2.35 "The Contaminated Cowl" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Leonid Kinskey

Kinskey, born on April 18th, 1903 in St. Petersburg, Russia, guest starred as Professor Overbeck in this episode. He played the character for a total of two episodes. He has also guest starred on the TV series' "Burke's Law", "My Favorite Martian" and "Dr. Kildare".

Answer: Leonard Bremen

Bremen, born on November 13th, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, guest starred as Benny in this episode of "Batman". He portrayed the character for a total of two episodes for the series. He has also guest starred on the TV shows "Green Acres", "The Beverly Hillbillies" and Diff'rent Strokes".

Answer: The Mad Hatter

The episode started at a boutique that specialized primarily in boxes. Then, The Mad Hatter entered the store and the woman asked him what he needed and he informed her that he would like some empty hat boxes. He insisted on getting 700 hat boxes while telling the woman that he never intended to pay for them. This was when he used a device in his hat to knock her out cold.

Answer: Professor Overbeck

In the first scene at Wayne Manor, Bruce was speaking to a gentleman named Professor Overbeck. He presented him with a check for a huge sum of money from The Wayne Foundation. Bruce mentioned how pleased he was to see that Professor Overbeck planned to use this money to fund research at an atomic energy laboratory.

Answer: Softball

Bruce took a phone call from Commissioner Gordon and found out about a theft of 700 hat boxes from the boutique store. Commissioner Gordon mentioned that it was apparent that the person they were dealing with was The Mad Hatter. That was when he informed Batman that Gordon Crichton reported on The Mad Hatter having escaped from prison during a softball game.

Answer: True

Polly spoke with The Mad Hatter while hearing him regale her with stories about all the hats he had lifted over the years. She then heard The Mad Hatter claim that he no longer felt as fascinated with stealing peoples' hats, thinking this meant he might give up his criminal lifestyle.

However, The Mad Hatter assured her that was not the case and that he merely wanted one hat in particular, that being Batman's cowl.

Answer: False

The Mad Hatter spoke with Polly about his ambition to one day utilize hats as a way to steal other objects. He then told her about his plan for that evening when he would attend a headdress ball. At the ball, he insisted that Polly be the one to run the hat check stand.

Answer: Water tank

As The Mad Hatter continued to unveil his plans to Polly, they looked outside the window and noticed his other henchmen climbing down the stairs to a water tank. Polly asked The Mad Hatter what they were doing out there. He told her that they were preparing a grave that they hoped the Caped Crusader would be in.

Answer: Hattie Hatfield

Batman and Robin were in the Batcave where they discussed that evening's annual headdress ball. Batman mentioned to Robin that the person in charge of it was Hattie Hatfield, who as of late had been the grand dame of high society. Robin then remembered that Ms. Hatfield owned a place called The Hatfield Ruby.

Answer: X-rays

Batman and Robin tracked down The Mad Hatter and his fiends at the atomic energy laboratory. However, The Mad Hatter's cohorts overpowered the Dynamic Duo and trapped them inside a fluorescent cabinet. Professor Overbeck was there and mentioned that the machine produced high voltage x-rays, which could kill Batman and Robin.