1. The prohibition
   The debarment
2. The disallowed
   The outlawing

The FBI first started using wiretapping during the 1920s during Prohibition. Wiretapping means tapping into phone lines so one can listen to what is being said. This is still done today.

1. Patrick Quinlan
   J. Edgar Hoover
2. R. Jay Hamlin
   Matt Kennedy

J. Edgar Hoover was a very controversial figure and was without a doubt the FBI's most famous director. He also was its first director. He held his position for 37 years until his death in 1972 at the age of 77.

1. When they pause when you ask them a question
   When they look away
2. When they touch their face
   All of the above

There are many physical cues to tell when a person is lying. If they delay before answering a question, can't look you in the eye, or fidget constantly with their hands, they're probably lying.

1. Deception
   Good Cop/Bad Cop
2. Suggestibility
   Torture

While it is extremely important for the FBI to solve crimes, torturing suspects to get information is never allowed, nor should it be. An FBI agent can't even threaten to torture anyone.

1. That he was awesome
   That he was dangerous
2. That he was smart
   That he wasn't important

After his "I have a dream" speech, the FBI tapped the phone of Martin Luther King and seemed convinced that he was up to no good. This is not something the FBI is very proud of today.

1. Virginia
   Wisconsin
2. Texas
   Maine

The FBI academy is housed in Quantico, Virginia. The town is only 500 people or so, but houses not only the FBI training academy, but the Drug Enforcement Agency's training academy and one of the United States' largest Marine Corps bases.

1. No, that isn't that important.
   Some do, but not all.
2. Yes, they all do.
   No, most FBI agents don't carry guns.

Every single FBI agent is trained in marksmanship.. Other aspects of gun and firearm training include safety and weapon handling. Agents are trained on pistols, carbines and shotguns.

1. No, not ever
   Sometimes
2. Usually
   Yes

After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, there was a lot of confusion as to who was in charge of the investigation. A law was passed in 1965 that made sure the FBI would be in charge of those investigations in the future.

1. Run a credit check
   Interview neighbors
2. Administer a polygraph
   All of the above

Other than running a credit check, administering a polygraph and interviewing neighbors , the FBI will also interview business associates and past employers. These guys don't mess around.

1. No, that is the CIA.
   No, that is the Secret Service.
2. Sometimes
   Yes, they and the CIA do that.

Both the CIA and FBI investigate terrorism. While the CIA only investigates foreign terrorists, the FBI does that and also does investigation of those suspected of being domestic terrorists as well.

1. Yes
2. No

While it might sound like a really good idea for the FBI to hire the occasional foreigner to be a spy, it is not allowed. To be an FBI agent, one has to be a citizen of the United States.

1. Yes
   No
2. They used to, but not any longer.
   Only in extreme circumstances

While most of the time the FBI will only investigate a kidnapping if there is suspected interstate travel, they will almost always investigate if the victim is 12 years old or younger.

1. 1st
   3rd
2. 4th
   7th

Any FBI agent needs to know this. The 4th Amendment in part reads "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,"

1. 50
   200
2. 2,000
   15.000

While 2,000 female agents certainly is a lot and something to be proud of, there are many more male agents than female. In the year 2014, female agents were only 2,000 out of more than 13.000 total agents.

1. Continue driving.
   Follow the car up and down the lanes.
2. Park in the lot far enough away that you can observe the car but not arouse suspicion.
   Park as far away from the car in the lot that you can.

When following someone in a car, you always want to maintain visual contact, but never get too close to them, otherwise you might get noticed. It is a delicate balance that takes a while to master.

1. Blackie
   Whitey
2. Yellow
   Orange

James "Whitey" Bulger was one of the most infamous criminals of his day. Part of the reason he was so successful was that he was an FBI informant and therefore was immune from prosecution.

1. 2
   4
2. 20
   45

The FBI agents study for 20 weeks. They learn how to do investigations and also take classes in ethics, interviewing, report writing, investigative techniques, counterintelligence techniques, interrogation, forensic science and more.

1. No, it is up to the FBI agent where they work.
   Yes. They have no choice.
2. They have a choice of three states.
   Within reason

One of the requirements of being an FBI agent is that they have to move anywhere in the country that they are assigned. This is hard on recruits, but it also makes a lot of sense as it is a federal job.

1. No, not ever
   Only if they say certain things
2. Yes, they can.
   Only if it is a high ranking FBI official

Yes, FBI agents can lie during interrogations. They can lie about there being eyewitnesses to a crime, they can lie about having a confession, they can lie about pretty much anything they want to try and get a confession.

1. Frank Sinatra
   Joey Bishop
2. Dean Martin
   Sammy Davis Jr.

Frank Sinatra had rumored ties to the mob and organized crime and he also had a friendship with John F. Kennedy. The FBI amassed more than 2,400 pages on him over the course of 50 years.

1. Situps and pushups
   300-meter sprint
2. 1.5-mile run
   Bench 300 pounds

One of the many things an FBI agent needs to do to become an agent is to pass a physical fitness exam. While much of being an agent is mental, they have to be prepared for physical engagement.

1. Jimmy Stewart
   Mel Blanc
2. Walt Disney
   Brad Pitt

Walt Disney became an FBI informant during the 1950s when he reported the names of many associates who he thought might be communists. Many famous people were suspected of being communists at this time.

1. Tape
   His hands
2. Cardboard
   A cloth

Former FBI Director James Comey uses tape to cover the camera on his computer just in case someone is looking back at him, and he suggests that any sensible person would do the same.

1. Ali G
   Bruno
2. Azamat
   Borat

When the actor Sacha Baron Cohen was filming the movie "Borat," the FBI began receiving questions and complaints about the actions of his character. The FBI ended up opening a file on Borat.

1. High school
   College
2. Masters
   You don't need any degree

The FBI isn't easy to get into, and they do require that you have a four-year degree from a college or university. They are partial to people with degrees in computer science, law and foreign languages.

1. 1908
   1940
2. 1956
   1969

The FBI has been around for over a century now. It was started by President Theodore Roosevelt. One of the big reasons it started was because or the corruption that came with the industrialization of the U.S.

1. They are captured.
   The charges against them are dropped.
2. They seem like they will never be caught.
   They are no longer considered a "particularly dangerous menace to society.”

The FBI would never give up and take a fugitive off the list because it seemed like they wouldn't be caught. The only other way for a fugitive to get off the list other then those mentioned is they die.

1. No
   Maybe
2. For sure
   I have never been given a surprise party.

This question is actually one that was asked on the FBI entrance exam. The answer they're looking for it that you've never been given one. If you want to know why, just ask the FBI, but we wouldn't suggest that.

1. Around 20
   100
2. 300
   500

in 1932 the FBI laboratory was in one room and was run by a single technician. How things have changed. Today the FBI employs over 500 scientists in their efforts to solve complex crimes.

1. Louie, Louie
   Penny Lane
2. Satisfaction
   Fight For Your Right to Party

The FBI spent around two years of research attempting to translate the lyrics of the hit 1960s song “Louie Louie" because they thought they were pornographic. They eventually found nothing.

1. Saliva
   Hair
2. Footprints
   Blood

The FBI has over 5.000 samples of hair that are on file. The hair is not just of humans, though, animals also make the grade. Hair is one of the most common types of criminal evidence.

1. 1980
   1998
2. 2012
   2018

While the FBI is thought of as an agency that is always on the cutting edge, they only went fully digital in 2012. Before that, they still were using paper files for the majority of cases.

1. Sidewalk agent
   Tar agent
2. Brick agent
   Window agent

As you might imagine, the FBI has a language that is only understood by those who work there. A brick agent is an officer of the FBI, usually one who is fairly new, who works on the street level.

1. 29
   10
2. 73
   1

Over the years, around 494 fugitives have been put on the most wanted list by the FBI. Out of all of those, 29 were never caught. Some escaped for good while others probably have passed away.

1. Ronald Reagan
   Donald Trump
2. Richard Nixon
   Bill Clinton

Despite there being evidence that FBI Director William Sessions was misusing his authority, he refused to resign. President Bill Clinton fired him, marking the first time a president fired an FBI director.