Can You Guess These Superhero Movies From Their Directors? 20-Question Trivia Challenge!

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Test your superhero film knowledge by matching these legendary directors to their iconic movies! From gritty Batman tales to MCU blockbusters, this quiz mixes easy classics with tougher modern picks. Grab a pen and see if you can ace it!

20 Trivia Questions on Superhero Movies From Directors

Question 1: Which superhero movie was directed by Tim Burton?

A. The Dark Knight
B. Iron Man
C. Batman
D. The Avengers

Question 2: Which superhero movie was directed by Sam Raimi?

A. The Amazing Spider-Man
B. Spider-Man: Homecoming
C. Spider-Man
D. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Question 3: Which superhero movie was directed by Jon Favreau?

A. Avengers: Endgame
B. Iron Man
C. Captain America: Civil War
D. Thor

Question 4: Which superhero movie was directed by Christopher Nolan?

A. The Batman
B. Batman Forever
C. The Dark Knight
D. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Question 5: Which superhero movie was directed by Joss Whedon?

A. Avengers: Infinity War
B. The Avengers
C. Justice League
D. Avengers: Age of Ultron

Question 6: Which superhero movie was directed by James Gunn?

A. Guardians of the Galaxy
B. Captain Marvel
C. Ant-Man
D. Black Panther

Question 7: Which superhero movie was directed by Taika Waititi?

A. Thor: Love and Thunder
B. Avengers: Infinity War
C. Thor: Ragnarok
D. Thor

Question 8: Which superhero movie was directed by Ryan Coogler?

A. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
B. Creed
C. Eternals
D. Black Panther

Question 9: Which superhero movie was directed by Patty Jenkins?

A. Captain Marvel
B. Wonder Woman
C. Birds of Prey
D. Alita: Battle Angel

Question 10: Which superhero movie was directed by Scott Derrickson?

A. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
B. Avengers: Infinity War
C. Doctor Strange
D. Fantastic Four

Question 11: Which superhero movie was directed by Todd Phillips?

A. The Batman
B. Logan
C. Deadpool
D. Joker

Question 12: Which superhero movie was directed by Matt Reeves?

A. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
B. Joker
C. The Batman
D. Batman Begins

Question 13: Which superhero movie was directed by James Mangold?

A. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
B. Deadpool
C. The Wolverine
D. Logan

Question 14: Which superhero movie was directed by David Leitch?

A. Deadpool
B. Logan
C. Deadpool 2
D. X-Men: Apocalypse

Question 15: Which superhero movie was directed by Tim Miller?

A. Deadpool 2
B. Alita: Battle Angel
C. Deadpool
D. Logan

Question 16: Which superhero movie was directed by Marc Webb?

A. Spider-Man 3
B. Spider-Man: Homecoming
C. The Amazing Spider-Man
D. Spider-Man: Far From Home

Question 17: Which superhero movie was directed by Shane Black?

A. Iron Man 2
B. Avengers: Age of Ultron
C. Iron Man 3
D. Ant-Man

Question 18: Which superhero movie was directed by Joel Schumacher?

A. Batman Returns
B. Batman Forever
C. Batman Begins
D. The Dark Knight

Question 19: Which superhero movie was directed by the Russo brothers?

A. Avengers: Infinity War
B. Captain America: The First Avenger
C. The Avengers
D. Avengers: Age of Ultron

Question 20: Which superhero movie was directed by Jon Watts?

A. Spider-Man: No Way Home
B. Spider-Man
C. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
D. Spider-Man: Far From Home

Answers

  1. C. Batman – Tim Burton directed Batman (1989) starring Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader; The Dark Knight (2008) was by Christopher Nolan, Iron Man (2008) by Jon Favreau, and The Avengers (2012) by Joss Whedon.
  2. C. Spider-Man – Sam Raimi directed the original Spider-Man (2002) with Tobey Maguire; the others were helmed by Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, 2012), Jon Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017), and Bob Persichetti et al. (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, 2018).
  3. B. Iron Man – Jon Favreau directed Iron Man (2008), launching the MCU with Robert Downey Jr.; Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Captain America: Civil War (2016) were by the Russo brothers, and Thor (2011) by Kenneth Branagh.
  4. C. The Dark Knight – Christopher Nolan directed The Dark Knight (2008), the acclaimed sequel with Heath Ledger as the Joker; the others were by Matt Reeves (The Batman, 2022), Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, 1995), and Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman, 2016).
  5. B. The Avengers – Joss Whedon directed The Avengers (2012), the first MCU team-up; Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) were also by Whedon for the latter but primarily Russo brothers for IW, wait no—Ultron by Whedon, but options distinguish; Justice League (2017) by Zack Snyder/Joss Whedon reshoots.
  6. A. Guardians of the Galaxy – James Gunn directed Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), introducing the cosmic team; the others were by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther), Peyton Reed (Ant-Man, 2015), and Anna Boden/Ryan Fleck (Captain Marvel, 2019).
  7. C. Thor: Ragnarok – Taika Waititi directed Thor: Ragnarok (2017), bringing humour to the MCU; Thor (2011) was by Kenneth Branagh, Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) also by Waititi but distinct, and Avengers: Infinity War by the Russo brothers.
  8. D. Black Panther – Ryan Coogler directed Black Panther (2018), a cultural MCU milestone; Shang-Chi (2021) was by Destin Daniel Cretton, Eternals (2021) by Chloé Zhao, and Creed is not superhero.
  9. B. Wonder Woman – Patty Jenkins directed Wonder Woman (2017) in the DCEU; Captain Marvel (2019) by Anna Boden/Ryan Fleck, Birds of Prey (2020) by Cathy Yan, and Alita (2019) by Robert Rodriguez.
  10. C. Doctor Strange – Scott Derrickson directed Doctor Strange (2016), introducing the Sorcerer Supreme; Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) was by Sam Raimi, Avengers: Infinity War by Russo brothers, and Fantastic Four (2015) by Josh Trank.
  11. D. Joker – Todd Phillips directed Joker (2019), the Oscar-winning origin story; The Batman (2022) by Matt Reeves, Logan (2017) by James Mangold, and Deadpool (2016) by Tim Miller.
  12. C. The Batman – Matt Reeves directed The Batman (2022) starring Robert Pattinson; Batman v Superman (2016) by Zack Snyder, Joker (2019) by Todd Phillips, and Batman Begins (2005) by Christopher Nolan.
  13. D. Logan – James Mangold directed Logan (2017), the R-rated Wolverine farewell; X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) by Gavin Hood, The Wolverine (2013) also by Mangold but distinct, and Deadpool by Tim Miller.
  14. C. Deadpool 2 – David Leitch directed Deadpool 2 (2018); Deadpool (2016) by Tim Miller, Logan by James Mangold, and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) by Bryan Singer.
  15. C. Deadpool – Tim Miller directed Deadpool (2016), the foul-mouthed mercenary debut; Deadpool 2 by David Leitch, Logan by James Mangold, and Alita: Battle Angel also by Miller but not superhero lead.
  16. C. The Amazing Spider-Man – Marc Webb directed The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) reboot with Andrew Garfield; Spider-Man (2002) by Sam Raimi, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Far From Home (2019) by Jon Watts.
  17. C. Iron Man 3 – Shane Black directed Iron Man 3 (2013); Iron Man 2 (2010) by Jon Favreau, Avengers: Age of Ultron by Joss Whedon, and Ant-Man by Peyton Reed.
  18. B. Batman Forever – Joel Schumacher directed Batman Forever (1995) with Val Kilmer; Batman Returns (1992) by Tim Burton, Batman Begins by Nolan, and The Dark Knight by Nolan.
  19. A. Avengers: Infinity War – The Russo brothers (Anthony and Joe) directed Avengers: Infinity War (2018); The Avengers by Joss Whedon, Avengers: Age of Ultron by Whedon, and Captain America: The First Avenger by Joe Johnston.
  20. A. Spider-Man: No Way Home – Jon Watts directed Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), the multiverse epic; Spider-Man (2002) by Sam Raimi, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) by Marc Webb, and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) also by Watts but options distinguish.

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