Geeks, movies are all about you this summer

So you live in your parents' basement, your skin is the color of wallpaper paste and the last time you went on a date we were at war with Grenada.

It's OK. There's nothing to be ashamed of. We all have a little bit of the geek in us.

Besides, your time has finally come.

This summer, Hollywood is all about you. Starting this weekend with "X2: X-Men United," the next four months are going to be a fan boy's delight. Comic-book junkies will get their fixes with Ang Lee's much-anticipated big-screen version of "The Hulk" and an adaptation of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" series, starring Sean Connery.

Video-game nuts can look forward to "The Matrix Reloaded," as well as a sequel to "Tomb Raider." If Nick-at-Nite reruns are your thing, you can check out the "Charlie's Angels" sequel or "S.W.A.T."

In fact, it's so cool to be a geek these days that we've decided only a select few should even be allowed to "read" our summer preview. Are you nerd enough for this summer's movies? Take our quiz and find out. If you pass, we'll let you turn the page. Maybe, just maybe, we'll even tell you about a movie or two that doesn't feature grown men in spandex costumes. (Not that there's anything wrong with that!) So, sharpen that No. 2 pencil and get ready. Good luck.

1. Before "The Matrix" bad guy Hugo Weaving tried on his black Agent suit, he was better known for wearing elaborate dresses in what movie?

a) "The Birdcage"

b) "The Dresser"

c) "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"

d) "Strictly Ballroom"

2. What actor turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix," only to star in an equally successful sci-fi franchise?

a) Ewan MacGregor

b) Chris O'Donnell

c) Kyle MacLachlan

d) Leonard Nimoy

3. "The Matrix Reloaded" star Carrie-Anne Moss managed a gym called the Silver Flex in what short-lived Canadian TV series?

a) "Matrix"

b) "Trinity Heights"

c) "Future Kill"

d) "The Greatest Canadian Hero"

4. What newspaper did nosy, Hulk-hunting investigative journalist Jack McGee work for?

a) "Fort Worth Star-Telegram"

b) "The Tattler"

c) "The Daily Gazette"

d) "The National Register"

5. What is "Hulk" director Ang Lee's connection to another recent movie superhero?

a) He directed "The Ice Storm," starring "Spider-Man" actor Tobey Maguire.

b) He directed "Ride With the Devil," starring "Spider-Man" actor Tobey Maguire.

c) He directed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," which might as well have starred "Spider-Man" actor Tobey Maguire.

d) All of the above.

6. What do "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Addams Family" have in common?

a) "Addams Family" creator Charles Addams got his start drawing for Marvel, Hulk's home.

b) Actor Ted Cassidy (Lurch on "The Addams Family)" provided the "Hulk" TV series' opening narration.

c) Gomez Addams portrayer John Astin also played nosy reporter Jack McGee on the "Hulk" TV series.

d) The Addams family has an incredible creature known as Hulk for a pet.

7. What did X-Men creator Stan Lee play in the first "X-Men" movie?

a) A guy walking a dog on a hot day

b) A hot-dog vendor

c) A guy in a hot-dog suit

d) A hot dog

8. What material are Wolverine's bones laced with?

a) Neoredonium

b) Triternatium

c) Heroin

d) Adamantium

9. The owner of the Android's Dungeon, the comic-book shop on Fox's "The Simpsons," would know all these answers off the top of this head. What is his name?

a) Matt Groening

b) Bruce Tiberius Skywalker

c) DeForest Q. Banning

d) His name is Comic Book Guy, and he would easily dub this, "Best quiz EVER!"

BONUS QUESTION (worth five points): What do Ichabod Crane, Obi- Wan Kenobi and Wolverine have in common?

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