Can You Score 20/20? How Many Superhero Villains Can You Name Trivia Quiz

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Think you know your superhero villains inside out? From Marvel’s maniacs to DC’s despots, this 20-question quiz tests your knowledge of iconic baddies with questions ranging from easy warm-ups to fiendish challenges. Grab a scorecard and see how many you can name correctly!

20 Trivia Questions on Superhero Villains

Question 1: Who is Superman’s primary archenemy?

A. Brainiac
B. Doomsday
C. Lex Luthor
D. General Zod

Question 2: Which villain is Norman Osborn better known as?

A. Vulture
B. Rhino
C. Green Goblin
D. Sandman

Question 3: Who is Wolverine’s longtime feral nemesis, Victor Creed?

A. Omega Red
B. Deadpool
C. Sabretooth
D. Silver Samurai

Question 4: Which Fantastic Four foe rules the nation of Latveria?

A. Galactus
B. Annihilus
C. Doctor Doom
D. Mole Man

Question 5: Who is Captain America’s World War II-era foe, Johann Schmidt?

A. Baron Zemo
B. Winter Soldier
C. Red Skull
D. Arnim Zola

Question 6: Which Asgardian trickster is Thor’s mischievous half-brother?

A. Hela
B. Enchantress
C. Loki
D. Surtur

Question 7: Who is the X-Men’s mutant supremacist leader, often clashing with Professor X?

A. Apocalypse
B. Mister Sinister
C. Magneto
D. Juggernaut

Question 8: Which villain wields a trident and plagues Aquaman?

A. Ocean Master
B. The Trench
C. Black Manta
D. King Shark

Question 9: Who is the Flash’s time-travelling nemesis, Eobard Thawne?

A. Captain Cold
B. Gorilla Grodd
C. Reverse-Flash
D. Mirror Master

Question 10: Which Green Lantern Corps renegade created the Sinestro Corps?

A. Parallax
B. Atrocitus
C. Sinestro
D. Black Hand

Question 11: Who is Daredevil’s crime-lord adversary, Wilson Fisk?

A. Bullseye
B. Typhoid Mary
C. Kingpin
D. The Owl

Question 12: Which Iron Man foe commands ten mystical rings?

A. Crimson Dynamo
B. Whiplash
C. Mandarin
D. Titanium Man

Question 13: Who is Wonder Woman’s speedster enemy, Barbara Minerva?

A. Circe
B. Ares
C. Cheetah
D. Giganta

Question 14: Which symbiote bonds with Eddie Brock to fight Spider-Man?

A. Carnage
B. Riot
C. Toxin
D. Venom

Question 15: Who is Doctor Strange’s extradimensional foe from the Dark Dimension?

A. Baron Mordo
B. Dormammu
C. Shuma-Gorath
D. Nightmare

Question 16: Which Hulk villain is a gamma-mutated Soviet spy?

A. Leader
B. Absorbing Man
C. Abomination
D. Zzzt

Question 17: Who leads the Sinister Six against Spider-Man?

A. Electro
B. Doctor Octopus
C. Mysterio
D. Kraven the Hunter

Question 18: Which Batman villain is Harvey Dent after his disfigurement?

A. Scarecrow
B. Mad Hatter
C. Two-Face
D. Poison Ivy

Question 19: Who is Black Panther’s vibranium-smuggling foe, Ulysses Klaue?

A. Man-Ape
B. White Wolf
C. Klaw
D. Achebe

Question 20: Which Spider-Man foe is a private investigator bonded to the Venom symbiote?

A. Mac Gargan (Scorpion)
B. Flash Thompson
C. Eddie Brock
D. Cletus Kasady

Answers

  1. C. Lex Luthor – Lex Luthor is Superman’s genius bald-headed archfoe, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1940; the others are powerful Superman villains but not his primary rival.
  2. C. Green Goblin – Norman Osborn transforms into the Green Goblin using a serum, debuting in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964); the others are separate Spider-Man foes.
  3. C. Sabretooth – Victor Creed, aka Sabretooth, is Wolverine’s savage mutant rival with similar claws and healing, first appearing in Iron Fist #14 (1976).
  4. C. Doctor Doom – Victor von Doom is the armoured dictator of Latveria and Fantastic Four nemesis, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four #5 (1962).
  5. C. Red Skull – Johann Schmidt, the Red Skull, is Captain America’s Nazi foe from WWII, debuting in Captain America Comics #1 (1941).
  6. C. Loki – Loki Laufeyson is Thor’s adopted brother and god of mischief, from Norse myth adapted in Journey into Mystery #85 (1962).
  7. C. Magneto – Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, seeks mutant superiority and battles the X-Men, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in X-Men #1 (1963).
  8. C. Black Manta – Black Manta is Aquaman’s armoured underwater assassin, first seen in Aquaman #35 (1967).
  9. C. Reverse-Flash – Eobard Thawne is the yellow-suited speedster who murders Barry Allen’s mother, debuting in Flash #139 (1963).
  10. C. Sinestro – Thaal Sinestro, former Green Lantern, wields fear with a yellow ring, from Green Lantern #7 (1962).
  11. C. Kingpin – Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, is Daredevil’s massive crime boss, created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. in The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967).
  12. C. Mandarin – The Mandarin uses ten alien rings against Iron Man, debuting in Tales of Suspense #50 (1964).
  13. C. Cheetah – Barbara Minerva gains super-speed and claws as Wonder Woman’s feral foe, first in Wonder Woman #7 (1987).
  14. D. Venom – Eddie Brock bonds with the Venom symbiote to stalk Spider-Man, from The Amazing Spider-Man #300 (1988).
  15. B. Dormammu – The flaming-headed Dormammu rules the Dark Dimension and battles Doctor Strange, from Strange Tales #146 (1966).
  16. C. Abomination – Emil Blonsky becomes the Abomination via gamma radiation, clashing with Hulk in Tales to Astonish #90 (1967).
  17. B. Doctor Octopus – Otto Octavius leads the original Sinister Six in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964).
  18. C. Two-Face – Harvey Dent becomes Two-Face after acid scars his face, from Detective Comics #66 (1942).
  19. C. Klaw – Ulysses Klaue turns into a sonic-powered being called Klaw after vibranium exposure, debuting in Fantastic Four #53 (1966).
  20. A. Mac Gargan (Scorpion) – Mac Gargan, formerly Scorpion, becomes Venom in Amazing Spider-Man #317 (1989); the others are different symbiote hosts.

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