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60 free Suicide Squad trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Suicide Squad trivia quiz covers David Ayer's 2016 DC Extended Universe film, from Amanda Waller's pitch for Task Force X to the mid-credits deal with Bruce Wayne. The plot questions take in Belle Reve, the nanite bombs, Midway City, Enchantress and her brother Incubus, the bar scene, El Diablo's sacrifice and the Joker's helicopter, and the character questions cover every squad member's real name, power and actor. The harder questions are about how the film came together and fell apart: the actors who were offered roles first, the star who left for The Revenant, the six-week rewrite after Steppenwolf was removed, the $22 million reshoots, the trailer company that assembled the theatrical cut, the Oscar it won, and the #ReleaseTheAyerCut campaign that followed. There are box office questions too, because the film set a stack of August records while being torn apart by critics. Every answer was checked against the film's Wikipedia article and its cited sources before publishing. For the wider universe, try our DC Comics and Batman quizzes.
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Q 01Who wrote and directed the 2016 Suicide Squad?
David Ayer
He later disowned the theatrical cut, calling the film his biggest Hollywood heartbreak.
Q 02Suicide Squad was which numbered installment in the DC Extended Universe?
Third
It followed Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and opens in the aftermath of Superman's death.
Q 03What is the official name of the team Amanda Waller assembles?
Task Force X
Waller sells it to the government as a response team for metahuman threats after Superman's death.
Q 04How does Waller keep the squad members under control?
Nanite bombs implanted in their necks
Flag proves the bombs are real by detonating the first deserter's the moment he runs.
Q 05What is the name of the prison the squad members are recruited from?
Belle Reve
The director makes a cameo as one of its officers.
Q 06Dr. June Moone, the archaeologist possessed by Enchantress, is played by whom?
Cara Delevingne
Delevingne described Moone as an adventure-seeker and Enchantress as a feral being.
Q 07What does Waller use to control Enchantress?
Her magical heart
Enchantress spends the film trying to get it back, and Flag finally crushes it to kill her.
Q 08Which fictional metropolis does Enchantress conquer?
Midway City
She turns its people into monsters and summons her brother there to destroy mankind.
Q 09What is the name of Enchantress's brother?
Incubus
He possesses the body of a businessman to gain a physical form; Alain Chanoine plays him.
Q 10Which squad member is killed early on when he tries to escape, proving the bombs are real?
Slipknot
Boomerang talks him into running because he thinks the bombs are a bluff, then watches the proof.
Q 11What is Deadshot's real name?
Floyd Lawton
A hitman who wants to reunite with his daughter Zoe, he is played by Will Smith.
Q 12Will Smith chose Suicide Squad over appearing in which sequel that was offered at the same time?
Independence Day: Resurgence
He said it was about going forward rather than clinging and clawing backwards.
Q 13Who plays the Joker?
Jared Leto
Ryan Gosling was originally sought for the part; Leto stayed in character so completely that Will Smith said he never met him.
Q 21What is the real name of the boomerang-throwing Australian thief?
Digger Harkness
Jai Courtney said Ayer's first instruction was to find his inner dirtbag.
Q 22What is the name of Katana's sword, which traps the souls of its victims?
Soultaker
It holds her husband's soul, which is why she is the only squad member with no bomb and no criminal record.
Q 23Who plays Katana?
Karen Fukuhara
She went on to play Kimiko in The Boys.
Q 24What is the real name of the fire-wielding former Los Angeles gang member?
Q 14Which musician did the actor playing the Joker cite as an influence on the character?
David Bowie
He also listened to 1920s gospel music, read about shamanism and drew on the look of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Q 15Who added the Joker's tattoos, believing they gave the character a modern gangster look?
David Ayer
The 'damaged' forehead tattoo became the most mocked design choice in the film's marketing.
Q 16What was Harley Quinn's profession before the Joker got to her?
Psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum
Dr. Harleen Quinzel's origin as the Joker's therapist comes from Batman: The Animated Series, not the comics.
Q 17Which actress was considered for Harley Quinn before Margot Robbie was cast?
Emma Roberts
Robbie's performance was the most praised element of the film and earned her a spin-off in 2020.
Q 18Which actor was originally cast as Rick Flag but dropped out over a scheduling clash with The Revenant?
Tom Hardy
Jake Gyllenhaal was then offered the part and declined.
Q 19Who plays Rick Flag in the finished film?
Joel Kinnaman
Kinnaman later said the first 40 minutes were great and then conflicting visions took over.
Q 20Who plays Amanda Waller?
Viola Davis
The studio also considered Octavia Spencer and Oprah Winfrey; Davis's casting was revealed at the 87th Academy Awards.
Chato Santana
A former Los Angeles gang member, he keeps his flame powers to a single flicker as penance for his family's deaths.
Q 25Which squad member sacrifices himself in the finale to hold Enchantress's brother in place for the bomb?
El Diablo
In Ayer's original cut he would have survived.
Q 26Who plays Killer Croc?
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
He described the character as a cannibal with rage issues; his makeup team won the film its Oscar.
Q 27Which squad member is the only one denied a reward and detained again at the end?
Captain Boomerang
Everyone else gets ten years off their sentence and a personal request granted.
Q 28Whom does Waller meet in the mid-credits scene?
Bruce Wayne
He trades protection for her metahuman files and hints that he knows exactly who she is dealing with by telling her to stop working late.
Q 29Which Justice League villain was originally the power behind Enchantress before that plot was scrapped?
Steppenwolf
Removing him gave Ayer six weeks to rewrite the script, which was later misreported as him writing the whole thing in six weeks.
Q 30How did Ayer describe the film to Empire?
"Dirty Dozen with supervillains"
Two years earlier the animated Batman: Assault on Arkham had already used a similar set-up.