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Quiz about I Prefer my Batmen to be LiveAction
Quiz about I Prefer my Batmen to be LiveAction

I Prefer my Batmen to be Live-Action Quiz


If you enjoyed my quiz on animated Batmen throughout the ages, get ready for the counter-part. This is all about live-action iterations of the character throughout the ages. Including TV, movies, stage and maybe even a radio play or two.

A multiple-choice quiz by Shadowmyst2004. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
376,057
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. The 1943 "Batman" serial was released by Warner Brothers as a 15-part series that ran before longer films at movie theaters. Who was the big bad guy in the series? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Making it's debut on the London stages in 2011, "Batman Live" was the first major musical production of the character.


Question 3 of 10
3. "Batman and Robin" (1949) was another serial released in 15 parts. Who played the Dark Knight in this iteration? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the early 2000s Batman teamed up with Onstar to help sell the company's service in a series of commercials. Who played the character in all six spots? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Played by Michael Keaton in both "Batman" and "Batman Returns," the character was brought to the screen by which eccentric director? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Kevin Conroy was the first actor to play Batman in both a television show and a movie.


Question 7 of 10
7. What former TV doctor picked up the cape and cowl and played Batman in "Batman & Robin"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When Ben Affleck was announced as the actor to don the batsuit in "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" he was the first man to get the role that had also won an Oscar (not for a "Batman" film).


Question 9 of 10
9. What former "Top Gun" pilot fought off both the Riddler and Two-Face in "Batman Forever"?

Answer: (Two Words (or just last name))
Question 10 of 10
10. David Mazouz was the youngest person to be the main character to play Bruce Wayne in a live-action project. How old was he when he got the role on the TV series "Gotham"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The 1943 "Batman" serial was released by Warner Brothers as a 15-part series that ran before longer films at movie theaters. Who was the big bad guy in the series?

Answer: Dr. Daka

Dr. Daka, played by J. Carroll Nash, was created for the serial. He was a prince of the Order of the Rising Sun and lived in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles.

Decades later the character was adapted into the comics, making his first appearance in 1985 in "All-Star Squadron" #42.
2. Making it's debut on the London stages in 2011, "Batman Live" was the first major musical production of the character.

Answer: False

While "Batman Live" was a stage production, it was not a musical.

The stage play picked up with Bruce Wayne having been Batman for years. He had just started mentoring Dick Grayson, who did not yet know Bruce was also Batman.

Throughout the show Dick becomes Robin, and discovers who Batman is while fighting the likes of the Joker, Penguin and Poison Ivy.
3. "Batman and Robin" (1949) was another serial released in 15 parts. Who played the Dark Knight in this iteration?

Answer: Robert Lowery

Lowery picked up the role that had belonged to Wilson in the previous serial.

This serial saw the introduction of Robin, a new batmobile and the major villain was "Wizard," a character created specifically for the serial.
4. In the early 2000s Batman teamed up with Onstar to help sell the company's service in a series of commercials. Who played the character in all six spots?

Answer: Bruce Thomas

Bruce Thomas played Batman while Curtis Armstrong portrays the Joker, Vicki Vale is played by Brooke Burns, and the Riddler is played by Brian Stepanek.
Michael Gough, who played Alfred in four live-action Batman movies reprises the role in the commercial series.
5. Played by Michael Keaton in both "Batman" and "Batman Returns," the character was brought to the screen by which eccentric director?

Answer: Tim Burton

Burton is credited with creating a dark, brooding universe for the caped crusader to prowl around in.

His first "Batman" film, released in 1989, earned more than $411 million at the international box office, launched a toy line and an animated cartoon.
"Batman Returns" was slightly less successful, but was still deemed a hit and spawned another sequel. Burton and Keaton both left the franchise after two films.
6. Kevin Conroy was the first actor to play Batman in both a television show and a movie.

Answer: False

Adam West actually holds that distinction. West played Batman in the 1966 "Batman" television series. The live-action 1996 movie "Batman" that was a tie-in to the show and again in 1977's animated "The New Adventures of Batman".

West also played the role in several live-action and animated incarnations after that on television. He was in the animated series "The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour", "Tarzan and the Super 7", "Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" and "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians."

In live-action television he was in "Legends of the Superheroes" and "Return to the Batcave".
7. What former TV doctor picked up the cape and cowl and played Batman in "Batman & Robin"?

Answer: George Clooney

The film marked the first time that Batgirl had appeared in a live-action film.

Clooney had spent several years making a name for himself on "E.R." as Doctor Doug Ross before launching into a successful film career.
8. When Ben Affleck was announced as the actor to don the batsuit in "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" he was the first man to get the role that had also won an Oscar (not for a "Batman" film).

Answer: False

Affleck had won two Oscars prior to getting the role. For 1997's "Good Will Hunting" (Best Screenplay), for 2013's "Argo" (Best Picture.)

Christian Bale, who had played Batman in the Christopher Nolan trilogy of Batfilms was also an Oscar winner at that time. Bale won for best supporting actor for 2010's "The Fighter".
9. What former "Top Gun" pilot fought off both the Riddler and Two-Face in "Batman Forever"?

Answer: Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer was an 80s movie legend, having appeared in several of the top box office and critically acclaimed films of the decade. By 1997, when "Batman Forever" was released, he was needed a boost for his career.

The movie was critically panned and it was more than a decade before he earned another major role.

The film did, however, earn more than $336 million at the international box office.

He was replaced by George Clooney for the next Batman film.
10. David Mazouz was the youngest person to be the main character to play Bruce Wayne in a live-action project. How old was he when he got the role on the TV series "Gotham"?

Answer: 13

David Mazouz played the young Bruce Wayne on "Gotham", a show set directly after his parents are murdered.

He is the youngest actor by far to play the role in non-flashback type scenes.

Prior to getting the role, Mazouz had also starred in the television series "Touched" as the special needs son of Kiefer Sutherland's character.
Source: Author Shadowmyst2004

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