45 Iron Man Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Switzerland

Back in Bern, Switzerland in 1999, Tony Stark was celebrating New Year's (Eve) with Maya Hansen before he was pulled aside to meet Aldrich Killian, a man who tried to get the word out about his new think-tank, Advanced Idea Mechanics. Stark brushed him off, instead heading up to Maya's room to take a look at her recent research on the part of the brain programmed to repair the body. Maya's experiment still had a few kinks in it though, as damaged test subjects that recovered their wounds had a tendency to explode.
Up on the roof of the building, Killian was left alone as the ball dropped with Stark's promise that they wished to talk to him.

Answer: He helped build it.

Tony Stark's press conference, along with his claim that he is Iron Man, appears on the news worldwide. In Moscow, the conference plays as Ivan Vanko's father breathes his last breath, claiming that the billionaire should actually be his son. Soon after, Ivan looks through his father's blueprints - he was the man who created the ARC reactor along with Tony Stark's father - and starts work on building his own, all the while collecting more and more info about Tony Stark's exploits as an international superhero.
Six months later, Tony launches himself from a plane into a night sky full of fireworks, landing himself onstage at the Stark Expo in New York City to somewhat cockily admit to maintaining peace in the world and to promote new technology.

Answer: Afghanistan

Tony Stark, in Afghanistan to host a demonstration as a defence contractor for his company, Stark Industries, ends up getting attacked in a convoy ambush when he's being taken from his demonstration site in the Afghani desert. While the soldiers transporting him are killed, Tony tries to make an escape. Unfortunately, he ends up taking the brunt of a blast from one of his own company's explosives and he blacks out in the sand.
He ends up awakening when his captors take the burlap sack off his head, and he's on the receiving end of their automatic weapons.

Answer: Robert Downey Jr

Robert Downey Jr plays the part of Tony Stark, who invents "Iron Man" to escape captivity from the Ten Rings gang. Robert Downey Jr is an American born actor who has appeared in many films since 1970, including "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints", "Tropic Thunder" and "Sherlock Holmes". He is a well known, versatile actor who fits the part of "Iron Man" brilliantly, with his charming sense of humour.

Answer: Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke is an American born actor who tends to appear most often in action, drama and thriller movies. He's appeared in many successful films, including "Sin City", "Stormbreaker" and "The Wrestler", in which he played the lead roles. In "Iron Man 2", Mickey plays the hard-up son of a physicist who was once affiliated with Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark. Mickey's mean portrayal of Ivan Vanko makes the villan Whiplash an even more convincing enemy for Tony Stark.

Answer: Robert Downey, Jr.

Tony Stark is the recipient of his father's legacy. He received this largesse, from his father, Howard Stark. Even so, Tony Stark is an undeniable genius, having created his own circuit board at the age of four. He graduated summa cum laude from MIT at age seventeen. He has continued the work of his father, developing arms of destruction. Elegantly portrayed by Robert Downey, Jr., Downey injects a likeable and enviable character, in Tony Stark.

Answer: Iron Patriot

Coming out of the events in New York in which he worked as a member of The Avengers, Tony Stark continues to work on his suits, forcing the advances needed to let the components automatically build onto his body when needed. He's on three days without sleep at this point.
Things complicate a bit when he turns on the TV to find a man claiming responsibility for several bombings in the Middle East. The man, who hijacks the U.S. airwaves to get this message across, is named The Mandarin, and his terrorist threats very quickly spur Stark into action. But before that, Col. Rhodes is introduced as the Iron Patriot (formerly War Machine), wearing one of Stark's earlier suits. Tony ends up speaking to Rhodes about the attacks (there were many more than the public knew about), but Rhodes is more worried about Tony not sleeping. The truth is, Tony is suffering from anxiety attacks.

Answer: Arc Reactor technology

Tony already has a large Arc Reactor back at home, in Stark Industries, but when in captivity he minimises this technology to keep him alive and help him escape. The Arc Reactor is a fictional power source designed for the original "Iron Man" comics and has also been incorporated into the film. Tony's company in captivity, Yinsen, suggests this mini Arc Reactor could power his heart for fifty lifetimes! To which Tony responds: "Or something big for 15 minutes".

Answer: Boxing

Tony is practicing boxing with an un-named man when he meets Natalia/ Natasha. Presumably it's either a hobby or he's keeping fit for when he uses the "Iron Man" suit. Boxing is a well known sport played all over the world. The aim is for two people to fight it out in a ring, using cleverly planned punches to knock out their opponent. This objective however can vary from game to game; it depends on the type of boxing being played, e.g. in kick boxing you can only use your legs to defeat an opponent. "Iron Man 2" cast member Mickey Rourke was formerly a professional boxer.

Answer: Ten Rings

During the convoy attack, a missile from Stark Industries explodes in front of Tony, sending shrapnel into his chest. Yinsen is able to save his life with a magnet that keeps the shrapnel out of his heart. Tony then builds his first Iron Man suit, and uses it to escape the compound of the Ten Rings. After his escape from Afghanistan with the success of Iron Man Mark One, Tony adapts the life saving magnet into a miniature arc reactor.

Answer: Electromagnetism

During Tony's time as hostage, he was taken care of to an extent as, had he been left alone, he would've died. When he wakes up he finds that there's someone in the room with him and, oddly, he's hooked up to a car battery; it's linked directly to his chest and the item implanted into it. The man, a doctor by the name of Yinsen, says that he removed most of the shrapnel embedded into Tony by the explosive, but he couldn't get it all since some of it pierced his heart. In less than a week, he could die because the barbed metal would pierce his vital organs. The object in his chest is, thus, an electromagnet hooked to a car battery. The reason Tony is kept alive is to help the terrorists by constructing the Jericho again. And they claim they'll set him free if he does it.

Answer: James Rhodes locates him with helicopters.

Although Tony uses the suit to escape captivity, the flight system shuts down and he crashes into a sand dune at high speed, shattering it. From here on he walks the desert until he is found by James Rhodes, and other army members, in helicopters. Colonel James Rhodes is an old friend of Tony's and has long used Stark Industries' weapons in the forces. He is a natural born fighter and a kind soul.

Answer: Monaco

Monaco is a well developed, tourist friendly country near Southern France. Interestingly, although it is the second smallest country in the world, it holds an annual Monaco Grand Prix on the streets (which is of course the race that features in "Iron Man 2"). Tony thinks it's pointless to own an F1 car and not race it, so he decides to race, but it doesn't quite go as planned.

Answer: It is manufactured by his own company.

Stark manages to barely escape from the vehicle, when he discovers an explosive that has landed nearby. The label, clearly reads, "Stark Industries". He is the victim of his own product.

Answer: Grauman's Chinese Theatre

In front of Graumann's Chinese Theatre, Happy follows the suspicious men who went with Aldrich Killian to visit Pepper. Happy intercepts them, but it seems to be too late. One of the man's contacts ends up overheating and exploding in a violent burst, wiping out himself and most of the people around him. Happy barely survives, only beings able to watch as Killian's contact reforms his skin and bones and walks off into the street seemingly unharmed.
The Mandarin sends out another interrupting broadcast to take responsibility for the theatre attack. Tony, assaulted by the press, decides to tell The Mandarin that he's coming for him and, feeling unthreatened, he states his address on live camera. It's a bad idea. That night, while researching some evidence and thermo-energetic events in the U.S., Stark gets a lead just before the doorbell rings. It ends up being Maya Hansen, who he hasn't seen since Bern (and doesn't remember), and she winds up being placed in the middle of an argument between Tony and Pepper that only comes to an end when the house is fired upon by The Mandarin's men. What results is a fight between Tony and the armed helicopters that destroys his house and most of his workshop and its contents. He ends up sinking into the ocean with the bulk of it and just barely manages to have his flight power restored before he drowns.

Answer: It's packed into a briefcase

Tony and Pepper head to Monaco to attend the Grand Prix and Natalie seems to take to her role perfectly. When they head to the bar, Tony is ambushed by not only Justin Hammer, but investigative reporter Christine Everhart; both of them are far from Stark's favourite people. The event is worsened by Tony's new blood toxicity level-- 53%-- and it's because of this that he decides to hop a fence and jump into a car to become a racer in the grand prix, shocking everyone. It's not the most shocking thing though. Ivan Vanko, posing as a pit crew member, walks into the track to demonstrate his ARC-powered suit, burning his outfit away and using his electric whips to cut a car in half. Tony's bodyguard, Happy, and Pepper drive against the traffic of the race to try and stop Tony, but they arrive too late; Tony's race car is sheared apart, nearly killing him. Tony gets out of the crash before Ivan is able to cut him out of it, but the fight is clearly unfair and Tony needs to use what little he has to his advantage. He's ultimately saved when Happy and Pepper crash into Vanko... repeatedly. He dons the suit from the briefcase in Pepper's care and starts to fight Vanko, but the electric whips seem to affect his suit unlike anything else. He's barely able to remove the ARC core from Vanko's chest and put an end to the fight.

Answer: He is gambling.

Certainly, in maintenance of his playboy image, Tony is involved with a gambling game, while the "Apogee Awards" are presented. Tony's executive officer, Obidiah Stane, (Jeff Bridges) instead, receives the award, with an eloquent speech.

Answer: Weapons

As soon as Tony returns to American soil, he has Pepper call for a press conference and uses the opportunity to announce that he is shutting down the weapons manufacturing division of Stark Industries until he can decide the new direction that it will take to ensure the good of the nation and the world. Obadiah tries his best to soften the blow, reminding reporters that Tony has come back from the brink and needs time to work out his issues. Talking about the ARC reactor, Tony reveals the advances he made during his time away and suggests that it may be the company's future. Soon after, Tony has Pepper replace his old ARC device, upgrading to a new one after he cleans up the technology.

Answer: Jarvis

Jarvis "runs the house", as noted by Pepper Potts. He is a computerised system that helps Tony build the new and improved Iron Man suit, after he escapes from the Ten Rings. He has a witty sense of humour for a computer, often making stabs at Tony. One of my favourites is when Tony says his suit design is a "little ostentatious", to which Jarvis sarcastically responds "What was I thinking? You're usually so discrete."

Answer: Justin Hammer

Justin Hammer owns one of the rival weapons companies to Stark Industries; however Hammer's inventions just haven't been up to the standard of Tony's. He says he wants Tony's "Iron Man" suits to be old news to Ivan, while discussing business. Justin is a comical character who isn't afraid to flash his cash. This is evident in the aeroplane hanger scene, when he offers Ivan Vanko champagne and a salmon dinner. He employs Ivan to create him an army of suits in order to outshine the great "Iron Man" himself.

Answer: Ten Rings

Tony has been kidnapped by an Afghan terrorist group, called the Ten Rings. They require him to replicate his latest technological breakthrough, the Jericho Missile. Initially, he refuses, but after torture and coercion from his new friend, he accedes to the demands, with reservations.

Answer: Miami

The airwaves are taken over again by The Mandarin and the United States receives yet another message, this time including a live murder. At the same time, Stark drives through Chattanooga and looks through the files he's collected, coming across the acronym AIM-- Advanced Idea Mechanics-- and he contacts Rhodes to gain access to some work that he'd amassed about Alrdich Killian's Extremis research. What he finds is several videos, one of which shows that Extremis can regrow the human body at an alarming rate but, when brought to a breaking point, can transform test subjects into living bombs. The next destination for Stark is, surprisingly, Miami, but more shocking to him is that Harley is able to work on the suit (with instruction over the phone) and that J.A.R.V.I.S., now in better shape, claims his prototype might not hold a charge.
In Los Angeles, at the same time, Maya Hansen and Pepper Potts talk to one another about the problems that have befallen them as a result of Killian's research getting out of control. Unfortunately, Maya planned to use Stark for The Mandarin's purposes, and Killian was made aware of their hiding away. He arrives to take Pepper hostage.

Answer: Natalie's

On the night of his birthday party, Stark ends up reaching 89% palladium concentration. Natalie arrives and agrees with him that the party should be cancelled, but they proceed anyways. He asks what she would do if it were her last birthday party, and Tony gets an answer that encourages him to wear his Mark IV suit and drink copiously. By the time Rhodes arrives, Tony is stumbling around and breaking things. Pepper tries to end the night and Tony ignores her concerns, dangerously flaunting his suit. Rhodes, needing to teach Tony a lesson, heads down to the workshop, dons an earlier prototype, and kicks everyone out. They don't go far, instead hanging around outside to watch the two friends fight and destroy the house in mech suits. Tony scares them off moments before the two launch blasts from their hands, and it's enough to blow up the sitting room. Tony looks up in time to see Rhodes depart into the sky with the old suit. Rhodes flies it all the way to the Mojave Desert, landing it at a local Air Force base.

Answer: Flight stabilization

Tony speaks to Rhodes specifically, wanting him in for what he has planned, but Rhodes suggests that his friend needs time. Instead, Stark takes to his private server, J.A.R.V.I.S., and plans something out on his own, building while the terrorists attempt to recover the buried pieces of his destroyed suit in the desert. Obadiah, returning from a board meeting, tells Tony that the directors of the company are planning an injunction, claiming Tony's post-traumatic stress as the reason for the destruction of the company. It doesn't matter too much though. With more time, Tony constructs a sleeker suit, making it capable of controlled flight and taking it for a spin in the skies above his Malibu mansion. He performs an altitude test, nearly dying due to an ice build-up, but it ends up being a success. That night, he opens a package left behind by Pepper. She took his first ARC device and boxed it up as a gift, labeling it as 'proof Tony Stark has a heart'. After this, he drafts up his Mark III and heads out to crash a party.

Answer: On a satellite

Tony is having a conversation with Jarvis about the improvements that need to be made to the suit, when he suggests using the Gold Titanium metal from Satellite 10. No more information is given to us about Satellite 10 but we can presume that it is something Tony has previously invented.