Supermen Trivia Quiz

Answer: Danny Dark

Various Hanna-Barbera cartoons ran under the title "Super Friends" between 1973 and 1986 ("Super Friends", "The All-New Super Friends Hour", "Challenge of the Super Friends", "The World's Greatest Super Friends", "Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show", and "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians"). Danny Dark (1938-2004) was a well-known voice actor in television and commercials.

He also worked as a narrator for A&E's "Biography" series.

Answer: Tom Welling

"Smallville" aired on first on the WB and then the CW for 218 episodes. Tom Welling portrayed Superman on the show, which tells the story of Superman before he was Superman, focusing on the story of Clark Kent/Kal El growing up in rural Kansas. Tom Welling, born in 1977, also appeared in "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003) and "The Fog" (2005).

Answer: Bud Collyer

During the course of its run, "The Adventures of Superman" began as a fifteen minute show and expanded to a half hour. It also varied between two, three, and five days a week, running for over 2,000 episodes. Kryptonite was actually introduced first in the Superman universe in a 1943 episode of the radio show.

Its presence allowed Bud Collyer to take a vacation. Bud Collyer (1908-1969) also worked as the host of the TV game shows "Beat the Clock" and "To Tell the Truth".

Answer: Bob Holliday

"It's a Bird...It's a Plane..."It's Superman" represents an attempt to adapt the Superman Universe to the Broadway stage. In this version, Superman, portrayed by Bob Holliday, co-stars with Patricia Marand, Linda Lavin and Jack Cassidy. The song "You've Got Possibilities" has had some life beyond the musical.

The show closed after 129 performances. Bob Holliday, born in 1932, is primarily known for his work on Broadway.

Answer: Christopher Reeve

"Superman: The Movie" was the first film in a series (including "Superman II" (1980), "Superman III" (1983), and "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (1987)) to star Christopher Reeve as the titular character. The cast of the films included Margot Kidder as Lois Lane and Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor in all of the films except "Superman III". Even though he is the title character, Christopher Reeve does not appear on-screen until about one hour into "Superman: The Movie". Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) also appeared in "Somewhere in Time" (1980) and "Village of the Damned" (1995).

Answer: Dean Cain

"Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" ran on ABC for 87 episodes. The show, focusing on the Lois-Clark relationship, starred Dean Cain as Superman/Clark Kent and Terri Hatcher as Lois Lane. Dean Cain, born in 1966, also starred in "Out of Time" (2003) hosted "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (1999-2003)

Answer: Kirk Alyn

"Atom Man vs. Superman" was the second serial from Columbia Pictures featuring Superman. The first was 1948's "Superman". Both starred Kirk Alyn. In the movie, Superman faces off against Atom Man who is really a disguised Lex Luthor. In the movie serials, the scenes of Superman flying were animated as the technology of the time ddi not allow for a live action actor flying to look believable. Kirk Allyn (1910-1999) had a cameo along with co-star Noel Neill as Lois Lane's parents in "Superman: The Movie".

Answer: Henry Cavill

"Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" starred Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Henry Cavill previous appeared as Superman in "Man of Steel" (2013). Henry Cavill also appeared in "The Man From UNCLE" (2015) and the television show "The Tudors" (2007-2010).

Answer: George Reeves

The first two seasons of "The Adventures of Superman" (episodes 1-52) were filmed in black and white. The final four seasons (episodes 53-104) were filmed in color. The greater cost of filming in color reduced the number of new episodes in later seasons.

The series episodes were shot piecemeal with several episodes worth of scenes filmed in one location shot at the same time. George Reeves (1914-1959) also appeared in the 1949 serial "The Adventures of Sir Galahad".

Answer: Tim Daly

"Superman: The Animated Series", with the character voiced by Tim Daly, was produced by Warner Brothers Animation and ran for 52 episodes. Created by Bruce Timm and the same team that created "Batman: The Animated Series", the cartoon shows a Superman that has to struggle to perform his mightiest feats. Tim Daly, born in 1956, may be best known for appearing in the long-running television show "Wings" (1990-1997).