Long before the Avengers assembled, S.H.I.E.L.D. was working behind the scenes. Test your knowledge of how S.H.I.E.L.D. helped create, guide, and sometimes clash with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
In the MCU, what does the acronym S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for?
Secret Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Logistics Department
Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division
Supreme Headquarters International Espionage and Law-enforcement Division
Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate
Which character is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. when the Avengers Initiative is first being formed in the MCU?
Phil Coulson
Nick Fury
Maria Hill
Alexander Pierce
Which S.H.I.E.L.D. agent becomes a close ally of the Avengers and is known for his calm, professional demeanor?
Jasper Sitwell
Everett Ross
Phil Coulson
Brock Rumlow
In Iron Man, which organization does Phil Coulson say he represents before shortening its name to S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate
Homeland Security Agency
World Security Council
Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division
In Captain America: The First Avenger, which S.H.I.E.L.D. founder is shown recruiting Peggy Carter after World War II?
Nick Fury
Howard Stark, who later works closely with S.H.I.E.L.D.
Alexander Pierce
Jasper Sitwell
In The Avengers, which S.H.I.E.L.D. facility is attacked by Loki when he arrives to steal the Tesseract?
The Triskelion in Washington, D.C.
A remote S.H.I.E.L.D. research base housing the Tesseract
Project Pegasus in the desert
Stark Tower in New York
In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, S.H.I.E.L.D. is revealed to have been infiltrated by which organization?
The Ten Rings
The Chitauri
Roxxon
HYDRA
Which S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier plays a key role in many Avengers-related operations, including the Battle of New York?
The Raft
The main S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier commanded by Nick Fury
The Benatar
The Milano
In The Avengers, what event does Nick Fury use as a catalyst to persuade the heroes to fully commit to the team?
Phil Coulson’s apparent death at Loki’s hands
A World Security Council threat to fire a nuclear missile
Thor leaving Earth
The destruction of Stark Tower
After S.H.I.E.L.D. collapses in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which characters continue to act independently rather than rebuild it immediately?
The World Security Council takes direct control of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Avengers and Nick Fury work outside the agency structure
Tony Stark assumes formal leadership of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury rebuilds S.H.I.E.L.D. publicly at once
Starter
You know S.H.I.E.L.D. helped form the Avengers, but many details of its role are still unclear. Rewatching early MCU films will show you just how important the agency was.
Solid
You have a strong understanding of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s connection to the Avengers. Learning more about key missions and leaders will make your knowledge even more complete.
Expert!
You follow S.H.I.E.L.D.’s history through the MCU as closely as any top-level agent. Your knowledge of how it shaped the Avengers is outstanding.
S.H.I.E.L.D. serves as the scaffolding on which the Avengers are built, even as it harbors secrets and flaws. Understanding the agency helps explain many of the Avengers’ earliest choices. Avengers Trivia Quizzes
