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188 free Marvel trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
87 free Marvel trivia questions with answers. This Marvel comics trivia quiz digs into the source material as much as the movies. The questions cover first appearances (which issue introduced Spider-Man, Wolverine, Venom and Black Panther), the creators from Stan Lee and Steve Ditko to Jack Kirby, the original names of Marvel and of its heroes, the comics-only lore behind vibranium, Mjolnir, the Super Soldier Serum and the Sorcerer Supreme, and the MCU adaptations from Iron Man to Endgame that brought it all to the screen. Easy questions ask Iron Man's real name and where the Black Panther rules; the hardest Marvel trivia here wants issue numbers, the Hulk's original colour and Captain America's first shield. It suits comic-shop regulars, MCU-only fans who want to go deeper, and anyone hosting a superhero trivia night who needs a few questions nobody gets. Every question is multiple choice with an explanation after you answer, and each answer has been checked against a real source.
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Q 01Which actress played Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's personal assistant, in the MCU films?
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow, who played Pepper in seven films, from the first Iron Man in 2008 through Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
Q 02Which Spider-Man love interest first greeted Peter Parker with 'Face it, Tiger… you just hit the jackpot'?
Mary Jane Watson
Mary Jane Watson, whom Aunt May kept trying to set Peter up with while the comics hid her face for issues, once behind a potted plant.
Q 03What is the birth name of the character Wolverine in Marvel comics?
James Howlett
While most commonly known as Logan, the character Wolverine's true birth name was revealed to be James Howlett in the 2001 'Origin' limited series.
Q 04Which actor played the rock warrior Korg through motion capture in Thor: Ragnarok?
Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi, who also directed Thor: Ragnarok and based Korg's gentle voice on Polynesian bouncers.
Q 05Which actress played Peggy Carter, Steve Rogers's wartime love, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Hayley Atwell
Hayley Atwell, who later voiced Captain Carter, an alternate Peggy who takes the Super Soldier Serum instead of Steve Rogers.
Q 06Which of the six Infinity Stones was housed inside the Tesseract in the MCU?
Space
Space, which is why the Red Skull was pulled through a portal when he grabbed the cube at the end of Captain America: The First Avenger.
Q 07Who co-created the character Spider-Man with Stan Lee?
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko is credited alongside Stan Lee as the co-creator of the popular Marvel superhero Spider-Man, as well as Doctor Strange.
Q 08What is the street address of Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum in Greenwich Village?
177A Bleecker Street
177A Bleecker Street, the address of an apartment Marvel writers Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich once shared, not a nod to Sherlock Holmes's 221B.
Q 09What is the most popularly known color of the Hulk in both comics and movies?
Green
Green, though Marvel later introduced a Red Hulk, Thunderbolt Ross, played on screen in 2025 by Harrison Ford.
Q 10What is the name of Thor's home realm?
Asgard
Asgard, which Thor deliberately lets the fire demon Surtur destroy in Thor: Ragnarok, then leads his surviving people toward Earth.
Q 11Which Daily Bugle boss wages a relentless smear campaign against Spider-Man?
J. Jonah Jameson
J. Jonah Jameson, played by the same actor in Sam Raimi's trilogy and then again, years later, in the MCU's Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Q 12Which actress played Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, in Avengers: Age of Ultron?
Elizabeth Olsen
Elizabeth Olsen, the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the twins who shared the role of Michelle on Full House.
Q 13Which actor played the Hulk opposite Bill Bixby in the 1970s TV series?
Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno, a bodybuilder who almost never shared a scene with Bixby, since the two actors played two forms of the same man.
Q 21In the film Guardians of the Galaxy, what is the name of Peter Quill's ship?
Milano
Peter Quill's ship in the Guardians of the Galaxy films is named the Milano, in tribute to his childhood crush, Alyssa Milano.
Q 22In Black Panther, which vibranium-affected plant gives T'Challa his superhuman strength and speed?
Heart-Shaped Herb
The heart-shaped herb, which Killmonger orders burned after taking the throne; Nakia saves one plant, and it heals T'Challa.
Q 23Which writing and art duo created the Fantastic Four?
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby famously collaborated to create the Fantastic Four, which debuted in 1961 and is considered the beginning of the Marvel Age of Comics.
Q 14Which telepath devised Cerebro, the machine that amplifies telepathy to track down mutants?
Professor X
Professor X, Charles Xavier, whose Westchester mansion doubles as a school for young mutants and a secret team headquarters.
Q 15Which AI ran Tony Stark's suits and house before its code became part of Vision in Age of Ultron?
J.A.R.V.I.S.
J.A.R.V.I.S. stands for Just A Rather Very Intelligent System; Paul Bettany voiced it, then played Vision in the flesh.
Q 16Which director co-wrote and directed Black Panther, the first superhero film nominated for Best Picture?
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler, whom Marvel hired once his Rocky spinoff Creed opened to success.
Q 17Which Guardians of the Galaxy star voiced Groot, even recording his lines for several foreign-language releases?
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel, who also provided Groot's motion capture, so the tree's movements are his performance too.
Q 18Which actor played the brainwashed assassin known as the Winter Soldier in the MCU?
Sebastian Stan
Sebastian Stan, who had a nine-picture Marvel deal yet only learned the sequel would be called The Winter Soldier through a friend.
Q 19What was the original color of Iron Man's armor when he first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39?
Grey
Tony Stark's first armor, introduced in Tales of Suspense #39, was a clunky grey before being quickly updated to gold, and then the iconic red and gold.
Q 20Who are the two mythical animals that pull Thor's chariot in the comics?
Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder
Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder, Marvel's versions of the goats of Norse myth, where Thor eats them for dinner and brings them back to life.
Q 24In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which organisation is revealed to have secretly grown inside S.H.I.E.L.D. for decades?
Hydra
Hydra survived by getting its scientists recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D. after the war, the film's twist on the real Operation Paperclip.
Q 25Which actress played Carol Danvers in the 2019 film Captain Marvel?
Brie Larson
Brie Larson, whose Captain Marvel was the first Marvel Studios film led by a woman and the first female-led superhero film to pass $1 billion.
Q 26What gave the Fantastic Four their powers during an unauthorized test flight into space?
Cosmic Rays
Cosmic rays, which the rocket's shields couldn't block, and which turned its pilot, Ben Grimm, into the rock-like Thing.
Q 27Which actress shaved her head to play Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy?
Karen Gillan
Karen Gillan, who had played Amy Pond, the Eleventh Doctor's companion, on Doctor Who.
Q 28In Avengers: Endgame, which video game is a bearded Thor playing with Korg and Miek?
Fortnite
Fortnite, where Korg is being bullied by a player called Noobmaster69; Thor grabs the headset to threaten him in person.
Q 29In the Ant-Man films, what is the dimension Scott Lang enters when he shrinks past the subatomic level?
The Quantum Realm
The Quantum Realm is where time runs differently, which is how Avengers: Endgame pulls off its time heist.
Q 30Who was the first villain the Fantastic Four ever faced in their debut comic?
Mole Man
Mole Man, who rules Subterranea, a vast underground region, and commands the creatures that live there.