Once again, the members of the ComicBookMovie.com community gathered in the chat room for the latest
Beat Galactus quiz. Today, the questions were provided by CBM's
darknightlegend; a big thanks to him for providing some great questions! As per usual, there was a good mix of questions from comics and their respective movies.
As with previous rundowns, I will provide the questions and their answers. If there was any discrepancies, I will make note of them, as well as any discussions that we had during the quiz. Remember, I am human and do make mistakes, but I think this quiz went pretty well. Congratulations to
batmanrises, he takes home a Galactus Bag of Goodies!
Question 1- In the DC Comics Alternate Universe in which ‘Kingdom Come’ takes place, instead of wearing the mantle of his mentor, which identity does Dick Grayson take up?
Answer: Red Robin
Question 2- Who is currently Hells Kitchen’s ‘Man withour Fear’?
Answer: The Black Panther
Question 3- Although returning in the New DC Universe, in which of DC’s original ‘Crisis’ did Barry Allen originally die?
Answer: Crisis on Infinite Earths
Question 4- Thor has two war goats to pull his chariot. What are their names?
Answer: Toothgrinder and Toothgnasher
Question 5- In DC Comics, Oliver Queen and Connor Hawke have both take the mantle of which superhero?
Answer: Green Arrow
Question 6- In DC Comics, before Dick Grayson, which other protégé of Bruce Wayne’s took up the mantle of the Batman when Bruce was out of Action?
Answer: Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael
Question 7- In what specific story arc was Batman out of action due to a broken back?
Answer: Knightfall
Question 8- In Marvel comics, Iron Lad or Nate Richards is the adolescent version of which Avengers Villain?
Answer: Kang the Conqueror
Question 9- Adam Warlock, Drax the Destroy, Gamora, Martyr, Rocket Raccon, Star-Lord, Groot, Mantis, Major Victory, Bug, Jack Flag, Cosmo the Spacedog and Moondragon make up the most recent carnation of which Cosmic Superhero team?
Answer: Guardians of the Galaxy
Question 10- In movies, what profession did Eric Draven hold, before being murdered and returning as the Crow?
Answer: Rock Musician
Question 11- In which Marvel movie will you find Stan Lee as mailman Willie Lumpkin?
Answer: The Fantastic Four
Question 12- Thanks to a Gypsy curse, in the movie ‘Mystery Men,’ ‘The Spleen’ possesses what offensive power?
Answer: Flatulence/Farting
Question 13- In Marvel Comics, before turning to a life of crime, Mysterio was originally known as whom?
Answer: Quentin Beck
Question 14- In Marvel comics, which member of the Inhumans did Johnny Storm date?
Answer: Crystal
Question 15- “Rasputin” was the fake working title for which Marvel movie?
Answer: Iron Man 2
*This question was worth 2 points. See #19 for explanation.
Question 16- How many times in Iron Man 2 is the name Whiplash mentioned?
Answer: 0
Question 17- Thor’s Jane Foster was Natalie Portman’s second CBM role. What was her first?
Answer: Evy, V for Vendetta
Question 18- Which acclaimed comic book artist/writer was approached to cameo in Marvel Studio’s Thor but turned it down?
Answer: Walter Simonson
Question 19- What series of comics was written by Max Allan Collins?
Answer: Road to Perdition
*This question was voided due to me entering it wrong, as well as the wording of the question. In it's place, Question 15 was worth 2 points.
Question 20- By what hero name is Dan Dreiberg also known as?
Answer: Nite Owl
Thanks again to
darknightlegend for submitting questions this week. If you'd like to submit a series of questions, feel free to shoot me an email, I'm always open for new perspectives and topics!
In order to make these quizzes more interesting, I'd like to get some opinions from all of you as to what you'd like to see in the future. First of all, would you like to see "Themed" quizzes? Each week, I'd select a different theme for the quiz. It could be anything from DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Comic Book Movies, or even specific characters like Batman or the X-Men.
Also, would you like to see other genres included in the
Beat Galactus Quizzes? I know that many of you have other interests besides comics. Would you like to see quizzes with topics like horror films, Sci-fi films, or gaming?
Thanks for your help on this and I look forward to seeing you for the next
Beat Galactus quiz!