Comic Book Quiz Prelims Sept. 2014

• 1. TheThomas & Martha WayneMemorial QuizA Comic Book QuizPrelims

2. Hosts Sriram Gonakoti & Jaikaran Mansingh 3. RulesIn brightest day and blackest night,No cell phone shall escape our sight.For those who dare to doubt our might,Remember The Quiz Masters are always right. 4. #1X Industries has gone through several namechanges over the years X Industries X International X Innovations X/Fujikawa X Enterprises X Resilient. 5. #2 6. Garfield 7. #3 His name in Arabic translates to The Demons Head He was born in a desert somewhere Arabia, near a city whoseinhabitants' ancestors have journeyed to the ArabianPeninsula from China. He has fought in the French Revolution and the NapoleonicWars and becomes a formidable warrior. He is skilled in martial arts, fencing, and alchemy As the world entered the period of Industrialisation, Hedeveloped a hatred towards the humans who he believedwere destroying the world's natural beauty, thus setting himon a path of eco-terrorism. 8. Ras Al Ghul 9. #4 X was forged by the god, Hephaestus from theGolden Girdle of Gaea that was once wornby Antiope, sister of the future QueenHippolyta. It was then empowered by theFires of Hestia It is able to restore people'slost memories, hypnotize people, get rid ofillusions, and people who are in itscircumference will be protected from magicalattacks. 10. Lasso of Truth 11. #5The following are a few Old Jungle Sayings that arefeatured in X comics When the X strikes, lightning stands still. You never find the X, he finds you. The voice of the angry X freezes a tiger's blood. Great cat is quick, the X is quicker. The X is a man of few words but wiser than Solomon. The Xs steel hands can break men like straws. He who sees the Xs face, dies a horrible death. 12. Phantom 13. #6 One of the famous scenes from the movie X ,was famously shot a day after the Hollywoodpremiere. The scene involves Y, based on acomment made previously in the movie. It was shot at a location called Elat Burger. The popularity of the scene was such thatsales of Y and related products shot throughthe roof in the weeks following the movierelease. 14. X-The Avengers Y-Shawarma 15. #7 Jeffrey Baldwin was a 5 year old Canadian child died from septicshock in 2002 after years of mistreatment by his grandparents. In late 2013, Todd Boyce, a Canadian unrelated to Jeffrey Baldwin,started a $25,000 crowdfunding campaign over two months toerect a statue in Greenwood Park, Toronto depicting Jeffrey dressedas ___________, a superhero he loved. $36,015 was raised.In July 2014, the publishers denied permissionto use the logo of the superhero on the statue. Drawing heat from critics who argued the media company wascallously acting in its own self-interests ,the decision was laterreversed and the use of the logo was allowed.Which superhero? 16. Superman 17. #8 X is a group named after a peculiar clothing item worn by itsleader. It is well known for being a small, young and highlyvaried group, with most of its members having little or noresemblance to one another. The role of its members, inorder of them joining, include- The captain A swordsman The navigator The sniper A chef The doctor An archaeologist A shipwright A musician 18. Straw Hat Pirates 19. #9 The comic series Journey into Mystery was a horror-fantasyanthology first published by Atlas comics in1952. It gradually started publishing giant monstersand science fiction stories . In issue #83, theyintroduced a superhero feature, X, called Tales of______. In issue #85, Xs main villain was introduced. Xbecame the main character, and by issue #126, theseries was renamed after X. The series has continuedtill date, now published by Atlas Comics more wellknown successor. Comic historian Les Daniels noted that "the adventuresof X were gradually transformed from stories about astrange-looking superhero into a spectacular saga. 20. Thor 21. #10 X is a comic book series created by Robert Kirkman & TonyMoore. The series is based in the town of Cynthiana,Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia. It is an ongoing series andhas a total of 132* issues so far. It chronicles the travels ofthe protagonist , his family and other survivors of a zombieapocalypse. The zombies are classified as either roamers , walkers orlurkers. Zombies follow and mimic each other, which can result inenormous hordes travelling together, "walking nonstop,following a sound they've all forgotten ID X 22. The Walking Dead 23. #11 In this 1928 silent film,Conrad Veidt plays a disfiguredman called Gwynplaine. Thiswas seen as an importantsource of inspiration for afamous character laterdesigned by the artist BillFinger. 24. The Joker 25. #12 26. Indian Actors who portrayedSuperman 27. #13 Z belongs to a species from Planet X. His species are highlyadvanced, but their language is impossible to understanddue to the stiffness of their vocal cords, which makes itseem like they are repeating the same phrase over andover again. His species are ruled over by the "ArborMasters" and teach the children of the species with"Photonic Knowledge. Planet X is managed bymaintenance mammals. Z came from a noble line, gifted with a tremendous graspof quasi-dimensional super-positional engineering.However, he did not get along with the rest of his species,and preferred the company of the maintenance mammals.After killing one of his own species, Z was exiled from hisplanet by the Arbor Masters. 28. Groot 29. #14Basin City is a fictional town in the American west. The climate is hot and arid. A majorriver runs through the city, which has an extensive waterfront. Usually twice a year, amajor downpour comes, and the city is prone to heavy snowfall in the winter.Basin City has a surreal, Pan-American feel. Desert lizards and palm trees are common,while tar pits, desert areas, mountain ranges and flat farmland make up the landscapearound the city.Parts of the city include:The DocksThe ProjectsKadie's Club PecosThe FarmOld TownBasin City also goes by the name of X. 30. X- Sin City 31. #15 32. Netflix Marvel TV ShowsDaredevilJessica JonesLuke CageIron FistDDaarreeddeevviill 33. #16 When X first aired in the UK , the term Y was removed fromthe title and hero was added instead since local censorshippolicies deemed the word to be excessively violent for achildren's program. Later on comic books, video games &toys of X had to be renamed before their release in the UK. The lyrics of the opening music were also changed, such aschanging taught them to be Y teens.. to ..taughtthem to be fighting teens.. The use of nunchuks and other weapons also had to betoned down. Later on the nunchuks of the protagonist werepermanently replaced by a grappling hook. Give me X. 34. X- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 35. #17 Some of Xs famous works include- Black Jack Kimba the White Lion Buddha Ode to Kirihito Message to Adolf Phoenix And Y, which has sold over 100 million copies, and hashad an English animated movie made about it starringFreddy Highmore, Nicholas Cage, Kristen Bell, andSamuel L Jackson. Give X and Y. 36. X-Osamu Tezuka Y-Astroboy 37. #18 X is a comic book character whose true name is Anung UnRama (crown of flame set above his brow). Was summoned to Earth as an infant demon on December 23, 1944to change the tide of war. Was brought up by Professor Trevor Broom Bruttenholm, whoraised him as a normal boy. He has been described as smelling of dry-roasted peanuts. Was granted "honorary human" status by the United Nations in1952, and is known as the "world's greatest paranormalinvestigator". Xs powers include superhuman strength, endurance, a degree ofresistance to injury, and a healing factor that allows him to healquickly from injuries. He also has the innate ability to comprehendancient and magical languages. 38. Hellboy 39. #19 There are two main stories behind X. 1. The more common one is that X containsVenom, which is a powerful super-steroidbased on Hourmans Miraclo formula. 2. The version seen in some stories is that Xprovides a steady supply of a very strongpainkiller. 40. Banes Mask 41. #20 42. Shinigami 43. #21 ID 44. Hulkbuster 45. #22 Dr. Henry ___ was the first to take on the mantleof X, after discovering ____ particles.(namedafter himself) He became one of the founding members of theAvengers. He then adopted other aliases like Giant Man,Goliath, Yellowjacket, and the Wasp The role of X was passed down to Scott Lang, andEric OGrady both who achieved the powers bystealing the suit. 46. Ant-Man 47. #23 Developed by biochemist Shiho Miyano, Apoptoxin4869 (APTX4869) was intended to be used by asecretive criminal syndicate to commit murders, butnot leave any trace of the toxin behind in the corpse.Unbeknownst to her and the syndicate, APTX4869 doesnot kill 100% of the time, but occasionally causes thehuman body's cellular structure to physically regress toa younger state, thereby making a victim significantlyyounger (making them 10 years younger). Aspiring highschool student detective X was the first victim tosurvive this toxin. Later, Shiho survived the toxin aswell when she attempted to escape the syndicate. 48. Detective Conan 49. #24 ____________ Havok Vulcan 50. CyclopsThe Summers Brothers 51. #25 A conversation in the DC comic book seriesWorlds Finest #153 X: Dont tell me Im wrong, you brat. ProvingSupermans guilt is my whole mission in life! Y: Ow! X, your grief has obsessed you with thisidea of vengeance. I beg yougive it up!What did this panel give rise to? 52. Batman Slapping Robin Meme 53. #26www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yjy02OBeXk 54. Time in a BottleX-Men Days of Future Past 55. #27https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5K9KdO8_S4 from 10 secs 56. He-man&The Masters of the Universe 57. #28https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laTpkYOwXXk 58. Death Note 59. #29https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAsDL7f3veM 60. Justice League 61. #30https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LheNC4HICGA 62. Smallville 63. #31https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXIbWX999V0 64. Naruto 65. #32https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_EK_tFz9ug 66. Tin-tin 67. Finals in 30 min.