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Quiz about Superman the Movie General Trivia

'Superman: the Movie' General Trivia Quiz

If you like Superman as much as I do, this quiz should be a piece of cake! All questions are about the first 'Superman' movie from 1978.

A multiple-choice quiz by maestrojw. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
maestrojw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,247

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
3487

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who directed 'Superman: The Movie'? Hint

Richard Lester

John Barry

William Friedkin

Richard Donner

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who played teenage Clark Kent? Hint

Jeff Easter

Jeff Eastman

Jeff East

Jeff Eastwood

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Question 3 of 15

3. What color was Lois' underwear? Hint

Red

White

Pink

Black

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the location of the kryptonite meteor that Lex Luthor obtains to defeat Superman? Hint

Addis Ababa

Tanis

Cairo

Antananarivo

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Question 5 of 15

5. Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill, who played Clark Kent and Lois Lane in Superman serials, have a cameo role in 'Superman: the Movie.' Whom do they play? Hint

a pair of reporters at the Daily Planet

Clark Kent's earth parents

Lois Lane's parents

Superman's biological parents

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of the following heroic acts does Superman NOT perform in 'Superman: the Movie'? Hint

rescues a cat from a tree

saves the Eiffel Tower from a terrorist bomb

guides Air Force One to safety in a storm

rescues a school bus full of children

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who played photographer Jimmy Olsen? Hint

Gavan O'Herlihy

Glenn Ford

Trevor Howard

Marc McClure

8. Superman stops a gang of burglars and chases them to their getaway boat. One of the crooks attempts to attack the Man of Steel, but to no effect. With what does the crook try to attack Superman on the boat? Hint

a manhole cover

a pistol

a baseball bat

a crowbar

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Question 9 of 15

9. What does Jor-El, Superman's natural father, tell him he must not do? Hint

exploit his powers for personal gain

show the Fortress of Solitude to anyone

reveal himself to the world

interfere with human history

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Question 10 of 15

10. How does Lex Luthor first contact Superman? Hint

Through a letter sent to the Daily Planet

Pretending to be in danger to draw Superman's attention

Threatening to detonate a hydrogen bomb in Metropolis

Sending a message broadcast at an extremely high frequency

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Question 11 of 15

11. Finish Superman's quote: 'All those things I can do. All those powers. And _______________.' Hint

I couldn't even save him.

I was no help at all.

I wasn't fast enough.

There was nothing I could do.

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who released a pop version of the love theme from 'Superman,' called 'Can You Read My Mind'? Hint

Maureen McGovern

Barbara Streisand

Carly Simon

Margot Kidder

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Question 13 of 15

13. Lex sent two missiles, one to each coastline of the U.S. What were their destinations? Hint

California fault line and Dover, DE

Golden Gate Bridge and Dover, DE

Golden Gate Bridge and Hackensack, NJ

California fault line and Hackensack, NJ

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who was Ms. Teschmacher? Hint

Lex Luthor's mistress

Krypton council member

Daily Planet reporter and Lois' rival

A woman who lives in Lois' apartment building

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the tagline for 'Superman: the Movie'? Hint

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's...

The incredible journey of the legendary Superhero!

The Man of Steel's first adventure!

You'll believe a man can fly!

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who directed 'Superman: The Movie'?

Answer: Richard Donner

Richard Lester is the credited director of 'Superman II' and 'Superman III'. William Friedkin had nothing to do with the Superman films. John Barry was the production designer.

2. Who played teenage Clark Kent?

Answer: Jeff East

Jeff East played the teenage Clark, but his voice was dubbed with Christopher Reeve's.

3. What color was Lois' underwear?

Answer: Pink

Once she got out from behind the lead fixture, he peeped.

4. What is the location of the kryptonite meteor that Lex Luthor obtains to defeat Superman?

Answer: Addis Ababa

Otis: 'Are we going to Addis Ababa, Mister Luthor?' Tanis was the resting place of the Ark in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'

5. Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill, who played Clark Kent and Lois Lane in Superman serials, have a cameo role in 'Superman: the Movie.' Whom do they play?

Answer: Lois Lane's parents

6. Which of the following heroic acts does Superman NOT perform in 'Superman: the Movie'?

Answer: saves the Eiffel Tower from a terrorist bomb

Superman performs all of these feats, but he saved the Eiffel Tower in 'Superman II,' not 'Superman: the Movie.'

7. Who played photographer Jimmy Olsen?

Answer: Marc McClure

Trevor Howard was on the council on Krypton. Glenn Ford played Clark's earth father. Gavan O'Herlihy played Brad in 'Superman III.'

Answer: a crowbar

...to which Superman quips, 'Bad vibrations?'

9. What does Jor-El, Superman's natural father, tell him he must not do?

Answer: interfere with human history

But he disobeys his father, reverses time, and saves Lois Lane and hundreds of others.

10. How does Lex Luthor first contact Superman?

Answer: Sending a message broadcast at an extremely high frequency

Lex sent the high frequency broadcast, which only Superman (and every dog in Metropolis) could hear. Lex threatened to release a deadly gas pellet to get Superman's undivided attention.

11. Finish Superman's quote: 'All those things I can do. All those powers. And _______________.'

Answer: I couldn't even save him.

Young Clark speaking to his mother about his father's death.

12. Who released a pop version of the love theme from 'Superman,' called 'Can You Read My Mind'?

Answer: Maureen McGovern

If you said Kidder, that's not a bad guess -- on the soundtrack to the movie there is a version of the song with her vocals from the movie with orchestral underscore. But it was McGovern who re-did the song to a kind of disco beat.

13. Lex sent two missiles, one to each coastline of the U.S. What were their destinations?

Answer: California fault line and Hackensack, NJ

Ms. Teschmacher's mother was from Hackensack.

14. Who was Ms. Teschmacher?

Answer: Lex Luthor's mistress

15. What was the tagline for 'Superman: the Movie'?

Answer: You'll believe a man can fly!

Source: Author maestrojw

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