Heroes and Villains Trivia

Here’s a recap of our latest trivia night, hosted on January 26, 2022, at Smile Tea Bar in Hopkins, MN. The theme of the night was Heroes and Villains, with four rounds: villains, real-life heroes, deaths of real life villains, and superheroes.

Category 1: Villains Trivia

1. What comic book hero was the first to be depicted punching Hitler in the face, on the cover of a 1940 comic book?
2. What fictional billionaire villain was elected president of the United States in the DC comic book universe in 2001?
3. What comic book writer created the Marvel comic book villains or anti-heroes Loki, Doctor Doom, Magneto, and Kingpin
4. Thanos is one of the most significant villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He makes it his mission to collect the infinity stones so that he can make half the life in the universe disappear. How many infinity stones are there? 
5. Since 1966, five actors have portrayed the Joker in live-action theatrical films. One point per actor. 

Category 2: Real Life Heroes

1. Crazy Horse was a war hero and leader who led several notable battles, including the Battle of Little Big Horn. Of what tribe was Crazy Horse a member?
2. In 1979, the US Mint released the first U.S. coin to depict a woman. ​​What famous American woman was on the silver dollar from 1979 to 1981, and again in 1999? Another point for the name of the person who was on the silver dollar from 1971 to 1978. 
3. Who was the first Time Magazine Person of the Year, in 1927? 
4. Which of the following people have not received the Nobel Peace Prize?
   1. Bill Clinton
   2. Yasser Arafat
   3. Mikhael Gorbachev
   4. Henry Kissinger
5. At the 1968 Olympics, two athletes raised their fists as an act of protest during the playing of the U.S National Anthem. What were their names?

Category 3: Historical Villains: Where and When Did They Die?

For each of the following historical figures, you get one point for the city in which they died and another for the year in which they died. 

1. Adolf Hitler
2. Timothy McVeigh
3. Benedict Arnold
4. Robert E Lee
5. Kim Jong Il

Category 4: Super Heroes

1. Batman’s origin story begins with the death of Bruce Wayne’s parents as a child. What were the first names of Bruce Wayne’s parents? One point for each parent.
2. The actor Hugh Jackman played Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, beginning with X-Men in 2002. How many feature-length films feature Hugh Jackman as Wolverine?
3. In what film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe did Tom Holland first portray Peter Parker, aka Spiderman.
4. What was the name of the comic book in which Superman first appeared? Another point for the year it first appeared. 
5. Captain Marvel is a hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What is the real name of Captain Marvel? 

The Answers

Category 1: Villains Trivia

1. What comic book hero was the first to be depicted punching Hitler in the face, on the cover of a 1940 comic book? Captain America.
2. What fictional billionaire villain was elected president of the United States in the DC comic book universe in 2001? Lex Luthor
3. What comic book writer created the Marvel comic book villains or anti-heroes Loki, Doctor Doom, Magneto, and Kingpin? Stan Lee
4. Thanos is one of the most significant villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He makes it his mission to collect the infinity stones so that he can make half the life in the universe disappear. How many infinity stones are there? Six.
5. Since 1966, five actors have portrayed the Joker in live-action theatrical films. One point per actor. Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix

Category 2: Real Life Heroes

1. Crazy Horse was a war hero and leader who led several notable battles, including the Battle of Little Big Horn. Of what tribe was Crazy Horse a member? Lakota
2. In 1979, the US Mint released the first U.S. coin to depict a woman. ​​What famous American woman was on the silver dollar from 1979 to 1981, and again in 1999? Another point for the name of the person who was on the silver dollar from 1971 to 1978. Susan B Anthony; Dwight Eisenhower
3. Who was the first Time Magazine Person of the Year, in 1927? Charles Lindberg.
4. Which of the following people have not received the Nobel Peace Prize?
   1. Bill Clinton
   2. Yasser Arafat
   3. Mikhael Gorbachev
   4. Henry Kissinger
5. At the 1968 Olympics, two athletes raised their fists as an act of protest during the playing of the U.S National Anthem. What were their names? Tommy Smith and John Carlos

Category 3: Historical Villains: Where and When Did They Die?

For each of the following historical figures, you get one point for the city in which they died and another for the year in which they died. 

1. Adolf Hitler. 1945; Berlin
2. Timothy McVeigh. 2001; Terre Haute, Indiana
3. Benedict Arnold. 1801; London
4. Robert E Lee. 1870; Lexington, VA
5. Kim Jong-Il. 2011; Pyongyang, North Korea

Category 4: Super Heroes

1. Batman’s origin story begins with the death of Bruce Wayne’s parents as a child. What were the first names of Bruce Wayne’s parents? One point for each parent. Martha and Thomas
2. The actor Hugh Jackman played Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, beginning with X-Men in 2002. How many feature-length films feature Hugh Jackman as Wolverine? Nine. (Unless you count Deadpool 2, because he’s in the closing credit via found footage, in which case it’s ten.)
3. In what film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe did Tom Holland first portray Peter Parker, aka Spiderman. Captain America: Civil War.
4. What was the name of the comic book in which Superman first appeared? Another point for the year it first appeared. Action Comics. 1938.
5. Captain Marvel is a hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What is the real name of Captain Marvel? Carol Danvers.

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