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"What If?" Trivia Quiz

These questions are based on the "What If?" comics. The Questions will be drawn from a range of issues from Vol 1 1977-1984.

A multiple-choice quiz by amazingneb. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
amazingneb

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,140

Updated
Jul 23 22

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10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which character acts as narrator for all of "What If? vol 1"? Hint

The Watcher

Stan Lee

The Seeker

The Viewer

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Question 2 of 10

2. Issue #26 (April 1979) "What If Captain America Had Been Elected President", who did Captain America Chose as his running mate? Hint

Andrew Jackson Hawk

Spiderman

Nick Fury

Tony Stark

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Question 3 of 10

3. Issue #42 (August 1980) "What If The Invisible Girl Had Died", how did Sue Die?
Hint

During childbirth

Killed by Prince Namor

During a fight with Galactus

During the first space flight

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Question 4 of 10

4. Issue #43 (September 1980) "What If Conan The Barbarian Was Stranded in The 20th Centaury", What Does Conan steal from the pawn shop? Hint

A knife

Clothes

A gun

A ring

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Question 5 of 10

5. Issue #22 (January 1979) "What If Dr Doom Had Become A Hero":
Who's Voice does Victor Von Doom hear when his spirit enters the Nether World? Hint

Cynthia Von Doom

The Devil

God

Ulric Von Doom

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Question 6 of 10

6. Issue #37 (March 1980) "What If Beast And The Thing Continued To Mutate?":
What happened when the radiation building up in Ben Grimm was released? Hint

Ben is killed

It causes an explosion which kills Reed Richards

The Fantastic Four are blinded

Alicia is able to see again

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Question 7 of 10

7. Issue #45 (November 1980) "What If The Hulk Went Berserk?", who eventually killed The Hulk?
Hint

Ben Grimm

Thor

Iron Man

General Ross

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Question 8 of 10

8. Issue #19 (September 1978) "What if Spiderman Had Never Been A Crimefighter?", what does Peter Parker become instead of a crimefighter? Hint

An agent

A wrestler

An american football player

A Politician

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Question 9 of 10

9. Issue #31 (September 1979) 'What If Wolverine Had Killed The Hulk?', what other story was published in this issue? Hint

What If Richard Rider had not lost the power of NOVA

What if the Fantastic Four had never been

What if the Silver Surfer lost the Power Cosmic

What if the original marvel bullpen had the powers of the Fantastic Four

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Question 10 of 10

10. Issue #27 (May 1979) "What If Phoenix Had Not Died?", how was the Phoenix contained without resorting to Jean Grey's death?
Hint

The Phoenix was trapped in a giant space prison

A Lobotomy was carried out to remove Jean's powers

Professor Xavier placed Jean in a comma

Jean was banished to the Negative Zone

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which character acts as narrator for all of "What If? vol 1"?

Answer: The Watcher

The Watcher can see everything including what could have been. "What If?" looks at what could have happened if Key events in the Marvel Universe had played out differently.

2. Issue #26 (April 1979) "What If Captain America Had Been Elected President", who did Captain America Chose as his running mate?

Answer: Andrew Jackson Hawk

Spiderman did joke to J. J. Jameson that he would be chosen. However Hawk was chosen as he was already a senator with a voting record that Cap approved of and would be able to make up for Cap's lack of experience in politics.

3. Issue #42 (August 1980) "What If The Invisible Girl Had Died", how did Sue Die?

Answer: During childbirth

Sue's death sends Reed on a destructive path which results in his own death during a fight with Annihilus.

4. Issue #43 (September 1980) "What If Conan The Barbarian Was Stranded in The 20th Centaury", What Does Conan steal from the pawn shop?

Answer: A knife

Conan prefers knifes to guns which he though of as just fancied up slings.

5. Issue #22 (January 1979) "What If Dr Doom Had Become A Hero": Who's Voice does Victor Von Doom hear when his spirit enters the Nether World?

Answer: Cynthia Von Doom

Cynthia was his mother who was executed for witchcraft before she could confess. As a result of this her spirit is trapped in the Nether World forever.

6. Issue #37 (March 1980) "What If Beast And The Thing Continued To Mutate?": What happened when the radiation building up in Ben Grimm was released?

Answer: Alicia is able to see again

As the radiation that had been building up in Ben's cells was released Reed warned everyone to look away as it could affect their eyes. This is exactly what happened and the blind Alicia regained her sight. Ben survived this process and ceased to be The Thing

7. Issue #45 (November 1980) "What If The Hulk Went Berserk?", who eventually killed The Hulk?

Answer: Thor

The Hulk killed both Ben Grimm and Iron Man. It is Thor who is eventually able to kill the Hulk who reverts to the form of Bruce Banner. Thor uses the power of lightning to burn the body so that Bruce may have honour in death.

8. Issue #19 (September 1978) "What if Spiderman Had Never Been A Crimefighter?", what does Peter Parker become instead of a crimefighter?

Answer: An agent

Peter sets himself up as an agent with Daredevil as his main client. Even in this Universe however Spiderman runs foul of J. J. Jameson who hires several supervillians to try and kill him.

9. Issue #31 (September 1979) 'What If Wolverine Had Killed The Hulk?', what other story was published in this issue?

Answer: What if the Fantastic Four had never been

These were all real secondary stories except for the Bullpen story which had an issue to itself.

10. Issue #27 (May 1979) "What If Phoenix Had Not Died?", how was the Phoenix contained without resorting to Jean Grey's death?

Answer: A Lobotomy was carried out to remove Jean's powers

However this was eventually shown to be ineffective as the phoenix returned during a battle with Galactus to save Cyclops. The return of Phoenix eventually led to the destruction of Earth.

Source: Author amazingneb

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