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Questions for a... Tintinophile!
Mysterious messages, anonymous letters, disturbing telegrams, hastily scribbled words, etc. These are all clues hidden between the lines because, in The Adventures of Tintin, writing is often the starting point for the action, the trigger for an investigation or, quite simply, the beginning of a new trail to follow.
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13 questions
13 questions
« Letters and messages »
In Tintin in Tibet, what information does Tchang reveal in his letter that makes the situation even more worrying?
He specifies his travel itinerary
He talks about a missed opportunity
He mentions a delay in the post
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In The Broken Ear, what suggests that a new plot is unfolding?
A scoop published in the press about a discovery made at the Ethnographic Museum
An exclusive radio interview with the Curator of the Ethnographic Museum
An anonymous letter left after the theft at the Ethnographic Museum
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In The Castafiore Emerald, which media publishes the article riddled with errors announcing Haddock’s wedding?
Paris-Match
Paris-Flash International
The Gazette of Marlinspike Hall
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In The Secret of the Unicorn, what does Snowy say to Tintin when he understands the nature of the message discovered in the model?
That he is an excellent investigator
That he has a lot of imagination
He is a real Sherlock Holmes
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In The Black Island, what causes Tintin trouble after he discovers an abandoned aviator's jacket in the woods?
Contradictory telegrams
Torn pieces of paper
Anonymous letters
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In The Calculus Affair, what causes Captain Haddock to lose his balance at the airport?
Receiving an alarming telegram
Careful reading of his newspaper
The fall of an advertising sign
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In Tintin in America, what kind of letters does Tintin receive?
These are threatening letters
These are letters of sympathy
These are thank-you letters
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In The Castafiore Emerald, how does Captain Chester congratulate Captain Haddock on his supposed wedding to Castafiore?
By post
By telephone
By telegram
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In which album do letters marked with the same symbol announce impending reprisals?
Cigars of the Pharaoh
The Crab with the Golden Claws
The Red Sea Sharks
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In the early versions of Tintin in the Land of Black Gold (those published before 1971), in what language is the letter demanding the ransom for the son of Emir Ben Kalish Ezab written?
In Modern Standard Arabic
In Arabic dialect
In gibberish created by Hergé himself
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In Destination Moon, what does Professor Calculus send to Haddock to ask him to join him in Syldavia, accompanied by Tintin?
A handwritten letter
A fax
A telegram
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In Explorers on the Moon, where does Tintin find the message left by Captain Haddock before he jumps out of the rocket?
On his bunk
On a table
In the cockpit
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In The Red Sea Sharks, what name is written on the letter that Tintin discovers when he inspects the wallet lost in the street by General Alcazar?
M. Dubreuil
M. Dedreuil
M. Aubreuil
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