Can You Score 20/20? Superhero Movie Trivia Quiz That Gets Progressively Harder!

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Think you’re a superhero movie expert? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz spanning classic and modern films from Marvel, DC, and beyond. Questions start easy and ramp up to fiendishly tough – can you conquer all 20?

20 Trivia Questions on Superhero Movies

Question 1: Who played Superman in the 1978 film Superman: The Movie?

A. George Reeves
B. Christopher Reeve
C. Brandon Routh
D. Henry Cavill

Question 2: Which 2008 film kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

A. The Incredible Hulk
B. Iron Man
C. Thor
D. Captain America: The First Avenger

Question 3: Who directed the 1989 film Batman starring Michael Keaton?

A. Christopher Nolan
B. Tim Burton
C. Joel Schumacher
D. Zack Snyder

Question 4: Which actor played Spider-Man in Sam Raimi’s trilogy starting in 2002?

A. Andrew Garfield
B. Tobey Maguire
C. Tom Holland
D. Nicholas Hammond

Question 5: What is the name of Thor’s enchanted hammer in the Marvel films?

A. Stormbreaker
B. Mjolnir
C. Jarnbjorn
D. Draupnir

Question 6: Who played the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)?

A. Jack Nicholson
B. Jared Leto
C. Heath Ledger
D. Joaquin Phoenix

Question 7: What material is Captain America’s shield primarily made from in the MCU?

A. Adamantium
B. Vibranium
C. Uru
D. Promethium

Question 8: Which actor portrayed Wesley Snipes’ partner in the 1998 film Blade as Karen J. Warren?

A. Halle Berry
B. N’Bushe Wright
C. Sanaa Lathan
D. Jessica Alba

Question 9: In Iron Man (2008), what is the name of Tony Stark’s first powered suit built in a cave?

A. Mark III
B. Mark I
C. Mark XLII
D. Silver Centurion

Question 10: Who played Ron Perlman as the title character in Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy (2004)?

A. David Harbour
B. Ron Perlman
C. Doug Jones
D. Selma Blair

Question 11: Which actor originated Deadpool in a solo film in 2016?

A. Hugh Jackman
B. Ryan Reynolds
C. Ryan Gosling
D. Chris Pratt

Question 12: In X-Men (2000), who plays Professor Charles Xavier?

A. James McAvoy
B. Patrick Stewart
C. Ian McKellen
D. Kelsey Grammer

Question 13: What is the name of the clone daughter of Wolverine in Logan (2017)?

A. X-24
B. X-23
C. X-62
D. Lady Deathstrike

Question 14: Who directed the 2003 film Hulk starring Eric Bana?

A. Louis Leterrier
B. Ang Lee
C. Kenneth Branagh
D. Shane Black

Question 15: In Watchmen (2009), who plays Rorschach?

A. Jeffrey Dean Morgan
B. Jackie Earle Haley
C. Matthew Goode
D. Billy Crudup

Question 16: Which 1997 superhero film featured Michael Jai White as the title character Spawn?

A. The Crow: City of Angels
B. Spawn
C. Ghost Rider
D. Constantine

Question 17: In Batman Begins (2005), who plays Ra’s al Ghul?

A. Liam Neeson
B. Gary Oldman
C. Morgan Freeman
D. Cillian Murphy

Question 18: What is the release year of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the animated film featuring Miles Morales?

A. 2016
B. 2018
C. 2020
D. 2023

Question 19: Who composed the score for The Dark Knight alongside Hans Zimmer?

A. Danny Elfman
B. James Newton Howard
C. John Williams
D. Michael Giacchino

Question 20: In Blade II (2002), who plays the blood god vampire La Magra’s vessel Nomak?

A. Luke Gross
B. Ron Perlman
C. Thomas Kretschmann
D. Parker Posey

Answers

  1. B. Christopher Reeve – Reeve starred as Clark Kent/Superman in Richard Donner’s 1978 classic; George Reeves was in the 1950s TV series, Routh in 2006’s Superman Returns, and Cavill in the DCEU.
  2. B. Iron Man – Jon Favreau’s Iron Man was the MCU’s debut on 2 May 2008; The Incredible Hulk followed later that year but isn’t considered the official start.
  3. B. Tim Burton – Burton directed the 1989 Batman with Michael Keaton; Nolan did the trilogy starting 2005, Schumacher the 1990s sequels, Snyder the DCEU.
  4. B. Tobey Maguire – Maguire headlined Raimi’s Spider-Man (2002), 2 (2004), and 3 (2007); others played the role in later films.
  5. B. Mjolnir – Mjolnir is Thor’s iconic hammer wielded from Thor (2011) until Avengers: Infinity War; Stormbreaker is his later axe.
  6. C. Heath Ledger – Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for his role in Nolan’s The Dark Knight; Nicholson was in 1989’s Batman, the others later.
  7. B. Vibranium – The shield is a vibranium-steel alloy per MCU lore from Captain America: The First Avenger; adamantium is Wolverine’s metal.
  8. B. N’Bushe Wright – Wright played haematologist Karen J. Warren opposite Snipes’ Blade; the others appeared in later Blade films.
  9. B. Mark I – The crude Mark I suit is built in the cave during Tony’s capture, as shown early in Iron Man; others are later upgrades.
  10. B. Ron Perlman – Perlman portrayed Hellboy in del Toro’s 2004 film and its 2008 sequel; Harbour took over in 2019’s reboot.
  11. B. Ryan Reynolds – Reynolds starred in Deadpool (2016) after a poorly received appearance in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
  12. B. Patrick Stewart – Stewart debuted as Xavier in Bryan Singer’s X-Men (2000) and reprised the role multiple times; McAvoy plays young Xavier.
  13. B. X-23 – Laura Kinney, aka X-23, is Wolverine’s clone daughter central to Logan‘s plot; X-24 is a clone antagonist.
  14. B. Ang Lee – Lee directed the experimental 2003 Hulk; Leterrier helmed the 2008 reboot.
  15. B. Jackie Earle Haley – Haley played the masked vigilante Rorschach in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen; Morgan is the Comedian.
  16. B. Spawn – The New Line Cinema film Spawn (1997) starred White as Al Simmons/Spawn, directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé
  17. A. Liam Neeson – Neeson played the League of Shadows leader Ra’s al Ghul in Batman Begins; Murphy is Scarecrow.
  18. B. 2018 – Sony’s animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released on 14 December 2018, winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
  19. B. James Newton Howard – Howard co-composed the score with Zimmer for The Dark Knight; Elfman scored Burton’s Batman.
  20. A. Luke Gross – Gross portrayed the Reaper Nomak, host for La Magra, in Guillermo del Toro’s Blade II; Perlman plays Reinhardt.

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