Q 01/05

Who played Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 1966 series?

A) Burt Ward

B) Adam West

C) Lyle Waggoner

D) Neil Hamilton

Answer · why

B) Adam West

West won the role after producer William Dozier saw him play a Bond-like spy in a Nestle Quik commercial.

Q 02/05

Who played Dick Grayson, Batman's teenage sidekick?

A) Dick Gautier

B) Peter Deyell

C) Frank Gorshin

D) Burt Ward

Answer · why

D) Burt Ward

Ward later voiced the character again on the 1977 animated series The New Adventures of Batman.

Q 03/05

On which US network did the series air?

A) NBC

B) CBS

C) DuMont

D) ABC

Answer · why

D) ABC

It ran twice weekly for the first two seasons and once a week for the third.

Q 04/05

How many episodes were made in total?

A) 126

B) 120

C) 144

D) 132

Answer · why

B) 120

That was the record for a superhero series until Smallville passed it in 2007.

Q 05/05

Which later series overtook it as the longest-running superhero TV show?

A) Smallville

B) Arrow

C) Lois & Clark

D) Heroes

Answer · why

A) Smallville

Smallville's tenth season took it past the 120-episode mark.