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5 D Comics quizzes and 50 D Comics trivia questions.
1.
  Lost in the Andes!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The story "Lost in the Andes!" is more than a simple comic book tale. It is one of those masterpieces that makes people realize that comics are really a form of art, in fact literature accompanied with images. Enjoy!
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  Bechdel's "Dykes To Watch Out For"    
Multiple Choice
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Questions about the comic strip "Dykes To Watch Out For".
Average, 10 Qns, Zepper, Jun 29 21
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  Carl Barks, The Duckman    
Multiple Choice
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As everybody knows, Carl Barks is the one who created the Duck universe. Now, it is time for us to recall the first appearances of some characters created by the Duckman! Good luck and have fun!
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  Carl Barks' Donald Duck: The Great Adventures!    
Multiple Choice
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Many of Carl Barks' masterpieces have Donald Duck as the protagonist. See if you remember details from some of them!
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  "The Dandy" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years    
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Along with "The Beano", "The Dandy" was loved by children all over Britain and Ireland in the '50s and '60s.
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trivia question Quick Question
Another wealthy rival of Scrooge is John D. Rockerduck. Where did he make his first and, in Barks' stories, last appearance?

From Quiz "Carl Barks, The Duckman"





D Comics Trivia Questions
1. What is the name of the main, recurring character in the comic strip (it's a nickname)?

From Quiz Bechdel's "Dykes To Watch Out For"

Answer: Mo

Mo is a single lesbian who frequently has anxiety over global issues. She worries about AIDS, global warming and whether or not anyone will love her. In later strips she becomes seriously involved with Sydney.

2. At the first page of the story, Donald Duck, an assistant janitor in the Duckburg Museum, discovered that, among the other artifacts, there exists some square eggs. How did Donald discover their existence?

From Quiz Lost in the Andes!

Answer: He dropped one of what he thought were rocks and it cracked open.

Donald didn't drop the egg on purpose. He was charged by a superior of his to polish the precious gemstones in the room and Donald initially thought the eggs were themselves some kind of stone. After the discovery of the square eggs, financial and scientific interest on them rose considerably.

3. In "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold", what is Donald's occupation?

From Quiz Carl Barks' Donald Duck: The Great Adventures!

Answer: Tavern owner

This story was the first duck story drawn by Barks. The story was first published on October 1942 in "One Shots" #9.

4. All of us know and admire Scrooge McDuck, the richest duck in the whole world, but in which story he made his first appearance?

From Quiz Carl Barks, The Duckman

Answer: "Christmas in Bear Mountain"

When Scrooge made his first appearance, he was a moaning and groaning miser. In that story he exclaims "everybody hates me and I hate everybody". The story was first published on December 1947 on "One Shots" #178.

5. In "The Dandy", who was the highlandman who never got enough?

From Quiz "The Dandy" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years

Answer: Plum McDuff

Jimmy Johnstone was a legendary Scottish soccer-player; Clyde McPhatter was a singer.

6. In "Fortunate Fall", what fresh fruit (given to teachers) are Mo and Sydney picking?

From Quiz Bechdel's "Dykes To Watch Out For"

Answer: apples

Richard told Mo and Sydney they need to do "stuff" together, so the women decided to pick apples. While picking apples they re-discovered what it was that they like about each other.

7. In "Frozen Gold", what do Donald and the nephews deliver to stricken Eskimos and recover a fortune in Yukon gold?

From Quiz Carl Barks' Donald Duck: The Great Adventures!

Answer: penicillin

In this story, Donald is portrayed as an ardent humanist and a believer in self-sacrifice. The story was first published on January 1945 in "One Shots" #62.

8. A rival of Scrooge is Flintheart Glomgold. In which story did he make his first appearance?

From Quiz Carl Barks, The Duckman

Answer: "The Second Richest Duck"

Glomgold is the second richest duck of the world. He lives in the Limbobo Valley, in South Africa and has some similarities with Scrooge, like keeping his wealth in a money bin and not sparing a dime when it's not necessary. The story was first published on September 1956 in "Uncle Scrooge" #15.

9. Willie was surely the luckiest boy in the world. He had a magic broom! What was his surname?

From Quiz "The Dandy" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years

Answer: Meldrum

The strip was called "Willie's Whizzer Broom".

10. In "The Terror of the River", who is abducted by the mysterious sea monster?

From Quiz Carl Barks' Donald Duck: The Great Adventures!

Answer: Donald Duck

In fact, the "sea monster" is created by a paranoid who enjoys scaring other people. The story was first published on January 1946 in "One Shots" #108.

11. Another wealthy rival of Scrooge is John D. Rockerduck. Where did he make his first and, in Barks' stories, last appearance?

From Quiz Carl Barks, The Duckman

Answer: "Boat Buster"

In Barks' story, Rockerduck does not represent a significant threat to Scrooge. He is just a rival in boat gasoline market. The story was first published on December 1961 in "Walt Disney Comics" #255.

12. Which schoolteacher was known as "the strong-arm school marm"?

From Quiz "The Dandy" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years

Answer: Old Ma Murphy

In an era where there wasn't a huge emphasis on political correctness, she had a pupil named Dickie Dope who always wore a dunce's cap!

13. In the strip "Have Yourself a High Def Little Christmas", what does Sydney give her dad to watch for Christmas?

From Quiz Bechdel's "Dykes To Watch Out For"

Answer: a new Sony LCD tv

Sydney gets a little upset with Paul for messing with the cables in the back of the new TV, but mid-sentence discovers that he has actually connected everything properly.

14. Upon receiving information about the eggs from the old man, Donald and the nephews went beyond the mist to find the hidden valley of the square eggs. After some time, they reached the valley. What's the valley's name?

From Quiz Lost in the Andes!

Answer: Plain Awful

The name was given by the Professor from Birmingham, who was the first visitor from the outside world and the only one before Donald and the nephews. The professor also gave the inhabitants of Plain Awful their southern accent.

15. In "The Ghost of the Grotto", what does Donald use to force the knight to take off his shining armor?

From Quiz Carl Barks' Donald Duck: The Great Adventures!

Answer: A mouse

The knight has abducted Dewey, in one of the rare cases the nephews are separated and Donald tries to save him. The story was first published on August 1947 in "One Shots" #159.

16. Besides Glomgold and Rockerduck, Scrooge has as rival a sorceress named Magica De Spell. Where does she make her first appearance?

From Quiz Carl Barks, The Duckman

Answer: "The Midas' Touch"

Magica needs Scrooge's first dime to make a filter that will give her "The Midas' Touch" , ie the ability to turn into gold everything she touches. The story was first published on December 1961 in "Uncle Scrooge" #36.

17. "Magic is his biz!" they said of which plump wizard?

From Quiz "The Dandy" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years

Answer: Wuzzy Wiz

Wuzzy's magic spells didn't always work!

18. Soon after their entrance to the valley, Donald and his nephews encountered a local. When they met him, he was singing two songs of southern American origin. Which songs?

From Quiz Lost in the Andes!

Answer: "Dixie" and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"

The local's singing was interrupted by Donald soon. Donald noticed that the local was of cubic shape with square head and nose. He soon told all his folks of the Ducks' arrival and they rejoiced, for they had to see outsiders for decades.

19. In "The Old Castle's Secret", what happens to Donald when one of the nephews sprays him with a chemical?

From Quiz Carl Barks' Donald Duck: The Great Adventures!

Answer: He becomes invisible except tail and legs

The story is the first one depicting a treasure hunt. It was first published June 1948 in "One Shots" #189.

20. To get rid of them, where do the Beagle Boys make their first appearance?

From Quiz Carl Barks, The Duckman

Answer: "Terror of the Beagle Boys"

The Beagle Boys are a gang decided to steal Scrooge's money to the last cent. Interestingly, they manage it at the first two stories featuring them, "Terror of the Beagle Boys" and "The Money Bin on Killmotor Hill". The story was first published on November 1951 in "Walt Disney Comics" #134.

21. "Desperate Dan" was drawn by the great comic artist, Dudley Watkins. Who did Dan live with?

From Quiz "The Dandy" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years

Answer: Aunt Aggie

In the '50s, Dudley Watkins was the only artist who was allowed by the editor to sign his "Dandy" comic-strips.

22. What Hispanic name did Clarice and Toni give their son?

From Quiz Bechdel's "Dykes To Watch Out For"

Answer: Raffi

Raffi, Clarice and Toni appeared in many of the strips. Toni and Clarice end up married, divorced and Raffi goes off to college.

23. The inhabitants of the valley decided to honor Donald and the nephews with a banquet. The Ducks hoped they would enjoy a royal meal. Yet, the menu consisted only of one thing. What?

From Quiz Lost in the Andes!

Answer: Eggs

The inhabitants of Plain Awful didn't know there were other edibles apart from eggs. Although the Professor from Birmingham had told them of chicken, who lay the eggs, they couldn't locate them.

24. In "Lost in the Andes", from which Southern American state and city is professor Rhutt Betlah, the professor who had discovered the populated valley in the mountains?

From Quiz Carl Barks' Donald Duck: The Great Adventures!

Answer: Birmingham, Alabama

This story is Barks' most celebrated and a personal favourite. It was first published on April 1949 in "One Shots" #223.

25. Where did the great inventor of Duckburg, Gyro Gearloose, make his first appearance?

From Quiz Carl Barks, The Duckman

Answer: "Gladstone's Terible Secret"

In this story, Gyro tries to find a way to bake buttered popcorn without butter. Today, everybody can enjoy the snack. The story was first published on May 1952 in "Walt Disney Comics" #140.

26. Professor Puffin had two mechanical servants. His maid was Tin Lizzie but who was his butler?

From Quiz "The Dandy" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years

Answer: Brassribs

Phil Lynott named his band Thin Lizzy after the "Dandy" character, Tin Lizzie.

27. When Toni had a baby, what did her parents think she was?

From Quiz Bechdel's "Dykes To Watch Out For"

Answer: An unwed, heterosexual mom

Toni would rather her very Catholic parents think that she was an unwed mother than to tell the truth. Toni was in a relationship with her lesbian lover. They wanted a child together and Toni chose to be artificially inseminated.

28. In "The Golden Helmet", what was the name the explorer who discovered America before Erik the Red and hid a Golden Helmet which Donald found?

From Quiz Carl Barks' Donald Duck: The Great Adventures!

Answer: Olaf the Blue

This story is a personal favourite of both Barks and me. It was first published on July 1952 in "One Shots" #408.

29. Gladstone Gander is Donald's annoying cousin with the terrible luck. Where did he make his first appearance?

From Quiz Carl Barks, The Duckman

Answer: "Wintertime Wager"

In his first appearance, Gladstone tried to claim Donald's house as his own, but fails due to Daisy's foresight. His luck is mentioned here, but does not help him at all. The story was first published on January 1948 in "Walt Disney Comics" #88.

30. Who was the nosey, inquisitive schoolgirl who just couldn't mind her own business?

From Quiz "The Dandy" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years

Answer: Keyhole Kate

Kate couldn't pass a door without peeping through the keyhole!

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