Selects • August 2026
Marvel Comics & The MCU
Quizzers, assemble!
One-Shots
A pull list of standalone questions.
What criminal organisation is traditionally the main antagonist of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Following in Anna Paquin’s footsteps, Obsession’s Inde Navarrette will soon debut as which mutant character in the MCU?
What is the numerical designation of the primary continuity in Marvel Comics: Earth-65, Earth-616, or Earth-1610?
Over which eye does Nick Fury wear his iconic patch?
Match the characters Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Nightcrawler to each of their signature sound effects: BAMF, THWIP, and SNIKT.
One-Shots
Origin Stories
Can you identify the hero (or villain) from their classic origin story?
This metal manipulator survived the Holocaust and vowed to create a safe world for his fellow mutants – even if it meant wiping out humanity.
Orphaned and raised in a circus, this purple-clad hero developed uncanny skill with a bow and arrow.
This pitch-black, shape-shifting alien life form bonded first to Peter Parker, absorbing his Spidey powers, and later to a tabloid reporter.
This Taa-an space explorer merged with the Sentience of the Universe and developed an appetite for consuming planets.
This motorcycle stuntman made a diabolical deal to save his father figure, binding his soul to Zarathos, the Spirit of Vengeance.
Origin Stories
Take Your Places
A tour through the realms, regions, and residences of the Marvel universe.
What realm of Norse mythology is home to Thor and Loki?
Daredevil is also known as “The Devil of” which Manhattan neighbourhood?
Thanos and his family hail from which moon in our Solar System: Phobos, Europa, or Titan?
What is the name of the fictional European country ruled at times by Doctor Doom?
The primary residence and headquarters of the Sorcerer Supreme has what alliterative name?
Take Your Places
Snap!
Thanos destroyed half the letters of these Marvel characters. We’ll give you a clue for the word that remains and the character we’re trying to bring back.
e.g. A pale brown colour → a purple supervillain = Tan → Thanos
A Winter Olympics sport that debuted in 1964 → a superhero mayor with unbreakable skin.
A group of three people → a Spider-Man villain played on screen by Jake Gyllenhaal.
India’s smallest state by area → the green adopted daughter of Thanos.
A Hawaiian raw fish dish → a psi-blade-wielding X-Men member.
An atom with a net electric charge → the android Avenger created by Ultron.
Snap!
Marvel Firsts
Crack open the Mylar and dig into some #1s.
Released in 2008, what is widely considered to be the first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
The 1941 cover of Captain America Comics #1 features Cap punching which historical figure in the face?
Which character only introduced to the MCU in the 2020s was on the cover of Marvel (Mystery) Comics #1 in 1939:
Namor the Sub-Mariner, Shang-Chi, or The Thing?
Who was the only female founding member of the Avengers in The Avengers #1?
Hi nerds! Sorry to double-katana the fourth wall of your little quiz. I first debuted in The New Mutants #98. Who am I?
Marvel Firsts
Alter Egos
“Oh, we’re using our made-up names?” We’ll give you a character’s civilian name, you tell us who they are when they put on the mask (or the suit, or the ring…).
T’Challa
Kamala Khan
Eric Brooks
Doreen Green
James “Logan” Howlett
Alter Egos
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