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

He was the first non-American to play the part, and had lost Superman Returns to Brandon Routh.

Q 02/05

Who directed Man of Steel?

A) Christopher Nolan

B) Bryan Singer

C) Zack Snyder

D) Guillermo del Toro

Answer · why

C) Zack Snyder

Nolan produced and developed the story with writer David S. Goyer; del Toro turned it down for At the Mountains of Madness.

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

James Gunn's Superman (2025) rebooted things again as the first film of the DC Universe.

Q 04/05

Who plays General Zod?

A) Viggo Mortensen

B) Daniel Day-Lewis

C) Terence Stamp

D) Michael Shannon

Answer · why

D) Michael Shannon

Mortensen and Day-Lewis were considered; Terence Stamp played Zod in the Christopher Reeve era.

Q 05/05

Who plays Jor-El?

A) Sean Penn

B) Clive Owen

C) Marlon Brando

D) Russell Crowe

Answer · why

D) Russell Crowe

Penn and Owen were considered; Crowe said he had not realised he would be wearing Spandex.

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