Q 01/05

Superman was born on which planet before being sent to Earth as a baby?

A) Mars

B) Krypton

C) Asgard

D) Tatooine

Answer · why

B) Krypton

His parents Jor-El and Lara launched him in a tiny spaceship just before the planet was destroyed. He landed near Smallville, Kansas.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the newspaper where Clark Kent works?

A) The Daily Bugle

B) The Gotham Gazette

C) The Daily Planet

D) The Metropolis Times

Answer · why

C) The Daily Planet

The building has a giant globe on the roof. Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and editor Perry White work there too.

Q 03/05

What colour is the glowing rock from Superman's home planet that makes him weak?

A) Green

B) Blue

C) Purple

D) Orange

Answer · why

A) Green

Its radiation cannot pass through lead, which is why Superman can hide from it behind lead walls. Red and gold versions exist too.

Q 04/05

Batman protects which fictional city?

A) Metropolis

B) Smallville

C) Central City

D) Gotham

Answer · why

D) Gotham

Writer Bill Finger picked the name Gotham instead of New York so readers in any city could imagine it was theirs.

Q 05/05

What is Batman's real name?

A) Bruce Wayne

B) Clark Kent

C) Tony Stark

D) Peter Parker

Answer · why

A) Bruce Wayne

He was raised by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth, after his parents were killed. Batman famously refuses to use guns.