Q 01/05

Which actor beat a field of bigger names to the title role in Superman (1978)?

A) Christopher Reeve

B) Nick Nolte

C) Jon Voight

D) Kris Kristofferson

Answer · why

A) Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve refused the padded muscle suit he was offered and bulked up instead under David Prowse, the bodybuilder inside Darth Vader's costume...

Q 02/05

Which musician wrote the songs for Tim Burton's Batman (1989), alongside Danny Elfman's score?

A) Prince

B) Michael Jackson

C) David Bowie

D) George Michael

Answer · why

A) Prince

Prince, asked for a couple of songs, delivered a whole album, so the film ended up with two successful soundtracks: his songs and Danny Elfman's score...

Q 03/05

Who starred as the half-vampire vampire hunter in Blade (1998)?

A) Denzel Washington

B) Laurence Fishburne

C) Michael Jai White

D) Wesley Snipes

Answer · why

D) Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes made two sequels, then stepped away from the role for twenty years before a surprise return in Deadpool & Wolverine, 26 years after the ...

Q 04/05

Which actor turned down Wolverine in X-Men (2000) and suggested his friend Hugh Jackman instead?

A) Mel Gibson

B) Eric Bana

C) Russell Crowe

D) Guy Pearce

Answer · why

C) Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe told the director he had only just made Gladiator and the part was not for him, then pointed him to Jackman, at the time an unknown.

Q 05/05

What box-office first did Sam Raimi's Spider-Man achieve in 2002?

A) Gross $1 billion worldwide

B) Earn $100 million in a single weekend

C) Open on 4,000 US screens

D) Sell tickets online in advance

Answer · why

B) Earn $100 million in a single weekend

Earn $100 million in a single weekend: its $114 million debut smashed a record Harry Potter had set six months earlier, with an opening crowd split ev...