Marvelous M Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mars

M&M's are a brand of candy owned by Mars, Incorporated. They were introduced to the American market in 1941 by Forrest Mars, Sr., who was the son of the company's founder Frank C. Mars. During World War II, M&M's were made using Hershey's chocolate due to rationing in the United States. M&M's were actually adopted from a similar candy named Smarties (not the chalky ones) that originated in the United Kingdom.

The brand has since expanded to include a multitude of different varieties of the chocolate candies, including peanut, pretzel and caramel.

Answer: Betelgeuse

Spectral type M stars make up over 70% of all the stars in the universe. The majority of type M stars are known as red dwarfs. Red dwarfs are smaller and cooler than the Sun, which is classified as spectral type G. Spectral type M stars also include stars that are in the red giant phase, such as Betelgeuse, a star found within the constellation Orion. Betelgeuse is a star nearing the end of its long life and it is expected to go supernova in a few million years (which is not too far away in the cosmic scale). Sirius is a binary star with one star being spectral type A, while the other is a white dwarf. Vega is also considered to be spectral type A, which are bluish-white in color.

Answer: Balrog

The "Street Fighter II" character Balrog was originally named M. Bison in Japan. It was chosen as an homage to famous American boxer Mike Tyson since the character was designed to be a boxer. However, when "Street Fighter II" was brought to North America, CAPCOM decided to change a few names so as to prevent a potential lawsuit from Mike Tyson. M. Bison's name was changed to Balrog.

The military dictator with psychic powers whom Americans know as M. Bison was originally known as Vega in Japan. In addition, the masked Spaniard that Americans know to be Vega was given the name Balrog in Japan.

Answer: Manoj

Manoj Nelliyattu (M. Night) Shyamalan was born on August 6, 1970 in the coastal town of Mahe, India. Shortly after his birth he immigrated with his parents to the United States. He would grow up to become a successful filmmaker, known for creating movies with a unique twist to their endings.

Some of his most notable films are "The Sixth Sense", "The Village" and "Signs". The photo is the male symbol in front of a men's bathroom in Europe.

Answer: Marshall University

Marshall University is an American college located in Huntington, West Virginia. Marshall University's sports teams use the Thundering Herd as their nickname. The stadium in the photograph is Joan C. Edwards Stadium, home of Marshall University's football team. Marshall University gained notoriety after 37 members of the school's football team were killed when their charter flight crashed on November 14, 1970.

The tragedy became the subject of a movie released in 2006 named "We Are Marshall".

Answer: Michael Jackson

"Men in Black: International" was released in 2019 and is the fourth movie in the "Men in Black" series. It starred Tessa Thompson as Agent M and Chris Hemsworth as Agent H. In "Men in Black II", which was released in 2002, the late pop singer Michael Jackson called into MiB Headquarters to give a tip on some alien activity.

He then suggested to Zed, played by the late Rip Torn, that he be hired by the MiB as Agent M. The photo show the gates to the Neverland Ranch, which was owned by Michael Jackson.

Answer: Dexter's Laboratory

"Dial M for Monkey" was a segment that appeared in the Cartoon Network series, "Dexter's Laboratory" which ran from 1996-2003. Dexter's pet monkey, named simply Monkey, was gifted with super-primate powers including super strength, super speed and telekinesis.

Whenever Monkey would get injured, the public would coach him back to full strength by cheering "Monkey, monkey, monkey". The monkey in the photograph is Miss Baker, who was launched into by NASA space on May 28, 1959 along with fellow monkey Miss Able using an experimental Jupiter rocket.

Answer: BMW

The high performance division of German automaker BMW is known simply as BMW M, with the M standing for Motorsport. BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke) was founded in 1916 and began as a manufacturer of airplane engines. They soon began producing motorcycles and eventually automobiles. BMW's name in English translates to Bavarian Motor Works.

Their main headquarters is located in the city of Munich, part of the Bavarian region in Germany. The vehicle in the photograph is a 2007 BMW M Z4.

Answer: Myanmar

.mm is the internet domain code for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Myanmar was previously known as the nation of Burma. The nation had been under military junta rule from 1962-2011. The name of the country was changed to Myanmar following a coup d'etat led by General Saw Maung in 1988.

The photograph displays several pieces of jewelry in a museum made with rubies. Myanmar/Burma has been renowned for being one of the world's leading producers of the precious gemstones.

Answer: Mike

The phonetic alphabet is used to streamline radio communication, most notably within the military as well as the aviation industry. Since many letters tend to sound very alike over the radio, single letters are communicated using a word designated for that letter.

A is Alpha, B is Bravo, C is Charlie, etc. For M, the designated word is Mike. The photo depicts a groundhog in a hat talking into a microphone. Maybe he's trying to give us the weather forecast.