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"Watchmen": What's in a Name? Trivia Quiz

How much did you pay attention to names of places and things in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' "Watchmen?"

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

Author
LanceDH

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
305,689

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
496

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What did Dan and the others call Jon's teleportation? Hint

Manhattan Express

Blue Yonder

Blue Skies

Manhattan Transfer

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the act that banned masked heroes? Hint

The Keene Act

The Kennedy Act

The Moore Act

The McCarthy Act

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the original group of masked adventurers in the 1940s? Hint

Crimebusters

The Patriots

The Mighty Crusaders

Minutemen

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the company all the people on the cancer list worked for? Hint

Promethean Cab Company

Institute for Extraspatial Studies

Dimensional Developments

Pyramid Deliveries

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of Veidt's Antarctic palace? Hint

Ramesseum

Luxor Temple

Karnak

Hypostyle Hall

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the paper that Rorschach sends his journal to? Hint

The New Frontiersman

National Examiner

Nova Express

Washington Post

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the lock company? Hint

Pyramid Lock Company

Gordian Knot Lock Company

Promethean Lock Company

Ramses Lock Company

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the business that is NOT near the newsvendor? Hint

Gunga Diner

Utopia Theater

Institute for Extraspatial Studies

Pyramid Deliveries

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Veidt's cat's name? Hint

Ma'at

Isis

Bubastis

Cleopatra

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of Nite Owl's ship? Hint

Archie

Pegasus

Athene

Screech

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did Dan and the others call Jon's teleportation?

Answer: Manhattan Transfer

Dan told Laurie they all called teleporting the Manhattan Transfer... although never to his face.

2. What was the name of the act that banned masked heroes?

Answer: The Keene Act

The Keene Act was passed after the police went on strike in reaction to masked vigilantes and all the adventurers were outlawed.

3. What was the name of the original group of masked adventurers in the 1940s?

Answer: Minutemen

Formed by Captain Metropolis, it was intended to take on crime, but all its members eventually met bad fates and the group was disbanded. Captain Metropolis reformed a group later in the 1960s, calling it The Crimebusters. The Mighty Crusaders were comic characters Alan Moore was originally going to use for his murder mystery, but later decided to use original characters.

4. What was the name of the company all the people on the cancer list worked for?

Answer: Dimensional Developments

Dimensional Developments employed Janey Slater, Wally Weaver, and even Moloch, all who ended up with cancer, though it was blamed on Jon. Dimensional Developments funded the Institute for Extraspatial Studies, which is funded by Pyramid Deliveries.

5. What is the name of Veidt's Antarctic palace?

Answer: Karnak

Karnak is a several structures of ruined temples, chapels, and other places in Egypt, also known as the Karnak temple complex.

6. What is the name of the paper that Rorschach sends his journal to?

Answer: The New Frontiersman

A right wing paper that supports masked adventurers and opposes anything communist, this was Rorschach's favorite read and who he sent his journal to.

7. What is the name of the lock company?

Answer: Gordian Knot Lock Company

Based on the story of Alexander the Great cutting the Gordian Knot to fulfill a prophecy that he would become king of Asia.

8. What is the name of the business that is NOT near the newsvendor?

Answer: Pyramid Deliveries

The Gunga Diner, the Institute for Extraspatial Studies, the Promethean Cab Company, and the Utopia Theater were all on the same block as the newsvendor.

9. What was Veidt's cat's name?

Answer: Bubastis

Bubastis was a city in Egypt that was a center for worshiping the feline goddess Bast.

10. What is the name of Nite Owl's ship?

Answer: Archie

Dan named his ship after Merlin's owl, Archimedes, from the book "The Once and Future King" by TH White.

Source: Author LanceDH

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