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199 Marvel Trivia Questions Ranked From Easiest to Hardest (Updated For 2024)
- Director of New Zealand’s two highest grossing domestically-produced films, Taika Waititi is probably best known internationally for his helming the two most recent Marvel movies named for what blond-maned hammer enthusiast?
Answer: Thor
- In July 2023, video game company EA announced that players will be able to explore Wakanda in an upcoming open-world video game based on the adventures of what Marvel superhero?
Answer: Black Panther
- Stan Lee had dozens of cameos in films created by what iconic brand? Lee himself famously created many of the characters that the brand leverages.
Answer: Marvel
- The MCU show “Loki” introduced the world to the world authority on the time stream, known by what three-letter acronym? The acronym shares its name with a federal project to provide electricity, aid, and jobs to Tennessee, created in 1933 by FDR and still under operation.
Answer: TVA
- What female-led Marvel movie was the last film to be released before Avengers: Endgame?
Answer: Captain Marvel
- The Reality Stone that almost destroyed Jane Foster has what A-word or E-word name in Asgard?
Answer: Aether / Ether
- Chadwick Boseman starred in what 2018 Marvel film directed by Ryan Coogler?
Answer: Black Panther
- There is a meme from a 1960s cartoon of three different versions of what Marvel superhero pointing at each other? It was recreated in a 2018 animated film and referenced in promotional material for a 2021 film.
Answer: Spider-Man
- Known in part for playing the character of Wolverine over an 18-year span along with hosting the Tony Awards four times, what British-Australian actor and singer also taught physical education for a year in Uppingham School in England while he was still a teenager?
Answer: Hugh Jackman
- What man, an expert in the field of gamma radiation, is one of the most educated people in the Marvel universe, with seven Ph.D's to his name, despite the fact that his alter ego The Hulk is more brawn than brains?
Answer: Bruce Banner
- What red-headed character had a fondness for the Hulk, which resulted in a kiss in "Avengers: The Age of Ultron?"
Answer: Black Widow
- After Tony Stark buys her some in Iron Man 2, Pepper Potts reveals that she is allergic to what fruit?
Answer: Strawberries
- Which "odd" character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe wears an amulet called the Eye of Agamotto?
Answer: Doctor Strange
- He may be known as Odinson, but which goddess played by Rene Russo in the MCU, is Thor's mother?
Answer: Frigga
- "O-o-h Child" by The Five Stairsteps is a 1970 soul song that features prominently in the finale of which Marvel film?
Answer: "Guardians of the Galaxy"
- The "H" in Tony Stark's acronymic EDITH glasses stands for what word associated with every MCU movie?
Answer: Hero
- During the Battle of Earth between MCU heroes and Thanos’ forces in "Avengers: Endgame", what character made a surprise appearance as Rescue, a battle armor created by Stark Industries? She had a vested interest in saving at least one Avenger.
Answer: Pepper Potts
- What actor starred in the DC "Batman" movies of the '80s and early '90s, but also went on to play a villain in Sony's "Spider-Man: Homecoming," which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Michael Keaton
- What 2021 “I” Marvel Comic book, about Mystique’s faltering loyalty to the X-Council, has a title reminiscent of Dante?
Answer: Inferno
- T'Challa is a Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He's most often known by the name of his alter ego, which is what?
Answer: Black Panther
- What Marvel Cinematic Universe actor's name happens to anagram to CHEW HISS, MR THOR?
Answer: Chris Hemsworth
- To save the life of stunt driver Crash Simpson, Johnny Blaze allows himself to be bonded with a demon that turns him into a spirit of vengeance with a blazing skull. This is the plot of what Marvel Comic, starting in 1972?
Answer: Ghost Rider
- What follows “Operation” in the name of the 1942 Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa? This word is also part of the name of a member of Marvel Comic’s Fantastic Four.
Answer: Torch
- What actress was nominated for a 2021 Primetime Emmy for playing the title character in the MCU Disney+ series "WandaVision?"
Answer: Elizabeth Olsen
- What "x-traordinary" superhero team, who had an eight-movie series that spanned 20 years and ended with "New Mutants," can now become part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thanks to Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox?
Answer: X-men
- During their trip to the national academic decathlon in “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” a power core explodes inside of what national landmark – leaving Peter Parker to dress as the title hero and save his classmates from a trapped elevator within the famous D.C. obelisk?
Answer: Washington Monument
- During the beginning of the third episode of "Moon Knight," Marc Spector (and Steven Grant) experience multiple blackouts in what Egyptian capital city while attempting to pursue Arthur Harrow?
Answer: Cairo
- In February 2015, Marvel Studios announced that they had reached a licensing deal that would allow Spider-Man to appear in the MCU. What company had Marvel reached this agreement with?
Answer: Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Stormbreaker is the name of the enchanted weapon used by which character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Thor Odinson
- Bearing the name of his childhood crush, the Milano is a ship owned by which character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Peter Quill (Star-Lord)
- Homo descendus is Marvel's scientific name for the Earth-invading apex predators in "Eternals" known by what slightly askew D-word name?
Answer: Deviants
- At the end of Captain America: The First Avenger, Steve Rogers realizes something is amiss due to a radio playing an old match of what sport?
Answer: Baseball
- Who was mistaken for Hugh Hefner in Iron Man, and for Larry King in Iron Man 2?
Answer: Stan Lee
- Which MCU film title references a title that has been held by several members of the same family, the most recent two of which both have a mother called Ramonda?
Answer: Black Panther
- Achieving seven nominations and winning three awards, which MCU is the most successful in terms of recognition at the Oscars?
Answer: Black Panther
- There's an extremely popular and durable meme which features two superheroes pointing at each other. This image comes from episode 19b from a 1967 episode of animated television. Who is the hero in this popular meme?
Answer: Spiderman
- Which brotherly pairing has directed four Marvel films so far: "Captain America: Winter Soldier", "Captain America: Civil War", "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Avengers: Endgame?"
Answer: The Russo Brothers
- The sworn enemy of Professor X, which iron-willed Marvel supervillain is known for his purple garb and metal helmet?
Answer: Magneto
- At the end of the first "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie, what song does Baby Groot dance to? This song was the first nationally-released single by a well-known family group.
Answer: I Want You Back by the Jackson Five
- What Las Vegas hotel and casino, opened in 1993 and owned by Phil Ruffin, is home to the Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N, and used to have a giant sign of a skeleton head wearing pirate garb? Its name is the same as a Robert Louis Stevenson book.
Answer: Treasure Island
- When his family disappeared during Thanos’ snap, as seen in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame”, Hawkeye began killing criminals under what new name? The was also used to refer to a samurai without a master during feudal Japan.
Answer: Ronin
- Bucky Barnes, who now has his own Disney+ show alongside The Falcon, is known by what two-word superhero name?
Answer: Winter Soldier
- In Avengers: Endgame (2019), which character is able to lift Thor’s hammer?
Answer: Captain America
- When we meet Benedict Cumberbatch’s “Doctor Strange” in the 2016 film, we see that he’s not just any MD—he’s a brainy surgeon. What’s his medical specialty?
Answer: Neurosurgery
- In the 2015 film “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Tony Stark replaced J.A.R.V.I.S. with what AI assistant who was voiced by Kerry Condon and who’s seemingly named after a day of the week?
Answer: F.R.I.D.A.Y.
- "The Marvels" is a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie featuring Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), and Monica Rambeau, who previously had shown up in what Disney+ series? (And no, the picture of her in "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" doesn't count!)
Answer: WandaVision
- After being fit with a robotic arm and mind implants, Marvel's Bucky Barnes becomes an emotionless killing machine who goes by what two-name alias? For non-Marvel fans, think of Frosty the Snowman wearing fatigues.
Answer: Winter Soldier
- Eddie Brock serves as the host to which character from Sony's Spider-Man Universe who made a cameo appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during a post-credit scene in 2021?
Answer: Venom
- The super-multiversey "Spider-Man: No Way Home" trailer teased the Sony to MCU crossover of Alfred Molina as what well-armed nemesis?
Answer: Doctor Octopus
- The shield of Captain America is forged from an alloy of steel and what other fictional metal that is mined only in Wakanda?
Answer: Vibranium
- Aside from his tenure as Falcon, in 2014 Sam Wilson suited up as an "All-New" version of what Avenger?
Answer: Captain America
- In 2019, writer Jonathan Hickman relaunched and relocated one of Marvel’s prominent superhero teams to the fictional island paradise of Krakoa. What back-of-the-alphabet team got this makeover?
Answer: X-Men
- On top of directing Iron Man in multiple MCU films, Jon Favreau also played what chauffeur, bodyguard, and confidant to Tony Stark? In the comics, his nickname came from an ironic joke on his surly demeanor.
Answer: Happy Hogan
- They all work out, but Gamora compares which Avenger's muscles to Cotati metal fibers?
Answer: Thor
- The Disney+ show “Loki” introduces the Marvel Cinematic Universe to a female variant of the Asgardian god of mischief, who goes by what “S” name?
Answer: Sylvie
- “Hawkeye” on Disney+ saw the official introduction of what crime boss character, played by Vincent D’Onofrio, to the MCU, after he played the same character on the Netflix “Daredevil” show? Real name Wilson Fisk, the character’s nickname is a word meaning a person essential to an organization.
Answer: Kingpin
- Hayley Atwell played what 1940s agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a mid-2010’s live action TV show, as well as playing an animated alternate Captain America in “What If?” In “Captain America: Civil War,” Steve Rogers attended her funeral.
Answer: Agent Carter
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which member of the Avengers gains their abilities due to Project Rebirth?
Answer: Captain America
- “Slingshot” is the partial title of the digital web series that serves as the spin-off to what ABC series co-created by Joss Whedon and starring Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson?
Answer: “Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
- What actor-director from New Zealand voiced the rock-based life form Korg in "Thor: Ragnarok," "Avengers: Endgame," and "Thor: Love and Thunder"?
Answer: Taika Waititi
- New Zealander Taika Waititi has only directed one film which he did not write. It was a Marvel Cinematic Universe film—which one?
Answer: Thor: Ragnarok
- Which Marvel sorcerer almost inspired the director of Scream and Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven, to create a horror film around the character in 1992?
Answer: Dr. Strange
- The Warriors Three are a group of supporting characters that have appeared in all three Marvel Cinematic Universe films dedicated to what hero?
Answer: Thor
- Each Infinity Stone in the MCU embodies and controls an essential aspect of existence. How many of these stones are there?
Answer: 6
- What adorable orange tabby cat, first seen in “Captain Marvel” (2019), is actually a Flerken, a tentacled alien that can eat people it doesn’t like? Its name, that of an unrelated animal, seems like a nod to the “Top Gun”-esque fighter pilot action seen throughout the movie.
Answer: Goose
- In Iron Man 2, it would have been helpful for Tony Stark to know that Pepper Potts is allergic to which fruit?
Answer: Strawberries
- "Pepper" being a nickname bestowed by Tony Stark, what is Ms. Potts’ actual first name, which she shares with a U.S. state?
Answer: Virginia
- Known by the letters VFX, for what area of film production have 12 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe been nominated for Academy Awards (though none have won)?
Answer: Visual Effects (Academy Award for Best Visual Effects)
- Portrayed by Corey Stoll, Darren Cross donned a shrinking super suit and became what colorful “stinging” supervillain in the 2015 film “Ant-Man?”
Answer: Yellowjacket
- In "Thor: Love and Thunder," what New Zealand actor played the Greek god Zeus? This actor won an Oscar in 2001 for his performance in the movie "Gladiator."
Answer: Russell Crowe
- In addition to San Francisco, L.A., and Macau, what Australian city was the site for the studio where "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" was filmed?
Answer: Sydney
- French actress Pom Klementieff, who also had a role in the "Mission Impossible" franchise, played what member of Peter Quill's crew in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" as well as "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame"?
Answer: Mantis
- In “Ant-Man” and “Ant-Man And The Wasp”, what Hollywood legend plays Hank Pym, a now retired hero who offers advice and technological prowess to Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang?
Answer: Michael Douglas
- What is the name of the web series for Hulu set in the MCU which featured six teenagers from different backgrounds? The teens were Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer, Gregg Sulkin, and Allegra Acosta.
Answer: Runaways
- In the MCU, Samuel L. Jackson plays what head of the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization, who also led the initiative to found the Avengers?
Answer: Nick Fury
- What exoplanet is the native home of Thanos, which shares its name with the largest moon of Saturn?
Answer: Titan
- In “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, Michael Keaton plays Adrian Toomes, a small-time criminal who expands his operation by becoming what flying supervillain? He shares his name with a “V”ery pop culture publication.
Answer: Vulture
- Translated in English as "the Committee for State Security," what secret police force was a former employer of Natasha Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow?
Answer: KGB
- What fictional East African country in the Marvel Universe is home to the Black Panther?
Answer: Wakanda
- After T'Challa is handily beaten during a dust-up with Killmonger, he's nursed back to health by what rival mountain tribe?
Answer: Jabari
- Scott Lang is the alter ego of what incredible shrinking superhero played by Paul Rudd in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Ant-Man
- In “Captain America: The First Avenger”, Johann Schmidt is the head of HYDRA and a Nazi soldier, better known by colorfully anatomic name? Played by Hugo Weaving, he was later the guardian of the soul stone in “Infinity War” and “Endgame.”
Answer: Red Skull
- In "Black Widow," Red Guardian has knuckle tattoos aptly spelling out the name of what "Communist Manifesto" writer?
Answer: Karl Marx
- What comic book company published the original "Star Wars" comic book series that ran from 1977 to 1987, and included 107 issues and three annuals?
Answer: Marvel
- 2022 saw the MCU debut (on Disney+) of what lunar anti-hero played by Oscar Isaac, who is a white-clad hero struggling with mental health and his connection to an Egyptian god?
Answer: Moon Knight
- “Spider-Man: No Way Home” featured the surprise MCU debut of what colorfully monstrous villain, played by Willem Dafoe, who featured prominently in an earlier “Spider-Man” film trilogy?
Answer: Green Goblin
- Marvel and Disney+’s “Moon Knight” features a villainous turn from what actor as Arthur Harrow? He is better known to traditional film fans for starring in Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” and in 2001’s “Training Day” opposite Denzel Washington.
Answer: Ethan Hawke
- In "Iron Man 2", what chemical did Natasha Romanoff inject Nick Fury with as an attempt to halt his palladium poisoning?
Answer: Lithium dioxide
- Before she became known as S.H.I.E.L.D agent Maria Hill, which Canadian actress played Robin, one of Ted’s on-again-off-again romances on “How I Met Your Mother?”
Answer: Cobie Smulders
- Before taking on the role of Vision, which London-born actor was the voice of JARVIS in “Iron Man” and “Avengers?”
Answer: Paul Bettany
- As well as directing "Thor: Ragnarok", Taika Waititi played the left head of which character?
Answer: Hajo
- In which Marvel film does Black Panther make his first appearance?
Answer: Captain America: Civil War
- Beating Captain Marvel to the title by nine months, who was the first female superhero to be named in the title of a Marvel Cinematic Universe film?
Answer: Wasp (Ant-Man and the Wasp)
- Which microwaving-manipulating Marvel mistress—whose real name is Angelica Jones—made her first appearance in “Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends” (1981)?
Answer: Firestar
- In a nod to the alias they use in the comics, which member of the Avengers team pretends to be a physician named Donald Blake in their first MCU movie?
Answer: Thor
- In "Ant Man", Scott Lang works for which ice cream company after his release from prison?
Answer: Baskin-Robbins
- Which 2019 movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduces the character "Goose", an extremely dangerous alien creature that looks identical to a cat?
Answer: Captain Marvel
- Which actress shot to fame as Kate Austen in “Lost” plays Hope van Dyne (aka Wasp) in the “Ant-Man” movie franchise?
Answer: Evangeline Lilly
- What is the name of the fictional New Jersey town where Wanda and Vision live in the Disney+ series WandaVision? The series was shot in LA and Atlanta, however.
Answer: Westview
- Granting its user the ability to manipulate and distort matter, what color is the mind-warping Infinity Stone within the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Red
- The opening scene in “Iron Man 3” shows Tony Stark schmoozing with guests at one of the last parties in 1999 celebrating what December holiday?
Answer: New Year’s Eve
- Also a Marvel superhero, what name is given to the long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation which consist of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride, and a 26.22-mile run?
Answer: Ironman
- The language spoken by the inhabitants of Wakanda in the Black Panther movies is a real language, an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe. What is it? This language is also used by Rafiki the Mandrill in The Lion King.
Answer: Xhosa
- In what city, which lies across the Hudson from Manhattan, does Kamala Khan live in the Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel?”
Answer: Jersey City
- In the Disney+ series "Hawkeye," Kate Bishop's bedroom wall has a diploma from what notable girls' private school in New York?
Answer: The Spence School
- What New Zealand actor, after having played Eomer in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and Leonard "Bones" McCoy in the reboot of the "Star Trek" franchise, entered the MCU as Skurge, Hela's Executioner, in "Thor: Ragnarok"?
Answer: Karl Urban
- In Season 2 of "Loki" on Disney+, in what city did Mobius and Loki find Victor Timely (a variant of He Who Remains) at the 1893 World's Fair?
Answer: Chicago
- What word (originally a brand name) for fine wood shavings used to pack delicate items comes from the Latin word for "higher" and was adopted as a motto by Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee?
Answer: Excelsior
- What is the name of the Meso-American inspired underwater kingdom ruled by Namor in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"?
Answer: Talokan
- In "Thor: Love and Thunder," Thor travels to what "all-powerfully" named "O" city to ask Zeus and the other gods to help fight Gorr?
Answer: Omnipotence City
- What is the name (or the name he goes by, at least) of the narrator for the "What If...?" animated series on Disney+?
Answer: The Watcher
- What was the first MCU movie to be released after Disney acquired Marvel for $4 billion in August 2009?
Answer: Iron Man 2
- What was the first Marvel film that Scarlet Johansson's Black Widow character appeared in?
Answer: Iron Man 2
- Which actor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born in Washington DC and billed from there when he was a professional wrestler?
Answer: Dave Bautista
- What is the real name of the Scarlet Witch, portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron”?
Answer: Wanda Maximoff
- What queer Black man, a former Marvel comics writer and editor, and the host of the National Geographic show Extraordinary Birder (and the subject of a notorious incident in Central Park), has released a memoir entitled "Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World"?
Answer: Christian Cooper
- What major American city was the site of most of the principal photography for Black Panther?
Answer: Atlanta
- Despite being named "Endgame," it was not in fact the final film in Marvel's "Phase Three" of MCU films. What film was the final film in this series of superhero movies?
Answer: Spider-Man: Far from Home
- Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany are the two stars of what television miniseries that debuted on Disney+ in 2021 and is considered the flagship TV show for Marvel Studios?
Answer: Wandavision
- In 2014’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”, what does Groot say after surrounding the team in a giant ball of his own wood to keep them safe, and Rocket Raccoon points out that doing this is going to kill the big tree guy? It is a slight alteration to his more iconic, perpetually repeated, phrase.
Answer: We Are Groot
- Actor Clark Gregg portrays what Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who has died at least seven times in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Phil Coulson
- In the “Thor” films of the MCU, what Norse goddess and warrior friend of Thor was played by Jamie Alexander? She battled alongside Thor in Vanaheim at the beginning of “Thor: The Dark World.”
Answer: Lady Sif
- Cap and Iron Man go from frenemy to enemy, Winter Soldier gets left in the cold, and T'Challa loses his papa: these events result from the "Accords" named for what fictional Eastern European country?
Answer: Sokovia
- What colorful MCU character first appeared in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” as a female resident of Sokovia who opposes the heroes with her magical powers, only to join the team after Ultron’s villainy is revealed to her?
Answer: Scarlet Witch
- Which 2013 Marvel movie was the sequel to the 2011 film starring Chris Hemsworth as the titular, hammer-wielding character?
Answer: Thor: The Dark World
- In the MCU films he's been in, Groot's vocabulary has been limited to five distinct words. Three of them are "I", "am" and "Groot." What are the other two?
Answer: "We" and "are" ("We are Groot")
- His association with the character started well before the MCU existed. The voice of which former bodybuilder was mixed with Mark Ruffalo's to produce the voice of The Hulk in The Avengers?
Answer: Lou Ferrigno
- In the first episode of "Moon Knight," we see protagonist Steven Grant at work. In what type of place does Steven work?
Answer: Museum gift shop
- The actress who played Samantha on "Who's the Boss," Starlord's ship in "Guardians of the Galaxy," and a Pepperidge Farm cookie all share what Italian name?
Answer: Milano
- Blue Swede is the artist behind what one-hit wonder '80s song that featured prominently in "Guardians of the Galaxy"?
Answer: Hooked on a Feeling
- Iron Man is famously known as the first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What Louis Leterrier-directed film was the second? It was released only six weeks after Iron Man.
Answer: The Incredible Hulk
- During the "DC versus Marvel Comics" crossover event, who dropped a whale on the Sub-Mariner?
Answer: Aquaman
- Played by James Spader on film, what Marvel supervillain originated as an artificial intelligence peacekeeping program by Tony Stark that developed sentience and decided that humanity was Earth's greatest threat?
Answer: Ultron
- Although it originally belonged to Loki, who did Thanos have to kill in order to retrieve the yellow mindstone in Avengers: Infinity War?
Answer: Vision
- In 2021’s “The Eternals”, Don Lee plays an Eternal strongman who cares for Angelina Jolie’s Thena. What is the “G” name of Lee’s character, also the name of an ancient Mesopotamian king of myth who travelled alongside Enkidu in order to find an herb that would conquer death?
Answer: Gilgamesh
- At the end of “Captain America: The First Avenger,” what famous NYC landmark does Rogers stumble into where he encounters Nick Fury?
Answer: Times Square
- What character died in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" only to seemingly (but not really) reappear in the television series "Wandavision," in which they were portrayed by the actor who played an alternative version of the character in the X-Men franchise?
Answer: Quicksilver
- General Thaddeus Ross is known by what “electrifying” nickname in the 2008 Marvel movie “The Incredible Hulk?”
Answer: “Thunderbolt”
- What Oscar-winning actor played the role of Trevor Slattery (occasionally pretending to be the Mandarin) in "Iron Man 3" and "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"?
Answer: Ben Kingsley
- This superhero made his MCU debut in the post-credit's scene of the film Guardians of the Galaxy. What is the name of the anthropomorphic waterfowl known for his satire and prowess in Quak-Fu?
Answer: Howard the Duck
- "You don't need to be afraid unless you're a pair of scissors." That was an introductory rock-paper-scissors joke from what Taika Waititi-voiced warrior?
Answer: Korg
- Before his death in 2018, Stan Lee famously made cameo appearances in all the MCU movies. Which movie, where he appeared as a digitally de-aged car driver, marked his final cameo?
Answer: Avengers: Endgame
- A dog called Cosmo licks Taneleer Tivan's, before a duck says "Why do you let it lick you like that? Gross." This is the end credit scene of which MCU movie?
Answer: Guardians of the Galaxy
- In "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," Kurt Russell plays a Celestial who happens to be Peter Quill/Starlord’s biological father. What is the character’s name?
Answer: Ego
- In “The Incredible Hulk,” Royal Marine Commando officer Emil Blonsky transformed into what monstrous villain after he’s injected with a series of serums to gain Hulk-like super abilities?
Answer: The Abomination
- In "Loki" Season 2, Ke Huy Quan starred as a tech genius responsible for (among other things) writing the Time Variance Authority's manual. His character is named O.B., which stands for... what?
Answer: Ouroboros
- In which Marvel movie does the villain Mandarin commit a string of bombings that confuse intelligence agencies due to a lack of forensic evidence?
Answer: Iron Man 3
- Post "Endgame," the Marvel Cinematic Universe entered its"Phase Four," which includes what film with a single-word title that typically means multiple things that are lasting forever without end?
Answer: Eternals
- Matt Murdock is the secret identity of what famous Marvel superhero?
Answer: Daredevil
- Set during the Atomic Age following World War II, what MCU series thataired for two seasons on ABC in 2015 and 2016 starred Hayley Atwell in the title role?
Answer: Agent Carter
- Spoiler alert: The post-credit sequence of "The Eternals" introduces Harry Styles as Thanos's brother Starfox, also known by the name of what arousing Greek god?
Answer: Eros
- 2021’s “Eternals” marked the MCU debut of what Academy Award-winning director, who won Best Director and Best Director for 2020’s “Nomadland?”
Answer: Chloe Zhao
- Presumably not a favorite amongst arachnophobes, Cate Shortland became the first woman to direct a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when she took the helm for which 2021 release?
Answer: Black Widow
- In 2018’s “Black Panther,” which nickname did Michael B. Jordan’s character, Erik Stevens, get in black ops?
Answer: Killmonger
- Which singer makes a surprise mid-credits appearance as Eros/Starfox in Eternals?
Answer: Harry Styles
- The Cleveland Museum of Art serves as a stand-in for the headquarters of what counter-terrorism agency in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: S.H.I.E.L.D.
- In “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the title hero spends the 2022 film trying to protect a dimension-leaping teenager with what seemingly patriotic first name?
Answer: America
- Including post-credits scenes, which character has appeared in the most post MCU movies (11)?
Answer: Nick Fury
- Which Oscar-nominated actor, who repeatedly had issues with the director to the point he came out and said he had no respect for him, played the villain Whip Lash in Iron Man 2?
Answer: Mickey Rourke
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "Echo" miniseries, a spinoff from "Hawkeye," Alaqua Cox plays what deaf Native American main character?
Answer: Maya Lopez
- What adorable animals does Nick Fury use to rescue the crew of the SABRE station after it has been badly damaged in "The Marvels"?
Answer: Flerkens
- What is the alliterative name of the subatomic structures that Ant-Man uses in order to alter his size? They are named after their creator.
Answer: Pym particles
- Before being replaced by Mark Ruffalo starting with The Avengers in 2012, what actor first played the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Edward Norton
- Once a peaceable librarian, Kamo Tharnn found a magical artifact that made him go power-mad and become The Possessor, an enemy of what shiny Marvel Comics superhero?
Answer: Silver Surfer
- When Richard Rider discovers the helmet of a recently deceased space cop, he gains super strength and flight powers and becomes what Marvel Comics hero? His name is also a term for a star demonstrating a brief period of brightness.
Answer: Nova
- Replaced by Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2, who played Col. James Rhodes a.k.a. War Machine in the 2008 film Iron Man, the first movie of the MCU series?
Answer: Terrence Howard
- Sharing its name with a biblical city in the West Bank, what is the name of the missile that splits into several missiles which Tony Stark demonstrates at the start of Iron Man?
Answer: Jericho
- What was the protocol command given by Tony Stark to J.A.R.V.I.S in Iron Man 3 which made all of his suits he built fly to his aid?
Answer: House Party Protocol
- In the 2019 film “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” J.K. Simmons is seen portraying what eccentric character who hosts his own sensationalistic news site called TheDailyBugle.net?
Answer: J. Jonah Jameson
- In the Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel,” what article of jewelry awakened Kamala Khan’s superpowers? She found the item in a package from her grandmother, which her mother dismissed as “junk.”
Answer: Bangle
- In Captain America: Civil War, what royal Wakandan was tragically killed by a bomb at a U.N. conference in Vienna?
Answer: King T'Chaka
- In the 2017 film "Thor: Ragnarok," actor Jeff Goldblum comically portrayed what ruler of Sakkat, who’s one of the Elders of the Universe?
Answer: Grandmaster
- Aside from Thor and Captain America, which superhero (not villain) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was proven worthy to wield Thor’s hammer (Mjolnir)?
Answer: Vision
- What is the full name of the ocular relic, worn by Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which was created by the first Sorcerer Supreme to be used as a containment device for the Time Stone?
Answer: Eye of Agamotto
- What decade was the majority of the 2019 film "Captain Marvel" set in?
Answer: 1990s
- Getting its name from the five jet thrusters that power it, what is the name of The Avengers' aircraft which was developed as a successor to the Quadjet?
Answer: The Quinjet
- In what fictional Eastern European country did Hydra have its research base, where they experimented with the Maximoff twins? The country’s capital city was destroyed in the fight between the Avengers and Ultron, ultimately resulting in the accords which bear the country’s name.
Answer: Sokovia
- In the Disney+ series "Secret Invasion," what Emmy and Oscar-winning actress plays Sonya Farnsworth, the ruthless head of Britain's MI6?
Answer: Olivia Colman
- An apt place for a dude who fights Frost Giants, Tønsberg, Norway was the final home for what Tesseract-wielding guy after Loki banished him from Asgard?
Answer: Odin
- "Quantumania" is the subtitle of a planned 2022 Marvel Cinematic Universe starring which TWO Marvel heroes?
Answer: Ant-Man and the Wasp
- What is the first name of Chris Hemsworth’s older brother who has appeared in two Thor movies as an actor playing Thor in recreating events from previous movies?
Answer: Luke
- In the first of The Avengers movies, Captain America, Black Widow, Thor, Iron Man and what other member of the group defend New York City against the Chitauri while evacuating civilians?
Answer: Hawkeye
- Beginning in 2016 and ending in 2019, Marvel's "Phase Three" included 11 different films and had one man listed as a producer on all 11. Who is this man? Note, he did have co-producers on a few of the films.
Answer: Kevin Feige
- Who plays Hawkeye's new sidekick, Kate Bishop, in the Disney+ series, "Hawkeye?"
Answer: Hailee Steinfeld
- In "Avengers: Endgame", Thor threatens to rip the arms off a player named NoobMaster69 after they insult Korg while playing what online battle royale game?
Answer: Fortnite
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who plays the female warrior Valkyrie? As of 2023, she has appeared in three films: Thor Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame, and Thor: Love and Thunder.
Answer: Tessa Thompson
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what was the name of the TVA officer who recruited Loki to help find Sylvie? He was played in the Disney+ series by Owen Wilson.
Answer: Mobius M. Mobius
- In the beginning of “Iron Man 3”, it is revealed that Tony Stark’s future nemesis, Aldrick Killian, is the owner of A.I.M., which stands for what three-word scientific organization?
Answer: Advanced Idea Mechanics
- In “The Incredible Hulk,” Russian agent Emil Blonsky, played by Tim Roth, takes a serum to become what large grotesque monster? It's appropriate he’s kind of ugly, as his name is a word meaning “thing that causes disgust.”
Answer: Abomination
- In Season One of “Ms. Marvel,” Kamala Khan attends what superhero convention coincidentally cosplaying as Captain Marvel?
Answer: AvengerCon
- After acting together in the 2015 movie "The Martian," Chiwetel Ejiofor and Benedict Wong co-starred in what 2016 entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Dr. Strange
- Which “Doctor Who” actor played antagonist Malekith in the 2013 MCU movie "Thor: The Dark World"?
Answer: Christopher Eccleston
- In 2008’s “Iron Man”, Jeff Bridges plays what Stark Industries CEO and mentor to Tony with an “S” last name? Near the end of the movie, he wears an armor of his own design, the Iron Monger.
Answer: Obadiah Stane
- In Marvel comics, Tania Belinskaya, who became a talented neurosurgeon at a young age, is the alter ego of what superhero with a "shiny" name?
Answer: Starlight
- Which famous actress, known for playing a titular character in a Marvel Cinematic Film, was born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers in Sacramento on October 1, 1989?
Answer: Brie Larson
- Slated for 2024, “Daredevil: Born Again” will have what actor reprising his role as blind attorney Matt Murdock (a.k.a. Daredevil)? In addition to having his own series, the character made a cameo in “Spiderman: No Way Home” and had a longer story arc on the Disney+ series “She-Hulk, Attorney at Law.”
Answer: Charlie Cox
- Involving three helicarriers that would patrol Earth, what was the name of the S.H.I.E.L.D. operation that was initiated in direct response to the Battle of New York?
Answer: Project Insight
- What was the two-word nickname given to Monica Rambeau by Carol Danvers?
Answer: Lieutenant Trouble
- All hopped up on "truth serum" in "Ant-Man and the Wasp," Ant-Man's buddy Luis reveals that his abuelita had a jukebox full of songs by what lead singer of The Smiths that they called "Moz"?
Answer: Morrissey
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