Thursday, March 05, 2015

Marvel Cinematic Universe Trivia 7: Thor the Dark World


1) We are greeted at the beginning with a great fight scene between the Asgardians and their foe, the Dark Elves of Svartlfheim. Borr, the then Asgardian leader, secured victory and locked the Aether away where no-one can find it. Growing up, what name would Thor and Loki have called Borr?
a) Grandfather
b) Great granduncle
c) Uncle
d) Great grandfather

2) During Loki's trial, Odin sentences Loki to life-long imprisonment, neglecting him of the right to ever talk to his mother again. Odin also mentions Thor and says that Loki's brother is striving to bring peace to the Nine Realms, of which we visit five over the course of the film. We visit Asgard, Vanaheim, Svartlfheim, Jotunheim, and ?
a) Muspell
b) Nifheim
c) Midgard
d) Alfheim

3) During Thor's liberation of Vanaheim from the marauders, he comes face to face with a foe that he eliminates in one swift move. Recognisable by die-hard fans as Thor's foe from his very first comic issue, what are they known as?
a) Jotuns
b) Kursed
c) Kosmosians
d) Kronans

4) Which of these allies hails from Vanaheim, and has only about 3 minutes of screentime?
a) Sif
b) Hogun
c) Fandral
d) Volstagg


5) The Dark Elves awaken from their millennia-long sleep and invade Asgard. Having not been able to 'see' them coming, Heimdall quickly springs to action on the Bifrost and manages to single-handedly destroy one of the invading ships with the help of his two knives. Where does Heimdall keep them beforehand?
a) Strapped to his lower back
b) In a chest within the Observatory
c) Strapped to his ankles
d) Concealed in his helmet

6) All hell breaks loose in the Asgard dungeons when Kurse breaks free of his cell as well as freeing all the other Marauders and criminals incarcerated there. Yet upon reaching Loki's cell, the two exchange stares, intimidating Kurse enough to leave Loki alone. As he walks away, what message does Loki give Kurse?
a) ''This plan of yours is going to get us both killed.''
b) ''See you in hell, monster.''
c) ''You might want to take the stairs to the left.''
d) ''What makes you think you can trust me?''


7) After Frigga is fatally wounded, Malekith and Kurse make their escape, but not before Thor sends a blast of lightning at Malekith and manages to permanently scar a part of his face. Which was it?
a) Eyes and nose
b) Whole right half
c) Whole left half
d) Forehead

8) Which of these Avengers did Loki briefly shapeshift into as they make their exit from the prison?
a) Iron Man
b) Hawkeye
c) Nick Fury
d) Captain America

9) What is the name of Jane's blind date in a restaurant at the start of the film?
a) Richard
b) Randall
c) Robert
d) Rudolph

10) Before Thor the Dark World, Christopher Eccleston (Malekith) and Adewale (Algrim/Kurse) have appeared together in GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, though not in the same team. Name the characters that they portrayed.
a) Duke and Ripcord
b) Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow
c) Destro and Heavy Duty
d) Cobra Commander and Zartan

11) Thor and Loki have battled and defeated Kurse and a small troop of Dark Elves. But it isn't without a casualty. Loki is gravely wounded and is dying. Having said his final goodbyes, Loki closes his eyes and appears to have breathed his last, and Thor and Jane make good their escape back to Earth. Of course, Loki was fooling them the whole time, and when Asgardian guards come to find the brothers, Loki shapeshifts into one as a means to get back safely to Asgard. We get a good look at the Guard/Loki, but where have we seen that face before?
a) Loki talks to him in a scene in the dungeons.
b) Loki shapeshifts into him in an earlier scene with Thor.
c) He is one of Odin's personal guard.
d) She was with Fandral in an Asgardian tavern that Thor visited.


12) The Aether is a mysterious, red-colored liquid-like force that existed before the birth of the Nine Realms. It maintains an almost lifelike existence that causes it to bond in a parasitic fashion to a living host. What is its main purpose?
a) alter the minds of hapless victims
b) open up a portal to another dimension
c) can wipe out an entire planet
d) convert any matter into dark matter

13) Thor faces Malekith in one final showdown in Greenwich, with the Convergence happening at the same time. Cue lots of portal mishaps and realm jumping, and Thor finds himself miles away at one of the many stations of the London Underground Network. He asks a woman how to get to Greenwich, to which she replies, ''Take this train, three stops.'' Which Underground station has Thor found himself at?
a) Charing Cross
b) Piccadilly Circus
c) Baker Street
d) Kings Cross


14) Volstagg and Sif entrust the Aether to Taneleer Tivan the Collector, saying that it would be unwise to keep 2 Infinity Stones at the same place (with the Tesseract locked up in Odin's Vault). How many more Infinity Stones does Taneleer need to complete his collection?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

15) After the mid-credits scene featuring a new threat to the many heroes of Marvel, waiting through the credit crawl presented those who stayed with a light-hearted scene featuring Jane back home on Earth. Thor appears and the two embrace and share in a loving kiss, interrupting Jane's morning breakfast. Although, which specific cereal is she eating?
a) Frosties
b) Shreddies
c) Corn Flakes
d) Lucky Charms

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