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Showing posts with label Wonder Woman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wonder Woman. Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2016

The WONDER WOMAN Trivia Game


















Wonder Woman has been an ongoing cultural icon and pop superstar for years. She is a true character for the ages ranking among the best known characters of fiction including Laura Croft, Sherlock Homes, Huck Finn and Mother Goose. I wrote about Wonder Woman; her cultural importance and her mystery in a blog last year.“WONDER WOMAN & the Endurance of the Modern Myth.”  She continues to thrive in our hearts and minds as a figure of high regard, reverence and great influence.

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A single blog should never hold all the history of an idea like Wonder Woman so I am revisiting her with a trivia quiz I created to amuse my friends. Take a look and see how well you are acquainted with the original…Wonder Woman!



1. Wonder Woman’s plane:
A-IS INVISIBLE
B-CAN ONLY FLY SHORT DISTANCES
C-WAS A GIFT FROM ZEUS
D-IS A CONVERTED P-51 MUSTANG

2. Wonder Woman was created in an effort to:
        A. HELP YOUNG BOYS GET THROUGH PUBERTY
        B. INSPIRE THE US MILITARY TROOPS
         C. BECOME A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG GIRLS
         D. HELP SELL LADIES UNDERWARE

3. Wonder Woman’s origin story tells us she was:
            A. A CLAY SCULPTURE BROUGHT TO LIFE 
      B. TELE-PORTED FROM MT. OLYMPUS
      C. FOUND BY HER MOTHER; QUEEN HIPPOLYTA, AS AN ORPHAN
      D. A YOUNG GIRL THAT DRANK A MAGIC POITION


4. Wonder Woman‘s creator; Charles Moulton also:
    A.  WAS A WWII FIGHTER PILOT
    B. INVENTED THE LIE DETECTOR MACHINE
    C. RAN FOR PRESIDENT
    D. DEVELOPED THE MEDICATION BEN-GAY


5. Wonder Woman was portrayed on TV by:
A. LINDA LYNDA
B. LINDA HAMILTON
C. LINDSIE GRAHAM
D. LYNDA CARTER

6. Wonder Woman has been romantically linked to:
    A. THE ELONGATED MAN
    B. WONDERMAN
    C. SUPERMAN
    D. MIDNIGHTER







Sunday, August 2, 2015

WONDER WOMAN & the Endurance of the Modern Myth






Visit Comi-Con in San Diego; New York or any city of your choice. You will bump into; stroll by and see ladies, little girls, women of a certain age and teens all sharing a common vision. These women of every stripe, body type and national origin dressed in the stars (bad pun warning!) and bras of Wonder Woman. 

William Moulton Marston’s idea was to create a powerful super heroine that represented all the best characteristics of woman hood; a character that could hold her on with any male; hero or villain. Under the pen name Charles Moulton he based his Wonder Woman on and steeped her in Greek mythology, especially the legend of the amazons. She would be graced with strength, beauty and wisdom. Her dedication to honor, right over wrong and truth would be unparalleled. Marston achieved his goal many times over. Wonder Woman is the symbol for Women’s liberation, rights and an entertaining action queen across media and medium.



Among a select number of super people Wonder has the distinction of being in print of some form and interpretation since her nineteen forties inception. The distinct star pattern short skirt or pants, red strapless top and tiara, accessorized with bracelets and golden lasso have rarely changed over time.  The lasso by the way is used to extract the truth from anyone caught in it’s noose and often in a fetish like way has found Wonder Woman herself restrained in bondage. 




Currently in print the first female of comics is written and illustrated by wife and husband team Meredith and David Finch; another first.  To date six regular issues and an annual created by the Finches show their run promising to be among the amazon’s most memorable.  



The enduring allure of Wonder Woman is a source of pleasure and inspiration for all who admire great tales of hope and adventure. Wonder Woman will remain as long we cherish the ideals of perfection and grace she is.