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1. Setting the scene: which pair of our teen detectives are official going out with each other as the story starts?

From Quiz 'Bad Machinery' #3 'The Case of the Simple Soul'

Answer: Shauna and Jack

As hinted to at the very end of book 2, Shauna and Jack have finally admitted that there's some kind of attraction there, and as it does when members of a closely-knit team pair off with other people, the rest of the group are finding it all a bit unbalanced. Linton and Sonny in particular seem to be struggling to cope, as being teen detectives isn't as much fun when there's just the two of you...

From Quiz 'Bad Machinery' #2 - 'The Case of the Good Boy'

Answer: She has to take little brother Humphrey

Shauna has to take her toddler half-brother Humphrey along with her, even though she's afraid that people are going to think that he's her son and call her 'pram face' (for non-Northern English people, that's an unpleasant name for underage working class mothers). Probably not a credible fear as Shauna is only 12. Shauna is the brains of the group so she probably does her homework anyway. Dan has a soft spot for his partner's daughter so would probably be up for taking her, but Shauna's a teenager now, so no. As for the dog, well, read on...

From Quiz 'Bad Machinery' #1 - 'The Case of the Team Spirit'

Answer: Jack

Quiet, bright, music-loving Jack is our first sight of the 'Bad Machinery' team. His elder sister already goes to Griswalds Grammar School in Keane End, Tackleford, and is quick to let him know all of the terrible things that can happen to a new kid on the first day of school. She is secretly protective of little bro though, so they're probably not going to happen to Jack on her watch.

From Quiz Breaking Cat News

Answer: Georgia Dunn

Georgia Dunn works primarily in watercolor, giving "Breaking Cat News" art a richness seldom seen in the comics world.

From Quiz "The Addams Family" Comics

Answer: Pugsley

Pugsley's habit of stealing road signs (particularly ones that say "Danger" and "Stop") was his most well known quirk. His hobby was supported by the rest of his family members who enjoyed listening to and watching the subsequent auto disasters. Pugsley displayed the signs on the wall of his bedroom as if they were trophies and appeared to have dozens.

From Quiz "Darths & Droids" - Episode 2, quiz 1

Answer: "The Silence of the Clones"

This is visible in a panel in episode #209, at the start of the new campaign. The first campaign was called "The Phantasmal Malevolence".

From Quiz Beware the Badger!

Answer: Ham

Ham is an ancient Druid who finds himself in a mental institution in a cell next to the Badger's. Communicating telepathically, the two agree to join forces and get out of their cells. Ham can control the weather and has used his magic to make himself incredibly wealthy. He first appeared in "The Badger" #1, which debuted in 1983.

From Quiz The Language of "The Broons"

Answer: child

The bairn is the youngest member of "The Broons" family, but in spite of her tender age she often exhibits considerable wisdom. Bairn can also refer to the youngest member of a family, irrespective of age. Occasionally the twins have been called bairns, such as when Granpaw said to them 'hey you bairns, get aff the roof', when they were using the But an' Ben roof as a slide.

From Quiz "The Broons" - Scotland's Favourite Family

Answer: eleven

Ten of "The Broons" live at the flat in Glebe Street, but Granpaw Broon has his own house nearby. Those living at Glebe Street are Paw, Maw, Joe, Hen, Daphne, Maggie, Horace, the twins, and the bairn. 'Broon' is the Scottish colloquial name for Brown, but they are never referred to as "The Browns". The location of Glebe Street wasn't revealed until the 1990s, when it was identified in various sketches as being in the fictional town of Auchenshoogle.

From Quiz "The Beano" - D.C. Thomson - The Early Years

Answer: Watson

In one story, when he found himself in a Roman arena with gladiators, he captured two vicious tigers with a blowlamp!

From Quiz "Anita Blake" Comic

Answer: Grey

It was Anita who has the red shirt! Also for the print of the front cover with Aubrey, the colouring made him blonde instead of his actual colour, but the powers that be liked it so they kept it that way.

From Quiz Ctrl+Alt+Del - Tragically 1337

Answer: Hits it with a crowbar then burns it

There are a number of episodes where Ethan is trying to use the internet and the dial-up modem is making things impossible. After he and Lucas get broadband, he beats the old modem with a crowbar, pours petrol on it, then lights it with a match, so that the "healing can start".

From Quiz Betty Boop-Ology 101

Answer: 1930

Miss Boop's first starring role was in "Dizzy Dishes", August 8, 1930, for Max Fleischer. She looks the same now as she did then.

From Quiz The General "CRFH" Quiz: The Early Years

Answer: A gas leak blew up their old dorms.

Dave, Mike and Roger were in class when they learned that their dorm had been blown up in a gas explosion. Dave and Roger managed to find a new place and Mike moved in with them not long after. See the "It all started when..." storyline.

From Quiz Andy Capp

Answer: Chalkie

Chalkie is his next door neighbor and fellow lay about.

From Quiz "Curtis"

Answer: Barry

Barry is often seen carrying his teddy bear, which has a high top haircut and sunglasses. He is not as innocent as he appears. He is very good at getting Curtis into trouble, and crying to their mother when Curtis chases after him.

From Quiz Have You Read "Baby Blues" ?

Answer: 3

Their kids are Zoe, Hammie and Wren.

From Quiz Betty Boop

Answer: Dizzy Dishes

It was released in 1930 and Mae Questel was the first person to do the voice of Betty, (although others such as Annabel Little, Margie Heinz, Kate Wright and Bonnie Poe have done the voice as well, Mae was her signature voice). Mae was also the voice of Popeye's girl, Olive Oyl!

From Quiz The A.B.C. Warriors

Answer: Hammerstein

Hammerstein leads the warriors in battle and is often their moral compass. Although, in later stories he has loosened up quite a bit.

From Quiz The Comic Strips: "Bringing Up Father"

Answer: Jiggs

"Bringing Up Father" was created by George McManus and first appeared in 1913.

From Quiz The Comic Strips "Beetle Bailey"

Answer: He's in the army

The comic strip "Beetle Bailey" was created by Mort Walker and made it's first newspaper appearance in 1950.

From Quiz The Comic Strips "Dennis the Menace"

Answer: 5 1/2

Dennis has been 5 1/2 for over 50 years. He was created by Hank Ketcham and first appeared in newspapers in 1951.

From Quiz "Dan Dare" - Pilot of the Future

Answer: Albert Digby

Albert Fitzwilliam Digby.

From Quiz The "Drabble" Comic

Answer: Patrick and Penny

From Quiz 'The Beano' Comic

Answer: 1930s

The first edition of 'The Beano' appeared on 30 July 1938 and was published into the 2020s and with many of the same characters appearing in the comic. It was published by the Dundee based company DC Thomson, who had already established a reputation with their other comics such as 'The Rover' and 'The Hotspur', which were aimed at boys. 'The Beano' targeted a wider audience with the strips being more humorous than the earlier publications, which had more dramatic stories. DC Thomson is also the publisher of various newspapers, primarily for readers in Scotland.

From Quiz "Baby Blues" Comics

Answer: Hammie

From Quiz 'Bad Machinery' #3 'The Case of the Simple Soul'

Answer: Arson

A spate of barn fires are sweeping the farms around Tackleford, providing work for its well-equipped but intellectually sub-par fire brigade. There doesn't seem to be any robbery above juvenile shoplifting and there's never much murder anyway. Pet counterfeiting...if it was going to happen anywhere, it would be in Tackleford. Not this time though.

From Quiz 'Bad Machinery' #2 - 'The Case of the Good Boy'

Answer: The Magic Pencil

Kiss the Strongman? Boys are EWWW. (She is only 12, after all.) The Hillbilly Simulator currently only exists in the mind of one of the carneys, which is probably for the best. Mildred has been brought up in a strict vegan household so gets palpitations at the very thought of chocolate, but beyond even that, it's the magic pencil that has drawn (ahem) her eye. How is it magic? We'll find out later.

From Quiz Breaking Cat News

Answer: "Everything is broken and we don't know who did it."

While all of these statements are uttered by our intrepid reporters in the first appearance of this at-the-time web-comic, only "Everything is broken and we don't know who did it" is spoken by the anchor cat, Lupin, as the first line of the comic.

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