Know Your Hero

Test your superhero know-how.

by Donald McDermott

1. What is Superman’s Kryptonian name?

2. Name Batman’s butler.

3. Who is the voice of Frozone in The Incredibles?

4. What movie did director Guillermo Del Toro turn down to direct Hellboy?

5. At the beginning of Superman Returns, Superman has been away for five years. Where was he?

6. In Spider-Man 3, Topher Grace plays Eddie Brock Jr. who turns into Venom. On what TV show did Topher Grace get his big break?

7. Bruce Banner became The Incredible Hulk after being exposed to what type of rays?

8. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Tony Stark’s personal assistant in Iron Man. What is her character’s name?

9. What is Jessica Alba’s main superpower in The Fantastic Four?

10. In X-Men 3: The Last Stand, Jean Grey becomes consumed by her ultra powerful alter-ego known as what?

11. Wolverine’s claws are made out of what super strong metal?

12. At the end of Batman Begins, Batman finds a scorched playing card foreshadowing the presence of what legendary bad guy?

13. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck met and fell in love while starring together as what superheroes?

14. What is the real first name of Syndrome, the villain of The Incredibles?

15. What is the name of the villain who makes a dramatic appearance at the very end of The Incredibles?

16. Name the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

17. Robert Downey Jr. plays a billionaire weapons designer who becomes the hero known as Iron Man. What is his name?

18. What is the name of the city where all of the Batman movies are set?

19. Name the newspaper that employs Peter Parker as a photographer.

20. Name the city where Superman’s alter ego Clark Kent works and lives in Superman: The Movie.

21. What is the name of the aunt that raised Peter Parker in Spider-Man?

22. Who plays the title role of Blade, the half-human, half-vampire?

23. What is the name of Jim Carrey’s mischievous little dog in The Mask?

24. At the beginning of Watchmen, Edward Blake is murdered and later discovered to be what vigilante hero?

25. Which member of the X-Men has the ability to shoot blasts of energy from his eyes?

26. What well known British actor plays Batman’s butler Alfred in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight?

27. Name the two actors to most recently play The Incredible Hulk on the big screen.

28. In Spider-Man 2, what is villain Dr. Octopus’s real name?

29. Michael Keaton played Batman, but also played another super-natural title character in a 1980s hit film. What was his name?

30. Who is the leader of the autobots in the blockbuster live action hit Transformers?




Answers: 1. Kal-El, 2. Alfred, 3. Samuel L. Jackson, 4. Blade: Trinity, 5. Krypton, 6. That ’70s Show, 7. Gamma Rays, 8. Pepper Potts, 9. invisibility, 10. The Phoenix, 11. adamantium, 12. The Joker, 13. Daredevil and Elektra, 14. Buddy, 15. The Underminer, 16. Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, 17. Tony Stark, 18. Gotham City, 19. The Daily Bugle, 20. Metropolis, 21. Aunt May, 22. Wesley Snipes, 23. Milo, 24. The Comedian, 25. Cyclops, 26. Michael Caine, 27. Eric Bana and Edward Norton, 28. Dr. Otto Octavius, 29. BeetleJuice, 30. Optimus Prime