1 Comiquiz 2010
is presented by
Seriefrämjandet Stockholm (Swedish Comics Association, local department of Stockholm)
Comiquiz 2010 will take place as planned november the 10th, 2010.
The quiz pamphlet consists of 35 pages (including cover) separated into 13 categories. The number of points awarded for each category varies between 12 and 55 points, and the maximum number of points that could be acchieved on this year's Comiquiz is 348 points.
Note that when we're asking about a certain artist, we're looking for the penciler (for instance in the cases where another person has inked etc.) In the cases we ask for the year of publishing, it's always the first publishing we're looking for, i.e. not when a comic magazine has been compiled into a trade paper back, or collected in an anthology.
(Certain images have been slightly edited for design or competition reasons.) A. 2010 – The year we make contact (12 poäng)
Note that even the cover itself is a category. The world of comics has for long contained a multitude of extraterrestrial life of all kinds. Here we wonder what species each character belongs to. 2 points for each correct answer.
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
The people behind the quiz pamphlet for this year's edition of Comiquiz are: Ola Hammarlund, Martin Hassel, Bror Hellman, Barbara Lublinn, Patrik Schylström och Håkan Storsæter.
We sincerely wish you good luck.
2 B. Follow the white rabbit (15 poäng)
Follow the white rabbit down the hole and tell us who the artist is! Here we wonder which artist is behind each image example. 1 point for each correct answer.
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______9) ______
10) ______11) ______12) ______
13) ______14) ______15) ______
3 4 5 C. Teens in toons – Raging Hormones (32 poäng) The teen market have been an interesting demographic in the world of Comics since at least the late 1910's, and interesting teenage characters have emerged all over the would in all conceivable genres. Here, we're showing you a selection of various teen girls we hope you'll be able to place.
(What's the name of the character? 1p. each) (Who's the artist? 1p. each.)
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______9) ______
10) ______11) ______12) ______
13) ______14) ______15) ______
What do these characters have in common, except for gender, age and possible love/ relationship problems? 4p.
6 7 D. Woof woof! Here it is! (55 points)
Man's best friend has appeared in comics many times during the years. Here follows a selection of image examples. 1 point for each correct dog, 1 point for each correct artist.
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______9) ______
10) ______11) ______12) ______
13) ______14) ______15) ______
16) ______17) ______18) ______
19) ______20) ______21) ______
22) ______23) ______24) ______
25) ______26) ______27) ______
8 9 10 11 E. A minor part to play (22 points)
Comics creators are not always asocial fellows, doing nothing with their days but constant drawing. Some could also be camera hogs seizing the opportunity to perform in different film or TV productions when opportunity arises. Which creators have have tried their luck here, and which are the film or TV productions they are performing in? 1 point for each correct comics creator and 1 point for each correct film and TV production.
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______9) ______
10) ______
Bonus points. Which role do the following comics creators play in the film examples? 1 point for each correct answer.
6) ______8) ______
9) ______10) ______
12 13 F. 12 nordic monkeys (12 points)
Our tree-dwelling relatives have inspired cartoonists for a long time, also in the Nordic region. Here we wonder which Nordic artist is behind each monkey (or ape). 1 point for each correct answer.
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______9) ______
10) ______11) ______12) ______
14 15 G. What just happened? (34 points)
Below we present 17 more or less important moments in comics, both for readers around the world and for the characters involved. It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. Our hope is that it does not require quite so many words to describe what has just happened in the panel (or a very small number of panels) that lead up to the images we show below. An answer template for personal notes is given last in the category. Each correct answer gives 2 points.
16 17 18 Answer template – What just happened:
Page 1. 1) 2) 3)
4) 5) 6)
Page 2. 7) 8)
9)
10) 11)
Page 3. 12)
13) 14)
15) 16)
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19 H. Bats in the belfry (15 poäng)
”Twinkle, twinkle little bat. How I wonder where you're at.” Holy hooded heroics - Will the real Batman please stand up? Who are the artists of these batsies? 1 point for each correct answer.
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______9) ______
10) ______11) ______12) ______
13) ______14) ______15) ______
20 21 22 I. Good grief! – Beagles in bundles (29 points)
For decades, Charles M. Schulz' comic strip Peanuts has been a pop cultural phenomenom where lots of cartoonists all over the world has treated the strip in hommages, parodies, pastiches etc. Here follows a small selection.
(Who's the artist? 1p. each)
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______9) ______
10) ______11) ______12) ______
13) ______14) ______15) ______
16) ______17) ______18) ______
19) ______20) ______21) ______
22) ______23) ______24) ______
25) ______26) ______27) ______
28) ______29) ______15) ______
23 24 25 J. Artful dodgers! (51 points)
The art of comics is called the ninth art. Here are some works from the nine arts guest starring in comics. Name 1) the (Comic) Artist 2) the Comic 3) the Creator of the Original 4) the Title of the Original. 1 point for each correct answer.
1) ______2) ______
3) ______4) ______
5) ______6) ______
7) ______8) ______
9) ______10) ______
11)______12) ______
13)______12) ______
26 Artful dodgers!
27 28 29 K. Magical girls (8 points)
Match each magical girl with her correct magical device/ wand and tell us the name of the girl. 1 point for each correct name, 1 point for each correctly matched wand.
A) 1)
B) 2)
C) 3)
D) 4)
30 L. A dog's life! (12 points)
1 point for each correct artist, 1 point for each correct comic.
1) ______2) ______3) ______
4) ______5) ______6) ______
31 M. Assorted shorts (51 points)
Each question is worth 1 point, unless otherwise stated.
1. What did John Archibald Pump demand from his new servants?
2. Svengard from Stockholm looks exactly like a famous comics character; who?
3. What is "Okduleeva"?
4. Scamp is the English name for the son of the Lady and the Tramp. What are the names of his sisters?
5. What physical handicap did Al Capp and Garé Barks have in common?
6. Could you name the characters in this image, from left to right? (8p.)
7. And then we ask the same thing about this image. (6 p.)
32 8. What is at the following positions? (2 p.) a) 20 37 42 N, 70 52 15 V b) 70 N, 167 V
9. Who was Jenny O'Sullivan's fiancé?
10. Here are two images from two classical adventures. Who were the writers? (2 p.)
a) b)
11. Here are five famous comics creators and ten first names. Could you match the cartoonists with their respective parents? (10 p.)
Al Capp
Georges Remi
Robert Crumb
Charles M. Schulz
Roy Crane
Carl, Royston, Dena, Charles V., Otto, Elisabeth, Alexis, Tillie, Mamie, Beatrice
33 12. How much did Roy Crane earn for his first syndicated daily cartoon, ”Music to the ear”?
13. Norville Rogers and Patricia Reichardt are better known by other names. Which? (2 p.)
14. Who are the owners of the cars with the following registration plates? (4 p.) a) b) c) d)
15. The original version of this image was changed before printing. What was done?
16. Four superquestions (4 p.): a) In 1940 (one year before Pearl Harbor) Superman caught Adolf Hitler and brought him before an international court for crimes against international law – but Adolf wasn’t alone. Who was the other accused? b) According to Jerry Siegel, Clark Kent got his name from two popular American actors. Which ones? c) Before Jerry Siegel was drafted in 1943, he had time to write a long dramatic Superman story, in which the hero saves a famous person from nazi captivity. Who was that? d) Joe Schuster was given a free pass from military service during World War II – why?
34 17. In which comic could you encounter ”Kolin Kelly, dealer in bricks”?
18. In which room does Mr. Yotsuya live?
19. What is Shun Mitaka afraid of?
20. And what is his profession?
21. Which one of these women has not been in love with The Spirit?
Thorne Strand
Nylon Rose
Autumn Mews
Silken Floss
Lizzie Haffa
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