This comic quiz document contains 20 multiple choice questions about comics, anime, and related pop culture topics. It provides context clues and details to identify characters, events, works, and more from across comics and anime genres.
2. Written Round
20 Questions
Starred questions will be considered in case of a tie
1 point each for correct answer
3. The photograph shown is the welcome page of a souvenir
booklet from an event that held on March 21, 1970.
A bigger version of the event was held at the U.S. Grant Hotel
from August 1–3, 1970.
Initially this event was named X. But in 1974 it was changed toY,
a name by which this event is known the world over.
What are X andY?
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5. X- Golden State Comic Book Convention
Y-Comic-Con International: San Diego
6. Of the 10 , 4 (Tanuki, Nekomata, Ushi-oni, and Kitsune) are
based on creatures of Japanese folklore,Tanuki is a racoon,
Nekomata is Cat, Ushi-Oni is a demon and Kitsune a Fox while
the rest have been modeled based on artwork by Masashi
Kishimoto, by mixing together various elements from certain
species of animals; For example: one of them was made by
mixing together a Dolphin and Horse.What are these
inspirations for?
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8. “World’s Finest #153” is a 1965 comic published by DC comics
featuring Batman and Superman.
This comic features a BruceWayne who believes that Superboy is
responsible for his father’s death,which motivates him to become
Batman specifically to fight against Superboy.
A scene from this comic became famous after it went viral in 2008.
ID the scene (description will suffice.)
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12. The batman curve is a piecewise curve in the shape of the logo of the
Batman superhero originally posted on reddit.com on Jul. 28, 2011.
It can written as two functions, one for the upper part and
the other for the lower part
13. Dennō Senshi _______ is the thirty-eighth episode of
the _______ anime's first season. Its only broadcast was
in Japan on December 16, 1997.
The episode is infamous for certain repetitive visual effects
which induced photosensitive epileptic seizures in a substantial
number of Japanese viewers, an incident referred to as the
“_______ Shock" .
As a result of the seizures 685 viewers were taken to hospitals; 2
people remained hospitalized for more than two weeks.
Identify this extremely popular anime.
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15. X is a is a religion and a social movement that emerged and
evolved on social networks.
The religion purports to worship the great ______ , a comic
book creation.
This religion was established in 2008 by a group of rationalists,
with the intention of ridiculing "the absurdity of blind religious
faith."
Which is the religion being mentioned here?
19. JohnTitor is the name used on several bulletin boards during 2000 and 2001 by
a poster claiming to be a military time traveller from 2036. In these posts,Titor
made numerous predictions about future events, some vague and some quite
specific.
He described a drastically changed future in which the United States had
broken up into five smaller regions, the environment and infrastructure had
been devastated by a nuclear attack, and most other world powers had been
destroyed. Before the timeframe of his predicted events came and went,Titor's
story invoked curiosity and received attention around the world. In the decade
following he made appearances on the internet, fiction and music were written
about him, and his origins were investigated by journalists and others.
His studies and life inspired a revolutionary Anime in 2011 and its sequel is
about to be released this year.
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23. ____ ______ is frequently used in Anime as a mechanism to
differentiate between characters.
While not always 100% consistent, there is a connection
between ____ ______ and personality type in anime.
Beehive, Curtains Match theWindow,Compressed,Godiva etc
are some types of ____.
FITB.
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25. X kills the Marvel Universe is a Marvel comic published in August
2012.
The story begins with the X-Men sending the character X to a
mental hospital for therapy but the treatment goes horribly wrong
when X goes on a rampage killing every superhero and supervillain
on Earth, starting with the Fantastic Four, in an apparent attempt to
rebel against his comic book creators.
The book ends with him breaking into the "real" world and
confronting the Marvel writers and artists who are currently writing
the book.
Identify X.
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27. William Moulton Marston also known by the pen name Charles
Moulton, was an American psychologist, lawyer,inventor,
advocate for women, writer, and comic book writer who created
a famous DC comic character X.
Marston is credited as the creator of the systolic blood
pressure test, which became one component of the
modern polygraph invented by John Augustus Larson.
Interestingly he also created the fictional weaponY wielded by
X, which forces anyone it captures to obey and tell the truth.
Identify X andY.
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29. The name X ultimately comes from
theWelsh Caledfwlch (and Breton Kaledvoulc'h, Middle
Cornish Calesvol) which is a compound of caled "hard"
and bwlch "breach, cleft“.
In Anime’s many people are using this like Kirito From
SAO(Sword Art Online), Saber From Fate Franchise.
ATom Hardy Movie Also RevolvesAround X, which is said to
be bestowedWith Magical Powers.
X?
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32. The given picture is the cover for Marvel's
latest America comic book, which centers on the adventures
of America Chavez, a young queer Latina who can move
through other dimensions.
The cover pays homage to a celebrity.
It was inspired from a music video released by this celebrity.
Who?
36. Mistletoe, Fish, Rock oil, Four-leaved clovers of the tamarind
tree, Lobster, Garlic, Salt, Strawberry, Cucumber etc.
The above mentioned are the ingredients to prepare
something.What?
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38. Berserker from Fate/Staynight is Modelled after a Greek
Hero.
Berserker is a colossal, statue-like man who is described as a
"black giant."
In the Anime you need to kill him 12 times in order to defeat
him, as the 12 times indicate the 12 labours or pinnacles done
by Berserker.
Who is the Greek Hero after which Berserker is based on?
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40. X day is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily
in Great Britain.
Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when X, a member
of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the
plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords.
X masks which is a stylised depiction of X got famous through the comic
book seriesY publised byVertigo.
X mask is a stylised portrayal of a face with an oversized smile and red
cheeks, a wide moustache upturned at both ends, and a thin vertical
pointed beard.
X &Y Please.
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42. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in
Japan and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu,
known as Hitokiri X.
After the countless murders he disappears and is found 10
years later, a wandering swordsman offering help to people
who vowed never to kill again.As a first step he took upon
himself of using the reverse blade a sword which can’t kill
technically.
His original was Shinta and later changed by his Master.
Id the Anime.
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44. X is a fictional costumed crime-fighter introduced in a daily
strip of the same name in the 1930s.
It holds the distinction of being the first fictional character to
wear the now stereotypical skintight costume and the
customary pupil-less eyes that eventually became a cliché for
superheroes.
TheY Brotherhood who are the arch enemies of X shares their
name with a common Indian Surname.
Identify the Character X and the surnameY.