THE SUPERHERO
ORPHAN QUIZ

For superheroes, it’s almost as much of a cliché as their selfless urges to fight for justice and save the day: It seems that every one of them is an orphan, scarred for life by their parents having died while they were so young. But can you match up the superhero (or supervillain) with the horrible way their parents croaked?

1. Batman	a) Home planet exploded
2. Spider-Man	b) Father died in prison
3. Daredevil	c) Killed by assassins
4. Wolverine	d) Killed in a grisly car accident
5. Superman	e) Killed in a car accident that spilled radioactive goo
6. Robin	f) Both killed during World War I
7. Captain America	g) Killed by a mugger in the street
8. Jessica Jones	h) Killed in a plane crash
9. Catwoman	i) Killed by the Winter Soldier
10. Green Hornet	j) Father killed by the Mob; mother joined a convent
11. Hawkeye	k) Killed in a botched extortion attempt
12. Iron Man	l) Father killed by the hero in question; mother committed suicide
13. Elektra	m) Suicide
14. Captain Marvel	n) Killed by their assistant during an archaeological dig

 

Answers:

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