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50 free Gotham trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Gotham was the Batman show without Batman. Bruno Heller did not think the Dark Knight worked on television, so on his son's suggestion he built five seasons around a young Jim Gordon, a 12-year-old Bruce Wayne and the slow corruption of the city's future villains. It ran 100 episodes on Fox from 2014 to 2019, filmed in New York, and ended with a grown Bruce and a searchlight on the roof of the GCPD. These 50 questions cover the casting, the seasons and the rules the show had to work around: the actor rumoured for Gordon who became Bullock instead, Jada Pinkett Smith's invented crime boss, the Order of St. Dumas, Hugo Strange's experiments under Arkham, the Court of Owls, Ra's al Ghul, Sofia Falcone's return and the twin brothers who carried the Joker's traits without ever being allowed the name. Production questions cover the episode count that grew from 16 to 22, the composer, the Netflix deal and the Epix spin-off about a young Alfred. Easy questions stick to the main cast; the expert tier digs into novels and composers. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01Who developed Gotham for television?
Bruno Heller
He had previously created The Mentalist and co-created Rome.
Q 02On which US network did Gotham air?
Fox
It premiered on September 22, 2014 and ended on April 25, 2019.
Q 03How many episodes did Gotham run in total?
100
The 100th episode was also the series finale.
Q 04Who plays Detective James Gordon?
Ben McKenzie
He had shot an earlier pilot with Heller for CBS, so Gordon was written with him in mind.
Q 05Which actor was rumoured to play Gordon but ended up as Harvey Bullock?
Donal Logue
He denied the Gordon rumours on Twitter in January 2014.
Q 06Who plays the young Bruce Wayne?
David Mazouz
Heller called him 'the best Batman out there' and wanted him back for Pennyworth.
Q 07How old is Bruce Wayne when his parents are murdered in the first season?
Twelve
The case is the first big one Gordon and Bullock catch.
Q 08Who plays Alfred, the Wayne family butler?
Sean Pertwee
His take was inspired by the Earth One version of the butler.
Q 09Who plays Oswald Cobblepot, the future Penguin?
Robin Lord Taylor
Cobblepot begins as a low-level thug holding an umbrella for Fish Mooney.
Q 10Who plays the young Selina Kyle?
Camren Bicondova
Lili Simmons took over as an adult Selina in the series finale.
Q 11Which actor plays Edward Nygma, the future Riddler?
Cory Michael Smith
He joined in April 2014 and was promoted to series regular a month later.
Q 12Which star plays the crime boss Fish Mooney?
Jada Pinkett Smith
The character was created for the show, and she signed for only one year.
Q 13How is Fish Mooney seemingly killed in the season one finale?
Dropped off a tall building
Penguin does the dropping; she returned for the back half of season two anyway.
Q 21Which villain threatens the city with a deadly virus in season three?
Jervis Tetch
The Mad Hatter is a psychotic hypnotist searching for his missing sister Alice.
Q 22Which Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor plays Ra's al Ghul?
Alexander Siddig
He appeared in the season three finale and became a regular for season four.
Q 23Which daughter returns to Gotham in season four to take the underworld from Cobblepot?
Sofia Falcone
Teen Wolf's Crystal Reed plays her; she initially claims to be helping Gordon.
Q 14Who plays Dr Leslie 'Lee' Thompkins?
Morena Baccarin
She recurred in season one and was promoted to regular for season two.
Q 15Who is Gordon's fiancee in season one?
Barbara Kean
Played by Erin Richards, she later rekindles a relationship with Renee Montoya.
Q 16Which mob boss played by John Doman has ties to Gordon's father?
Carmine Falcone
He was a main character in season one and recurred through season four.
Q 17For which secret society does James Frain's villain try to kill Bruce in season two?
The Order of St. Dumas
James Frain's Galavan also takes up the Azrael identity.
Q 18What is the secret facility beneath Arkham where Hugo Strange makes monsters?
Indian Hill
Its escaped creations give Gordon his bounty-hunting job in season three.
Q 19Which shadowy group controls Hugo Strange's experiments?
The Court of Owls
Its leader eventually tells Bruce to seek out Ra's al Ghul.
Q 20What job does Gordon take in season three after leaving the GCPD?
Bounty hunter
He is hunting the monsters who escaped Indian Hill.
Q 24What system does Cobblepot impose on the city's criminals in season four?
Licensed crime
Criminals pay for a licence and in return the Penguin keeps the police away.
Q 25What tentative name does Bruce use when he first fights crime masked in season four?
The Dark Knight
The show could not use many Batman names, reserved for the films.
Q 26Who seeks vengeance for her father's death in the final season?
Nyssa al Ghul
Eduardo Dorrance, the future Bane, controls the military presence at the same time.
Q 27How many years into the future does the series finale jump?
Ten
Bruce returns to a flourishing Gotham with Gordon as commissioner.
Q 28Who wears the Batman suit as the adult Bruce in the finale?
Mikhail Mudrik
Mazouz's face is kept, but a taller performer filled the suit.
Q 29What does Gordon use to contact the new vigilante in the final scene?
A searchlight
He has just decided against retirement.
Q 30How many episodes did Fox originally order for season one before expanding it?
16
Six more were added in October 2014 to make a full 22.