"Superman Returns" 101 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lex Luthor

The movie began with a woman on her death bed speaking to Lex Luthor about how she knew he deserved a second chance. She mentioned a previous deal they had in which he would take care of her in exchange for her getting him released from prison. She signed a document leaving him all of her assets and then took her last breath.

Answer: Scrabble

An early scene took place where the Kent family resided and Martha Kent was washing dishes in the kitchen. The camera flashed over to the table where you could see the Scrabble board out. Then, a huge rumbling sound erupted, and the Kent residence started to shake.

Answer: Roads

Lex spoke to one of his cohorts, Kitty, and told the story of Prometheus and of his desire to place power into the hands of mere mortals. He then elaborated on this point by reiterating his belief that the controllers of technology had the world in a mighty power grasp.

He claimed The Roman Empire's construction of roads made them rulers of the world and then the rulers were The British Empire after they built ships.

Answer: Kal-El

Early on, Lex Luthor visited the Fortress of Solitude and noticed a recording of Jor-El speaking to his son. He informed his son that he was the only survivor of Krypton and that the crystals in the Fortress had literature embedded in them. Then, he stated that his name was Kal-El, which was Clark Kent's birth name prior to the Kent family adopting him.

Answer: Jimmy Olsen

Clark went to "The Daily Planet" one day when an elated Jimmy Olsen noticed him and said hello. He told him how pleased he was to see him again and then went to go get him something which he made. He showed Clark a crumpled up cake.

Answer: Lois Lane

Lois and a bunch of other reporters were riding on an airplane which had a space shuttle on top that would be launched into space. One woman gave some facts about the shuttle but was interrupted by Lois asking a question as to why only one news network was covering what appeared to be a notable event. The woman requested that Lois and others save all inquiries until after the launch.

Answer: True

Lois and her son, Jason, wound up on Lex's yacht in one scene and they were confronted by Lex Luthor. Lex ordered his cohorts to lock them in a back room, which they did. Lois and Jason were detained in the kitchen of the yacht for a lengthy period of time.

Answer: False

Clark and Lois spoke while leaving "The Daily Planet" one day and she asked him how it felt to be back at work at the newspaper. Clark said that it seemed fine but more like riding a bike. Lois and Clark chatted a little bit longer before she hailed a taxi to go home.

Answer: Lois Lane

There was an early mention in the movie at "The Daily Planet" office about how Lois Lane had written an important article for "The Daily Planet" titled "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman". The reason of its prominence stemmed in Lois winning a prestigious award for it. Another time the article was mentioned was during a conversation at dinner between Richard and Lois.

Answer: He was his nephew.

While talking with Lois one night, Richard spoke of how they originally met and then got into discussing Lois's articles on Superman. She stated to Richard how she literally was Superman's press agent due to how often she covered him. Shortly after this statement, she mentioned that Perry White was Richard's uncle.