Q 01/05

Which actor, chosen from more than 200 auditionees, played the title role in Superman (1978)?

A) Christopher Reeve

B) Nick Nolte

C) Jon Voight

D) Sam Elliott

Answer · why

A) Christopher Reeve

Marlon Brando, as Jor-El, was paid $3.7 million plus a share of the gross for a few minutes of screen time.

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

Jack Nicholson took the Joker only on condition of top billing and a cut of the merchandise, which reportedly earned him tens of millions.

Q 03/05

Who starred as the half-vampire hunter in Blade (1998), often called Marvel's first hit film?

A) Denzel Washington

B) Laurence Fishburne

C) Michael Jai White

D) Wesley Snipes

Answer · why

D) Wesley Snipes

It arrived two years before X-Men and four before Spider-Man, and showed a comic character could carry an R-rated hit.

Q 04/05

Which actor was Bryan Singer's first choice for Wolverine in X-Men (2000)?

A) Mel Gibson

B) Viggo Mortensen

C) Russell Crowe

D) Guy Pearce

Answer · why

C) Russell Crowe

Crowe turned it down to make Gladiator, and Jackman ended up playing Wolverine for 17 years.

Q 05/05

Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002) was the first film to do what at the box office?

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

Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin was the villain, and the film became the most successful comic-book adaptation to that point.