MCU Quiz: How Well Do You Remember Phase 1?

"There was an idea..."

by Ewan Paterson
Iron Man 2 Tony Stark Opening
Marvel Studios

Ten years, twenty films and eleven TV shows on from its initial debut, it's fair to say that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest movie franchise currently going. It's accomplished on one decade what many franchises fail to do in several, and with countless years left to give, it's clear that it's here to stay.

Masterminded by Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige, the series just continues to go from strength to strength. That improvement alone intimates just how much has changed since Robert Downey Jr. first suited up in the Iron Man armour back in 2008, and though fans tend to revisit that film in particular from time to time, Phase 1 still has the tendency to get overlooked - so spectacularly have Marvel's more recent efforts managed to spoil us.

With the MCU having just passed its ten year anniversary, and with Ant-Man and the Wasp releasing in the UK, what better time to test your knowledge of Phase 1 than with our own, rigorously tested quiz?

Featuring the likes of Iron Man 1 and 2, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and 2012's Avengers, come find out just how well you remember where the MCU all began.

1. What Rock Classic Does Iron Man 2 Use To Reintroduce Tony Stark?

Iron Man

Back In Black

Immigrant Song

Shoot To Thrill
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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.