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10 free Batman trivia questions with answers. Think you're a true Batman fan? Put your knowledge of the Dark Knight to the test with our exciting 100-question trivia quiz. From his iconic rogues gallery to his gadgets and memorable movie moments, this quiz covers everything Batman. See how many questions you can answer correctly and discover just how devoted a Gotham City enthusiast you really are!
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Q 01In which comic book did Batman first make his debut?
Detective Comics #27
Detective Comics #27 went on sale March 30, 1939, cover-dated May, about a year after Superman's debut.
Q 02What were the first names of Bruce Wayne's murdered parents?
Thomas and Martha
Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne were Bruce Wayne's wealthy and philanthropic parents, whose murder in Crime Alley left him orphaned and fueled his lifelong war on crime.
Q 03Which fictional city does Batman primarily protect?
Gotham City
Gotham City is the dark, crime-ridden urban landscape that Batman has sworn to protect, often depicted as a character in itself within the DC Universe.
Q 04The Joker, the Dark Knight's most iconic archnemesis, first appeared in which 1940 comic book issue?
Batman #1
The Joker made his chilling debut in the very first issue of Batman's solo comic series, Batman #1, in Spring 1940, quickly establishing himself as a formidable and iconic villain.
Q 05Who serves as Bruce Wayne's loyal butler, confidante, and surrogate father figure?
Alfred Pennyworth
Alfred Pennyworth is much more than a butler; he raised Bruce Wayne after his parents' deaths, becoming his closest ally, medical expert, and moral compass in his fight against crime.
Q 06Which orphaned circus acrobat became the first Robin, Batman's vigilante partner, in 1940?
Dick Grayson
Dick Grayson, the orphaned circus acrobat Bruce Wayne took in, debuted as Robin in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940 and later became Nightwing.
Q 07Which writer was officially recognized in 2015 alongside Bob Kane as Batman's co-creator?
Bill Finger
Bill Finger made substantial contributions to Batman's design, personality, and early stories, though he went uncredited for decades until DC Comics recognized his co-creator status in 2015.
Q 08What is the name of the Dark Knight's ancestral home, which also houses the Batcave?
Wayne Manor
Wayne Manor is the sprawling estate on the outskirts of the city that serves as Bruce Wayne's home and sits directly above his secret headquarters, the Batcave.
Q 09Who played the Caped Crusader in the 1966–68 live-action Batman television series?
Adam West
Adam West's campy series ran 1966–68 with Burt Ward as Robin; Keaton and Kilmer came later, in the 1989 and 1995 films.
Q 10What is the psychiatric hospital that houses many of Gotham City's criminally insane villains?
Arkham Asylum
Arkham Asylum is Gotham's notorious institution for the criminally insane, serving as a recurring setting and home to many of Batman's most dangerous foes.
Q 11Bob Kane conceived Batman in early 1939 to capitalise on the popularity of which character?
Superman
Superman's success in Action Comics (1938) had National's editors asking for more heroes; Bob Kane sketched Batman over a weekend in early 1939, and Bill Finger reworked the costume and wrote the first stories.
Q 12Which alias does Bruce Wayne use when posing as a gangster in Gotham's underworld?
Matches Malone
Matches Malone is the pinstriped small-time hood Bruce Wayne impersonates to gather underworld intelligence; the alias debuted in Batman #242 (1972), written by Denny O'Neil.
Q 13The Joker's grinning look was inspired by Conrad Veidt's character in which 1928 film?
The Man Who Laughs
Q 21Which mob boss threw the acid that scarred district attorney Harvey Dent into Two-Face?
Sal Maroni
Mob boss Sal 'Boss' Maroni hurled acid at the district attorney in court in Detective Comics #66 (1942), creating Two-Face, who decides his crimes by flipping a scarred coin.
Q 22Bane, who broke Batman's back in the 1993 'Knightfall' saga, gets his strength from which super-steroid?
Venom
Bane's strength comes from Venom, a super-steroid pumped into his skull through tubes; he was raised in the Peña Duro prison on Santa Prisca, serving his father's life sentence.
Q 23Harley Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for which medium?
Batman: The Animated Series
Conrad Veidt's rictus-grinning Gwynplaine in the 1928 silent film The Man Who Laughs was the image Bill Finger showed Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson also produced a joker playing-card sketch, and credit was disputed for decades.
Q 14In 1988 DC let readers decide by phone poll whether the Joker would kill which Robin?
Jason Todd
Jason Todd, the second Robin, died after the 1-900 vote in 'A Death in the Family' went 5,343 to 5,271 for his death; he returned in 2005 as the Red Hood.
Q 15Which Robin succeeded Tim Drake in the 2009 storyline 'Battle for the Cowl'?
Damian Wayne
Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne's son with Talia al Ghul, became Robin beside Dick Grayson's Batman in Batman and Robin #1 (2009) after 'Battle for the Cowl'; Tim Drake became Red Robin.
Q 16Alfred the butler first appeared in 1943 in which comic?
Batman #16
Alfred debuted in Batman #16 (April 1943), created by writer Don Cameron and artist Bob Kane as a portly, clean-shaven comic-relief butler; he was redrawn slim with a moustache within a year.
Q 17Which character was introduced in the very first panel of Batman's debut story, his first supporting character?
Commissioner Gordon
Commissioner James Gordon appears in the first panel of Detective Comics #27 (1939), chatting with Bruce Wayne before Batman does, making him Batman's oldest supporting character; he is Barbara Gordon's father.
Q 18Under what name did Catwoman debut in Batman #1 in 1940?
The Cat
In Batman #1 (Spring 1940) the future Catwoman debuted simply as 'The Cat', a jewel thief unmasked by Batman; she was Cat-Woman from Batman #2 and only got the name Selina Kyle in 1950.
Q 19What is the Penguin's real name?
Oswald Cobblepot
The Penguin's real name is Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot; he debuted in Detective Comics #58 (December 1941), and his trick umbrellas hide guns, gas sprayers and even a mini-helicopter.
Q 20The Riddler was created by Bill Finger and which artist, debuting in Detective Comics #140 in 1948?
Dick Sprang
Artist Dick Sprang co-created the Riddler with writer Bill Finger in Detective Comics #140 (October 1948); Sprang was the defining Batman artist of the 1940s-50s, ghosting for Bob Kane.
Harley Quinn debuted in the Batman: The Animated Series episode 'Joker's Favor' (1992) as a one-off henchwoman voiced by Arleen Sorkin; she only joined mainstream comics continuity in 1999.
Q 24The Scarecrow's lanky look and civilian surname were inspired by which Washington Irving character?
Ichabod Crane
Jonathan Crane's gangly frame and surname nod to Ichabod Crane, the schoolmaster of Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'; the Scarecrow debuted in World's Finest Comics #3 (1941) and gained fear toxin in 1967.
Q 25Ra's al Ghul has extended his life for centuries using what?
Lazarus Pits
Ra's al Ghul bathes in Lazarus Pits, chemical pools that restore youth and revive the dead; created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams in Batman #232 (1971), he is Talia's father and Damian Wayne's grandfather.
Q 26The 1966 TV Batmobile was built by George Barris from which decade-old concept car?
Lincoln Futura
George Barris rebuilt the one-off 1955 Lincoln Futura show car into the TV Batmobile in 1965; in the comics the name Batmobile first appeared in Detective Comics #48 (1941), after a plain red car in Batman's debut.
Q 27The Batcave first appeared not in the comics but in which medium in 1943?
A film serial
The Bat's Cave debuted in Columbia's 1943 Batman film serial; Bob Kane, who visited the set, drew it into the newspaper strip that October as 'The Bat Cave!', and it reached Detective Comics #83 in 1944.
Q 28Bill Finger said he found the name Gotham where?
In the New York phone book
Bill Finger said he flipped through the New York City phone book and saw 'Gotham Jewelers', having rejected Civic City, Capital City and Coast City; Gotham is usually placed in New Jersey.
Q 29Arkham Asylum takes its name from the fictional Massachusetts town created by which horror writer?
H. P. Lovecraft
Arkham is H. P. Lovecraft's fictional, witch-haunted Massachusetts town; Dennis O'Neil introduced the asylum in Batman #258 (1974), and in-story it was named for founder Amadeus Arkham's mother Elizabeth.
Q 30How many episodes of the 1960s Batman TV series aired on ABC between 1966 and 1968?
120
The series ran 120 episodes: two a week in seasons one and two, then weekly in a third season that added Yvonne Craig as Batgirl, ending in March 1968.