50 free Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 closed James Gunn's trilogy on May 5, 2023, as the 32nd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It tells Rocket's story at last: his creation by the High Evolutionary, his friends Lylla, Teefs and Floor, and the kill switch that sends the rest of the team racing to Orgocorp and Counter-Earth to save him. Along the way Will Poulter arrives as Adam Warlock, Chukwudi Iwuji plays what Gunn called the cruelest MCU villain yet, and the team says goodbye to the Florence and the Machine track Gunn had been saving since Vol. 2. This quiz covers the plot, the cast and cameos, the behind-the-scenes drama of Gunn's 2018 firing and 2019 rehiring, the working title, the four-story ship set, the actors who nearly played Warlock, Awesome Mix Vol. 3, the Zune launched to the International Space Station, and the numbers from a box-office run that passed $845 million. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play in sets of ten or print it for a Marvel movie night.
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Q 01Vol. 3 is which numbered film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
32nd
It followed Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as the second film of Phase Five.
Q 02Who plays the High Evolutionary?
Chukwudi Iwuji
He had worked with Gunn on Peacemaker, and his screen test was shot on that show's set.
Q 03Who plays Adam Warlock?
Will Poulter
He auditioned over Zoom before an in-person screen test with Gunn in Atlanta.
Q 04Which future DC Superman auditioned for Adam Warlock?
David Corenswet
Aaron Pierre was almost cast too; Gunn later made him John Stewart in the DCU.
Q 05What organisation embedded the kill switch that stops Rocket being healed?
Orgocorp
The High Evolutionary is its CEO, so the Guardians break into its headquarters for the override code.
Q 06Rocket belonged to which numbered batch of test subjects?
89
His batchmates were Lylla, Teefs and Floor.
Q 07What kind of animal is Lylla?
An otter
Linda Cardellini gave her voice and motion capture.
Q 08Teefs, one of Rocket's friends, is what animal?
A walrus
Asim Chaudhry voices him; Floor the rabbit is voiced by Mikaela Hoover.
Q 09Who voices Lylla?
Linda Cardellini
She had already been in the MCU as Laura Barton and starred in Gunn's Scooby-Doo films.
Q 10What is the name of the High Evolutionary's planned ideal society?
Counter-Earth
Its inhabitants, the Humanimals, include an octopus drug dealer credited as 'Unsavory Octopus'.
Q 11What is the High Evolutionary's laboratory complex called?
Arête
It turns out to be a spaceship and lifts off with Quill and Groot aboard.
Q 12Who has removed the override code from Rocket's file?
Theel
Nico Santos plays Recorder Theel; Quill and Groot retrieve the code from him after leaping off Arête.
Q 13Whom does Quill reunite with on Earth after leaving the Guardians?
His grandfather Jason
He hands the captaincy to Rocket before he goes.
Q 14Which Guardian stays on Knowhere with Drax to raise the rescued children?
Q 21Nathan Fillion plays Master Karja, who works where?
Orgocorp
His Vol. 2 cameo as Simon Williams had been cut, so this was his first on-screen Guardians role.
Q 22Who replaced Miley Cyrus as the voice of Mainframe?
Tara Strong
Cyrus was unavailable; Strong had voiced Miss Minutes in Loki.
Q 23In what month and year was Gunn fired from the film?
July 2018
Disney reversed the decision privately that October and announced his return in March 2019.
Q 24Roughly how many signatures did the fan petition to reinstate Gunn gather?
Nebula
Mantis heads off with the Abilisks and Gamora rejoins the Ravagers.
Q 15Which rescued child joins the new line-up of Guardians?
Phyla
Kai Zen plays her; Blurp is Adam Warlock's pet F'saki.
Q 16Who plays Cosmo the Spacedog?
Maria Bakalova
The Borat Subsequent Moviefilm star debuted the role in the Holiday Special.
Q 17Gunn made Cosmo female as a tribute to which real space dog?
Laika
In the comics the character is male.
Q 18Which comedian cameos as Phlektik, a guard at Arête?
Pete Davidson
A cameo written for Gunn's friend Kumail Nanjiani was cut when he was cast in Eternals.
Q 19Gunn voices Lambshank, a role he had originally written for whom?
Stan Lee
The character's face was designed to resemble Lee's before his death.
Q 20Who voices War Pig?
Judy Greer
She played Maggie Lang in the first two Ant-Man films.
300,000
The cast issued a joint statement of support on July 30.
Q 25Which Disney executive told Gunn he could return, the day after he joined The Suicide Squad?
Alan F. Horn
Horn had changed his mind after being impressed by Gunn's response to the situation.
Q 26Which director said he discussed taking over Vol. 3 with Feige?
Adam McKay
Deadline later reported Marvel never met with or considered any other director.
Q 27Gunn said Rocket's flashbacks follow the structure of which film?
The Godfather Part II
He had first considered a Rocket-and-Groot team-up film for the origin story.
Q 28Which Fantastic Four villain did Gunn first consider as Rocket's creator?
Annihilus
He opted for the High Evolutionary, whom he compared to a space Doctor Moreau.
Q 29Gunn likened the High Evolutionary to the villain of which 1932 film?
Island of Lost Souls
He called Charles Laughton's Doctor Moreau a detestable character.
Q 30Under what working title was the film shot?
Hot Christmas
Filming ran from November 2021 to May 2022 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta.