Patriot Trivia
Patriot trivia explores the darkly funny world of the American comedy-drama series created by Steven Conrad. Premiering on Amazon Prime Video on November 5, 2015, the show later released the remaining first-season episodes on February 23, 2017, and earned attention for its unusual blend of espionage, deadpan humor, and family drama.
Easy Patriot Trivia
13 questions
These easy Patriot trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
What kind of TV series is Patriot?
Answer: Patriot is an American comedy-drama television series.
Patriot is described is an American comedy-drama television series.
Question 2
Who created Patriot?
Answer: Steven Conrad created Patriot.
The series was created by Steven Conrad.
Question 3
On what date did Patriot first premiere?
Answer: Patriot premiered on November 5, 2015.
The show's premiere date was November 5, 2015.
Question 4
Which streaming platform premiered Patriot?
Answer: Patriot premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
Patriot premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
Question 5
When was the rest of Patriot season one released?
Answer: The rest of season one was released on February 23, 2017.
After the premiere, the rest of season one arrived on February 23, 2017.
Question 6
Which actor stars as John Tavner in Patriot?
Answer: Michael Dorman stars as John Tavner.
Michael Dorman plays the lead role of John Tavner.
Question 7
Who plays Tom Tavner on Patriot?
Answer: Terry O'Quinn plays Tom Tavner.
Tom Tavner is played by Terry O'Quinn.
Question 8
Which actor plays Edward Tavner?
Answer: Michael Chernus plays Edward Tavner.
Edward Tavner is portrayed by Michael Chernus.
Question 9
Who plays Alice Tavner in the series?
Answer: Kathleen Munroe plays Alice Tavner.
Alice Tavner is played by Kathleen Munroe.
Question 10
Who plays Dennis McClaren on Patriot?
Answer: Chris Conrad plays Dennis McClaren.
Dennis McClaren is portrayed by Chris Conrad.
Question 11
Which actor plays Leslie Claret?
Answer: Kurtwood Smith plays Leslie Claret.
Leslie Claret is played by Kurtwood Smith.
Question 12
Who plays Agathe Albans in Patriot?
Answer: Aliette Opheim plays Agathe Albans.
Agathe Albans is portrayed by Aliette Opheim.
Question 13
How many seasons did Patriot run for?
Answer: Patriot ran for two seasons.
The series lasted two seasons.
Patriot Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Patriot trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
What is the title of the very first episode of Patriot?
Answer: Milwaukee, America.
The pilot episode is titled "Milwaukee, America.".
Question 2
In season 1, what is the title of episode 2?
- A.Dick Cheney
- B.Dead Serious Rick
- C.C-19
- D.Tskh...
Answer: C-19.
Season 1, episode 2 is titled "C-19.".
Question 3
Which title belongs to season 1, episode 3 of Patriot?
- A.Milwaukee, America
- B.The Structural Dynamics of Flow
- C.Hello, Is Charlie There?
- D.McMillan Men
Answer: McMillan Men.
Season 1, episode 3 is titled "McMillan Men.".
Question 4
John seems organized here: what is the title of season 1, episode 4?
Answer: John's To-Do List 6/14/12.
Season 1, episode 4 is titled "John's To-Do List 6/14/12.".
Question 5
Which short, unusual title belongs to season 1, episode 5?
- A.C-19
- B.Hard Sun
- C.Dick Cheney
- D.Tskh...
Answer: Tskh...
Season 1, episode 5 is titled "Tskh...".
Question 6
If someone asks, "Hello, is Charlie there?" which season 1 episode title are they saying exactly?
- A.McMillan Men
- B.Hard Sun
- C.Tskh...
- D.Is Charlie There?
Answer: Hello, Is Charlie There?
Season 1, episode 7 is titled "Hello, Is Charlie There?".
Question 7
Season 1, episode 8 shares its title with which name?
- A.Edward Tavner
- B.Dick Cheney
- C.Dennis McClaren
- D.Leslie Claret
Answer: Dick Cheney.
Season 1, episode 8 is titled "Dick Cheney.".
Question 8
At his cover job, what kind of company does John work for?
Answer: An industrial piping company.
John's cover job is at an industrial piping company.
Question 9
In which city is McMillan based?
- A.Cleveland
- B.Milwaukee
- C.Chicago
- D.Detroit
Answer: Milwaukee.
McMillan is based in Milwaukee.
Question 10
What public role does Edward Tavner hold?
Answer: He is a congressman.
Edward Tavner is a congressman.
Question 11
Who is John Tavner's wife?
Answer: Alice Tavner.
Alice Tavner is John Tavner's wife.
Question 12
Agathe Albans works in which profession?
Answer: Detective.
Agathe Albans works is a detective.
Fun Patriot Trivia
13 questions
These fun Patriot trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
If you opened Patriot season 2 and found only loose change in the title, which episode name would you be holding?
Answer: American Dimes
Season 2, episode 1 is titled "American Dimes.".
Question 2
Which season 2 episode sounds less like espionage and more like advice from a stressed coworker?
Answer: Settle Down
Season 2, episode 3 is titled "Settle Down.".
Question 3
What is the exact title of Patriot season 2, episode 4—the one that sounds like a very specific plant emergency?
- A.American Dimes
- B.Army of Strangers
- C.What's a Sumac?
- D.Settle Down
Answer: What's a Sumac?
Season 2, episode 4 is titled "What's a Sumac?".
Question 4
Which title marches into Patriot as season 2, episode 5?
Answer: Army of Strangers
Season 2, episode 5 is titled "Army of Strangers.".
Question 5
Pack your bags: part of Patriot takes place in which European country?
Answer: Luxembourg
Part of Patriot's story takes place in Luxembourg.
Question 6
John's day job at McMillan isn't just a day job. In the show, it functions as what kind of cover?
Answer: non-official cover
John's job at McMillan is part of his non-official cover.
Question 7
The central mission in Patriot is tied to U.S. efforts aimed at which country?
- A.Pakistan
- B.Iran
- C.Iraq
- D.Russia
Answer: Iran
The central mission involves U.S. efforts aimed at Iran.
Question 8
Instead of keeping everything in a normal spy notebook, John often shares pieces of his story through what?
Answer: folk songs
John often tells parts of his story through folk songs.
Question 9
True or false: Patriot plays its espionage straight and avoids any office comedy at McMillan.?
Answer: False
The show mixes espionage with workplace comedy at McMillan.
Question 10
Which family name sits at the center of Patriot's plot?
Answer: Tavner family
The Tavner family is central to the series' plot.
Question 11
How did Patriot first arrive in 2015: as a full season or as what?
Answer: a single pilot
Patriot's first release was a single pilot in 2015.
Question 12
After the 2015 pilot, how many additional first-season episodes showed up in 2017?
Answer: Nine additional episodes
Nine additional first-season episodes arrived in 2017.
Question 13
Which actress appears as Bernice Tavner in Patriot?
Answer: Debra Winger
Debra Winger appears is Bernice Tavner.
Funny Patriot Trivia
13 questions
These funny Patriot trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
In Patriot, what kind of business becomes a spy's wonderfully boring-sounding cover?
- A.Piping company
- B.20th Television
- C.Lionsgate Television
Answer: A piping company.
The series places a spy inside a piping company for cover.
Question 2
What style of comedy does Patriot mix with high-stakes spy drama, as if someone filed a mission report with a straight face?
- A.Deadpan humor
- B.Slapstick
- C.Romantic comedy
- D.Improvisational sketch humor
Answer: Deadpan humor.
The show is known for pairing deadpan humor with spy-story stakes.
Question 3
What musical form gets recruited to retell some very bleak assignment information in Patriot?
- A.Folk songs
- B.Opera arias
- C.Rap battles
- D.Broadway show tunes
Answer: Folk songs.
The series uses folk songs to recount grim mission details.
Question 4
John's cover life is packed with jargon about what industrial subject?
- A.Marine biology
- B.Restaurant accounting
- C.Industrial flow
- D.Urban zoning
Answer: Industrial flow.
John's cover life involves industrial flow and piping jargon.
Question 5
Whose normal office routine gets launched into chaos well beyond standard desk duty in Patriot?
- A.A school debate team
- B.A group of tourists
- C.Coworkers
- D.Only his neighbors
Answer: John's coworkers.
John's office coworkers are drawn into situations far beyond normal desk work.
Question 6
Patriot often gets laughs by treating covert operations like what kind of everyday annoyance?
- A.Traffic reports
- B.Camping mishaps
- C.Wedding planning
- D.Workplace hassles
Answer: Workplace hassles.
Much of the humor comes from treating covert operations like workplace hassles.
Question 7
True or false: Patriot gives its spy a cover job inside a piping company rather than somewhere flashy like a casino.?
Answer: True
The cover specifically places the spy inside a piping company.
Question 8
If Patriot had to choose between wink-at-the-camera silliness and stone-faced comedy under pressure, which lane does it actually use?
- A.Farce
- B.Physical comedy
- C.Deadpan humor
- D.Parody
Answer: Deadpan humor.
The show pairs deadpan humor with the stakes of a spy story.
Question 9
What do the folk songs in Patriot recount, besides proving that mission debriefs can apparently rhyme?
Answer: Grim mission details.
The songs are used to recount grim mission details.
Question 10
John's cover-world small talk leans heavily on piping jargon and what other industrial topic?
Answer: Industrial flow.
His cover life involves industrial flow and piping jargon.
Question 11
Which group in Patriot discovers that the phrase 'above my pay grade' has been wildly underestimated?
Answer: John's office coworkers.
His office coworkers get pulled into situations far beyond normal desk work.
Question 12
In Patriot, covert missions are often framed less like glamorous espionage and more like what?
Answer: Workplace hassles.
The show's humor often comes from treating covert operations like workplace hassles.
Question 13
What sort of company gives Patriot its particularly un-glamorous spy cover: one dealing in pipes, pastries, or pets?
- A.Piping company
- B.A pastry company
- C.A pet supply company
- D.A fireworks company
Answer: A company dealing in pipes.
The spy's cover is inside a piping company.
Hard Patriot Trivia
14 questions
These hard Patriot trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
How long before the rest of season one did Patriot first become publicly available?
Answer: More than a year.
Patriot's first public release came more than a year before the remainder of season one.
Question 2
True or false: Patriot's initial public debut and the release of the rest of season one happened within the same year.?
Answer: False
The first public release preceded the rest of season one by more than a year, so they were not within the same year.
Question 3
In what year did the pilot release in the long gap before the rest of Patriot season one arrived?
Answer: 2015.
The pilot release began in 2015, while the rest of season one did not arrive until 2017.
Question 4
Which installment arrived only after the full first season had already been released?
Answer: Season two.
Season two came after the complete first season had already been released.
Question 5
Playful one for the release historians: after viewers finally had all of season one, what was the next season to show up?
- A.A standalone finale film
- B.Season two
- C.A split second half of season one
- D.A prequel miniseries
Answer: Season two.
Once the full first season was out, the next arriving installment was season two.
Question 6
Michael Dorman's central character goes by what two names in Patriot?
Answer: John Tavner and John Lakeman.
Michael Dorman's character is known both is John Tavner and John Lakeman.
Question 7
What surname completes the undercover name John ___ used by Michael Dorman's character?
Answer: Lakeman.
The character has two known names: John Tavner and John Lakeman.
Question 8
Which character played by Aliette Opheim is tied to the European side of Patriot's story?
Answer: Agathe Albans.
Aliette Opheim's character, Agathe Albans, is associated with the European side of the story.
Question 9
Name the Aliette Opheim role linked to Patriot's European storyline.?
Answer: Agathe Albans.
The European side of the story is associated with Agathe Albans.
Question 10
Patriot's title is intentionally at odds with what kind of main figure?
Answer: A weary, undercover protagonist.
The title sharply contrasts with the show's weary, undercover protagonist.
Question 11
Patriot's main setting fuses intelligence work with what specific business environment?
Answer: A Milwaukee business environment.
The series combines U.S. intelligence activity with a Milwaukee business environment.
Question 12
Which city anchors the business side of Patriot's main setting?
Answer: Milwaukee.
The business environment in the show's main setting is specifically Milwaukee.
Question 13
How many calendar years did Patriot's season-one debut span?
Answer: Two calendar years.
The first season's rollout was split across two calendar years.
Question 14
What made season one's rollout unusual from a calendar standpoint?
- A.Split across two calendar years
- B.It released entirely in one weekend
- C.It skipped a year between every episode
- D.It premiered simultaneously worldwide on one date
Answer: Its debut was split across two calendar years.
Season one did not debut within a single year; it was split across two calendar years.
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