Are You the Winner of Our Captain Marvel Quiz?
Find out if you answered our trivia questions correctly and who scored free tickets to a screening tonight
Captain Marvel, the first solo female superhero film in the Marvel Universe, stars Oscar winner Brie Larson as Carol Larson/Captain Marvel. It opens nationwide on Friday, March 8. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios.
It’s a big day in Hollywood. Not only does the spring movie season arrive this weekend, it’s notable because of the release of Captain Marvel, the first film from Marvel Studios starring a solo female superhero. Brie Larson plays the titular role in what promises to be the first blockbuster of 2019. (The film is expected to pull in as much as $150 million at the US box office this weekend.)
To celebrate, BU Today posted a trivia contest Friday morning. When it ended at 1 pm, we entered the names of everyone who answered all questions correctly in a drawing for two free tickets to a screening Friday, March 8, at 9 pm at AMC Loews Boston Common 19.
The winner is junior Aneesh Samineni (CAS).
The questions and answers to our quiz are below. Thanks to everyone for playing.
1. Who does Nick Fury page at the end of 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War?
Captain Marvel
2. Which D.C. Comics superhero shared the name Captain Marvel before changing it?
Shazam
3. At the 2016 Academy Awards, Brie Larson won the Best Actress Oscar for playing a terrorized mother in this film. Name it.
Room
4. Carol Danvers was a part of which branch of the US military before becoming Captain Marvel?
The Air Force
5. Captain Marvel’s cat isn’t really a cat, but rather this type of space alien.
Flerken
6. In the comics, Captain Marvel’s cat is named after what famous sci-fi character?
Chewie, or Chewbacca
7. In the 2016 comic Civil War II, Captain Marvel is pitted against which other beloved superhero?
Iron Man
8. Which Guardians of the Galaxy villain is set to return in Captain Marvel?
Ronan
9. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden directed Captain Marvel, making them the second directing pair in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Who are the first two?
The Russo brothers, Joe and Anthony, who directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and the upcoming Avengers: Endgame (2019)
10. Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson also appeared together in which 2017 film?
Kong: Skull Island
Watch the trailer for Captain Marvel here.
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