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"The Time Tunnel" Trivia Trivia Quiz

This quiz is dedicated to the Irwin Allen time travel series "The Time Tunnel". I hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by gjlcpa56. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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372,347

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (3/10), Guest 107 (10/10), Guest 142 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Though the series debuted in 1966, it was set in the future. What year was it set in? Hint

1980

1997

1983

1968

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the Code Name for the project? Hint

Split Second

Tic-Toc

Metronome

Hourglass

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where was the Time Tunnel complex located? Hint

Inside an extinct volcano in Hawaii

Underneath the White House

On an uncharted island

Under the Arizona desert

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Question 4 of 10

4. The two time travelers were named Tony and Doug. What were their last names? Hint

Smith and Williams

Newman and Phillips

Crane and Nelson

Robinson and West

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the last name of the General in charge of the project? Hint

Bissell

Kirk

Jiggs

Swain

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the first place the time travelers landed? Hint

In Pearl Harbor the day before the famous attack

On a rocket about to be launched

On the Titanic

In a mine during a cave-in

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dr. Ann MacGregor was played by a former Miss America. Who played her? Hint

Lee Meriwether

Mary Ann Mobley

Anita Bryant

Bess Myerson

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did each show end? Hint

With a cliffhanger for the next episode

With Tony muttering, "Oh, boy."

With a digital clock counting forward by seconds

With a storyboard showing images from earlier in the show.

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Tunnel personnel were helped out by a young technician played by Sam Groom in some of the earlier episodes. What was his character name? Hint

Johnny

Greg

Jerry

George

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Question 10 of 10

10. When someone was sent out of or brought into the Time Tunnel, what effect would accompany their arrival or departure? Hint

A bright white flash

Glittery dust

Strobing lights

Puffs of smoke

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Oct 09 2024 : Guest 174: 3/10
Sep 29 2024 : Guest 107: 10/10
Sep 23 2024 : Guest 142: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Though the series debuted in 1966, it was set in the future. What year was it set in?

Answer: 1968

The other dates were used in other Irwin Allen series - "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1980), "Land of the Giants" (1983), and "Lost in Space" (1997).

2. What was the Code Name for the project?

Answer: Tic-Toc

It was a top-secret project known as Project Tic-Toc, and its symbol was an hourglass.

3. Where was the Time Tunnel complex located?

Answer: Under the Arizona desert

In the pilot, a senator was flown by plane to the middle of an Arizona desert, where he was picked up by a black limousine. The limousine then drove into a secret ramp that slid open to let them drive down it, and then closed back up after them.

4. The two time travelers were named Tony and Doug. What were their last names?

Answer: Newman and Phillips

Dr. Tony Newman, a young brash scientist, and Dr. Doug Phillips, slightly older and more experienced, traveled through time together. Smith and Williams were two people they posed as in "Secret Weapon". The other names are characters from "Lost in Space" and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea".

5. What was the last name of the General in charge of the project?

Answer: Kirk

Lt. General Heywood (Woody) Kirk, played by Whit Bissell, ran the project. Dr. Raymond Swain was the head technician and Master Sergeant Jiggs was head of security.

6. What was the first place the time travelers landed?

Answer: On the Titanic

The four answers were the places they landed in the first four episodes.

7. Dr. Ann MacGregor was played by a former Miss America. Who played her?

Answer: Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether won the title in 1955. She once argued with Irwin Allen that her character should be allowed to wear more makeup. He finally called out to the crew, "Does anyone have Mary Ann Mobley's phone number handy?" Lee called his bluff and said, "Yes, I have it right here." Irwin laughed, and Lee won the argument.

8. How did each show end?

Answer: With a cliffhanger for the next episode

Like "Lost in Space", each show had a cliffhanger ending for the next show announcing "Next week...see this fantastic adventure in...The Time Tunnel". The other examples were inspired by "Quantum Leap", "24", and "The Wild, Wild West".

9. The Tunnel personnel were helped out by a young technician played by Sam Groom in some of the earlier episodes. What was his character name?

Answer: Jerry

Jerry appeared in "End of the World", "The Day the Sky Fell In", "Crack of Doom", "Secret Weapon", and "Night of the Long Knives". But then he just disappeared without a trace.

10. When someone was sent out of or brought into the Time Tunnel, what effect would accompany their arrival or departure?

Answer: Puffs of smoke

Like a magician, the time traveler would appear or disappear in a puff of smoke. Irwin Allen used the same technique in his other shows like "Lost in Space" or "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" to show various alien creatures being teleported somewhere else, or sometimes disintegrated.

Source: Author gjlcpa56

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