Q 01/05

Which animal do Tove Jansson's Moomins resemble, with round white bodies and large snouts, despite being trolls?

A) Elephant seal

B) Hippopotamus

C) Polar bear

D) Manatee

Answer · why

B) Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus is the animal the Moomins are forever mistaken for. Tove Jansson gave them soft, rounded shapes to match the gentle sound of the lett...

Q 02/05

Which small instrument does the pipe-smoking wanderer Snufkin play in Tove Jansson's Moomin books?

A) Harmonica

B) Ocarina

C) Tin whistle

D) Concertina

Answer · why

A) Harmonica

A harmonica is all Snufkin needs for music. In one adventure an insect collector mistakes its sound for a rare caterpillar and reaches in with his net...

Q 03/05

Which item is Moominmamma never seen without in the Moomin stories, since it holds dry socks, string and tummy powder?

A) Her picnic hamper

B) Her sewing basket

C) Her handbag

D) Her biscuit tin

Answer · why

C) Her handbag

Her handbag matters so much to Moominmamma that when it goes missing in Finn Family Moomintroll, the family throws a party to celebrate its return.

Q 04/05

What does the restless Moominpappa, forever longing for new adventures, usually wear on his head in the Moomin stories?

A) A sailor's cap

B) A nightcap

C) A straw boater

D) A top hat

Answer · why

D) A top hat

A top hat is Moominpappa's trademark. When the mood takes him, he climbs to his study on the third floor of the Moominhouse to write his memoirs.

Q 05/05

Which lonely Moomin character freezes the ground wherever she stands while searching for warmth and light?

A) The Mymble

B) The Groke

C) Misabel

D) Little My

Answer · why

B) The Groke

The Groke is feared across Moominvalley, yet all she wants is company. In Moominpappa at Sea she returns night after night simply to gaze at Moomintro...