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Questions for a... Tintinophile!
From the scorching dunes of the Khemed Desert to expeditions under the blazing sun, Tintin’s adventures are full of scenes where heat, aridity and desert landscapes play a key role.
his 14-question quiz invites you to explore this unforgiving world. Are you up to the challenge?
Good luck!
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14 questions
14 questions
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In which album do Captain Haddock’s famous heat- and thirst-induced hallucinations appear?
Prisoners of the Sun
The Crab with the Golden Claws
The Red Sea Sharks
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In The Crab with the Golden Claws, which expression does Haddock use during his crossing of the Sahara?
The Kingdom of Sand
The desert that drives you mad
The Land of Thirst
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In which album does Tintin collapse from exhaustion after wandering through the desert?
The Red Sea Sharks
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Land of Black Gold
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Which character uses scientific knowledge to escape the sacrifice in Prisoners of the Sun?
Professor Calculus
Zorrino
Tintin
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In Land of Black Gold, which natural phenomenon must Tintin face in the desert of Khemed?
A khamsin
A sirocco
A simoun
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Which famous archaeological site appears in The Red Sea Sharks?
Persepolis
Palmyra
Petra
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In The Red Sea Sharks, which sea do Tintin and Haddock notably travel through?
The Baltic Sea
The Red Sea
The Arabian Sea
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In what environment do Tintin and his companions spend much of the second half of The Broken Ear?
A tropical jungle
A mountain range
A desert
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In which album does Tintin encounter piranhas deep within a tropical jungle?
Tintin in the Congo
Tintin and the Picaros
The Broken Ear
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In which fictional country does part of Tintin and the Picaros take place?
Khemed
Borduria
San Theodoros
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Which astronomical phenomenon allows Tintin to escape sacrifice in Prisoners of the Sun?
A solar eclipse
An aurora borealis
A comet
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Which civilisation is at the heart of Prisoners of the Sun?
The Maya
The Incas
The Aztecs
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Which character saves Tintin when Haddock mistakes him for a giant bottle of champagne?
A Bedouin
Lieutenant Delcourt
Snowy
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In Land of Black Gold, what method does Tintin use to signal his position after wandering through the desert?
A rifle shot
A distress flare
A mirror
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