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Tintin Characters Defined Trivia Quiz

A musician named Wagner? A professor called Calculus? Hmmm... the friends and foes of Tintin seem to have fitting names. All of this quiz's definitions are straight from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Match them to the characters they define.

A multiple-choice quiz by theMagpie. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
theMagpie

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
192,518

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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740

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which character is named after "an important food fish of the cod family?" Hint

Admiral Mackerel

Sherpa Tharkey

Captain Haddock

Zorrino

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Question 2 of 10

2. This amigo bears the name of "a Spanish fortress or palace." Hint

Caraco

General Alcazar

Zorrino

Chiquito

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Question 3 of 10

3. Part of this character's name means "a small territorial division of a country." Hint

Professor Phostle

Paul Cantonneau

Sherpa Tharkey

Chang Chon-Chen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Better clear out the desk. Apparently this character is "one whose position or term of office will soon end." Hint

Sitting Roe

Browsing-Bison

Lame Duck

Chief Keen-eyed-Mole

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Question 5 of 10

5. Oddly enough, this villain's name is a British term for a "police officer." Hint

Max Bird

Muller

Bobby Smiles

Spalding

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Question 6 of 10

6. A homonym to this character's name says that he is a "wit" or "joker." Hint

Jolyon Wagg

Abdullah

Thomson

Piotr Skut

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Question 7 of 10

7. This one doesn't necessarily fit the character. However, the first part of his name describes "an adherent of a religious movement among black Jamaicans." Hint

Senhor Oliveira da Figueira

the Maharaja of Gaipajama

Rastapopoulos

Professor Alembick

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to this character's name, he can also be called a "kneecap." Hint

Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine

Professor Tarsal

Doctor Finney

Doctor Patella

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Question 9 of 10

9. Well, here's a guy who is supposed to be "one who is a patriarch or leader in a field." Hint

Paolo Colombani

Nestor

Thompson

Bruno the magician

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, this character is named for "a small widely cultivated perennial artemisia." Hint

Professor Reedbuck

Professor Tarragon

Red Rackham

General Tapioca

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which character is named after "an important food fish of the cod family?"

Answer: Captain Haddock

It is interesting Tintin's friend, a sailor, is named after a fish. Captain Haddock debuted in "The Crab with the Golden Claws."

2. This amigo bears the name of "a Spanish fortress or palace."

Answer: General Alcazar

Alcazar, a Spanish-speaker, is apparently a Spanish fortress as well! He first appeared in "Tintin and the Broken Ear."

3. Part of this character's name means "a small territorial division of a country."

Answer: Paul Cantonneau

This Frenchman appears in few stories, one being "The Shooting Star."

4. Better clear out the desk. Apparently this character is "one whose position or term of office will soon end."

Answer: Lame Duck

Lame Duck is a Red Indian in "Tintin in America." He is mentioned once and never again.

5. Oddly enough, this villain's name is a British term for a "police officer."

Answer: Bobby Smiles

A "bobby" is a police officer, though this character spends more time avoiding the law in "Tintin in America."

6. A homonym to this character's name says that he is a "wit" or "joker."

Answer: Jolyon Wagg

This insurance salesman is certainly a wag. He first started joking around in "The Calculus Affair."

7. This one doesn't necessarily fit the character. However, the first part of his name describes "an adherent of a religious movement among black Jamaicans."

Answer: Rastapopoulos

A "Rasta" is actually a Rastafarian, which gives the definition. Rastapopoulos entered the Tintin scene as the millionaire king of Cosmos Pictures in "Cigars of the Pharaoh."

8. According to this character's name, he can also be called a "kneecap."

Answer: Doctor Patella

Doctor Patella is not often mentioned, but he treats Tintin in "Destination Moon."

9. Well, here's a guy who is supposed to be "one who is a patriarch or leader in a field."

Answer: Nestor

Maybe this name's meaning has no relevance Captain Haddock's butler. Anyway, he first began his servanthood in "The Secret of the Unicorn."

10. And finally, this character is named for "a small widely cultivated perennial artemisia."

Answer: Professor Tarragon

Poor Tarragon is named after a plant. However, he meets real misfortune when he's put into a coma in "The Seven Crystal Balls."

Source: Author theMagpie

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