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The Blue Lotus Trivia Quiz

Here's the latest one of my Tintin quizzes, this time on 'The Blue Lotus'.

A multiple-choice quiz by ojg. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ojg

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,133

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
274

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What happens to the messenger sent to meet Tintin? Hint

He never reaches Tintin

He is shot

He is poisoned

He collapses

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Question 2 of 15

2. What famous name does Dawson use to describe Tintin? Hint

Don Quixote

Hercules

Marco Polo

David Beckham

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is shot at in Tintin's hotel room? Hint

A Vase

His tea

A Window

Snowy

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Question 4 of 15

4. What does the insane Didi try to do to Tintin at their meeting? Hint

Stab him

Eat him

Kiss him

Cut off his head

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the name of the organisation Didi worked for? Hint

Sons of the Horse

Children of the Tiger

Sons of the Dragon

Children of the Snake

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who has Tintin kidnapped from the ship to Bombay? Hint

Professor Fang Hsi-ying

Rastapopoulos

Mr Wang

Mitsuhirato

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Question 7 of 15

7. What drug is causing so much 'havoc' in China? Hint

Magic Mushrooms

Heroin

Opium

Cocaine

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where does Tintin go to hide from the guards? Hint

A church

The cinema

A restaurant

An opera

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which of these is NOT a charge against Tintin by the Japanese? Hint

Attempted murder

Assault

Espionage

Theft

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who does Tintin rescue from drowning in the river?

Answer: (One word (a name))

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who does Tintin come across in Hukow? Hint

Thompson and Thomson

Mitsuhirato

Rastapopoulos

Dawson

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who is to kill Tintin and Mr and Mrs Wang?

Answer: (One word (name))

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who is revealed to be the mastermind behind the whole Kih-Oskh operation? Hint

Rastapopoulos

Fang Hsi-ying

Muller

The Maharajah of Gaipajama

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Question 14 of 15

14. What happens to Mitsuhirato at the end of the story? Hint

He commits suicide

He is beheadded

He is shot

He is rendered insane

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Question 15 of 15

15. Is Didi ever cured of his madness?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What happens to the messenger sent to meet Tintin?

Answer: He is poisoned

He is poisoned by Rajaijah on the tip of a dart.

2. What famous name does Dawson use to describe Tintin?

Answer: Don Quixote

He does this after learning of Tintin's physical defense of a rickshaw boy attacked by Gibbons, an associate of Dawson's.

3. What is shot at in Tintin's hotel room?

Answer: His tea

We later discover that this was to prevent Tintin from drinking the tea as it contained some sort of sedative drug.

4. What does the insane Didi try to do to Tintin at their meeting?

Answer: Cut off his head

He tells Tintin that this is so he will 'know the truth'.

5. What is the name of the organisation Didi worked for?

Answer: Sons of the Dragon

They are dedicated to fighting against Opium.

6. Who has Tintin kidnapped from the ship to Bombay?

Answer: Mr Wang

This is because he wants Tintin's help on putting a stop to Mitsuhirato's drug running. Mitsuhirato sent a fake telegram from the Maharajah in Gaipajama asking Tintin to go and protect him and his son in India.

7. What drug is causing so much 'havoc' in China?

Answer: Opium

According to Mr Wang, it is distributed across the globe, but primarily in China.

8. Where does Tintin go to hide from the guards?

Answer: The cinema

Here he sees news on an international cross-country champion, a dog show and Professor Fang Hsi-ying, who has flown home from a lecture in America.

9. Which of these is NOT a charge against Tintin by the Japanese?

Answer: Theft

He was also charged with 'illegally wearing a uniform and medals'.

10. Who does Tintin rescue from drowning in the river?

Answer: Chang

This was the start of a long-standing friendship. Chang is the only person ever to make Tintin cry. Chang appears again in 'Tintin in Tibet'.

11. Who does Tintin come across in Hukow?

Answer: Thompson and Thomson

The detectives have a warrant for Tintin's arrest, but Chang manages to get Tintin out of it by switching their papers.

12. Who is to kill Tintin and Mr and Mrs Wang?

Answer: Didi

Didi is to behead them.

13. Who is revealed to be the mastermind behind the whole Kih-Oskh operation?

Answer: Rastapopoulos

Rastapopoulos would become probably Tintin's greatest adversary, reappearing in 'The Red Sea Sharks' and 'Flight 714'.

14. What happens to Mitsuhirato at the end of the story?

Answer: He commits suicide

He is reported to have committed 'Hara-Kiri', a Japanese suicide.

15. Is Didi ever cured of his madness?

Answer: Yes

Professor Fang Hsi-ying manages to cure him.

Source: Author ojg

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