Calvin and Hobbes by Byrdtown

Champion(s):

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Runner(s)-Up:

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Giggity.

CarterBurke
Maybe we can build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?

Tortoise
Slow and Steady


Quiz Description

This is a quiz about "Calvin and Hobbes" the beloved comic strip, not Calvin and Hobbes the French theologian and English philosopher. Just wanted to be clear about that up front.

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Questions:

Introduced in the 7/10/88 strip and featuring a titular rodent and an incident with viscid and explosive properties, what is the title of Calvin's favorite bedtime story book? Hint: It spawned a sequel titled "Commander Coriander Salamander and 'Er Singlehander Bellylander."

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Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie

Calvinball is a game defined by it's constantly changing rules. According to Calvin, what is the only permanent rule of Calvinball?

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you can never play it the same way twice

Calvin's many alter egos include Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, and what hard-boiled private investigator?

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Tracer Bullet

One serving has as much sugar as a bowl of Milk Duds and 100% of your recommended daily intake of caffeine. What favorite breakfast cereal of Calvin's does this describe?

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Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs

Calvin uses a cardboard box to create a device that allows him to turn one thing into another, such as when he turns himself into a tiger (see attached image). What is the name of this device?

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transmogrifier

A running joke in the strip is a mysterious "incident" that Calvin is blamed for, although Calvin has said that it was an accident and also that he was framed. What is the food item that gives this "incident" its name?

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noodle

Calvin and Hobbes are the only known members of the exclusive club known as G.R.O.S.S. What does the acronym G.R.O.S.S. stand for?

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Get Rid Of Slimy girlS

Only mentioned by name once in the April 2, 1986 strip, what is the name of Calvin's jungle-exploring alter ego? Hint: The name includes the Swahili word for "journey" and a proper name used in the title of a Paul Simon song.

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Safari Al

When Calvin gets into a fight with the personification of his good side (created by adding an Ethicator to his Duplicator), Good Calvin vanishes with a "FFTT" when he has an evil thought. Seeing this, Hobbes observes, "Another casualty of applied _____." What branch of philosophy goes in the blank?

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metaphysics

In the attached image, Calvin is showing someone polling data regarding that person's performance in a role that is not an elected office though Calvin treats it as such. What role is Calvin discussing?

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Dad

Calvin subscribes to a magazine devoted to an activity that many (including Hobbes) would find mundane and unworthy of such "high-gloss, literate and sophisticated" treatment. With this gag, creator Bill Watterson appears to be satirizing the commercialization and exhaustive over-examination of hobbies by their associated periodicals. What is the name of Calvin's magazine OR the activity that it covers?

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Chewing, Gum chewing

According to the title of one of the many Calvin and Hobbes book collections, what sound does scientific progress make?

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boink