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Quiz about The Purple Powerhouse Elongated Man

The Purple Powerhouse: Elongated Man! Quiz

The Elongated Man is one of DC Comic's best-known supporting characters; he even served with the Justice League of America! Be warned if you have not read 2004's "Identity Crisis".

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

Author
anthonyrappfan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,437

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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241

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Question 1 of 10

1. Ralph Dibny is the Elongated Man.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Elongated Man made his first appearance in what other hero's comic? Hint

Plastic Man

Batman

The Flash

Green Lantern

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Question 3 of 10

3. It's well known that Elongated Man married his longtime girlfriend Sue. What was her maiden name? Hint

Dearbon

Matthews

Loring

Francis

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Question 4 of 10

4. Gingold extract gives Elongated Man his powers.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. In addition to stretching, Elongated Man is also skilled at what occupation? Hint

Detective

Spy

Doctor

Mechanic

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ralph was very sad after Sue's death. How was he going to kill himself? Hint

Drowning himself

Shooting himself in the head

Painkiller overdose

Hanging himself

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Question 7 of 10

7. Elongated Man once served with the Justice Society of America.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Elongated Man discovers that someone has spray-painted an upside-down S on his wife's tombstone. Who does he go to for information? Hint

Cassandra Sandsmark

Barbara Gordon

Conner Kent

Billy Batson

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Question 9 of 10

9. What other language, besides English, can Elongated Man speak? Hint

French

German

Spanish

Italian

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which Nebraskan city was Elongated Man born? Hint

Fremont

Hastings

Omaha

Waymore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Ralph Dibny is the Elongated Man.

Answer: True

Dibny was one of the first superheroes to go public with his identity. This is unusual, for most superheroes keep their identity secret, some more effectively than others.

2. Elongated Man made his first appearance in what other hero's comic?

Answer: The Flash

Elongated Man made his debut in 1960, when Barry Allen was the Flash. Allen died in the 1980's series "Crisis on Infinite Earths", and Wally West,then known as Kid Flash, took up the mantle.

3. It's well known that Elongated Man married his longtime girlfriend Sue. What was her maiden name?

Answer: Dearbon

Sue Dearbon's parents were members of the Republican party, and she hailed from Westchester County, New York. She was accidentally murdered by Jean Loring in 2004's "Identity Crisis".

4. Gingold extract gives Elongated Man his powers.

Answer: True

Young Ralph Dibny noticed that the contortionists he admired all drank gingold juice. Taking up chemistry, Dibny learned to make an extract of the gingold that would give him stretching powers.

5. In addition to stretching, Elongated Man is also skilled at what occupation?

Answer: Detective

Elongated Man's nose wiggles whenever danger is near, and serves him well in his career as a detective. Another notable detective-superhero is the dark and foreboding Batman, whose skills as a detective rival Dibny's own.

6. Ralph was very sad after Sue's death. How was he going to kill himself?

Answer: Shooting himself in the head

Elongated Man stopped taking gingold in the wake of his wife's death and was about to shoot himself in the head when he got a voicemail about a case of vandalism on his wife's tombstone.

7. Elongated Man once served with the Justice Society of America.

Answer: False

Although Elongated Man once served with the Justice League, he has never been a member of the Justice Society. Some of his team members on the Justice League were Green Arrow, Green Lantern and Superman.

8. Elongated Man discovers that someone has spray-painted an upside-down S on his wife's tombstone. Who does he go to for information?

Answer: Cassandra Sandsmark

Cassandra Sandsmark was Wonder Girl, a super-strong heroine who served with Young Justice and the Teen Titans. She was romantically involved with Superboy, also known as Conner Kent.

9. What other language, besides English, can Elongated Man speak?

Answer: French

In addition to being a much-decorated supehero, Elongated Man can also speak French, and is a brilliant detective as well. He is also a talented amateur chemist.

10. In which Nebraskan city was Elongated Man born?

Answer: Waymore

Young Ralph Dibny loved being the center of attention, but his older brother kept taking the limelight. Dibny took to favoring outlandish clothes and doing things just to get noticed. Later in life, he and his wife Sue moved to Opal City.

Source: Author anthonyrappfan

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