Q 01/05

Who directed Iron Man 2?

A) Shane Black

B) Jonathan Favreau

C) Joss Whedon

D) Kenneth Branagh

Answer · why

B) Jonathan Favreau

He also returned as Happy Hogan, and conceived the story with Robert Downey Jr. before Justin Theroux wrote the script.

Q 02/05

Iron Man 2 is which numbered film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

A) Second

B) Third

C) Fourth

D) Fifth

Answer · why

B) Third

It followed Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, and was released in May 2010 as part of Phase One.

Q 03/05

Which element in Stark's arc reactor is slowly poisoning him?

A) Plutonium

B) Vibranium

C) Palladium

D) Cobalt

Answer · why

C) Palladium

He eventually synthesises a new element from a diagram hidden in his father's 1974 Expo diorama.

Q 04/05

Who plays Ivan Vanko, the Russian physicist with electrified whips?

A) Gary Oldman

B) Viggo Mortensen

C) Jason Isaacs

D) Mickey Rourke

Answer · why

D) Mickey Rourke

He visited Moscow's Butyrka prison to research the role and suggested half his dialogue be in Russian.

Q 05/05

Vanko is an amalgamation of Whiplash and which other comics villain?

A) Titanium Man

B) Crimson Dynamo

C) The Ghost

D) Iron Monger

Answer · why

B) Crimson Dynamo

Crimson Dynamo turned up separately as a villain in the Sega tie-in game.

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