Q 01/05

Which actor plays Max Shreck, the corrupt tycoon named after a silent-film star, in Batman Returns?

A) Donald Sutherland

B) Christopher Plummer

C) Christopher Walken

D) Willem Dafoe

Answer · why

C) Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken based Shreck on old-school moguls such as Samuel Goldwyn. The character was invented for the film to show that true villains do not...

Q 02/05

A Catwoman film planned for Michelle Pfeiffer after Batman Returns finally arrived in 2004 starring which actress?

A) Halle Berry

B) Ashley Judd

C) Angelina Jolie

D) Jennifer Garner

Answer · why

A) Halle Berry

Halle Berry took the lead after a decade of delays, playing a new character called Patience Phillips. A photograph of Pfeiffer's Selina Kyle appears i...

Q 03/05

Which fast-food chain angered parents by promoting the dark Batman Returns to children with toy tie-ins?

A) Burger King

B) Taco Bell

C) Wendy's

D) McDonald's

Answer · why

D) McDonald's

McDonald's had dressed thousands of its restaurants as Gotham City for the film. After the backlash it began insisting on long advance previews before...

Q 04/05

What shape is the amphibious vehicle that Danny DeVito's Penguin rides through the sewers and streets in Batman Returns?

A) A swan pedal boat

B) A giant rubber duck

C) A wind-up toy penguin

D) A circus steam engine

Answer · why

B) A giant rubber duck

A giant rubber duck carries the Penguin around the sewers and the city. The Super Nintendo game of the film makes wrecking the Duck Vehicle part of it...

Q 05/05

Which star of the 1989 Batman persuaded his hesitant friend Danny DeVito to accept the Penguin role in Batman Returns?

A) Jack Nicholson

B) Jack Palance

C) Robert Wuhl

D) Billy Dee Williams

Answer · why

A) Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson, the Joker of the first film, talked his close friend into the part. He was absent from the sequel himself, so the studio sold it on th...