Funny Pages Families - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Newman. Adam tries to work from home while his wife Laura works at a bookstore, and their children Clayton, Katy, and Nick do their best to make sure he doesn't get anything done.
• A2) Day. Jimmy Johnson hadn't given the strip a name yet when his syndicate suggested "Day by Day". He kept the last name even after the title was changed to avoid a conflict with a newspaper column.
• A3) MacPherson. Mom Wanda goes by the hyphenated last name Wizowski-MacPherson, but dad Darryl and the kids Zoe, Hamish, and Wren are all MacPhersons.
• A4) Wilkins. Curtis and his younger brother Barry are the focus of the comic strip, but their parents Greg and Diane also play major roles.
• A5) Patterson. Lynn Johnston is now retelling the story of Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, and April Pattersons' lives, having completed one life-cycle from 1979 to 2008.
• A6) Lamarr. Heart lives with her single mom Addy and spends most of her free time playing with her friend Dean.
• A7) Flagston. Hiram and Lois have lived in suburbia with their oldest son Chip, twins Dot and Ditto, and baby Trixie since 1954.
• A8) Yokum. 19-year-old Li'l Abner married his long-time fiancee Daisy Mae Scragg almost midway through the strip's 43-year run.
• A9) Burber. Brooke McEldowney has followed Juliette Burber, her daughter Edda, and her mother Gran (Edna O'Malley) since 1993.
• A10) Kaplan. Mom Jill is the star, but husband Rob and daughters Amy and Jess also share the frames in Ohio.
• A11) Gumbo. Mom Rose, dad Jimbo, and son Pasquale share their home with their pet cat Peekaboo.
• A12) Duncan. Teenager Jeremy is the star of the show, but his mom Connie and dad Walt also play large roles when he isn't hanging out with his friends.

Funny Pages Families - Random Trivia Questions

Even my younger son is now old enough to read the newspaper, and he's starting where most of us did, the funny pages. As my whole family competes to grab the comics, can you furnish the last names of the foremost families featured in the following funnies?

Funny Pages Families Questions

• Q1) Adam@home
• Q2) Arlo and Janis
• Q3) Baby Blues
• Q4) Curtis
• Q5) For Better or For Worse
• Q6) Heart of the City
• Q7) Hi and Lois
• Q8) Li'l Abner
• Q9) 9 Chickweed Lane
• Q10) The Pajama Diaries
• Q11) Rose Is Rose
• Q12) Zits

Supersized Superheroes - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Spider-Man. Spider-Man 3 has taken in $885,430,303 worldwide to rank eleventh among all movies, while Spider-Man has earned $403,706,375 in the U.S. to rank seventh (Spider-Man 2 at $373,377,893 and 10th also ranks ahead of 3 at $336,530,303 and 15th through March 2008).
• A2) X-Men. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) has brought in $455,260,014 worldwide (67th) and $234,360,014 nationally (54th) and X2 (2003) has earned $406,400,000 worldwide and $214,948,780 nationally. The Fantastic Four (2005) are a distant second at $329,295,569 (149th) and $154,695,569 (153rd). I suppose it's arguable, but I don't consider the Transformers to be superheroes, otherwise they would easily lead the category.
• A3) Daredevil. Jennifer Garner played the blind orphan's love interest, Elektra Natchios, and parlayed the role into her own movie Elektra two years later.
• A4) Iron Man. Marc Worden gave his voice to The Invincible Iron Man, while Robert Downey Jr. will play Tony Stark in this year's remake.
• A5) The Flash. The movie will revolve around the third incarnation of the Flash, Wally West, who took over in 1986 from the deceased Barry Allen (not to be confused with Bart Allen, who briefly interrupted West's run).
• A6) The Incredible Hulk. Bruce Banner and his big, green alter ego will be fighting off the Abomination in theaters starting on June 13.
• A7) Wonder Woman. Silver Pictures began this project all the way back in 2001 but has had multiple writers and a director abandon ship.
• A8) Wolverine and Magneto. Gavin Hood will direct X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman, and David S. Goyer will direct X-Men Origins: Magneto, starring Ian McKellen.
• A9) Hellboy. Ron Perlman portrayed the red demon, while Guillermo del Toro turned down Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to direct the movie.
• A10) Captain America. Nick Cassavetes will be directing a 2009 remake whose casting has not been determined yet.
• A11) Superman Returns (2006). With $389,569,408 worldwide and $200,069,408 nationally, the most recent Clark Kent offering easily tops Superman (1978; $289,400,000 and $134,218,018).
• A12) Batman. The 1989 version has raked in $413,200,000 worldwide (88th) and just over a quarter billion dollars (42nd) in the U.S. Batman Begins (2005), Batman Forever (1995), and Batman Returns (1992) also rank in the top 200 both worldwide and in the U.S.

Supersized Superheroes - Random Trivia Questions

I didn't read too any comic books as a kid, but I was hooked on Batman, Spider-Man, and Super Friends in their animated television renditions. Recently, I've watched a string of the movie versions, and a slew are on the way in the next two years. How much do you know about these crime fighters, enlarged from comic-strip rectangle-frames to megaplex-monster screen-size?

Supersized Superheroes Questions

• Q1) Which superhero has the highest grossing movie both worldwide and in the U.S., curiously with two different movies?
• Q2) Which superhero team has the highest grossing movie both worldwide and in the U.S.?
• Q3) Which superhero did Ben Affleck bring to the big screen in 2003?
• Q4) Which superhero was animated in a direct-to-DVD movie in 2007 but will reappear later this year in the flesh?
• Q5) Which superhero will David Dobkin direct in a 2008 movie?
• Q6) Which superhero is also coming to the big screen soon, with Edward Norton as the double-duty actor?
• Q7) Which member of the Hall of Justice League won't reach theaters until 2009?
• Q8) Which two members of the X-Men will feature in separate 2009 movies?
• Q9) Which superhero's movie topped the U.S. box office charts during the week of April 4, 2004?
• Q10) Which superhero was portrayed by Matt Salinger in a low-budget 1990 movie?
• Q11) Which of the many Superman movies has earned the most at the box office?
• Q12) Which of the many Batman movies has earned the most at the box office?