Q 01/05

Which style of trousers was Tintin's trademark through almost all of his adventures?

A) Jodhpurs

B) Plus fours

C) Dungarees

D) Lederhosen

Answer · why

B) Plus fours

Plus fours, the baggy golfing trousers, lasted until the 1970s, when Hergé put him in brown flared jeans and many readers complained.

Q 02/05

What is the real name of Hergé, the creator of Tintin?

A) René Goscinny

B) Edgar P. Jacobs

C) Albert Uderzo

D) Georges Remi

Answer · why

D) Georges Remi

Georges Remi signed his early drawings with his initials reversed, R.G., which spoken aloud in French sounds like 'Hergé'.

Q 03/05

Why was Tintin's unfinished final adventure never completed after Hergé died?

A) Lost notes

B) His own wish

C) A publisher's veto

D) A copyright dispute

Answer · why

B) His own wish

His own wish: Hergé had said Tintin should end with him, so when his assistant Bob de Moor offered to finish the story his widow finally said no, and ...

Q 04/05

What is Tintin's job?

A) Detective

B) Reporter

C) Sailor

D) Diplomat

Answer · why

B) Reporter

Reporter is his job title, yet across the whole series he is shown writing up a story for his paper just once.

Q 05/05

What is Snowy's name in the original French editions?

A) Bijou

B) Milou

C) Loulou

D) Filou

Answer · why

B) Milou

Milou was the pet name of Hergé's first girlfriend, Marie-Louise Van Cutsem, and he borrowed it for the dog.