comic book characters
What is Superman’s birth name on his home planet of Krypton?
Kal-El
A man with a severe phobia of sheep returns to his family's farm in New Zealand, only to discover that his brother's reckless genetic engineering experiments have turned the docile flock into bloodthirsty, flesh-eating predators.
Black sheep
When was Vancouver officially established?
1886
In what year did the first Mortal Kombat launch in arcades?
1992
What 1982 AC/DC album is currently the highest-selling hard rock/heavy metal album of all time?
Back in Black
What event originally causes Harvey Dent's disfigurement and transformation into Two-Face in classic comic lore?
Mob boss Sal Maroni throwing acid at his face during a trial
A broke high school dropout gets a massive spine upgrade, joins a group of heavily armed tech-addicts, falls in love with a Wi-Fi criminal, and slowly turns into a toaster to pay off his medical bills
cyberpunk: edgerunner
What was Vancouver called before it was named Vancouver?
Granville/ Gastown
In the lore of Night City, who is the legendary, heavily cyberized solo responsible for the Arasaka Tower bombing?
Morgan Blackhand
What is the name of Iron Maiden’s skeletal, shape-shifting mascot who appears on almost all of their album covers?
Eddie
Who is recognized as the oldest Marvel character by publication date still active today (debuting in 1939)?
Namor the Sub-Mariner
An ambitious young hero sails with a crew of legendary Greek warriors to find a magical golden sheep's skin
Jason and the Argonauts
How does Vancouver rank in North American film and television production?
It ranks 2nd in North America for TV production and 3rd for feature films
What is the agent number of the bald, barcode-tattooed assassin in the Hitman series?
47
Which English city is widely considered the birthplace of heavy metal, thanks to bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest?
Birmingham
In what year did Stan Lee and Jack Kirby launch The Fantastic Four #1, kicking off the shared continuity of the modern Marvel Universe?
1959
A socially awkward high school teen gets bitten by a genetically modified spider, uncovers family secrets about his missing parents, and has to save New York City from a one-armed scientist who turns into a giant reptilian monster
The Amazing Spider-Man
Which famous food and cosmetic treatment were invented in Vancouver?
The California roll and the cosmetic treatment Botox
What are the three distinct Life Paths you can choose for V at the beginning of the game?
Nomad, Streetkid, and Corpo
Which legendary singer replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath in 1979 and famously popularized the "devil horns" hand gesture in metal culture?
Ronnie James Dio
Spider-Man first swung onto the comic book scene in the final issue of which anthology title?
Amazing fantasy #15
Four everyday misfits get sucked through a glowing portal into a weird, blocky world made of pixels, where they have to team up with an enthusiastic master crafter to survive zombies, build random stuff out of thin air, and stop an evil piglin army from wrecking everything
The Minecraft movie
What record does Kitsilano Pool hold?
It is Canada’s longest outdoor pool, measuring 137.5 meters (nearly three times the length of an Olympic pool)
Who lends his iconic voice to the game's narrator, famously delivering the line, "War. War never changes"?
Ron Perlman
Which American band's 1983 debut album Metal Health became the first heavy metal album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart?
Quiet Riot