Q 01/05

Who wrote and directed The Avengers (2012)?

A) Jon Favreau

B) Joe Johnston

C) Kenneth Branagh

D) Joss Whedon

Answer · why

D) Joss Whedon

Whedon shared final screenplay credit with Zak Penn and returned to write and direct the 2015 sequel.

Q 02/05

Which actor took over the role of Bruce Banner for The Avengers (2012), replacing Edward Norton?

A) Josh Lucas

B) Mark Ruffalo

C) Eric Bana

D) Edward Furlong

Answer · why

B) Mark Ruffalo

Norton had played Banner in 2008's The Incredible Hulk, but Marvel declined to bring him back for the team-up.

Q 03/05

Which US city hosted four weeks of filming for The Avengers in August 2011, standing in for New York?

A) Atlanta, Georgia

B) Detroit, Michigan

C) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

D) Cleveland, Ohio

Answer · why

D) Cleveland, Ohio

Production had begun in Albuquerque, New Mexico that April before moving to Ohio for the Battle of New York.

Q 04/05

Under what title was the 2012 team-up film released in the United Kingdom and Ireland?

A) Marvel's The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

B) Avengers: Battle of New York

C) Marvel Avengers Assemble

D) The Avengers Initiative

Answer · why

C) Marvel Avengers Assemble

The change avoided confusion with the 1960s British spy series The Avengers and its 1998 film adaptation.

Q 05/05

The post-credits scene of the Avengers eating shawarma was filmed the day after what event?

A) The world premiere

B) The Super Bowl

C) San Diego Comic-Con

D) The Academy Awards

Answer · why

A) The world premiere

It was shot on April 12, 2012, which is why Chris Evans hides his face behind his hand: he had grown a beard for another role.