-fiction writer?
Six episodes from Season 2 have a noticeably different visual appearance because they were produced using what format instead of the show's usual 35mm film?
In 'The Odyssey of Flight 33,' what do the crew and passengers see after their airliner first travels backward through time?
Which performer both starred in an episode of 'The Twilight Zone' and later directed an episode of the series?
What distinguishes Season 4 of the original 'The Twilight Zone' from every other season?
In 'Five Characters in Search of an Exit,' which of these is NOT one of the five figures trapped inside the mysterious cylinder?
'What You Need' was based on a story credited to 'Lewis Padgett.' That name was a pseudonym associated with which husband-and-wife science-fiction writers?
Which director helmed more episodes of the original 'The Twilight Zone' than any other director?
Which Season 5 episode was actually an award-winning French short film that 'The Twilight Zone' acquired and presented as part of the series?
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