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Quiz about The Crab With the Golden Claws

The Crab With the Golden Claws Quiz

Quiz number 7 on the main Tintin adventures.

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

Author
ojg

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,855

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
283

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Question 1 of 15

1. What drink do the Thompsons buy for Tintin? Hint

A mineral water

A beer

A cup of tea

An orange juice

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Question 2 of 15

2. What nationality is the man who tries to deliver a letter to Tintin, but is kidnapped? Hint

Chinese

Laotian

Belgian

Japanese

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which character, previously seen in 'Cigars of the Pharaoh', do we meet again on board the Karaboudjan? Hint

Captain Haddock

Rastapopoulos

Allan

Senor Oliveira da Figueira

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is Tintin offered to eat and drink whilst tied up in the hold of the Karaboudjan? Hint

Bread and water

Stew and no drink

Seaweed and water

Hamburger & fries and coke

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Question 5 of 15

5. What does Tintin find in the tins of crab? Hint

Nothing

Crab

Opium

Oil

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Question 6 of 15

6. What does Captain Haddock do to try and keep Tintin warm whilst on the boat? Hint

Make him drink some rum

Give him his jumper

Set the boat alight

Put a blanket round him

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who or what does Captain Haddock mistake Tintin for whilst under the influence of the desert heat? Hint

His mother

Captain Chester

A tree

A bottle of Champagne

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of the Port where Tintin and Captain Haddock go to try and track down the Karaboudjan? Hint

Keffheir

Khemed

Bagghar

Wedesdah

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Question 9 of 15

9. Having had too much to drink, Captain Haddock makes something of a scene twice in the space of minutes. Why does he do so the first time? Hint

The bar refused to serve him any more

He thought he had been kidnapped by aliens

He recognised the Karaboudjan under a false name

He lost his wallet

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Question 10 of 15

10. Why does the car Tintin uses to try and follow the Captain's kidnappers not work? Hint

It is being towed by a breakdown truck

It has a flat tyre

It's out of petrol

It's not a real car

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Question 11 of 15

11. What does the shopkeeper call Tintin and the Thompsons? Hint

Sahib

Sidi

Effendi

Senor

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Question 12 of 15

12. What building do the Thompsons quite literally get kicked out of? Hint

A mosque

A shop

A local house

A nightclub

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Question 13 of 15

13. Details of which Greek philosopher help Tintin work out where Allan has disappeared?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. What exclamation does Omar Ben Salaad, the ringleader of the drug-runners, use when the Thompsons ask him if he is doing so? Hint

By Allah

Strewth

By the horn of the goat

By the beard of the Prophet

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Question 15 of 15

15. Why is Captain Haddock taken ill at the end of the story? Hint

He has one whisky too many in celebration

He drinks a glass of water

He had eaten some crab which was past its best

He had taken in too much sea air

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What drink do the Thompsons buy for Tintin?

Answer: A beer

This came to 45 pence.

2. What nationality is the man who tries to deliver a letter to Tintin, but is kidnapped?

Answer: Japanese

His name was Bunji Kuraki.

3. Which character, previously seen in 'Cigars of the Pharaoh', do we meet again on board the Karaboudjan?

Answer: Allan

Allan is often connected to Rastapopoulos is some way or another, as he was in 'Cigars of the Pharaoh' and later 'The Red Sea Sharks' and 'Flight 714'.

4. What is Tintin offered to eat and drink whilst tied up in the hold of the Karaboudjan?

Answer: Bread and water

This helps Tintin to escape as his hands are freed to allow him to eat.

5. What does Tintin find in the tins of crab?

Answer: Opium

There are crates full of both cans of opium and champagne in a room on board the Karaboudjan which Tintin takes refuge in.

6. What does Captain Haddock do to try and keep Tintin warm whilst on the boat?

Answer: Set the boat alight

Well, it's the thought that counts. This, well, backfires, as one might imagine. When Tintin tries to use a bucket of sea-water to put the fire out the Captain doesn't like this and tries to stop him, culminating in the boat tipping over. This does succeed in sobering the Captain up though.

7. Who or what does Captain Haddock mistake Tintin for whilst under the influence of the desert heat?

Answer: A bottle of Champagne

Desperate for a drink, he attempts to 'uncork' Tintin. Snowy heroically puts a stop to this by whacking the Captain over the head with a dinosaur bone. (Unfortunately, though, he misses at first and hits Tintin).

8. What is the name of the Port where Tintin and Captain Haddock go to try and track down the Karaboudjan?

Answer: Bagghar

This was in Morocco. Kefheir was mentioned earlier in the story, while both Wedesdah and Khemed are visited by Tintin and the Captain in 'The Red Sea Sharks'.

9. Having had too much to drink, Captain Haddock makes something of a scene twice in the space of minutes. Why does he do so the first time?

Answer: He lost his wallet

He did recognise the Karaboudjan just minutes after protesting about the loss of his wallet. He was arrested this second time for making trouble persistently.

10. Why does the car Tintin uses to try and follow the Captain's kidnappers not work?

Answer: It is being towed by a breakdown truck

Therefore, it is moving backwards! Upon discovering this, Tintin hops into a taxi.

11. What does the shopkeeper call Tintin and the Thompsons?

Answer: Sidi

The poor bloke seems rather flustered when Tintin and the two detectives come in, demanding he open the tin and then interrogate him on details about this crab he receives. Very fishy indeed.

12. What building do the Thompsons quite literally get kicked out of?

Answer: A mosque

This is for failing to observe the sign outside asking them to remove their shoes.

13. Details of which Greek philosopher help Tintin work out where Allan has disappeared?

Answer: Diogenes

Diogenes lived in a barrel and the man entered a barrel to meet with Allan and his associates.

14. What exclamation does Omar Ben Salaad, the ringleader of the drug-runners, use when the Thompsons ask him if he is doing so?

Answer: By the beard of the Prophet

He was none too pleased at this near accusation. Funny considering he was actually involved in the drug-running?

15. Why is Captain Haddock taken ill at the end of the story?

Answer: He drinks a glass of water

The poor fellow isn't used to drinking the pure stuff!

Source: Author ojg

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