CandidGamera's Comic Book Trivia

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Inspired by a couple of trivia threads I’ve been reading here, I intend to present my own.

I’ll try to make the questions difficult without resorting to specific issue numbers unless it’s some sort of major thing. (IE : Detective #27)

1.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] What variety of Kryptonite is deadly to plant life of any world?

2.) [Marvel] What is the full civilian name of the second Captain Marvel (now Photon)?

3.) [DC] Who was the first full member of the original Justice Society to leave (to honorary status)?

4.) [DC] Why did he leave?

5.) [Marvel] What is the civilian name of the hero Quasar?

6.) [Marvel] What is Captain America’s indestructible shield made of?

7.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] Name the Kryptonian super-duo, analogous to Batman and Robin, who had their own action figures and television show on Krypton.

8.) [Marvel] What was the title of the first five-issue story arc in Todd McFarlane’s run on Spider-Man?

9.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] Name the other members of the Zoo Crew, apart from Captain Carrot.

10.) [Marvel] Name Dr. Strange’s Green Minotaur servant.

Bonus ) [DC] On the poster and trade paperback cover for Crisis on Infinite Earths (the Alex Ross painting), one major former member of the Justice League is not pictured. Who is it?

I may post some more if these go quickly… note about the Bonus question : the individual is not on the poster or the TPB cover to the best of my ability to locate… if I reveal the answer and someone tells me I’m wrong, they will have to show me where the person is.

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1.) White Kryptonite, of course!

6.) Vibranium?

7.) Nightwing and… something or other

No idea about the others…

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#1 correct for Dr. Meachum. (Glad ta Meachum.)

#6 and #7 … good thoughts, but not quite. I suppose I should say that both your answers are partially correct.

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6.) [Marvel] What is Captain America’s indestructible shield made of?

A combination of Vibranium and Adamantium.

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Correctamundo.

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11.) [Marvel] Thor’s enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, is made of what material?

12.) [Marvel] What was the name of Thor’s original civilian alter-ego?

13.) [DC Pre-Crisis] Supergirl was Superman’s cousin - one of Superman’s parents was the sibling of one of Supergirl’s … name those parents.

14.) [DC Post-Crisis] Power Girl, during her tenure with Justice League International, had a pet. What sort of pet was it?

15.) [Marvel] In what two locations on the Marvel Earth can one find Vibranium for mining?

16.) [Marvel] The Android Vision was created as a combination of the brain patterns of one character and a body based on another character of the Marvel Universe. Name these characters.

17.) [DC Post-Crisis] The Martian Manhunter was revealed to have a fondness for a certain snack food, in the pages of the second Justice League series. Name the snack food.

18.) [DC] What are the command words for Johnny Thunder’s Thunderbolt?

19.) [Marvel] What street did a young Benjamin Grimm live on long before becoming the Thing?

20.) [DC] What is the proper name of the Amazon’s ‘Paradise Island’?

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1.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] What variety of Kryptonite is deadly to plant life of any world?
White Kryptonite.
3.) [DC] Who was the first full member of the original Justice Society to leave (to honorary status)?The Flash

4.) [DC] Why did he leave?“Personal business”–actually, his comic sales were so strong, they wanted to give him his own title.
7.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] Name the Kryptonian super-duo, analogous to Batman and Robin, who had their own action figures and television show on Krypton.
Nightwing & Flame-bird
9.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] Name the other members of the Zoo Crew, apart from Captain Carrot.
BWA-HA-HA-HA! No.

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#1 #3 #7 absolutely correct. #4 Correct, but… I wanted to add that it wasn’t just sales. They conducted a survey of readership to determine who would be the next character after Batman and Superman to get a quarterly comic all their own.

As for #9 … well, you get bonus points for the Bwa-ha-ha, at least.

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2.) [Marvel] What is the full civilian name of the second Captain Marvel (now Photon)?
Monica Rambeau

11.) [Marvel] Thor’s enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, is made of what material?
Uru, I b’lieve

12.) [Marvel] What was the name of Thor’s original civilian alter-ego?
Dr. Donald Blake (with his amazing cane)

14.) [DC Post-Crisis] Power Girl, during her tenure with Justice League International, had a pet. What sort of pet was it?
The ugliest, nastiest cat in the world

15.) [Marvel] In what two locations on the Marvel Earth can one find Vibranium for mining?
Wakanda, and, just as a WAG, The Savage Land

16.) [Marvel] The Android Vision was created as a combination of the brain patterns of one character and a body based on another character of the Marvel Universe. Name these characters.
Wonder Man and… Ultron, for the body?

17.) [DC Post-Crisis] The Martian Manhunter was revealed to have a fondness for a certain snack food, in the pages of the second Justice League series. Name the snack food.
“Wally, if you touch my Oreos, I’ll have to hurt you.”

19.) [Marvel] What street did a young Benjamin Grimm live on long before becoming the Thing?
Yancy Street, with his Aunt Petunia, wasn’t it?

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Wow, all correct, including the Savage Land, except this one. The mind half is correct, of course… but when the Vision came to be, Ultron wasn’t much more than Henry Pym’s glorified lab assistant robot, if memory serves.

Good show!

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Funny… I thought it was Ultron that built Vision, originally.

Must…
find…
back issues.

Answers…
vital…
to survival…
of human race!

[sub]Sorry. That just happens sometimes. Flashback.[/sub]
And now that I think about it, his body was based on the original WWII-era Human Torch, wasn’t it?
And #10 is killing me, because I know I know the answer, but I’m drawing a blank right now…
[sub]Started with a D?[sub]

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1.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] What variety of Kryptonite is deadly to plant life of any world?
White Kryptonite
2.) [Marvel] What is the full civilian name of the second Captain Marvel (now Photon)?
Monica Rambeau
3.) [DC] Who was the first full member of the original Justice Society to leave (to honorary status)?
The Flash
4.) [DC] Why did he leave?
Got his own book.
5.) [Marvel] What is the civilian name of the hero Quasar?
Wendell “Hunka Burnin’ Love” Vaughn
6.) [Marvel] What is Captain America’s indestructible shield made of?
Vibranium and Adamantium
7.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] Name the Kryptonian super-duo, analogous to Batman and Robin, who had their own action figures and television show on Krypton.
Nightwing & Flame Bird
8.) [Marvel] What was the title of the first five-issue story arc in Todd McFarlane’s run on Spider-Man?
Uh, started in #298, um……
9.) [DC - Pre-Crisis] Name the other members of the Zoo Crew, apart from Captain Carrot.
Alley Kat-Abra, Pig Iron, Fast Back, Yankee Poodle, Little Cheese & Rubberduck
10.) [Marvel] Name Dr. Strange’s Green Minotaur servant.
Rintrah
Bonus ) [DC] On the poster and trade paperback cover for Crisis on Infinite Earths (the Alex Ross painting), one major former member of the Justice League is not pictured. Who is it?
?
11.) [Marvel] Thor’s enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, is made of what material?
Uru
12.) [Marvel] What was the name of Thor’s original civilian alter-ego?
Donald Blake
13.) [DC Pre-Crisis] Supergirl was Superman’s cousin - one of Superman’s parents was the sibling of one of Supergirl’s … name those parents.
Jor-El (Superman’s father) & Zor-El (Supergirl’s father) were brothers.
14.) [DC Post-Crisis] Power Girl, during her tenure with Justice League International, had a pet. What sort of pet was it?
Wally West :smiley:
15.) [Marvel] In what two locations on the Marvel Earth can one find Vibranium for mining?
Wakanda & Antartica (The Savage Land)
16.) [Marvel] The Android Vision was created as a combination of the brain patterns of one character and a body based on another character of the Marvel Universe. Name these characters.
Wonder Man & the original Human Torch android
17.) [DC Post-Crisis] The Martian Manhunter was revealed to have a fondness for a certain snack food, in the pages of the second Justice League series. Name the snack food.
Oreo cookies or Chocos…18.) [DC] What are the command words for Johnny Thunder’s Thunderbolt?
Cei-U
19.) [Marvel] What street did a young Benjamin Grimm live on long before becoming the Thing?
Yancy Street
20.) [DC] What is the proper name of the Amazon’s ‘Paradise Island’?
Themyscira

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Good grief! Holy Hannah! I’ll have to throw in some more questions pronto, I see, as you’ve answered all but two!

To clarify on #8 … when I say McFarlane’s run on Spider-Man, I mean the title Spider-Man. No Amazing, Web, Spectacular, etc.

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21.) [DC Pre-C] What Kryptonian God’s name did Superman often invoke when amazed by something?

22.) [Marvel] Who invented the quintessential superhero costume material, ‘unstable molecules’?

23.) [DC] What 1940’s Title featured the adventures of Dr. Fate and the Spectre?

24.) [DC] Name the creator of Wonder Woman.

25.) [Marvel] What alien, deemed worthy by Odin, wielded the powers of Thor?

26.) [Marvel] According to the Guardians of the Galaxy timeline for the Marvel Earth, who was the final superhero to fall to the invaders of Earth?

27.) [DC] What sector of the galaxy was Earth in, according to the system used by the Green Lantern Corps?

28.) [DC] What sector of the galaxy was Krypton in, according to the Green Lantern Corps?

29.) [Marvel] What fuels the powers of Gladiator, praetor of the Shiar Imperial Guard?

30.) [DC] What’s the nickname for Sgt. Rock’s unit? (of soldiers, you sickos. :wink: )
That’s it for now, I think. Stuff to do, stuff to do.

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22.) [Marvel] Who invented the quintessential superhero costume material, ‘unstable molecules’?
Reed “Mr. Fantastic” Richards

25.) [Marvel] What alien, deemed worthy by Odin, wielded the powers of Thor?
Beta-Ray Bill

30.) [DC] What’s the nickname for Sgt. Rock’s unit?
“Nothin’s ever easy in Easy.”

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2.) [Marvel] What is the full civilian name of the second Captain Marvel (now Photon)?
Monica Rambeau

5.) [Marvel] What is the civilian name of the hero Quasar?
Wendell Vaughan

6.) [Marvel] What is Captain America’s indestructible shield made of?
Proto-Adamantium / Vibranium alloy (Adamantium was the result of McClain’s effort to replicate this alloy.

10.) [Marvel] Name Dr. Strange’s Green Minotaur servant.
Rintah.

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22.) [Marvel] Who invented the quintessential superhero costume material, ‘unstable molecules’?
Reed Richards

25.) [Marvel] What alien, deemed worthy by Odin, wielded the powers of Thor?
Beta Ray Bill

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All correct!

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All Correct… very nice and specific on the Shield, too. I do believe the minotaur is ‘RintRah’, with two R’s, though.

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#8 IIRC Torment. The second page of every issue started with “rise above it all”

#21 Great Moons of Rao!

#29 WAG The Sun?

#30 IIRC they were called both Easy Company and The Losers, though I may be conflating 2 seperate groups.

Re Ultron

He was indeed responsible for the Vision. Ultron had been growing in power for quite a while before his attacking the Avengers. He simply hypnotized Pym so he wouldn’t notice.