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How well do you know the first regular Tintin Adventure?

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

Author
ojg

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,791

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
490

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Which city do Tintin and Snowy arrive in at the start of the story? Hint

New York

Redskin City

Chicago

Kansas City

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the name of the hotel that Tintin is staying at? Hint

The Drake Hotel

The Plaza Hotel

The Osborne Hotel

The Nelson Hotel

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the head of GSC (Gangsters Syndicate of Chicago)? Hint

Bobby Grins

Bobby Smiles

Bibby Smirks

Bobby Sniggers

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Question 4 of 15

4. Bobby and his henchmen gas Tintin and throw him in the lake. However, they use the wrong gas. Which gas do they use? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. Tintin soon decides to pursue Bobby to American Indian territory. What is the name of the settlement he arrives at?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Once he arrives in town, Tintin sets about trying to buy a horse. He is offered a rather temperamental one at first, who promptly kicks him out of its shed. What is the name of the horse? Hint

Mavis

Francesca

Beatrice

Jesse

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Question 7 of 15

7. What do the Redskin tribe call Tintin?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does Tintin do to try and catch up with Bobby's train? Hint

Runs after the train

Shouts at the driver to stop

He doesn't

Steals another train and goes after him

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where does Tintin stop to sleep for the night whilst pursuing Bobby on foot? Hint

In a deserted hut

In a field

He doesn't

At a Travelodge

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the name of the robber who Tintin is mistaken for after his boots are switched? Hint

Miguel

Pablo

Pedro

Manuel

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Question 11 of 15

11. What are the first two animals Tintin sees that are running to escape the prairie fire? Hint

a puma and a fox

a puma and a stag

a fox and a stag

a kangaroo and a giraffe

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Question 12 of 15

12. How much money is the ransom demand for Snowy? Hint

$50,000

$500,000

$55,000

$1,000,000

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Question 13 of 15

13. How does Tintin get rid of the gangsters chasing him after rescuing Snowy? Hint

He locks them in the dungeons

He finds a secret passage out of the building

He hides and they can't find him

He single-handedly knocks them all out

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Question 14 of 15

14. How do Tintin's kidnappers plan to have him killed? Hint

Shoot him

Poison him

Gas him

Drown him

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Question 15 of 15

15. During the parade through Chicago, what does the banner say on it? Hint

There is no banner

Thank you Tintin and Snowy

Long live Tintin and Snowy

Hooray for Tintin and Snowy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which city do Tintin and Snowy arrive in at the start of the story?

Answer: Chicago

Chicago is known as 'the windy city'.

2. What is the name of the hotel that Tintin is staying at?

Answer: The Osborne Hotel

Tintin is staying on the 37th floor!

3. What is the name of the head of GSC (Gangsters Syndicate of Chicago)?

Answer: Bobby Smiles

As it happens, Bobby does smile, or smirk, quite a lot.

4. Bobby and his henchmen gas Tintin and throw him in the lake. However, they use the wrong gas. Which gas do they use?

Answer: Z4

Z4 gas merely puts people to sleep.

5. Tintin soon decides to pursue Bobby to American Indian territory. What is the name of the settlement he arrives at?

Answer: Redskin City

It takes Tintin two days on the train to reach Redskin City.

6. Once he arrives in town, Tintin sets about trying to buy a horse. He is offered a rather temperamental one at first, who promptly kicks him out of its shed. What is the name of the horse?

Answer: Beatrice

Tintin very politely declines this horse, saying that he would prefer another colour.

7. What do the Redskin tribe call Tintin?

Answer: Paleface

They call him this because compared to them, Tintin has a pale face.

8. What does Tintin do to try and catch up with Bobby's train?

Answer: Steals another train and goes after him

Tintin steals another train, but still fails to catch Smiles as Tintin's train is switched to a different track. Oh, and then it crashes into a huge boulder.

9. Where does Tintin stop to sleep for the night whilst pursuing Bobby on foot?

Answer: In a field

He stops for some shuteye under a cactus.

10. What is the name of the robber who Tintin is mistaken for after his boots are switched?

Answer: Pedro

Pedro switches Tintin's boots for his own whilst Tintin is sleeping. The trail of the new boots leads police to mistake Tintin for the robber.

11. What are the first two animals Tintin sees that are running to escape the prairie fire?

Answer: a puma and a stag

Tintin sees the puma first, and then the stag. These are followed by a fox, hare, snake and turtle.

12. How much money is the ransom demand for Snowy?

Answer: $50,000

Tintin is told to show his agreement by waving a white hankerchief out of his window.

13. How does Tintin get rid of the gangsters chasing him after rescuing Snowy?

Answer: He locks them in the dungeons

Tintin switches the signs for the keep and the dungeons around. The gangsters enter the dungeons thinking that it is the keep, and Tintin locks them in.

14. How do Tintin's kidnappers plan to have him killed?

Answer: Drown him

They chuck Tintin into Lake Michigan with a dumb-bell tied tied to him.

15. During the parade through Chicago, what does the banner say on it?

Answer: Long live Tintin and Snowy

The banner is strung between two skyscrapers.

Source: Author ojg

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