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Quiz about Fists  Fishnets The Black Canary

Fists & Fishnets: The Black Canary Quiz


The first of a series about the super-heroine Black Canary. First up, the comic book history of the "Pretty Bird".

A multiple-choice quiz by joeyrocket. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
joeyrocket
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
143,419
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
576
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Black Canary first appeared in August 1947 as a supporting character in a backup strip in "Flash Comics". Who was the "star" of that strip? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Dinah Drake Lance was the first woman to wear the costume and use the codename Black Canary, who was the second? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which super-hero team has Black Canary II NOT been a member of? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Black Canary II has had a long on-again-off-again love affair with one of DC Comics' oldest and most colorful hero's, who's her significant other? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the "Birds of Prey", Black Canary II is the legs and muscle of the team, who is the eyes and ears? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Black Canary II had a superpower that her predecesser didn't, the Canary Cry, a high-pitched scream that immobolized her opponent. The ability was taken from her in the grim and gritty eighties, it was restored to her much later. Which evil genius was responsible for making the "pretty bird" sing again? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Black Canary II had a romantic fling with one of DC's new younger heroes, who was it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Both Canarys were florists in their civilian lives, what was the name of Dinah Jr.'s flower shop in Seattle? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Black Canary II had another super suitor, this man took the codename of one of her mother's cronies in the JSA, what was his name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Black Canary II and Green Arrow travelled the U.S. in the seventies in a critically acclaimed series starring another of their JLA buddies, which one? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Black Canary first appeared in August 1947 as a supporting character in a backup strip in "Flash Comics". Who was the "star" of that strip?

Answer: Johnny Thunder

Johnny Thunder was just a regular guy, a little bit of a goofball, no super powers except for the ability to summon a genie-like, magic thunderbolt to do his bidding. Black Canary I replaced Johnny in the backup strip and as a member of the original "Justice Society of America". She started out as a Robin Hood character, stealing from the crooks.
2. Dinah Drake Lance was the first woman to wear the costume and use the codename Black Canary, who was the second?

Answer: her daughter

When members of the original JSA began to be re-integrated into DC's continuity, an explanation as to why Black Canary looked the same as she did in the forties was needed. It turned out that the woman running around in the fishnet stockings and blonde wig was the daughter of the original, also named Dinah Lance.
3. Which super-hero team has Black Canary II NOT been a member of?

Answer: "The Legion of Super-Heroes"

Black Canary II was one of the founders of the JLA and joned the latest incarnation of the JSA briefly. She now works exclusively with the "Birds of Prey".
4. Black Canary II has had a long on-again-off-again love affair with one of DC Comics' oldest and most colorful hero's, who's her significant other?

Answer: Green Arrow

Dinah began working with Green Arrow during their time together with the JLA. They have been together on and off ever since, their longest separation was when he was dead...he got better!
5. In the "Birds of Prey", Black Canary II is the legs and muscle of the team, who is the eyes and ears?

Answer: Oracle

Barbara Gordon was Batgirl until The Joker's bullet crippled her. She continued to fight crime, only she became the computer/techno information hero known as Oracle.
6. Black Canary II had a superpower that her predecesser didn't, the Canary Cry, a high-pitched scream that immobolized her opponent. The ability was taken from her in the grim and gritty eighties, it was restored to her much later. Which evil genius was responsible for making the "pretty bird" sing again?

Answer: Ra's Al Ghul

Ra's al Ghul has stayed young and alive for centuries thanks to his dependance on a substance in the pools he bathes in called the Lazarus Pits. Black Canary II, who was being courted by the villain, fell into one of the Pits, her sonic scream was restored.
7. Black Canary II had a romantic fling with one of DC's new younger heroes, who was it?

Answer: The Ray

She had a brief affar with The Ray. She helped Roy Harper (Arsenal) kick his drug habit. Connor Hawk (Green Arrow II) is the son of her ex, Green Arrow. The new Starman is the son of the original, one-time partner of her mother.
8. Both Canarys were florists in their civilian lives, what was the name of Dinah Jr.'s flower shop in Seattle?

Answer: Sherwood Florist

In honor of Green Arrow and her mother's beginnings.
9. Black Canary II had another super suitor, this man took the codename of one of her mother's cronies in the JSA, what was his name?

Answer: Dr. Mid-Nite

The two began dating after the JSA re-formed. Wildcat trained Dinah Jr. in the martial arts and hand-to-hand combat.
10. Black Canary II and Green Arrow travelled the U.S. in the seventies in a critically acclaimed series starring another of their JLA buddies, which one?

Answer: Green Lantern-Hal Jordan

Dinah Jr., Ollie (GA) and Hal were known as the "Hard Travellin' Heroes".
Source: Author joeyrocket

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