Q 01/05

Six-year-old Calvin never ages, returning every fall to Miss Wormwood's class in which grade?

A) Kindergarten

B) First

C) Second

D) Third

Answer · why

B) First

First grade rarely holds his attention: when Miss Wormwood calls on him he is often away as Spaceman Spiff, with the teacher recast as a monster on so...

Q 02/05

Which historical figures gave Calvin and Hobbes their names?

A) Two Roman emperors

B) A theologian and a philosopher

C) Two Renaissance painters

D) A composer and a poet

Answer · why

B) A theologian and a philosopher

A theologian and a philosopher: John Calvin, who preached predestination, and Thomas Hobbes, who took what Watterson calls 'a dim view of human nature...

Q 03/05

In the first Calvin and Hobbes strip, what bait traps Hobbes?

A) A raw steak

B) A tuna fish sandwich

C) A bowl of cereal

D) A ball of yarn

Answer · why

B) A tuna fish sandwich

A tuna fish sandwich does it: tigers will do anything for one, Calvin tells his dad, and Hobbes, hanging by his foot from the snare, agrees that they ...

Q 04/05

What is the name of Calvin's favorite breakfast cereal?

A) Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs

B) Honey Roasted Cocoa Blasts

C) Marshmallow Mega Crunchies

D) Triple Fudge Sugar Smacks

Answer · why

A) Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs

Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs are so sweet that Hobbes can barely get a spoonful down, yet Calvin calls them bland until you scoop more sugar on; afte...

Q 05/05

Which syndicate distributed Calvin and Hobbes for its entire run?

A) King Features

B) Universal Press

C) United Feature

D) Creators

Answer · why

B) Universal Press

Universal Press Syndicate picked the strip up after United Feature, which had paid Watterson to develop it, decided it would not sell; within three ye...