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A Boy and His Tiger Trivia Quiz

"Calvin & Hobbes" has to be one of my favorite comic strips of all time. This quiz should be easy, if you've read all the strips three times or so!

A multiple-choice quiz by danceswithcows. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
danceswithcows

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,044

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
1874

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. After Calvin's mom forced him to take swim lessons, she brought up that he would also start piano lessons soon. What day of the week did she say he would be starting? Hint

Wednesday

Tuesday

Thursday

She didn't mention a specific day, she just said "tomorrow"

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Question 2 of 25

2. When Hobbes was doing Calvin's homework for him and couldn't figure out the answer to one of the problems, he wrote down Atlanta, Georgia. What type of math problem was it? Hint

Subtraction

Multiplication

Addition

Division

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Question 3 of 25

3. What did Calvin and Hobbes buy Susie for her birthday? Hint

Perfume

Calvin brought her a rock; Hobbes brought tuna fish

A new bike horn

Nothing

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Question 4 of 25

4. When Calvin was playing with toy boats in the tub, what two names did he give to characters that were given burns in the water, thrown in the air, and eventually flushed down the toilet? Hint

Lionel and Mary

Marsha and Bradley

Beth and Jeff

Gregory and Maryann

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which of these was NOT a mentioned ingredient in the sandwiches that Calvin and Hobbes brought with them on their trip to the Yukon? Hint

Honey

Peanut butter

Marshmallows

Chocolate syrup

6. While on their first camping trip to the island, the family finds that it is raining so hard that they can't even make a fire. Complete this sarcastic remark that Calvin makes: "Boy, I love cold canned ___? Hint

Manicotti

Raviolli

Tortellini

Spaghetti-o's

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Question 7 of 25

7. What color Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs beany cap did Calvin want? Hint

Red

Blue

Yellow

Black

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Question 8 of 25

8. When Calvin and Hobbes were listening to a record, what was the "interesting percussion" they heard? Hint

People clapping

Fireworks

Machine guns

Cannons

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which Japanese movie monster did Calvin pretend his mother was when he got out of the tub? Hint

Megalon

Mothra

Godzilla

King Ghidorah

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Question 10 of 25

10. What did Calvin use for blood and gore on his safety sign? Hint

Red paint

Red frosting

Real blood

Spaghetti sauce

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Question 11 of 25

11. In the strip where Calvin imagined a futuristic morning routine, what type of machine did his mother put him through? Hint

Wash-o-matic

Wash-o-tron

Boy-o-tron

Boy-o-matic

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was the first thing that Calvin transmogrified Hobbes into using the Transmogrifier Gun? Hint

A purple troll like creature

An alligator

A monkey

A duck

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Question 13 of 25

13. After Calvin imagined that he was stuck transmogrified as an owl, what did his mother serve him for lunch? Hint

Tomato soup

Rice soup

A mouse

A hot dog

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Question 14 of 25

14. In a strip about a math problem where Calvin became Tracer Bullet to find out the answer, what was Susie's answer to the problem? Hint

The strip never said

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Question 15 of 25

15. Hobbes was offended by the term "purring". Claiming that tigers don't pur, what did he say it actually was? Hint

A growl of allowance

A growl of acquiescence

Growling friendly like

Growling nicely

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Question 16 of 25

16. Did Calvin ever use his time machine to go to the future?

Yes

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Question 17 of 25

17. What reason did Calvin give for wanting designer pants? Hint

To look rich

To have something cool to wear

To give as a present to Susie

To impress girls

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Question 18 of 25

18. What was the name of the kid at Calvin's school that made fun of Hobbes, and who was eventually eaten by Hobbes? Hint

Matt Murphy

Moe

Tommy Chestnut

Ronald

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Question 19 of 25

19. NOT counting the original Calvin, how many duplicates has Calvin made of himself throughout the whole series? Hint

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Question 20 of 25

20. What did Calvin claim he learned from his episode with the deranged mutant killer monster snow goons? Hint

Calvin claimed he didn't learn anything.

Always listen to your parents.

Snow goons are bad news.

Never create what you cannot destroy.

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Question 21 of 25

21. What animal did Susie say she saw at the creek? Hint

A turtle

An oyster

A starfish

A clam

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Question 22 of 25

22. What was the name of Susie's doll that Calvin held for ransom? Hint

Beautiful Betty

Bitsy Bridget

Big Beth

Binky Betsy

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Question 23 of 25

23. Why do Calvin and Hobbes play war and not peace? Hint

Peace has too few role models

Peace isn't violent enough

War is cooler

All of these

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Question 24 of 25

24. When Calvin had a nightmare about his parents being aliens ready to make him into waffles, what planet were they from? Hint

Pluto

Venus

Mars

Neptune

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Question 25 of 25

25. What was the last phrase spoken in the last strip of "Calvin & Hobbes?" Hint

"Let's go to bed."

"Goodbye!"

"Wow! What a dream!"

"Let's go exploring!"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After Calvin's mom forced him to take swim lessons, she brought up that he would also start piano lessons soon. What day of the week did she say he would be starting?

Answer: Tuesday

After complaining about the swim lessons, Calvin asked why he can't learn about something useful, like driving. His mother's response was "How about piano lessons? You start Tuesday."

2. When Hobbes was doing Calvin's homework for him and couldn't figure out the answer to one of the problems, he wrote down Atlanta, Georgia. What type of math problem was it?

Answer: Subtraction

"Well, I couldn't figure out the answer to this subtraction problem, so I wrote Atlanta, Georgia."

3. What did Calvin and Hobbes buy Susie for her birthday?

Answer: A new bike horn

Calvin actually contemplated running off with it before the party started.

4. When Calvin was playing with toy boats in the tub, what two names did he give to characters that were given burns in the water, thrown in the air, and eventually flushed down the toilet?

Answer: Marsha and Bradley

Calvin's two characters were out for a relaxing day on the lake, but little did they know what kind of sadistic monster was controlling them.

5. Which of these was NOT a mentioned ingredient in the sandwiches that Calvin and Hobbes brought with them on their trip to the Yukon?

Answer: Peanut butter

Hobbes was disgusted while eating the honey and marshmallows sandwich, and he even tried to eat the other one that Calvin stated had chocolate syrup. Peanut butter, while a frequently mentioned ingredient in other strips, was not discussed in the Yukon one.

Answer: Raviolli

That island didn't look too appealing in my opinion.

7. What color Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs beany cap did Calvin want?

Answer: Red

Calvin annoyed Hobbes with a long monologue about how he hopes it's red, decides he'll accept a blue one if red is not in stock, and how he still hopes it's a red one.

8. When Calvin and Hobbes were listening to a record, what was the "interesting percussion" they heard?

Answer: Cannons

Calvin: "And they performed this stuff in crowded concert halls?"

9. Which Japanese movie monster did Calvin pretend his mother was when he got out of the tub?

Answer: Megalon

Calvin had been watching an afternoon Japanese monster movie. As a result, he got out of the tub, pretended his mother was Megalon, and then "spewed a mighty fireball" at her.

10. What did Calvin use for blood and gore on his safety sign?

Answer: Spaghetti sauce

"Be careful or be roadkill!"

11. In the strip where Calvin imagined a futuristic morning routine, what type of machine did his mother put him through?

Answer: Boy-o-matic

Calvin's mother told him to try to stay in the present.

12. What was the first thing that Calvin transmogrified Hobbes into using the Transmogrifier Gun?

Answer: A duck

After Hobbes transmogrified Calvin into a tiny pterodactyl, he decided to get even by turning Hobbes into a duck.

13. After Calvin imagined that he was stuck transmogrified as an owl, what did his mother serve him for lunch?

Answer: Tomato soup

Calvin made sure to mention that he didn't like mice.

14. In a strip about a math problem where Calvin became Tracer Bullet to find out the answer, what was Susie's answer to the problem?

Answer: 15

Calvin's answer was 1,000,000,000.

15. Hobbes was offended by the term "purring". Claiming that tigers don't pur, what did he say it actually was?

Answer: Growling friendly like

We often forget that we must be politically correct around tigers.

16. Did Calvin ever use his time machine to go to the future?

Answer: Yes

Calvin had no desire to write a story for school, so he decided to time travel into the future when he had already written it and swipe it. But the Calvin in the future was the exact same as the present Calvin, and eventually the present and future Hobbes ended up writing an insulting story.

17. What reason did Calvin give for wanting designer pants?

Answer: To impress girls

Calvin's mom was flabbergasted by the price, and when she asked why he wanted such expensive pants, Hobbes whispered "babes" into his ear.

18. What was the name of the kid at Calvin's school that made fun of Hobbes, and who was eventually eaten by Hobbes?

Answer: Tommy Chestnut

Upon being reminded of the occasion, Hobbes exclaimed "Ugh! He needed a bath too!"

19. NOT counting the original Calvin, how many duplicates has Calvin made of himself throughout the whole series?

Answer: 6

Calvin made 5 duplicates when he originally constructed the Duplicator. Later, using an added mechanism that distinguised Calvin's good side from his bad, he made a goody-goody duplicate of himself. And, if we do the simple arithemetic, we see that 5 + 1 = 6.

20. What did Calvin claim he learned from his episode with the deranged mutant killer monster snow goons?

Answer: Snow goons are bad news.

Calvin likes his maxims to not encourage a change of behavior.

21. What animal did Susie say she saw at the creek?

Answer: A turtle

Calvin teased her, saying he had seen tons of turtles, but she later caught him peering at the creek.

22. What was the name of Susie's doll that Calvin held for ransom?

Answer: Binky Betsy

Susie later avenged herself by kidnapping Hobbes.

23. Why do Calvin and Hobbes play war and not peace?

Answer: Peace has too few role models

Calvin's logic is a little off.

24. When Calvin had a nightmare about his parents being aliens ready to make him into waffles, what planet were they from?

Answer: Neptune

In the dream, Calvin asked to stay up and read a little while longer. His parents said that they didn't want him to get too smart or he might realize that they're bug eyed aliens from Neptune.

25. What was the last phrase spoken in the last strip of "Calvin & Hobbes?"

Answer: "Let's go exploring!"

In the last strip of the series, Calvin and Hobbes venture off on their sled one last time. As they go down the hill, Calvin shouts "Let's go exploring!"

Source: Author danceswithcows

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