Young World Quiz (January 10, 2004)
V.V. RAMANAN
1. In which adventure did Tintin make his debut on January 10, 1929?
2. What is the origin of the creator's name Hergé?
3. In which adventures do the equally popular Captain Haddock, Cuthbert Calculus and Bianca Castafiore make their debut?
4. Great Snakes! A simple one. Name the three two-volume adventures.
Who are the translators for the English version of the adventures?
6. How did Hergé visually differentiate the Thom (p)sons?
7. Can you tell Snowy's French name, breed and the only thing he is afraid of?
8. How has Chateau de Cheverny in Loire been immortalised in Tintin books?
9. Name Emir Ben Kalish Ezab's son, who gets on the Captain's nerves always.
What is special about `Tintin and the Golden Fleece' (1961) and `Tintin and the Blue Oranges' (1964)?
11. Crumbs! Another easy one. Name the only one real person who has played himself in a Tintin adventure?
12. India features in three adventures. Name them.
What links walled bed, powered roller skates and clothes brushing machine?
14. Which 20th Century leader once grumbled "... deep down, my only international rival is Tintin''?
15. Hergé died in 1983 after publishing 23 complete Tintin works and leaving one unfinished. Name it.
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