Q 01/05

Who played Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 1966 series?

A) Burt Ward

B) Adam West

C) Van Williams

D) Neil Hamilton

Answer · why

B) Adam West

Adam West played it so straight that typecasting stalled his career for years, reducing him to paid appearances in his cape and cowl at car shows and ...

Q 02/05

Who played Dick Grayson, Batman's teenage sidekick, in the 1966 series?

A) Dick Gautier

B) Peter Deyell

C) Johnny Crawford

D) Burt Ward

Answer · why

D) Burt Ward

Burt Ward had trained in karate and did many of his own stunts, which by his own account kept landing him in hospital.

Q 03/05

Which US network aired the 1966 Batman series?

A) NBC

B) CBS

C) DuMont

D) ABC

Answer · why

D) ABC

ABC planned an hour-long show, then split each story across Wednesday and Thursday nights when two half-hour slots came free. Both nights ended the se...

Q 04/05

In the first episode of the 1966 Batman series, the Caped Crusader breaks into which dance?

A) The Batwist

B) The Batusi

C) The Batango

D) The Batstomp

Answer · why

B) The Batusi

The Batusi has Batman drawing two fingers past each eye like a mask, and the show's star later claimed he made the moves up himself.

Q 05/05

How did the 1966 Batman series film Batman and Robin scaling the walls of buildings?

A) With miniature puppets

B) On a real skyscraper

C) With a sideways camera

D) With rear projection

Answer · why

C) With a sideways camera

With a sideways camera: the pair walked along a flat floor with their capes held up by strings. The gag let film stars pop out of windows, as so many ...