This DC movie trivia quiz has 60 free questions with answers and spans nearly fifty years of DC Comics on the big screen: Richard Donner's Superman and its sequels, Adam West's 1966 Batman and his shark repellent, Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher's Batman films, Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, the DC Extended Universe from Man of Steel through Aquaman and the Snyder Cut, Todd Phillips' Joker films, Matt Reeves' The Batman, and James Gunn's 2025 Superman that launched the new DCU. It also covers the misfires — Catwoman, Green Lantern, Batman & Robin — plus animated and one-off entries like Mask of the Phantasm, Watchmen and V for Vendetta. Early questions suit anyone who has seen a few of the films; later ones reward fans who know which DCEU film won an Oscar, who replaced Julie Newmar in 1966, and how the Snyder Cut got finished. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedia entries before publishing.
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Q 01Who played Superman in Richard Donner's 1978 film?
Christopher Reeve
Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman got top billing, and Reeve even redubbed the young Clark Kent's lines.
Q 02Which Godfather novelist worked on the screenplay for Superman (1978)?
Mario Puzo
He also received story credit on Superman II, though Richard Lester replaced Donner as director for the sequel.
Q 03Which Kryptonian general, played by Terence Stamp, escapes the Phantom Zone in Superman II?
Zod
Richard Lester took over from Donner mid-production, and a 'Donner Cut' was finally released in 2006.
Q 04Which comedian co-starred in Superman III as computer programmer Gus Gorman?
Richard Pryor
Gorman substitutes tar for an unknown element when synthesising kryptonite, which turns Superman bad rather than killing him.
Q 05Who played Supergirl in the 1984 spin-off film?
Helen Slater
Faye Dunaway and Peter O'Toole co-starred, and Marc McClure returned as Jimmy Olsen.
Q 06In the 1966 Batman film, which actress replaced Julie Newmar as the feline villainess?
Lee Meriwether
Newmar was unavailable; the film also gave the world bat-shark repellent.
Q 07Which director's hiring for the 1989 Batman, alongside a comedic leading man, provoked an outcry from fans?
Tim Burton
Fans heard Burton's name and thought of Pee-wee's Big Adventure; Danny Elfman scored it and Prince wrote the songs.
Q 08Which pop star wrote songs for the 1989 Batman film?
Prince
Danny Elfman composed the orchestral score, and both albums were hits.
Q 09In Batman Returns, who plays the Penguin, raised in the sewers by a colony of birds?
Danny DeVito
The production used dozens of live penguins alongside animatronics and a little CGI.
Q 10Who took over the cowl in Batman Forever?
Val Kilmer
Jim Carrey played the Riddler and Tommy Lee Jones Two-Face; Seal's 'Kiss from a Rose' came from the soundtrack.
Q 11Which action star played Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The film, with George Clooney in the cowl, is regularly listed among the worst ever made and killed the franchise for eight years.
Q 12Which Batman: The Animated Series film is the only DC Animated Universe film released theatrically?
Mask of the Phantasm
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill reprised Batman and Joker; the film was made in a punishing eight months.
Q 13Who plays Ra's al Ghul, the League of Shadows leader, in Batman Begins?
Liam Neeson
He is introduced as Henri Ducard; Watanabe plays a decoy Ra's — a trick the film pulls on the audience too.
Q 21Which 2016 David Ayer film is the only DCEU film to win an Oscar (Makeup and Hairstyling)?
Suicide Squad
David Ayer's 2016 film beat critical scorn to take home the statue.
Q 22Who directed Wonder Woman (2017)?
Patty Jenkins
Warner Bros. had announced the film back in 2010; Jenkins came aboard in 2015.
Q 23In Wonder Woman, Diana leaves her home island after a spy tells her about which war?
World War I
Steve Trevor, played by Chris Pine, crash-lands off Themyscira.
Q 24What happened to Zack Snyder during the production of Justice League (2017)?
Q 14Which villain does Cillian Murphy play in Batman Begins?
Scarecrow
Murphy had auditioned for Batman himself; he returned in cameos in both sequels.
Q 15The Dark Knight was the first major motion picture to shoot sequences with which format?
IMAX cameras
About 28 minutes of the finished film is IMAX footage, including the opening bank heist.
Q 16Heath Ledger's Joker earned him a posthumous Academy Award in which category?
Best Supporting Actor
He also won the BAFTA and Golden Globe; he was only the seventh person nominated posthumously.
Q 17Which villain, played by Tom Hardy, threatens Gotham with nuclear destruction in The Dark Knight Rises?
Bane
Nolan drew on the 1993 'Knightfall' comics, in which the character breaks Batman's back.
Q 18Which film launched the DC Extended Universe in 2013?
Man of Steel
Zack Snyder directed from a David Goyer script developed with Christopher Nolan.
Q 19Who plays Superman in Man of Steel?
Henry Cavill
Michael Shannon's General Zod is the villain and Kevin Costner plays Jonathan Kent.
Q 20What shared name stops Batman from killing Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
Martha
Both heroes' mothers share the name; the moment became one of the most mocked in the DCEU.
He stepped down after the death of his daughter
Joss Whedon finished the film uncredited; fans campaigned for years for the Snyder Cut.
Q 25On which streaming service was Zack Snyder's Justice League released in March 2021?
HBO Max
About $70 million was spent to finish the effects, score and edit, with new material shot in October 2020.
Q 26Which director, best known for horror films like Saw and The Conjuring, made Aquaman?
James Wan
Jason Momoa's Aquaman battles his half-brother King Orm, played by Patrick Wilson.
Q 27Aquaman (2018) became the highest-grossing film based on a DC character with roughly what worldwide take?
$1.15 billion
That made it the fifth-biggest film of 2018.
Q 28In Shazam!, which actor plays the adult superhero form of 14-year-old Billy Batson?
Zachary Levi
Angel plays the teenage Billy; the champion draws the wisdom of Solomon, strength of Hercules and so on.
Q 29Which award did Joker (2019) win at the Venice Film Festival?
The Golden Lion
It went on to become the first R-rated film to gross $1 billion.
Q 30Joker (2019) was the first film with which rating to pass the ten-figure mark worldwide?
R
Todd Phillips had turned down comic-book films before, considering them 'loud'.