Jimmy Kimmel quizzes a 4-year-old Marvel expert

Fresh off his “Obamacare vs. Affordable Care Act� triumph earlier in the week, Jimmy Kimmel went considerably softer and cuddlier Tuesday night with his interview with 4-year-old Marvel superheroes expert Mia Grace.

The sweet-faced, soft-spoken girl from Albany, N.Y., answered Kimmel’s questions with calm and poise, rattling off the name of her favorite Marvel character (Scarlet Witch) and her favorite TV shows (“Superhero Squad�).

But then things got strange, as the little girl was tasked with answering Marvel trivia questions against Captain America, Spider-Man and Iron Man. OK, they weren’t the real Marvel heroes, but the Hollywood Boulevard impersonators. What’s the difference, you ask? Well, the Hollywood Boulevard Spider-Man wears red Chuck Taylors and has a blue toy gun tucked into his waistband. You never saw Tobey Maguire or Andrew Lincoln packing heat.

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It looked like a totally lopsided competition at first, but little Mia quickly smoked her competition, answering such questions as “What is Captain America’s shield made of?� and “Name a member of Spider-Man’s enemy group, the Sinister Six.� What made it even more impressive is that not even Hollywood Boulevard Spider-Man could name a member of the Sinister Six.

Final tally: Mia Grace: 9. Marvel heroes: 0.

Mia’s prize? Her very own Captain America shield emblazoned with the words “Captain Mia.� She also got a trip to Disneyland (she’s a kid, after all).

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