The game, hosted by an unknown figure named "The Inquizitor", featured four contestants competing in a quiz competition against four home viewers who participated by telephone calls.

In reality, the show was recorded in a small studio, using a blue screen backdrop on which images of the hangar were superimposed.

After Round 3, the remaining contestant collected his/her "papers" (a prop sometimes seen briefly on-camera, similar to a diploma) and a $500 cash prize ($250 in Season 1).

Inquizition's mysterious anti-host, the Inquizitor, was not a typical game show host of the time – he was angry, cranky, and had little patience for wrong answers.

He rarely called contestants by their first names, instead opting to use a more gentlemanly approach ("Mr. Roberts", "Miss Johnson").

During the game, he was seen only from behind as a figure in a dark business suit with shoulder-length gray hair, seated in a chair next to a table that held a glass of water and an hourglass.