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Guardians of the Galaxy Quiz: An Unlikely Team, a Memorable Ride

A few easy wins, a few head-scratchers, and an explanation after every answer.

Published 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-10-24 15 questions

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A small-time thief grabs something valuable and attracts far more attention than he can handle. His escape throws him together with a group of strangers whose first instinct is to argue, steal, or hit something. Becoming a team is a stretch, but a shared enemy gives them a reason to try. There are big space battles, odd friendships, and a soundtrack that makes even terrible plans sound promising.

Turn the music down just enough to think. Your memory is up next.

1. What is the lead character's Earth name?
- Peter Quill
- Scott Lang
- Richard Rider
- Peter Parker
Quill is abducted from a Missouri hospital parking lot in 1988, minutes after his mother dies, and spends the next quarter century among Yondu's Ravagers. Scott Lang is Ant-Man and Richard Rider is the comics' Nova, who does not make it into the film.
2. What nickname does Quill want people to use?
- Cosmic Kid
- Rocket Man
- Space King
- Star-Lord
Korath has never heard of it, which stings, and the name turns out to be what his mother called him. By the end even the Nova Corps is using it, and her letter, found with the second mixtape, signs off to her little Star-Lord.
3. Who plays Quill?
- Chris Pine
- Chris Evans
- Chris Pratt
- Chris Hemsworth
Pratt was Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation and had to be talked into auditioning; Gunn has said he knew within moments. He dropped a lot of weight for the part, and the opening dance on Morag, to Redbone's Come and Get Your Love, set the tone for the series.
4. Who directed the film?
- Peyton Reed
- James Gunn
- Scott Derrickson
- Taika Waititi
Gunn had made the low-budget Slither and Super and written the live-action Scooby-Doo films, so this was by far his biggest job. He chose the 1970s songs himself and wrote them into the script, and the soundtrack album went to number one.
5. Who is Gamora's adoptive father?
- Ronan the Accuser
- Yondu
- Thanos
- The Collector
Thanos appears for one scene on a floating throne, voiced by Josh Brolin. He raised Gamora and her sister Nebula as rival assassins, which is why Nebula loathes her; Zoe Saldana plays Gamora, in green makeup that took hours each day.
6. Which planet is home to the Nova Corps, where the team is arrested?
- Morag
- Knowhere
- Xandar
- Sakaar
The Nova Corps round up Quill, Gamora, Rocket and Groot after their brawl in the plaza and ship them to the Kyln, where they meet Drax. Dave Bautista, a former WWE champion, plays Drax, and Glenn Close is Nova Prime, who ends up thanking them.
7. What Earth animal does Rocket resemble?
- An otter
- A fox
- A badger
- A raccoon
Rocket is a lab experiment, which is what he means about being torn apart and put back together, and he bristles at every rodent and vermin remark. Gunn has said he is the character closest to him, and a real raccoon named Oreo was the model.
8. Who provides Rocket's voice?
- Sean Gunn
- Seth Green
- Ben Schwartz
- Bradley Cooper
Cooper had just made Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, and has said he took some of Rocket's edge from Joe Pesci. Sean Gunn, the director's brother, acted the part on set in a crouch so the other actors had someone to talk to.
9. Who provides Groot's voice?
- Vin Diesel
- Ron Perlman
- Dave Bautista
- Michael Clarke Duncan
Diesel recorded the line over and over with different inflections, with Gunn's script noting what each one meant, and did it again in several languages for the dubbed versions. He took the job after the death of Paul Walker, looking for something gentle.
10. What phrase makes up most of Groot's speech?
- I am a tree
- I am Groot
- Here comes Groot
- We are one
Rocket is the only one who understands him, and the script Diesel worked from gave the meaning of each 'I am Groot'. The one exception comes late in the film, when he says 'We are Groot' as he wraps the others in his branches during the crash.
11. Who is the main villain pursuing the Orb?
- Thanos
- Ego
- The Collector
- Ronan the Accuser
Ronan is a Kree fanatic who rejects his empire's peace treaty with Xandar and keeps the Orb for himself rather than deliver it to Thanos. Lee Pace plays him under heavy makeup; Ego arrives in the sequel and the Collector only wants to buy the Orb.
12. Which Infinity Stone is inside the Orb?
- The Power Stone
- The Time Stone
- The Mind Stone
- The Space Stone
The Collector explains the six stones, and this one destroys anything living that tries to hold it, which is what happens to his assistant Carina. The Guardians survive it in the finale by sharing the load hand to hand, which nobody has managed before.
13. What is Quill's spaceship called?
- The Eclector
- The Bowie
- The Milano
- The Benatar
Quill named it after Alyssa Milano, his childhood crush from Who's the Boss, which Gunn confirmed outside the film. It is wrecked in the crash on Xandar and rebuilt by the Nova Corps; the Benatar replaces it in Infinity War and the Eclector is Yondu's ship.
14. Who is the blue-skinned Ravager who raised Quill?
- Kraglin
- Yondu
- Korath
- Taserface
Yondu whistles to steer a flying arrow and never delivered Peter to his father as he was paid to, for reasons the sequel explains. Michael Rooker, who has worked with Gunn since Slither, plays him; Kraglin is his first mate and Taserface arrives in Vol. 2.
15. What portable music player does Quill treasure?
- A transistor radio
- A cassette Walkman
- A portable CD player
- An iPod
It is a Sony Walkman with Awesome Mix Vol. 1 inside, taped by his mother before she died, and he risks the whole prison break to get it back from a guard in the Kyln. The second tape, in her last present, is the one he finally unwraps at the end.

All the answers

1. What is the lead character's Earth name?

Peter Quill

Quill is abducted from a Missouri hospital parking lot in 1988, minutes after his mother dies, and spends the next quarter century among Yondu's Ravagers. Scott Lang is Ant-Man and Richard Rider is the comics' Nova, who does not make it into the film.
2. What nickname does Quill want people to use?

Star-Lord

Korath has never heard of it, which stings, and the name turns out to be what his mother called him. By the end even the Nova Corps is using it, and her letter, found with the second mixtape, signs off to her little Star-Lord.
3. Who plays Quill?

Chris Pratt

Pratt was Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation and had to be talked into auditioning; Gunn has said he knew within moments. He dropped a lot of weight for the part, and the opening dance on Morag, to Redbone's Come and Get Your Love, set the tone for the series.
4. Who directed the film?

James Gunn

Gunn had made the low-budget Slither and Super and written the live-action Scooby-Doo films, so this was by far his biggest job. He chose the 1970s songs himself and wrote them into the script, and the soundtrack album went to number one.
5. Who is Gamora's adoptive father?

Thanos

Thanos appears for one scene on a floating throne, voiced by Josh Brolin. He raised Gamora and her sister Nebula as rival assassins, which is why Nebula loathes her; Zoe Saldana plays Gamora, in green makeup that took hours each day.
6. Which planet is home to the Nova Corps, where the team is arrested?

Xandar

The Nova Corps round up Quill, Gamora, Rocket and Groot after their brawl in the plaza and ship them to the Kyln, where they meet Drax. Dave Bautista, a former WWE champion, plays Drax, and Glenn Close is Nova Prime, who ends up thanking them.
7. What Earth animal does Rocket resemble?

A raccoon

Rocket is a lab experiment, which is what he means about being torn apart and put back together, and he bristles at every rodent and vermin remark. Gunn has said he is the character closest to him, and a real raccoon named Oreo was the model.
8. Who provides Rocket's voice?

Bradley Cooper

Cooper had just made Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, and has said he took some of Rocket's edge from Joe Pesci. Sean Gunn, the director's brother, acted the part on set in a crouch so the other actors had someone to talk to.
9. Who provides Groot's voice?

Vin Diesel

Diesel recorded the line over and over with different inflections, with Gunn's script noting what each one meant, and did it again in several languages for the dubbed versions. He took the job after the death of Paul Walker, looking for something gentle.
10. What phrase makes up most of Groot's speech?

I am Groot

Rocket is the only one who understands him, and the script Diesel worked from gave the meaning of each 'I am Groot'. The one exception comes late in the film, when he says 'We are Groot' as he wraps the others in his branches during the crash.
11. Who is the main villain pursuing the Orb?

Ronan the Accuser

Ronan is a Kree fanatic who rejects his empire's peace treaty with Xandar and keeps the Orb for himself rather than deliver it to Thanos. Lee Pace plays him under heavy makeup; Ego arrives in the sequel and the Collector only wants to buy the Orb.
12. Which Infinity Stone is inside the Orb?

The Power Stone

The Collector explains the six stones, and this one destroys anything living that tries to hold it, which is what happens to his assistant Carina. The Guardians survive it in the finale by sharing the load hand to hand, which nobody has managed before.
13. What is Quill's spaceship called?

The Milano

Quill named it after Alyssa Milano, his childhood crush from Who's the Boss, which Gunn confirmed outside the film. It is wrecked in the crash on Xandar and rebuilt by the Nova Corps; the Benatar replaces it in Infinity War and the Eclector is Yondu's ship.
14. Who is the blue-skinned Ravager who raised Quill?

Yondu

Yondu whistles to steer a flying arrow and never delivered Peter to his father as he was paid to, for reasons the sequel explains. Michael Rooker, who has worked with Gunn since Slither, plays him; Kraglin is his first mate and Taserface arrives in Vol. 2.
15. What portable music player does Quill treasure?

A cassette Walkman

It is a Sony Walkman with Awesome Mix Vol. 1 inside, taped by his mother before she died, and he risks the whole prison break to get it back from a guard in the Kyln. The second tape, in her last present, is the one he finally unwraps at the end.