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23 | Spider-Man Trivia

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Introduction

This is the Dorky Geeky Nerdy podcast. A weekly gameshow to test your inner Dork, Geek, or Nerd. Play it at home, in the car, or at the office. Just geek out whenever and wherever you want. If you want to subscribe, you can find us at dorkygeekynerdy.com. I’m your guest host, Blaine Dowler. Let’s swing into the action.

The Dorky Round

1. Who co-created Spider-Man?

Stan Lee (writer) and Steve Ditko (artist)

2. What characteristic devices, worn on his wrists, did Peter Parker invent?

Web shooters

3. Spider-Man's first appearance was in the final issue of which series?

Amazing Fantasy

4. Which high school bully of Peter Parker's headed up the Spider-Man fan club, served in the Vietnam War, and became a host of the Venom symbiote after losing his legs in combat?

Eugene “Flash” Thompson

5. What actor has played Spider-Man in the most movies?

Tom Holland with a total of five movies.

6. Which supervillain killed Spider-Man's first serious girlfriend?

Norman Osborn, the original Green Goblin.

7. Which villain took over Peter Parker's body and became the Superior Spider-Man?

Otto Gunther Octavius, aka. Dr. Octopus

8. Which Spider-Man villain is a disgruntled visual effects artist?

Quentin Beck, aka Mysterio

9. Which super villain team was a collection of past enemies that joined forces in Spider-Man's first annual?

The Sinister Six

10. How many actors have played Spider-Man in live action theatrically released films?

Three: Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland

The Geeky Round

1. Which super team did Spider-Man try to join in 'Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1 #1'?

Fantastic Four

2. Who was the first supervillain Spider-Man ever faced?

Dmitri Anatoly Smerdyakov Kravinoff, the Chameleon

3. Who were the original members of the Sinister Six?

Dr. Octopus, Electro, Kraven, Mysterio, Sandman, and the Vulture.

4. Which super team did Spider-Man refuse to join because he misunderstood their intentions for the Hulk in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3?

The Avengers

5. Which side did Spider-Man take in the Civil War?

After originally siding with Iron Man as a pro-registration hero, he changed his mind and switched to work with Captain America before it was over.

6. Which major Daredevil villain first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #50?

Wilson Grant Fisk, aka the Kingpin

7. Which long time love interest of Peter Parker was introduced as the neighbor's niece?

Mary Jane Watson

8. Who voiced Spider-Man and Peter Parker in the 1967 cartoon series?

Paul Soles

9. Spider-Man appeared in segments during what 1970's PBS show?

The Electric Company

10. What was the origin story of Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham?

He was a spider that was bitten by a radioactive pig.

The Nerdy Round

1. Who was the first actor to play the Kingpin in live action?

John Rhys Davies (in “Trial of the Incredible Hulk”)

2. Which side did Spider-Man take in the Infinity Crusade?

He sided with the Goddess, not realizing her true intentions.

3. What invention was Spider-Man credited with to cover up a printing error?

Laundry soap. When the colors were bleached in a large print run of part of an issue, the pages that hadn’t been printed yet were rewritten to feature Peter creating his own soap and ruining the colors in his costume.

4. Which accessory first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 130, after Marvel Comics made a deal with a toy company?

The Spider-Mobile, a vehicle he eventually abandoned at the bottom of a river.

5. What is Peter Parker's middle name?

Benjamin

6. What were the names of Peter's parents?

Richard and Mary Parker

7. What was Aunt May's maiden name?

May Reilly, which (combined with Peter’s middle name) inspired his clone to use the name Ben Reilly.

8. When did Spider-Man first appear in another character's title?

Strange Tales Annual 2, cover dated October 1963, where he showed up in a Human Torch story. Spider-Man also appeared in Fantastic Four Annual 1 with the same cover date, but the Strange Tales Annual showed up in stores first.

9. What notorious name error did Stan Lee make in 'Amazing Spider-Man #1'?

He referred to Spider-Man as Peter Palmer instead of Peter Parker.

10. How many actors have played Spider-Man on television, in live action or animation?

Twelve: Paul Soles, Nicholas Hammond, Shinji Todo, Dan Gilvezan, Ted Schwartz, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Neil Patrick Harris, Samuel Vincent, Josh Keaton, Drake Bell, Cole Howard, and Robbie Daymond

Episode Conclusion

Thanks for listening to Dorky Geeky Nerdy. We’ll be back next week with more questions and answers. Hopefully an equal number of each. If you can answer our bonus question, you’ll know next week’s topic.

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    1. That was hard but good. My son is a huge Spider-fan and I can’t wait to test him out on this one.

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