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The Immortal Spirit Trivia Quiz

The Spirit was first invented in 1940 by Will Eisner, a comic book genius! Revived in 2007, he fights crime in Central City.

A multiple-choice quiz by anthonyrappfan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
anthonyrappfan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
261,272

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
171

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the Spirit's real name? Hint

Chris Donald

Dave Dolan

Denny Colt

Dan Dearden

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the only person who knows the Spirit's secret identity? Hint

Ebony White

Commissioner Dolan

P'Gell

San Serif

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which archrival of the Spirit's was never seen? Hint

Longman Harkoo

P'Gell

The Octopus

Ginger Coffee

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the Spirit's sidekick? Hint

Jimmy Toland

Ivory Black

Ebony White

Sanguine Sark

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where is the Spirit's hideout? Hint

Under Central City's power plant

Under Wildwood Cemetery

In the sewers of Central City

In a jazz club

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Question 6 of 10

6. In his first adventure, which villain did the Spirit defeat? Hint

Dr. Cobra

Dr. Venom

Dr. Constrictor

Dr. Anaconda

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the color of The Spirit's outfit? Hint

Gray

Green

Red

Blue

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Question 8 of 10

8. For how long did the original Spirit comic strip run? Hint

Ten years

Fifteen years

Six years

Twelve years

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Question 9 of 10

9. When DC Comics began publishing another "Spirit" series in 2007, who originally penned the worthy tome? Hint

Jeph Loeb

Tim Sale

Frank Miller

Darwyn Cooke

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these characters have NOT been inspired in part by the Spirit? Hint

Tom Strong

Rorschach

The Question

Greyshirt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the Spirit's real name?

Answer: Denny Colt

Denny Colt was a rookie detective who was thought killed in The Spirit's first story. Actually in suspended animation, he assumed the Spirit persona after he woke up.

2. Who is the only person who knows the Spirit's secret identity?

Answer: Commissioner Dolan

Dolan is the mostly-bald police commissioner of Central City. He is the Spirit's liasion with the police force, and one of his friends as well. His daughter, Ellen, was The Spirit's love interest.

3. Which archrival of the Spirit's was never seen?

Answer: The Octopus

The Octopus was a criminal mastermind who was never seen. Zitzbath Zark was his real name, and he was characterized by wearing his white gloves.

4. Who was the Spirit's sidekick?

Answer: Ebony White

Ebony White was an African-American driver whose appearance was reminiscent of the old blackface shows. Eisner was criticized for this, although he also added some non-stereotypical African-American characters into his comic.

5. Where is the Spirit's hideout?

Answer: Under Wildwood Cemetery

When he was thought dead, Denny Colt was buried in Wildwood Cemetery, and chose to stay there as the Spirit. It's very handy, considering that Denny is thought dead by the world at large.

6. In his first adventure, which villain did the Spirit defeat?

Answer: Dr. Cobra

With a name like Doctor Cobra, it is probably required that you be a villain! Cobra tackled detective Denny Colt, causing him to fire blindly and be splashed with a strange liquid that put him in a state of suspended animation.

7. What was the color of The Spirit's outfit?

Answer: Blue

As the Spirit, Denny Colt wore a blue domino mask, blue fedora and a blue suit. It was largely the same outfit that Denny wore on his first appearance in 1940.

8. For how long did the original Spirit comic strip run?

Answer: Twelve years

The Spirit helped eradicate crime in Central City from 1940 to 1952. Will Eisner worked on "The Spirit" nearly that entire time, taking time off from 1942 to 1945 to serve in World War Two.

9. When DC Comics began publishing another "Spirit" series in 2007, who originally penned the worthy tome?

Answer: Darwyn Cooke

Darwyn Cooke previously worked in advertising before returning to comics. He did a run writing for DC's "Catwoman" and also worked on Marvel's series "Wolverine/Doop".

10. Which of these characters have NOT been inspired in part by the Spirit?

Answer: Tom Strong

While Will Eisner is considered somewhat of a grand old man of comic books, Alan Moore's Tom Strong is not obviously influenced by the Spirit. The Question and Rorschach both share the Spirit's gritty storytelling and costume concept, while Greyshirt mimed Eisner's storytelling technique as used for the Spirit.

Source: Author anthonyrappfan

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