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1.In which city does this adventure begin?
Chicago
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Brussels
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New York
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Brazzaville
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2.During what major historical period does this story take place?
The Roaring Twenties
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The Great Depression
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The Cold War
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World War Two
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The story is set in 1931, and the Great Depression began with the US stock market crash of 1929 and continued until World War II.
3.Which real character appears in this adventure?
J. Edgar Hoover
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Eliot Ness
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Andrew Volstead
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Al Capone
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Tintin even goes so far as to arrest the famous gangster, the embodiment of American organized crime.
4.How does Tintin escape from the taxi in which he is locked up?
By melting the roof
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By sawing the door
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By melting the floor
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By punching the window
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5.What is the name of the gangster who wants to enlist Tintin?
Bobby Smiles
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Bobby Cries
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Bobby Yells
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Bobby Drinks
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6.During his escape, in which city is this gangster hiding?
Nothing Gulch
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Redskin City
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Smallville
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Dodge City
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7.What is the name of the Native American tribe that captures Tintin?
The Navajo
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The Sioux
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The Blackfeet
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The Shoshone
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Hergé had been passionate about Native American culture since his youth in the scouts. He wanted his hero to meet Native Americans, which he himself was only able to do in 1971. Moreover, this tribe was called "Toes-Ficelés" in the first edition.
8.While he is tied to a post, what does Tintin throw at the leader to escape being put to death?
Resin Balls
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Pieces of Bark
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Cactus Thorns
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Shards of Glass
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9.What does Tintin discover while digging underground?
An arms cache
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An oil well
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A gold mine
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A dinosaur fossil
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10.How much money is Tintin offered for the discovery?
$123,456
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$135,000
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$1,100,000
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$100,000
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The Natives are offered much less.
11.Tintin is then sentenced to hang. He is accused of having...
Rustled cattle
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Hijacking a train
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Trespassed into a reservation
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Robbed a bank
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Rustling cattle is the act of stealing cattle.
12.The gangsters then catch Tintin. How do they try to assassinate him?
By tying him to a railroad
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Throwing him off a cliff
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Burying him in the desert
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Burying him in cement after playing Russian Roulette
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The boxes that make up this scene show very well the influence of cinema on Hergé's drawing, which transcribed the speed and the effects of the camera in his boards.
13.What is the name of the private detective who offers to find Snowy?
John McClane
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Jimmy MacGill
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Mike MacAdam
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Sherlock Holmes
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14.Where is Snowy detained?
In a castle
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In a speakeasy
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In a circus
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In a crate with smuggled goods
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The presence of a castle in the United States may seem surprising, but it is in fact a fake castle. Hergé only developed the thought of Georges Duhamel, who described the United States as a country where "everything is false", in his story "Scenes from the future life" of 1930. This work is the main source of Hergé's inspiration for this story.
15.What was Tintin almost transformed into by visiting the Slift factory?
Into sliders
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Into hotdogs
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Into corned beef
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Into pet food
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This is a parody of the American industrial model and in particular of the factories producing processed foods. The Slift factory caricatures the company Swift & Co, whose slaughterhouses were actually located in Chicago.
16.What weapon does the man who had Snowy kidnapped have?
A flamethrower
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A cane-sword
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A boomerang
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A blowpipe
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17.What are the dumbbells of Mr. Hippolyte Bolivar, a weightlifter, made of?
Of plastic
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Of wood
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They are hollow
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Of string
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In America, "everything is fake" (see comment about the castle). Here, even the dumbbells are, which will save Tintin's life once again.
18.According to the final press release, how many arrests were made thanks to Tintin?