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Batman_quiz.sPubDate = "6/15/2005 8:37:44 PM GMT";
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Batman_quiz.appDeck = new Array("Director Christopher Nolan is taking the Batman film franchise back to its roots with the new Batman Begins, which (probably wisely) ignores the four previous films about the caped, crime-fighting superhero and spins a new tale about the Dark Knight’s early days in Gotham City. Batman’s built up a lot of history since he first debuted in 1939. How much do you know? Take our quiz and find out.","");
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Batman_quiz[1] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[1][0] = new Array("Tommy Lee Jones played district attorney Harvey Dent, better known as the acid-scarred villain Two-Face, in the film \"Batman Forever.\" But who played the character in the first Batman film?");
Batman_quiz[1].answer = "The correct answer is D. Trick question! It’s true that Billy Dee Williams did play Harvey Dent in the Batman film starring Michael Keaton which kicked off a series of sequels. But that wasn’t the first Batman film! That would be the 1966 movie made to capitalize on the popularity of the Adam West TV show -- and the villains in that movie were the Joker, the Riddler, Catwoman and the Penguin. Two-Face wasn’t even mentioned. Technically, perhaps, the first Batman film was the 1949 serial which was later re-edited into a full-length feature — interestingly, that series introduced both the Batcave and the now-familiar look of Alfred Pennyworth, Batman’s butler.";
Batman_quiz[1][1] = new Array("A. Billy Dee Williams",'',0);
Batman_quiz[1][2] = new Array("B. Jim Carrey",'',0);
Batman_quiz[1][3] = new Array("C. Michael Keaton",'',0);
Batman_quiz[1][4] = new Array("D. Nobody — the character wasn’t in the film",'',1);

Batman_quiz[2] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[2][0] = new Array("What exactly are Batman’s superpowers?");
Batman_quiz[2].answer = "The correct answer is C. Most superheroes are aliens (Superman), mutants (the X-Men), or people who have acquired freakish, near-supernatural abilities (Spider-Man, The Flash). But Batman is nearly unique in that his success in fighting crime comes entirely from his obsessive drive, his years of training, his detective skill and his massive, inherited fortune. As such, he’s an inspiration to us common folk, because in theory, any of us could become Batman, as long as we were crazy, rich, combat-trained geniuses with permanent chips on our shoulders.";
Batman_quiz[2][1] = new Array("A. He has the heightened senses and reflexes of a bat",'',0);
Batman_quiz[2][2] = new Array("B. He can communicate with bats and command them to do his bidding",'',0);
Batman_quiz[2][3] = new Array("C. He doesn’t actually have any superpowers",'',1);
Batman_quiz[2][4] = new Array("D. He can disappear into shadows and otherwise cloak his presence from those he doesn’t want to see him",'',0);

Batman_quiz[3] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[3][0] = new Array("Batman has led a very tumultuous life. He’s witnessed the murder of his parents, dealt with the death of one of his Robins, shepherded his city through a devastating earthquake and plague, and much more. But what pivotal event in Batman’s life occurred in the story \"The Case of the Chemical Syndicate\"?");
Batman_quiz[3].answer = "The correct answer is C. “Chemical Syndicate,” by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, was a six-page story in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939.";
Batman_quiz[3][1] = new Array("A. He had his first meeting with the The Joker, the villain who would become his worst nemesis",'',0);
Batman_quiz[3][2] = new Array("B. He hired Alfred Pennyworth, his butler and lifelong friend",'',0);
Batman_quiz[3][3] = new Array("C. He made his first appearance in comic books",'',1);
Batman_quiz[3][4] = new Array("D. He ate at an Indian restaurant for the first time, leading to a lifelong interest in curries",'',0);

Batman_quiz[4] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[4][0] = new Array("Dr. Jonathan Crane, who also poses a threat to Gotham City in \"Batman Begins\" in his identity as the villainous Scarecrow, is a psychiatrist at Gotham’s infamous Arkham Asylum. Which horror writer’s works are homaged in Arkham’s name?");
Batman_quiz[4].answer = "The correct answer is D. The fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts was a setting in a number of Lovecraft stories, including “Herbert West — Re-Animator” and “The Dunwich Horror.”";
Batman_quiz[4][1] = new Array("A. Clive Barker",'',0);
Batman_quiz[4][2] = new Array("B. Stephen King",'',0);
Batman_quiz[4][3] = new Array("C. Dan Brown",'',0);
Batman_quiz[4][4] = new Array("D. H.P. Lovecraft",'',1);

Batman_quiz[5] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[5][0] = new Array("Although she does not appear in the film, \"Batman Begins\" villain Ra’s Al Ghul has a daughter whose attraction to Batman often wars with her loyalty to her father. What is her name?");
Batman_quiz[5].answer = "The correct answer is A. Despite his status as a world-spanning supervillain, Ra’s approves of the romance between Talia and Bruce Wayne, and has stated several times that he would like to see Batman marry his daughter and take over his empire.";
Batman_quiz[5][1] = new Array("A. Talia",'',1);
Batman_quiz[5][2] = new Array("B. Tania",'',0);
Batman_quiz[5][3] = new Array("C. Natalia",'',0);
Batman_quiz[5][4] = new Array("D. Ghulette",'',0);

Batman_quiz[6] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[6][0] = new Array("Commissioner Gordon has just released an all-points bulletin to the entire Gotham City police force: Oswald Cobblepot, Jarvis Tetch, Kirk Langstrom, Waylon Jones, and Preston Payne have escaped! These recurrent foes of Batman must be caught and brought back to justice — but first, you have to figure out who they are. By what nicknames are these men better known?");
Batman_quiz[6].answer = "The correct answer is C. All the other names mentioned are also part of Batman’s infamous Rogue’s Gallery.";
Batman_quiz[6][1] = new Array("A. Bane, Deathstroke, The Joker, The Riddler and The Crime Doctor",'',0);
Batman_quiz[6][2] = new Array("B. Weather Wizard, The Ventriloquist, Suture, Violator and Hush",'',0);
Batman_quiz[6][3] = new Array("C. Penguin, Mad Hatter, Man-Bat, Killer Croc and Clayface",'',1);
Batman_quiz[6][4] = new Array("D. Cluemaster, Mr. Freeze, Corrosive Man, Calendar Man, and Abbatoir",'',0);

Batman_quiz[7] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[7][0] = new Array("What do Jean Paul Valley and Terry McGinnis have in common?");
Batman_quiz[7].answer = "The correct answer is D. Jean Paul Valley, also known as the vigilante Azrael, briefly took over the position of Batman when Bruce Wayne’s back was broken by the villain Bane. And decades into the future, according to the \"Batman Beyond\" TV series, the aging and wheelchair-bound Wayne handed over the reins to McGinnis.";
Batman_quiz[7][1] = new Array("A. They both died while seeking revenge against The Joker",'',0);
Batman_quiz[7][2] = new Array("B. They were the first two Gotham City policemen who saw Batman in the early days of his crimefighting career",'',0);
Batman_quiz[7][3] = new Array("C. They are among the very few criminals who have defeated Batman",'',0);
Batman_quiz[7][4] = new Array("D. They are both Batman",'',1);

Batman_quiz[8] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[8][0] = new Array("In the comic books, on the night that Bruce Wayne’s parents are killed by a mugger, the family goes to see a film. Which one?");
Batman_quiz[8].answer = "The correct answer is B. The choice of movie was a deliberate homage on the part of Batman creator Bob Kane, who wanted to acknowledge the influence of the character of Zorro on his own development of Batman. (\"Batman Begins,\" by the way, alters this part of the story a little bit.)";
Batman_quiz[8][1] = new Array("A. \"Blade Runner\"",'',0);
Batman_quiz[8][2] = new Array("B. \"The Mark Of Zorro\"",'',1);
Batman_quiz[8][3] = new Array("C. \"Metropolis\"",'',0);
Batman_quiz[8][4] = new Array("D. \"King Kong\"",'',0);

Batman_quiz[9] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[9][0] = new Array("Batman and many of the most popular characters in the DC Comics stable were teamed together in a string of 1970s children’s cartoon series. In \"The Challenge Of The Super Friends,\" the heroes regularly faced off against an evil society consisting of their most prominent adversaries. What was that evil society called?");
Batman_quiz[9].answer = "The correct answer is A. The Legion’s roster included Superman villains Lex Luthor, Bizarro and Brainiac; Flash nemeses Captain Cold and Gorilla Grodd; and Batman foes Riddler and Scarecrow.";
Batman_quiz[9][1] = new Array("A. The Legion Of Doom",'',1);
Batman_quiz[9][2] = new Array("B. The League Of Extraordinarily Ungentle Men",'',0);
Batman_quiz[9][3] = new Array("C. The Really Rottens",'',0);
Batman_quiz[9][4] = new Array("D. The Axis Of Exil",'',0);

Batman_quiz[10] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[10][0] = new Array("Batman is well-known for his sidekick, the “boy wonder” assistant crimefighter known as Robin. Over the years, the role has been held by three different people. The current Robin, Tim Drake, took over after Jason Todd, the second Robin, was killed by the Joker. (Or was he? In recent comics, Jason has returned as a reborn Batman villain — but we digress.) What happened to the first Robin, Dick Grayson?");
Batman_quiz[10].answer = "The correct answer is C. Nightwing patrols Bludhaven, a crime-ridden metropolis near Gotham City, and still works with Batman every now and then.";
Batman_quiz[10][1] = new Array("A. He became rich by managing the Backstreet Boys",'',0);
Batman_quiz[10][2] = new Array("B. Distraught at the idea that he’d never be able to be promoted to Batman, he took a job with the New York Yankees as batboy",'',0);
Batman_quiz[10][3] = new Array("C. He grew up, moved to a new town, and fights crime as Nightwing",'',1);
Batman_quiz[10][4] = new Array("D. He was given a power ring and became Green Lantern",'',0);

Batman_quiz[11] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[11][0] = new Array("\"Batman Begins\" director Christopher Nolan’s first big hit was the crime thriller \"Memento,\" which was told in a unique way in order to simulate the disoriented mental state of the main character, Leonard Shelby. What was it?");
Batman_quiz[11].answer = "The correct answer is C. The reverse storytelling was done to simulate Leonard’s disorienting inability to form new memories, caused by a head injury.";
Batman_quiz[11][1] = new Array("A. Every line of dialogue was shouted through bullhorns",'',0);
Batman_quiz[11][2] = new Array("B. All the other characters were played by the same actor",'',0);
Batman_quiz[11][3] = new Array("C. It was told backwards, from the end to the beginning",'',1);
Batman_quiz[11][4] = new Array("D. Every five minutes, the film would abruptly switch languages, from English to Swedish to Russian to French",'',0);

Batman_quiz[12] = new Array();
Batman_quiz[12][0] = new Array("Gotham City is notable for features such as Miller Harbor, Kane Memorial Bridge and the Aparo Expressway. Who are these named for?");
Batman_quiz[12].answer = "The correct answer is D. Gotham is filled with structures and geographic landmarks named for writers and artist who have worked on Batman comics, of whom Bob Kane, Frank Miller and Jim Aparo are among the most notable. Kane created Batman; Aparo worked on Batman stories for DC from the 1970s to the 1990s; and Miller is most well-known for his gritty revisionist take on the character, \"The Dark Knight Returns.\"";
Batman_quiz[12][1] = new Array("A. Explorers",'',0);
Batman_quiz[12][2] = new Array("B. Politicians",'',0);
Batman_quiz[12][3] = new Array("C. Professional athletes",'',0);
Batman_quiz[12][4] = new Array("D. Writers and artists",'',1);

Batman_quiz.profiles = new Array();var i=0;
Batman_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(93,100,"<font color=990000><b>Bat-tastic. We&#146;ll ring Alfred and have him bring you a celebratory glass of bat-champagne. </b></font>");
Batman_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(75,92,"<font color=990000><b>Very Good. If you hear a bunch of flapping noises, don&#146;t worry, that&#146;s just what it sounds like when bats applaud. </b></font>");
Batman_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(42,67,"<font color=990000><b>Fair. You know quite a bit about the Caped Crusader, but there are obviously a lot of comics you have yet to read. What are you waiting for? </b></font>");
Batman_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(8,33,"<font color=990000><b>Not Very Good. You mean you aren&#146;t memorizing all the details of hundreds of comic books? Whatever are you doing with your time? </b></font>");
Batman_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,7,"<font color=990000><b>Terrible. Maybe you&#146;ve been hiding in a cave all this time, but it certainly wasn&#146;t the Batcave. </b></font>");

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