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QUIZ WHIZZ: ANSWERS

By US Desk
Fri, 10, 22

Arthur’s spirit was placed in a stronger body, which is how he took on the form of Drax....

QUIZ WHIZZ: ANSWERS

1D - Drax the Destroyer

Drax the Destroyer was not always the human mutate that is seen in the Marvel movies. He was originally a human known as Arthur Douglas. Arthur’s spirit was placed in a stronger body, which is how he took on the form of Drax.

2B - Rocket

The idea for Rocket Raccoon came from the Beatles! The song titled “Rocky Raccoon” struck such a chord with Rocket’s creators, Keith Giffen and Bill Mantlo, that they created a comic character to match the tune.

3A - Iron Man

Iron Man - Tony Stark - has played a pivotal part in the Marvel franchise. “Iron Man” was the first Marvel movie to be released in the series, starting a flood of movies after it. Since then, Stark has been in 11 of the films.

4A - Hulk

While the movies seem to lack additional green humans, in the comic books, there was a time when Bruce Banner was not the only Hulk. His allies, Rick Jones and Betty Ross were also given Hulk status.

5D - Mantis

In addition to being able to communicate with plants, Mantis also has a talent for martial arts. One reason she excels at hand-to-hand combat is her ability to note a foe’s bodily weaknesses through her telekinetic powers.

6B - Gamora

During her childhood, Thanos hardly served as the friendly father type. He did, however, provide Gamora with the means to learn how to fight and promised that she would be allowed to avenge her family’s death one day.

7A - James Buchanan Barnes

During his original introduction to the Marvel Universe, Bucky was Captain America’s younger sidekick. His character was created as a way to be more relatable to children who had family members fighting in WWII.

8A - Vision

When Marvel explored the idea of having alternate universes in 1992, Vision took on the form of a young woman in Earth-928. Beyond sharing names, the two don’t have a lot in common.

9B - Hawkeye

Clint Barton became Hawkeye because of the carnival he joined as a young boy. A swordsman took him on as his assistant and soon taught him the art of archery. This is how he became a master archer.

10C - Scarlet Witch

Scarlet Witch and her brother, Quiksilver, were originally said to be the unknown offspring of Magneto. In later issues of Marvel comics, however, it is discovered that they aren’t mutants, but the results of experimentation led by High Evolutionary.

11D - Nakia

Things between Nakia and T’Challa did not end well. When it was discovered that Nakia had plans to murder a citizen of Wakanda, they inevitably broke up. Because of this treacherous act, she was banished from the community.

12A - Hela

Hela was born in Jotunheim just like her father, Loki. Despite being given power over the dead in Niflheim and Hel, she still tried to expand her reign into Valhalla, much to the annoyance of Odin and Thor