Cartoon Strips: Laughs, Lines, and Legendary Characters!

#84 Week 18

Author

Sigrun Sørumgård
April 28, 2025

Can you name the strips, their stars, and the stories that made them famous?

  1. What is the name of the comic strip where we meet two twin boys who rebel against authority, most often personified by their mother Mama; the Captain, a sailor who acted as a surrogate father; and der Inspector, a long-bearded school official.

  2. What is Spider-Man called in "real life"?

  3. What is the name of the cowboy who shoots faster than his own shadow?

  4. What is the name of the witch who tries to steal Uncle Scrooge's lucky ring?

  5. Which character eats spinach to become strong?

  6. What is the name of the boy in “Peanuts” who never wins a baseball game and never makes his kite fly?

  7. Who created “Calvin and Hobbes”?

  8. What is the name of the inventor in Ducktown who often makes bizarre inventions?

  9. What is the name of Batman's faithful butler?

  10. What is the name of one of Mickey Mouse's archenemies, the villain who is dressed in a black sheet, black gloves and boots?

The Wonder Wall

  • Tom and Jerry from the eponymous cartoon were initially known as Jasper and Jinx by the animators.

  • Newspaper comic strips have shrunk over the years. In the early 1900s, a strip would often stretch across the entire page, and could be more than four inches tall.

  • In 1975, Garry Trudeau (creator of Doonesbury) became the first daily comic strip artist to win a Pulitzer Prize. That same year, President Gerald Ford even commented, “There are only three major vehicles to keep us informed as to what is going on in Washington: the electronic media, the print media, and Doonesbury, not necessarily in that order.”

Friday´s Questions & Answers

  1. How many squares are there on a chessboard?

    64, 8x8 squares

  2. What is the special move where the king and pawn swap places?

    Castling

  3. Which Russian player held the world championship title from 1985 to 2000 and is known for his strong political commitment?

    Garry Kasparov

  4. What happens if both players only have the king left?

    Draw

  5. What was the name of the American player who became world champion in 1972 in the famous match called “The Match of the Century”?

    The 1972 World Chess Championship final was played between challenger Bobby Fischer and reigning champion Boris Spassky in Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík, Iceland. Fischer won the match 12½-8½.

  6. What is the act of sacrificing a piece to gain a strategic advantage called?

    Gambit

  7. What does “FIDE” stand for?

    Fédération Internationale des Échecs (International Chess Federation)

  8. Magnus Carlsen set the chess circus on fire when he accused which other chess player of cheating?

    Hans Moke Niemann, an American chess player and grandmaster. In September 2022, Niemann defeated reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup. Carlsen then withdrew from the tournament, which was interpreted as an indication that Niemann had cheated. Carlsen later accused him directly of cheating.

  9. What is a fork in chess?

    When one piece attacks one or more opponent pieces at the same time.

  10. Who is considered the strongest female chess player of all time?

    Judit Polgár (born 1976) is a Hungarian chess player who was for a long time the strongest female chess player in history.