October 2026 edition

The Mentalist quiz

Q16 / 50Easy15.0s
Which actress plays senior agent Teresa Lisbon?
AJulianna Margulies
BRobin Tunney
CMariska Hargitay
DSela Ward
104 pts+10

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The Mentalist · October 2026 edition

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Q3 / 50Opener
Who plays Patrick Jane?
AHugh Laurie
BMark Harmon
CSimon Baker
DJeremy Piven

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerPatrick Jane, Lisbon and the CBI
2EasyThe cast, the network and the premiere
3TrickyThe team, its cases and Jane's cons
4HardProduction, casting and season arcs
5BrutalGuest stars, ratings and awards
The Mentalist titlesout of 500
Case closed50 / 50
Master mentalist350+
Team lead275+
Senior agent200+
Field agent100+
Rookie agent1+
Cold case0

44 of 50 right · six short of Case closed

You vs Katie BThe Mentalist · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
What did Patrick Jane pose as before joining the CBI?
A stage magician
A psychic✓GBKB
A private detective
A hypnotist

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Who plays Patrick Jane? Don't overthink it.

The ramp

Open and shut, then it isn't.

Five rounds of ten. The cons get trickier.

Titles

Climb the CBI ranks.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Cold case if you score nothing, Case closed if you get every question right.

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