100 Marvel trivia questions
Questions on Marvel heroes and villains, their real names, origins and teams, the comics and the people who created them, and the films, each marked easy, medium or hard. Pick a section for a quiz round or print the whole set with answers; this is an independent quiz, not connected with Marvel.
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Heroes and their real names
What is the real name of the original Spider-Man?
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Peter Parker.
Marvel lists him as Spider-Man (Peter Parker).
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/spider-man-peter-parker
What is Iron Man's real name?
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Tony Stark.
Stark is a genius inventor and billionaire.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/iron-man-tony-stark/in-comics
What is Captain America's real name?
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Steve Rogers.
Rogers is a World War II hero.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-america-steve-rogers/in-comics
What is the Hulk's real name?
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Bruce Banner.
Anger turns the scientist into the Hulk.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/hulk-bruce-banner/in-comics
Thor is the son of which king of Asgard?
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Odin.
Thor is the Prince of Asgard and God of Thunder.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/thor-thor-odinson/in-comics
What is Black Widow's real name?
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Natasha Romanoff.
She is a spy and frequent Avenger.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/black-widow-natasha-romanova/in-comics
What is Black Panther's real name, and which nation does he rule?
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T'Challa, king of Wakanda.
Wakanda is a secretive, highly advanced African nation.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/black-panther-t-challa/in-comics
Wolverine goes by Logan, but what is his birth name?
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James Howlett.
He was born in Alberta, Canada, in the late 19th century.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/wolverine-james-howlett/in-comics
What is Captain Marvel's real name?
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Carol Danvers.
She was head of NASA security before she gained her powers.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-marvel-carol-danvers/in-comics
What was Doctor Strange's job before he became Sorcerer Supreme?
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Surgeon.
Stephen Strange was a renowned surgeon.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/doctor-strange-stephen-strange/in-comics
What is Hawkeye's real name?
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Clint Barton.
He is the Avengers' archer.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/hawkeye-clint-barton/in-comics
What is the Scarlet Witch's real name?
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Wanda Maximoff.
She is a mutant sorceress.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/scarlet-witch-wanda-maximoff/in-comics
Which teen hero, Ms. Marvel, protects Jersey City?
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Kamala Khan.
Kamala is a Pakistani-American hero who idolized Captain Marvel.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/ms-marvel-kamala-khan/in-comics
What is Star-Lord's real name?
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Peter Quill.
He leads the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/star-lord-peter-quill/in-comics
Which Brooklyn teen became Spider-Man in another universe?
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Miles Morales.
Miles took up the mask after that universe's Peter Parker died.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/spider-man-miles-morales/in-comics
What is Deadpool's real name?
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Wade Wilson.
He is a wisecracking mercenary.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/deadpool-wade-wilson/in-comics
Which blind lawyer fights crime in Hell's Kitchen as Daredevil?
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Matt Murdock.
His other senses became extraordinary after a childhood accident.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/daredevil-matthew-murdock/in-comics
Which Ant-Man is a former criminal?
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Scott Lang.
Scott took over the Ant-Man name from its first hero.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/ant-man-scott-lang/in-comics
What is Moon Knight's real name?
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Marc Spector.
Spector was a mercenary before he became Moon Knight.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/moon-knight-marc-spector/in-comics
She-Hulk, lawyer Jennifer Walters, got her powers from which cousin?
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Bruce Banner.
Her cousin is the Hulk.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/she-hulk-jennifer-walters/in-comics
Which hero name did Sam Wilson use before he became Captain America?
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The Falcon.
Sam Wilson later took up Captain America's shield.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/falcon-sam-wilson/in-comics
Captain America's wartime partner Bucky Barnes returned as which brainwashed assassin?
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The Winter Soldier.
Bucky was thought dead after World War II.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/winter-soldier-bucky-barnes/in-comics
Origins, powers and gear
What gave Peter Parker his spider powers?
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The bite of a radioactive spider.
The bite gave him his arachnid abilities.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/spider-man-peter-parker
What turned Steve Rogers into Captain America?
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The Super-Soldier serum.
It brought his body to the peak of human ability.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-america-steve-rogers/in-comics
Which scientist chose Steve Rogers for the Super-Soldier project?
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Professor Abraham Erskine.
Erskine was killed by a spy right after the experiment.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-america-steve-rogers/in-comics
What two metals is Captain America's shield made from?
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Vibranium and steel.
The alloy makes it light and nearly indestructible.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-america-steve-rogers/in-comics
What kind of radiation turned Bruce Banner into the Hulk?
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Gamma radiation.
Banner was exposed while saving a young man named Rick Jones.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
What is the name of Thor's hammer?
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Mjolnir.
Thor uses it to protect Asgard and Earth.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/thor-thor-odinson/in-comics
Which fellow captive helped Tony Stark build his first suit of armor?
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Yinsen.
They built it while held prisoner by a warlord.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/iron-man-tony-stark/in-comics
What is the main weapon built into the gauntlets of every Iron Man suit?
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Repulsor rays.
They fire energy pulses at enemies.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/iron-man-tony-stark/in-comics
What metal are Wolverine's claws made of?
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Adamantium.
He also has a healing power.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/wolverine-james-howlett/in-comics
What is Wakanda's greatest natural resource?
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Vibranium.
It powers Wakanda's advanced technology.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/black-panther-t-challa/in-comics
What can the X-Men's Storm control?
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The weather.
Storm is one of the most powerful mutants.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/storm/in-comics
What force does Magneto control?
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Magnetism (magnetic fields).
He is called the Master of Magnetism.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/magneto-max-eisenhardt/in-comics
How was Matt Murdock blinded as a child?
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Saving an old man from a chemical truck.
The accident sharpened his other senses.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
What kind of being is Groot?
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A sentient alien tree.
Groot is a Guardian of the Galaxy.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/groot/in-comics
Groot comes from which planet?
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Planet X.
Planet X is in the Branch Worlds.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/groot/in-comics
Which Egyptian moon god brought Marc Spector back to life as Moon Knight?
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Khonshu.
Moon Knight is called the Fist of Khonshu.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/moon-knight-marc-spector/in-comics
What can Kamala Khan do with her powers?
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Change her shape and size.
Marvel calls it her embiggening power.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/ms-marvel-kamala-khan/in-comics
Which android Avenger can change his own density?
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The Vision.
Marvel describes his flawless computer brain.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/vision/in-comics
Which scientist and original Ant-Man built the robot Ultron?
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Hank Pym.
Pym also helped found the Avengers.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/ultron/in-comics
Carol Danvers became a hybrid of human and which alien race?
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Kree.
An accident gave her extraordinary powers.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-marvel-carol-danvers/in-comics
What is the name of the Scarlet Witch's twin brother?
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Pietro.
The twins grew up on Wundagore Mountain.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/scarlet-witch-wanda-maximoff/in-comics
Villains
Which Mad Titan searches the universe for the Infinity Stones?
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Thanos.
Thanos wants their power for himself.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/thanos/in-comics
Thanos was born on Titan, a moon of which planet?
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Saturn.
He came from an Eternal colony there.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/thanos/in-comics
Which God of Mischief is Thor's brother?
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Which businessman becomes the Green Goblin?
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Norman Osborn.
His experiments made him stronger but unstable.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/green-goblin-norman-osborn/in-comics
Eddie Brock becomes Venom after bonding with what?
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An alien symbiote.
The symbiote had first bonded with Spider-Man.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/venom-eddie-brock/in-comics
Which cosmic being is known as the Devourer of Worlds?
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Galactus.
Marvel also calls him the Eater-of-Worlds.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/galactus/in-comics
Doctor Doom comes from which country?
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Latveria.
His full name is Victor von Doom.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/doctor-doom-victor-von-doom/in-comics
Which birth name does Marvel give for Magneto?
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Max Eisenhardt.
He is also known as Erik Lehnsherr.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/magneto-max-eisenhardt/in-comics
Which villain is Captain America's greatest enemy?
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The Red Skull.
The Red Skull has survived into modern times to fight Cap again and again.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-america-steve-rogers/in-comics
Which villainous organization did Baron Strucker found?
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Hydra.
Hydra seeks to rule the world through terror.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-america-steve-rogers/in-comics
Which villain is one of Iron Man's fiercest archenemies?
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The Mandarin.
The Mandarin seeks ultimate power.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/iron-man-tony-stark/in-comics
Which villain raised Gamora to be a living weapon?
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Thanos.
Gamora now seeks redemption with the Guardians.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/gamora/in-comics
Teams
Which team of heroes does Captain America lead?
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The Avengers.
Marvel calls him one of the world's mightiest heroes.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/captain-america-steve-rogers/in-comics
Which four people make up the original Fantastic Four?
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Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm.
They became Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch and the Thing.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/58-years-ago-today-fantastic-four-1
How did the Fantastic Four get their powers?
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They were hit by cosmic rays in space.
Their unauthorized space flight passed through cosmic rays.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/who-are-the-fantastic-four-official-marvel-guide
Which member of the Fantastic Four can burst into flames and fly?
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The Human Torch (Johnny Storm).
He is Sue Storm's younger brother.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/human-torch-johnny-storm/in-comics
Which Fantastic Four member came back from space as a rocky self-proclaimed monster?
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The Thing (Ben Grimm).
Unlike the others, Ben cannot hide his change.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/who-are-the-fantastic-four-official-marvel-guide
Who led the original X-Men in their first adventure?
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Charles Xavier (Professor X).
He led the first team into battle against Magneto.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Which villain did the heroes band together against in the Avengers' first story?
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Loki.
Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp and Iron Man teamed up to face him.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
In which issue did Captain America join the Avengers?
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Avengers #4.
He was found frozen in ice and revived.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Black Widow became an agent of which spy organization?
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S.H.I.E.L.D.
She is also a frequent member of the Avengers.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/black-widow-natasha-romanova/in-comics
Before she defected, Black Widow carried out missions for which Soviet agency?
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The KGB.
She later defected and became a hero.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/black-widow-natasha-romanova/in-comics
The comics and the people who created them
Which writer co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk and Thor?
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Stan Lee.
Lee led Marvel's creative burst of the 1960s.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Which artist created Spider-Man with Stan Lee?
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Steve Ditko.
Ditko drew Spider-Man's first story.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/today-in-marvel-history-spider-man-s-first-appearance
In which comic did Spider-Man first appear?
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Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962).
The story introduced Peter Parker and the death of his uncle.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Which 1961 comic kicked off Marvel's Silver Age?
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Fantastic Four #1.
It focused on the heroes' personal lives, which was new at the time.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Which artist created the Fantastic Four with Stan Lee?
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Jack Kirby.
Lee and Kirby worked on the series for nearly ten years.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/58-years-ago-today-fantastic-four-1
Which villain did the Fantastic Four fight in their very first issue?
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The Mole Man.
The team formed to stop him.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/58-years-ago-today-fantastic-four-1
The Hulk was Marvel's take on which classic story?
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Lee and Kirby created him in 1962.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Who created Thor together with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby?
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Larry Lieber.
Thor is based on the Norse god of the same name.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
In which comic did Thor first appear?
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Journey into Mystery #83 (1962).
Odin sent him to Earth to learn humility.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Which famous Fantastic Four story brought Galactus and his herald to Earth?
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The Galactus Trilogy.
It ran in Fantastic Four #48 to #50.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
In which comic did Black Panther first appear?
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Fantastic Four #52.
Lee and Kirby introduced the King of Wakanda there.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
In which comic did Deadpool first appear?
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New Mutants #98.
Deadpool says so himself in his Marvel profile.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/deadpool-wade-wilson/in-comics
In what year did the X-Men first appear in comics?
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1963.
Their powers came from birth, not from an accident.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
In what year did Daredevil first appear?
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1964.
He debuted in Daredevil #1.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Before the Marvel name, what was the company called in the 1940s?
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Timely Comics.
Timely published Captain America and the Human Torch.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
Stan Lee was the cousin of whose wife?
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Martin Goodman's, the publisher.
Lee started as an assistant and became editor.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/stan-lee-silver-age-history-of-marvel-comics
In which comic did Sam Wilson, the Falcon, first appear?
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Captain America #117.
He was already playing hero without a mask.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/characters/falcon-sam-wilson/in-comics
The films
In what year was Marvel Studios' first Iron Man film released?
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Who directed Iron Man (2008)?
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Jon Favreau.
The film tells how Tony Stark builds his armor to escape captivity.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/iron-man
Who wrote and directed The Avengers (2012)?
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Which brothers directed Avengers: Endgame?
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Anthony and Joe Russo.
They also directed Avengers: Infinity War.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/avengers-endgame
Avengers: Endgame was billed as the conclusion to how many films?
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Twenty-two.
It closed the story that began with Iron Man in 2008.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/avengers-endgame
In Avengers: Infinity War, how many Infinity Stones does Thanos set out to collect?
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Six.
He wants all six to bend reality to his will.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/avengers-infinity-war
Who directed Black Panther (2018)?
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Ryan Coogler.
He co-wrote it with Joe Robert Cole.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/black-panther
Who directed Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)?
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James Gunn.
Gunn co-wrote it with Nicole Perlman.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy
In Guardians of the Galaxy, what does Peter Quill steal that puts a bounty on his head?
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A mysterious orb.
The villain Ronan wants the orb.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy
Who plays Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming?
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Tom Holland.
Holland first played Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-homecoming
In which film did Tom Holland's Spider-Man make his debut?
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Captain America: Civil War.
Homecoming followed as his first solo film.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-homecoming
Who plays Tony Stark, Peter Parker's mentor in Homecoming?
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Robert Downey Jr.
Stark takes Peter under his wing after the Avengers adventure.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-homecoming
Who plays Aunt May in Spider-Man: Homecoming?
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Marisa Tomei.
Peter lives with his Aunt May.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-homecoming
Who plays the title hero in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?
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Simu Liu.
The film was released in September 2021.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings
In Doctor Strange (2016), where does Stephen Strange go to seek healing?
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Kamar-Taj.
Traditional medicine had failed him after a car accident.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/doctor-strange
In Ant-Man (2015), who is Scott Lang's mentor?
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Who directed Captain America: The First Avenger?
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Joe Johnston.
The film was released in July 2011.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/captain-america-the-first-avenger
Which Marvel Studios film introduces Marvel's First Family in a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world?
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
It stars the Fantastic Four as Marvel's First Family.
Source: Marvel https://www.marvel.com/movies/the-fantastic-four-first-steps
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