Q 01/05

On which streaming service did The Umbrella Academy premiere in February 2019?

A) Netflix

B) Amazon Prime Video

C) Hulu

D) HBO Max

Answer · why

A) Netflix

Netflix released all ten episodes of the first season at once on February 15, 2019, and the show quickly became one of its most-watched originals of t...

Q 02/05

In the show's origin story, how many women gave birth at once at noon on October 1, 1989?

A) 7

B) 43

C) 13

D) 100

Answer · why

B) 43

43 women around the world gave birth simultaneously at noon on October 1, 1989, none having shown any sign of pregnancy when the day began; Reginald H...

Q 03/05

Who wrote the comic book series the show is based on?

A) Grant Morrison

B) Neil Gaiman

C) Gerard Way

D) Mark Millar

Answer · why

C) Gerard Way

Gerard Way wrote the series, with Brazilian artist Gabriel Bá drawing it; the first miniseries, Apocalypse Suite, began in 2007.

Q 04/05

Which publisher released the original Umbrella Academy comic books?

A) Image Comics

B) DC Vertigo

C) IDW Publishing

D) Dark Horse

Answer · why

D) Dark Horse

Dark Horse Comics published the first miniseries, Apocalypse Suite, from September 2007 to February 2008.

Q 05/05

The first comic volume, Apocalypse Suite, won which prize in 2008?

A) An Eisner for Best Limited Series

B) A Hugo for Best Graphic Story

C) A Harvey for Best New Series

D) An Ignatz for Outstanding Series

Answer · why

A) An Eisner for Best Limited Series

An Eisner for Best Limited Series went to Apocalypse Suite in July 2008 at San Diego Comic-Con, the ceremony honouring comics published during 2007.

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