Q 01/05

Who plays Superman in Man of Steel?

A) Henry Cavill

B) Brandon Routh

C) Armie Hammer

D) Tom Welling

Answer · why

A) Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill. He was the first non-American cast as the hero of 'truth, justice and the American way', and one British critic called it weird: 'We're ...

Q 02/05

Who directed Man of Steel?

A) Christopher Nolan

B) Tim Burton

C) Zack Snyder

D) Joss Whedon

Answer · why

C) Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder. He was hired in October 2010 by producer Christopher Nolan, and the pair weighed setting the film in the world of Nolan's Batman trilogy ...

Q 03/05

Man of Steel was the first film in which shared franchise?

A) The DC Universe (DCU)

B) The DC Extended Universe

C) The Arrowverse

D) The Dark Knight trilogy

Answer · why

B) The DC Extended Universe

The DC Extended Universe. The name began as an Entertainment Weekly writer's joke in 2015 and spread so fast among fans and the press that they took i...

Q 04/05

Who plays General Zod in Man of Steel?

A) Viggo Mortensen

B) Daniel Day-Lewis

C) Terence Stamp

D) Michael Shannon

Answer · why

D) Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon. He never wore Zod's armour: it was added by computer because the real thing 'would be very heavy', so he fought in a harlequin-patter...

Q 05/05

Who plays Superman's Kryptonian father, Jor-El, in Man of Steel?

A) Sean Penn

B) Clive Owen

C) Mel Gibson

D) Russell Crowe

Answer · why

D) Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe. His Jor-El is killed in the opening minutes yet stays in the film as a hologram, guiding Clark, helping Lois escape and arguing with Zo...

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