The European Comic Trail

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Ten questions about the creators and characters of Franco-Belgian and European comics.

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1. What was the pen name of the Belgian artist who created Tintin?

   1. Peyo
   2. Hergé
   3. Morris
   4. Franquin
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   B) Hergé

2. Who wrote the early Asterix stories?

   1. Pierre Christin
   2. Jean-Michel Charlier
   3. Jean Van Hamme
   4. René Goscinny
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   D) René Goscinny

3. In which comics magazine did Lucky Luke first appear?

   1. Pilote
   2. Spirou
   3. Pif Gadget
   4. Tintin
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   B) Spirou

4. What was the pen name of the Belgian cartoonist who created the Smurfs?

   1. Morris
   2. Hergé
   3. Peyo
   4. Franquin
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   C) Peyo

5. What genre is the Blueberry comic series?

   1. Western
   2. Fantasy
   3. Science fiction
   4. Crime
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   A) Western

6. Who created the Michel Vaillant comic series?

   1. André Franquin
   2. Hergé
   3. Jean Graton
   4. Albert Uderzo
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   C) Jean Graton

7. Who illustrated the Valérian and Laureline series?

   1. Jean-Claude Mézières
   2. Edgar P. Jacobs
   3. Jean Giraud
   4. Albert Uderzo
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   A) Jean-Claude Mézières

8. Which publisher publishes the magazine Spirou?

   1. Dargaud
   2. Dupuis
   3. Casterman
   4. Glénat
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   B) Dupuis

9. Which Italian comics artist created Corto Maltese?

   1. Guido Crepax
   2. Sergio Bonelli
   3. Dino Battaglia
   4. Hugo Pratt
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   D) Hugo Pratt

10. Who created the Blake and Mortimer series?

    1. Edgar P. Jacobs
    2. Jacques Martin
    3. Jacques Tardi
    4. Jean Graton
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    A) Edgar P. Jacobs