Q 01/05

In which magazine did Asterix first appear, on 29 October 1959?

A) Pilote

B) Le Journal de Mickey

C) Tintin

D) Spirou

Answer · why

A) Pilote

Goscinny and Uderzo had earlier had success with Oumpah-pah in Tintin magazine.

Q 02/05

Who wrote the Asterix stories until his death in 1977?

A) René Goscinny

B) Hergé

C) Albert Uderzo

D) Jean-Yves Ferri

Answer · why

A) René Goscinny

Uderzo, the illustrator, then took over the writing himself until he sold the rights in 2009.

Q 03/05

In what year is the Asterix series set?

A) 100 BC

B) 50 BC

C) 1 AD

D) 50 AD

Answer · why

B) 50 BC

The famous introduction explains that Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely.

Q 04/05

What are the four Roman camps surrounding the Gaulish village called?

A) Delirium, Tedium, Opprobrium and Odium

B) Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium

C) Maximum, Minimum, Medium and Optimum

D) Forum, Circus, Atrium and Stadium

Answer · why

B) Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium

Their garrisons, the introduction notes, do not have an easy life.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the village druid in the original French editions?

A) Miraculix

B) Panoramix

C) Vitalstatistix

D) Getafix

Answer · why

B) Panoramix

He is Getafix in English and Miraculix in German; only Asterix and Obelix keep their names across languages.