Batman Movies Trivia Quiz

Batman has been saving the people of Gotham for decades on the big screen. But how much do you know about his movies? Take this quiz and see for yourself.

1: Which Batman film had the tagline, "Courage now, truth always..."?
     Batman
     Batman Returns
     Batman Forever
     Batman & Robin

2: TV's original Batman, Adam West, wanted to play the caped crusader in Tim Burton's original 1989 big-screen adaptation. Batman creator Bob Kane said he was too old for the role, and gave approval to Michael Keaton instead. How old was Adam West in 1989?
     47
     55
     61
     70

3: The make-up of Batman villains is kept under many veils of secrecy until the film's release. Investigative reporters were hired by the studio to remove paparazzi from the set of which Batman film expressly for this purpose?
     Batman Returns for Penguin
     Batman & Robin for Mr. Freeze
     Batman Forever for Two-Face
     Batman Forever for The Riddler

4: What Oscar-winning screenwriter wrote the scripts for both Batman Forever and Batman & Robin?
     Akiva Goldsman
     Christopher McQuarrie
     Steven Zaillian
     Ted Tally

5: Uma Thurman is one of the lone highlights of Batman & Robin. She plays what famous Batman villain?
     The Ventriloquist
     Poison Ivy
     Mad Hatter
     Catwoman

6: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan was hired to direct 2005's Batman Begins after the studio was impressed with his wild success directing what independent film?
     Requiem for a Dream
     Henry Fool
     Memento
     Buffalo '66

7: What actor was blamed by the studio for impeding the financial success of Batman Begins and will not appear in the next film as originally contracted?
     Katie Holmes
     Michael Caine
     Christian Bale
     Cillian Murphy

8: What unlikely actor was supposed to play Robin in both Batman Returns and Batman Forever before the studio fired him for Chris O'Donnell?
     Rob Lowe
     Mike Meyers
     Charlie Sheen
     Marlon Wayans

9: Which singer or group won a Grammy for Record of the Year for their song that appeared on the Batman Forever soundtrack?
     U2
     The Smashing Pumpkins
     Lenny Kravitz
     Seal

10: What actor, famous for appearing as "The Cisco Kid" in a handful of comedies and musicals from the 1940s, plays the original Joker in 1966's Batman: The Movie?
     Burgess Meredith
     Cesar Romero
     Edwin Maxwell
     Jack Oakie

Quiz written by Frank Paiva. 7/29/06

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