Top Trumps: DC Super Heroes 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dr. Sivana

The Dr. Sivana card is ranked lowest in Strength (10) and Fighting Skills (55), and ties The Penguin for lowest in Speed (3) and Agility (10). Whilst the Penguin holds the lowest rank in the Height category (158 cm), he is also ranked amongst the highest in Intelligence (8).

Answer: Batman

The Scarecrow takes the record for tallest at 198 cm, and The Penguin comes up shortest at 158 cm. Both are villains in the Batman story line.

Answer: Shazam! and Mary Marvel

Both Shazam! (Billy Batson) and Mary Marvel (Mary Batson) are defenders of Fawcett City, the citizens of which know the former as Captain Marvel. The two were separated after the death of their parents. Interestingly, their costumes are similarly designed, most notably bearing the same lightning bolt insignia and cape.

Green Arrow is the love interest of Black Canary, and the other two pairs are unrelated.

Aquaman does have a half-sibling in the villain Ocean Master, another character featured in the deck.

Answer: Intelligence

The Flash trumps Professor Zoom in Height (183 cm to 181 cm), Strength (27 to 24), and Speed (20 to 19). The two are tied in Agility (25) and Fighting Skills (79), so the only weakness for The Flash is in the Intelligence category, where he receives a 4 to Professor Zoom's 6.

Answer: The Scarecrow

While 'Jonathan Crane' (The Scarecrow's real name) is a trademarked name, 'The Scarecrow' itself is not trademarked in the deck.

Answer: Zatanna

According to the DC Database, Zatanna Zatara is a direct descendant of Leonardo da Vinci, and is related to several other important historical figures. She is gifted with magical powers, but she was born in the United States, where she now collaborates with the Justice League of America.

Kara Zor-El (Supergirl), like her cousin Kal-El (Superman), came to earth from the planet Krypton.

Koriand'r (Starfire) was a Tamaran Princess enslaved by the Citadel Empire. She settled on Earth after she and her sister, Komand'r, escaped from the clutches of the evil empire.

According to the DC Database, Yrra Cynril (Fatality) hails from the planet Xanshi. Though the Top Trumps card fails to mention the planet by name, it does state that her planet was obliterated by an accident for which she holds the Green Lantern Corps responsible.

Answer: 3

John Stewart and Kyle Rayner are each represented in the deck with a Green Lantern card. In addition, Hal Jordan (Parallax) was a former Green Lantern corpsman.

Answer: Ace of Hearts

The Joker is pictured holding the Ace of Hearts. In DC Comics, The Joker often leaves one of two calling cards at his crime scenes. The first is the regular Joker card, and the second is the Joker Venom, which death accompanied by mad laughter, and applies a permanent ear-to-ear grin to its victim.

Answer: When the atomic bond between Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein was eventually cleaved, only Raymond retained the powers of Firestorm

Martin Stein and Ronnie Raymond were atomically fused after a reactor explosion caused by a terrorist bombing at Stein's laboratory, and Firestorm was born. When they eventually separated, both of them retained the powers of Firestorm. Stein went on to explore the cosmos, while Raymond used his powers to stand against evil on Earth.

Answer: Shazam!

Shazam! tops out in the Strength category with a ranking of 48. Supergirl comes up short in second with 45. Aquaman and Ocean Master would also not pose a threat in the strength department, each coming in at 35 and 22, respectively.