Released innocently enough as a summer replacement for ”The Jackie Gleason Show” in the late 1960s, the 17 episodes of ”The Prisoner” are perhaps more popular than ever. How well do you remember the series with the giant bubble?
1. What was the name of the strange, tiny hamlet in which the hero was kept prisoner, and where was it?
2. The prisoner, his captor and other denizens were known only by numbers. What was the prisoner`s number?
3. The prisoner`s silent ally was called ———–?
4. What kind of sports car was the hero driving when he turned in his resignation?
5. What happened to him when he got home?
6. What was the name of the captor`s command center?
7. What were the captors ostensibly trying to get from the prisoner?
8. What chess piece was the prisoner when he was forced to participate in a life-sized chess game? . . . (a.) pawn; (b.) knight; (c.) bishop; (d.) queen 9. What was the name of the unreal Western town in which the prisoner once found himself?
10. What Beatles song plays loudly during the final episode`s-and the series`-climax? . . . (a.) ”All You Need Is Love”; (b.) ”Revolution No. 9”; (c.) ”Secret Agent Man”; (d.) ”Nowhere Man”
NO PEEKING
(1) The Village; its location is never revealed, although the last few episodes hint that it is within 50 miles of London. (2) Number 6. (3) The Butler, played by Angelo Muscat. (4) Lotus. (5) He was gassed and spirited away to The Village. (6) The Green Dome, or simply, The Dome. (7) The reason he resigned. (8) a.-a pawn. What else? (9) Harmony. (10) a.-”All You Need Is Love”
Ratings: Give yourself one point for each correct answer and rank yourself accordingly: 10: Your contract is in the mail; 9-8: Let`s do lunch;
7-6: Don`t call us, we`ll call you; 5 and below: Have you considered a full-time career in waiting tables?
