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Quiz about Calvin and Hobbes 10th Anniversary
Quiz about Calvin and Hobbes 10th Anniversary

"Calvin and Hobbes" 10th Anniversary Quiz

These questions are mainly based on the comics in "The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book".

A multiple-choice quiz by SuperBuff16. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
SuperBuff16
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
89,617
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
18 / 25
Plays
4809
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: lethisen250582 (5/25), MariaVerde (16/25), Parachutus (9/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. Who is the author of "Calvin and Hobbes"? Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. Out if the following comics, which one did not inspire the author to write "Calvin and Hobbes"? Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. Who is Calvin named after? Hint


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Question 4 of 25
4. Who is Hobbes named after? Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. What are the names of Calvin's parents? Hint


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Question 6 of 25
6. Where did Susie Derkins' last name come from? Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. Who is Miss Wormwood? Hint


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Question 8 of 25
8. Who is Moe? Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. What is the name of Calvin's babysitter? Hint


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Question 10 of 25
10. In the first "Calvin and Hobbes" strip, what kind of bait did Calvin put in his trap? Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. What year was the first "Calvin and Hobbes" strip published? Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. When Calvin duplicated himself the first time, how many Calvins, including the original, were there altogether? Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. When Calvin duplicated himself the first time, what did he end up turning all his duplicates into? Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. How long in advanced do Sunday strips have to be drawn to get color plates? Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. What happened when Calvin's family went camping? Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. What planet did Susie and Calvin get assigned to research? Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. What is the name of Calvin's uncle? Hint


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Question 18 of 25
18. The author hopes that someday a comic strip historian will find that he is the first cartoonist to use a certain word. Which word is it? Hint


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Question 19 of 25
19. Which sport did Calvin's classmates pressure him to take up? Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. What game did Calvin and Hobbes make up? Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. What does "G.R.O.S.S." stand for? Hint


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Question 22 of 25
22. When Calvin duplicated his good side, what did he ask for breakfast? Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. What did Calvin's good side do to Susie? Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. What caused Calvin's good side to disappear? Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. What is Calvin's favorite book? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is the author of "Calvin and Hobbes"?

Answer: Bill Watterson

 Bill Amend-"Foxtrot", Charles Shultz-"Peanuts", Jim Davis- "Garfield".
2. Out if the following comics, which one did not inspire the author to write "Calvin and Hobbes"?

Answer: Garfield

 "Peanuts"-By Charles Schultz, "Pogo"-By Walt Kelly, "Krazy Kat"-By George Herriman, "Garfield"-By Jim Davis. It can be found on page 17 in the "Influences" section in the first paragraph.
3. Who is Calvin named after?

Answer: A sixteenth-century theologian

 Calvin is like Bill's opposite.
4. Who is Hobbes named after?

Answer: A seventeenth-century philosopher

 Bill Watterson tried to make him very cat-like by adding black pads on Hobbes' paws.
5. What are the names of Calvin's parents?

Answer: Their names were never mentioned

 They are just known as Calvin's mom and dad. By the way, Wanda and Darryl are from "Baby Blues", and Andy and Roger are from "Foxtrot".
6. Where did Susie Derkins' last name come from?

Answer: The nickname of the author's wife's family dog

 Susie was the kind of girl that Bill liked when he was a kid.
7. Who is Miss Wormwood?

Answer: Calvin's teacher

 According to the comic strip and the book, an aunt was never mentioned.
8. Who is Moe?

Answer: A bully at Calvin's school

 He's cruel, ugly, mean, and a jerk to Calvin.
9. What is the name of Calvin's babysitter?

Answer: Rosalyn

 She was first introduced in a Sunday strip.
10. In the first "Calvin and Hobbes" strip, what kind of bait did Calvin put in his trap?

Answer: A tuna fish sandwich

 By putting a tuna fish sandwich in the trap, he caught Hobbes.
11. What year was the first "Calvin and Hobbes" strip published?

Answer: 1985

 November 18, 1985, to be exact.
12. When Calvin duplicated himself the first time, how many Calvins, including the original, were there altogether?

Answer: 6

 They got in trouble with the principal every day! What a mess!
13. When Calvin duplicated himself the first time, what did he end up turning all his duplicates into?

Answer: Worms

 Calvin turned his clones into worms and then buried them, after totally grossing out his mom, of course.
14. How long in advanced do Sunday strips have to be drawn to get color plates?

Answer: 2 months

 That's why when cartoonists are in a big story, they usually don't include it in the Sunday strips.
15. What happened when Calvin's family went camping?

Answer: It rained

 It rained the whole week, until it was time to leave!
16. What planet did Susie and Calvin get assigned to research?

Answer: Mercury

 Susie did all the work!
17. What is the name of Calvin's uncle?

Answer: Max

 He was introduced for a week, then Bill Watterson didn't like how it turned out. That was the last of Max!
18. The author hopes that someday a comic strip historian will find that he is the first cartoonist to use a certain word. Which word is it?

Answer: "Booger"

 This word can be found on page 78 of the book.
19. Which sport did Calvin's classmates pressure him to take up?

Answer: Baseball

 He was the only boy who didn't sign up for it.
20. What game did Calvin and Hobbes make up?

Answer: Calvinball

 There are no real rules!
21. What does "G.R.O.S.S." stand for?

Answer: "Get Rid Of Slimy Girls"

 It was Calvin and Hobbes' secret club.
22. When Calvin duplicated his good side, what did he ask for breakfast?

Answer: Prunes

 His good side baffled everyone!
23. What did Calvin's good side do to Susie?

Answer: Wrote her Mash notes

 This is on page 157 of the book.
24. What caused Calvin's good side to disappear?

Answer: He had a bad thought

 This is on page 159 of the book.
25. What is Calvin's favorite book?

Answer: Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie

 He pressured his dad to read it to him at bedtime.
Source: Author SuperBuff16

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