Two Truths and a Lie: Marvel Cinematic Universe Edition

ENTERTAINMENT

217 PLAYS

By: Ian Fortey

7 Min Quiz

Image: Marvel Studios

About This Quiz

The MCU has been dominating the box office for over a decade now, ever since "Iron Man" appeared in 2008. Marvel and Disney have done what no one else in the history of film has done, stringing together a massive web of films in a linked universe and creating what is arguably the greatest achievement in cinematic storytelling ever. Others have tried, but they have failed to even come close to what Marvel has done, and that's pretty impressive.

The MCU has taken us to deep space with "Guardians of the Galaxy" to mysterious dimensions with "Dr. Strange" and into the past with "Captain America." Heroes have grown more and more powerful like Hulk and Thor while villains have been exciting and complex like Hela and Killmonger. There's a lot to love in the MCU, and the best part is it's still going strong with a whole slate of new movies on the way in the future. 

If you consider yourself a true MCU fan and know your Iron Man from your Iron Patriot, your Collector from your Grandmaster, then take a deep dive into this quiz and see if you can pick out the one lie buried in two truths. It doesn't take a superhero, just a superfan.

What's not entirely true about T'Challa?

While it's true that Wakanda is rich in vibranium and the metal is used in the Black Panther suit, and he is also saved from near death by his rival M'Baku, he does not kill Ulysses Klaue. It's Erik Killmonger who takes out Klaue.

Advertisement

Can you spot the falsehood about Thor?

In the "Avengers: Endgame" Thor has let himself go and lives in a bit of a dump with his buddies Miek and Korg. Chris Hemsworth has played the character in 8 movies including three Thor films, four Avengers films, and "Dr. Strange." But it was not Loki who took his eye, rather his sister Hela.

Advertisement

Let's go back to the beginning. What's not true of the first "Iron Man?"

In the first "Iron Man," Tony is demonstrating the Jericho missile when he gets taken captive. We find out later that his colleague Obadiah Stane is the villain but in the post-credits, it's not Bruce Banner he meets, it's Nick Fury.

Advertisement

Which of these statements is not true about the second movie in the MCU?

The often-overlooked second movie in the MCU was 2008's "The Incredible Huk," starring Ed Norton. It was kind of soft-rebooted later on when Mark Ruffalo was cast in the role. The untrue statement is about Jon Favreau. He directed the first and 3rd MCU films. Louis Leterrier directed "The Incredible Hulk."

Advertisement

The Red Skull has had an interesting role in the MCU. What's not true about him?

Red Skull is Captain America's first villain back in "Captain America: The First Avenger." His real name was Johann Schmidt and he does turn up in Vormir in "Avengers: Infinity War" but he wasn't disfigured at birth. Instead, he took the same serum Captain America did, just with worse results.

Advertisement

Which of these statements about Thanos' creepy lieutenants isn't true?

Thanos shows up in "Infinity War" with a gaggle of creeps named Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian and Corvus Glaive. Midnight is the only female in the group but she's not the one who tortures Dr. Strange. That's Ebony Maw.

Advertisement

What do you remember about the first "Thor" movie?

When we first meet Thor, he's a bit of an arrogant jerk but he does fall in love with Jane Foster and he does fight the Destroyer. However, his father does not kill Laufey. Loki kills Laufey, who's his real father.

Advertisement

"Civil War" was like a mini "Avengers" movie. What's not true of it?

Marvel's Phase Three kicked off with "Captain America: Civil War" which also marked the introduction of Tom Holland's Spider-Man. Though the movie featured a ton of characters, it doesn't feature all the main ones. Thor and Hulk are noticeably absent, which is later explained in "Thor: Ragnarok."

Advertisement

Can you spot an untrue statement about Spider-Man?

In the current MCU iteration of "Spider-Man," his best friend is Ned and Scorpion was indeed teased as a potential villain in the prison scene at the end of "Homecoming." However, there is no Gwen Stacy in the MCU so Peter did not date her. Not in these movies, anyway. Not yet.

Advertisement

Who does Dr. Strange never confront?

In his travels in the MCU, Dr. Strange never runs across Benicio Del Toro's Collector at any point. He does fight Dormammu at the end of "Dr. Strange" and Ebony Maw tangles with him during "Infinity War."

Advertisement

Something here is not true of the Scarlet Witch. But what?

Before living with Vision in Scotland, Wanda Maximoff was with her brother. Quicksilver. until his death fighting Ultron. Both she and her brother developed their powers after being exposed to the Mind Stone, though in the comic books she's a mutant and the daughter of Magneto.

Advertisement

So, how much do you know about Loki?

Loki has become a fan-favorite part of the MCU and he's appeared in several films. We learned early he's actually a Frost Giant and even though Thanos kills him, he does manage to come back thanks to time travel shenanigans. But he's not the end of Odin. Odin sort of just dies on his own.

Advertisement

Something here is not true of Nebula. What is it?

Karen Gillan's Nebula has appeared in four films so far. In her most recent appearance, she heads to the planet Morag with War Machine to get an Infinity Stone. She is not from the planet Zen-Whoberi, though, that's Gamora's homeworld.

Advertisement

Thanos is the Mad Titan. What's not true about him?

Thanos is the major villain of the MCU and the first character he actually kills with his own hands is Loki. Though he's mostly played by Josh Brolin, a second actor did portray him in the first "Avengers," Damion Poitier. The Mind Stone is the untrue fact here — he doesn't get that from the Collector, he has it when he shows up in "Infinity War."

Advertisement

Is something here about Ant-Man not true?

Ant-Man, also known as Scott Lang, gets wrapped up in the world of Hank Pym and his Pym particles which shrink him down to an incredibly small size. When he is tiny in the first film, he has a flying carpenter ant that he uses as a steed named Ant-thony, not Antonio.

Advertisement

Which of these facts about "Captain Marvel" is untrue?

When we meet Captain Marvel, she's fighting for the Kree under the name Vers. She'd absorbed her powers when the experimental engine of her craft, powered by the Tesseract, exploded and she absorbed the energy. And while it seems at first like the Skrulls are the enemy it turns out they are allies, and Yon-Rogg of the Kree is the villain.

Advertisement

Can you recognize a falsehood about Yondu Udonta?

Yondu Udanta is brilliantly played by Michael Rooker in both "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies. At first, he seems somewhat villainous but still likable. But in the sequel when he dies fighting Ego to save Quill we come to realize what a good guy he was, if rough around the edges. And he's tricked into saying he's Mary Poppins, not Nanny McPhee.

Advertisement

How well do you remember the truth about Rocket Raccoon?

Rocket Racoon isn't really a raccoon, he just looks like one. While everyone calls him Rocket, his real name is 89P13 and he was an experiment of some kind. Bradley Cooper provides his voice and he never escaped from a mere 12 prisons, he escaped from 22 of them!

Advertisement

There's more to Groot than meets the eye. But what isn't true?

In the first "Guardians" movie. we learn that Groot is something called a flora colossus and that his words have different meanings but his larynx prevents him from saying anything aside from "I am Groot." Though he does fight Ronan, he's not the one who kills him, that's Quill with an assist from Rocket, Gamora and Drax.

Advertisement

"Spider-Man: Far From Home" is the final Phase III movie. What's not true about it?

After "End Game," Spider-Man doesn't have any Avengers help to take on Mysterio, but there is a brief shout out to Nick Fury as the Skrulls have been pretending to be him and Maria Hill. J. Jonah Jameson, played by JK Simmons from the Sam Raimi trilogy, makes a comeback, but there is no sign of the Chameleon.

Advertisement

Do you know what's not true about "Ant-Man and the Wasp" in here?

Even though it was released after "Infinity War" in theaters, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" chronologically takes place before and then concurrently with events of that movie as the Snap affects the end of the film. In it, we discover Laurence Fishburne's Bill Foster was part of Goliath and we learn that Ghost's real name is Ava Starr, not Elaina.

Advertisement

Can you pick out what's untrue about "Thor: Ragnarok?"

Tessa Thompson plays the role of Valkyrie in "Ragnarok" and Matt Damon does have a brief cameo as an actor portraying Loki in a play that the actual Loki is watching. Thor does make friends with some gladiators, but his rocky friend's name is Korg who is from a race called the Kronan. He's portrayed by director Taika Waititi.

Advertisement

A lot happens in "Infinity War." What's not true, though?

"Avengers: Infinity War" is a bit of a downer as a standalone film since so many characters end up dying in it, including Heimdall right near the beginning before the snap and then, at the very end, Nick Fury is the last to go. But Thanos is not out for revenge. He's on a twisted quest for universal balance.

Advertisement

"Iron Man 2" seems like forever ago. What's a fake fact about it?

Even though she still hasn't had her own movie, Black Widow made her first appearance in "Iron Man 2" back in 2010. Tony Stark is dying, or thinks he is, and puts Pepper Potts in charge of Stark Industries while the villain Whiplash, whose real name is Ivan Vanko, not Igor Ivanovich, seeks revenge on Stark.

Advertisement

Which one of the statements about the first Avengers movie isn't true?

"The Avengers" was a huge spectacle of a film that culminated with the Chitauri invasion of New York. We do get to see the Hulk rampage through the Helicarrier but it's not Agent Hill that Loki kills, it's Agent Coulson.

Advertisement

Something about "Thor: The Dark World" isn't true, but what?

One of the less popular MCU films, "The Dark World" features the death of Thor's mother Frigga and also the Collector being given the Aether, which is, in fact, the Reality Stone. The villain of the movie is not a Frost Giant though, he's a Dark Elf.

Advertisement

Can you tell what's untrue about "Captain America: The Winter Soldier?"

The Winter Soldier from the title turns out to be Cap's old friend Bucky, who's been brainwashed. And the creepy scientist Arnim Zola does have his consciousness stored in a computer. That said, Sam Wilson, who becomes Falcon, is not a Green Beret at all. He was in the Air Force.

Advertisement

Hawkeye is a member of the Avengers but never gets a solo film. What's untrue of him?

Hawkeye has been in a number of MCU films but so far has nothing solo on the big screen. During "Civil War," he sided with Captain America and in "End Game," after he loses his family to Thanos, he becomes the vigilante Ronin. His wife, played by Linda Cardellini, is named Laura, not Sarah.

Advertisement

What's not true of the Hulk?

The Hulk has been a really fun part of the MCU. We learn in Ragnarok he hasn't been Bruce Banner in about two years, and then when he finally goes toe-to-toe with Thanos he loses. When he started in the MCU he was played by Ed Norton. The Eric Bana Hulk is not considered part of the MCU.

Advertisement

Something about "Iron Man 3" is not true. But what?

"Iron Man 3" featured Guy Pearce as the villain Aldritch Killian, and in a post-credit scene we did get to see Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner again but the Mandarin, who seems like the villain at first, is just an actor and has no powers at all.

Advertisement

Can you spot the fake statement about Peter Quill?

Peter Quill, also known as Star-Lord, is half Celestial on his father's side. He was kidnapped from Earth as a child by Yondu and raised by the Ravagers before branching out on his own in the ship called the Milano, not the Vector.

Advertisement

Thor's hammer is called Mjolnir. What's not true about it?

Mjolnir is used a lot in the MCU, and even though only Thor can lift it at first, the rule is only those "worthy" can lift it. That's why Vision is able to lift it in "Age of Ultron" and Captain America goes to town with it in "End Game." Hela destroys it in "Ragnarok" and we learn it was forged not by a god but by dwarven blacksmiths.

Advertisement

Iron Man has no powers on his own but he has a heck of a lot of suits. What isn't true of them?

Iron Man has made many, many suits that appear throughout the MCU and other people wear them including James Rhodes, Bruce Banner and Pepper Potts. The first one was made not by Tony's dad but Tony himself when he was held prisoner.

Advertisement

Something here about Ultron isn't true. Do you know what it is?

After the Chitauri attack, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner create Ultron to protect the Earth, it just doesn't work out very well. It manifests as a robot voiced by James Spader but it's not powered by an Infinity Stone. That comes later, in the form of Vision.

Advertisement

What's untrue about Dr. Strange?

The Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange was a neurosurgeon before his accident. He travels to a place called Kamar-Taj to learn magic and while he's there he meets and, eventually, befriends the sorcerer Wong. K'un-Lun is the place where Iron Fist trained, not Dr. Strange.

Advertisement

Explore More Quizzes

About Zoo

Our goal at Zoo.com is to keep you entertained in this crazy life we all live.

We want you to look inward and explore new and interesting things about yourself. We want you to look outward and marvel at the world around you. We want you to laugh at past memories that helped shape the person you’ve become. We want to dream with you about all your future holds. Our hope is our quizzes and articles inspire you to do just that.

Life is a zoo! Embrace it on Zoo.com.