An Quiz presentation set by Subhasish Dutta, a student of Tezpur University and a member of its Adda Quiz club

1. QM: Subhasish Dutta
ADDA Quiz, Tezpur University

2. • There are 31 questions starting from 0 to 30.
• All the questions are based, in some way
(sometimes in an obscure way), to cartoon
and comic characters.

3. Pehchanna????
ID the cartoon/comic
character with the guy
in the blue shirt.

4. X (adjacent pic) is the newest
superhero on the block by a very
famous and prominent cartoonist.
The suit, that he is wearing,
activates the centres of life force
in his body – known as Xs in
Hinduism – allowing him to fight
crime.
ID X.

5. This cartoon character is
a parody of someone, a
famous quote of whom
is shown in the dialogue
box.
Either name this
cartoon character or the
person whom it is
parodying.

6. In November 2008, one of X's advisers gave an interview to journalist Jon Swaine of The
Daily Telegraph titled, “X: The 50 facts you might not know.” In the interview, it
emerged that X collects “Conan the Barbarian. One of the friends of the creator of this
comic series said this about how he wanted the story and the name of the comics to
be:
“First off, you should change it to X the Barbarian, and second, I'm not interested in
writing a Mad Magazine style parody, but it should be more in line with the critical
speech and writings of Voltaire and Swift and third, I have my leanings towards X and
that will be evident from my writings. ”
The writer has described how it is more than just a political satire: "I just think of it as ,
only the characters look really familiar.”
A lot of jibber-jabber. Ignore all that, you just have to ID X.
P.S. Image follows.

8. XY is a Pakistani animated television series airing
on Geo Tez a new channel of GEO TV Network.
Created and directed by pop star Haroon and
produced at Unicorn Black production studios, the
show features Jiya, a teacher at a girls school
whose alter ego is a X-wearing superheroine who
uses her martial arts skills to fight
crime. The Urdu language series first aired on 28 July
2013.
XY has been inspired from the heroic deeds of the
lady (adjacent pic).
ID XY.
(no points for naming this lady as it is a comics quiz)

9. This XKCD comic’s
theme is “Engineering
Hubris”. It is parodying a
very famous cartoon.
Just Name The Cartoon.

10. This comic is parodying a
famous painting for the
Apple Inc. Products.
Just name the painting and
the painter.

11. Luke Cage a.k.a Power Man is a fictional superhero from Marvel
Comics. As far as the movie is concerned, Marvel wanted Jamie Foxx
to play his role in the upcoming Avengers movie. Dwayne “The
Rock” Johnson has also shown an interest to play the role. However,
a certain actor named Isaiah Mustafa is crazy for that role. He has
even created a Facebook petition page, has shot a few scenes from
the comic and has done a photo shoot to convince the producers to
let him play the role.
The question is: How do we know Mr. Mustafa better?
P.S. Images follow.

13. Mr. Mustafa in one of the photo shoots and a comic showing Luke Cage.

14. A famous gangster, he is
the only real-life character
depicted in The Adventures
of Tintin series. He is
thought to be the hand
behind St. Valentine’s day
massacre.
ID him.

15. The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvel is a group of
occultist performers who perform occult “workings” – occult prose and
poetry set to music, sometimes accompanied with dancing. The group
consists of X, who does the talking/speaking, and musicians David J.
and Tim Perkins, who provide a musical backdrop to X’s monologue
and verse. X is also a Neopagan, ceremonial magician and anarchist.
X has also appeared in an episode of “The Simpsons”. (Images follow)
X is very famous in the world of cartoons.
ID X.

16. X in “The Simpsons” and his Lego character

17. X was the more-or-less fiancée of Harold Hamgravy who was
a “lounge lizard” or a slacker who did as little work as
possible and was always borrowing money. His attraction to
other women – particularly if they were rich – naturally
incensed her, and she once succumbed to a fit of
“Lunaphobia”(a kind of angry madness over one of his
amours). When she recovered, she continued to pretend to
have the disorder to win him back. X was not immune from
other men, but she stayed committed to Harold until Y’s
appearance.
ID X and Y.

18. A disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary, Z originally
appeared as a villain in an issue of New Mutants, and later
in issues of X-Force. The character has since starred in
several ongoing series, and shares titles with other
characters such as Cable. Also known as the "Merc with a
Mouth," Z is famous for his talkative nature and his
tendency to "break the fourth wall", which is used by
writers for humorous effect.
ID Z.

19. This guy’s name is X Ceramix. He is a character in
the comic “Asterix and the Big Fight” where he
challenges Asterix to a fight.
His name is a play on the real name of the
person on whom this character is portrayed.
X is more famous as Y in the field of sports.
Will Smith has also portrayed his role in a movie
about Y’s life.
Give me either X or Y.
(psst….if you know X, you will definitely know Y).

20. This Amar Chitra Katha comic was
launched on Nov 26th, 2013 on the
occasion of the 92nd birth
anniversary of the visionary on
whose life this comic issue is
based.
Name this visionary.
(psst…..Aerosmith has dedicated a
song to India and the song’s name
is strongly related to this person)

21. Id X.
A preliminary, but fully worked, sketch from which the outlines
could be transferred to be the basis of a design for a fresco or
painting is called a “X”.
This term X is known common to us in a very different way.

22. Hermann ________ (adjacent pic) , a
Swiss psychologist, created an
experiment in 1921 in which the
subjects’ interpretations of a
particular thing are recorded and
then analyzed using psychological
interpretations and complex
algorithms. It was the most popular
projective test in the 1960s.
What is this experiment and
what is its connection to the
world of comics?

23. Phew, tired of long
questions? Here is a sitter.
He is one of the eight
assassins hired by Black
Mask to kill Batman in the
game “Batman: Arkham
Origins”.
Just ID him.

24. People with Schizophrenia may hear voices other
people do not hear. They may believe other people
are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts,
or plotting to harm them. This may terrify people
with the illness and make them withdrawn or
extremely agitated.
A classic example of this disorder is the person in
the adjacent pic who is a Nobel Laureate in
Economics.
Which comic character created by Bill Waterson is
diagnosed with this disorder?
P.S. Sorry for creating a sombre environment in a
comics quiz.

25. This is the Indian version of the Justice
League.
Just name this series.
(psst…..Super Commando Dhruv is a
member of this team)

26. Who vs. Who?

27. This character is from Charles Dickens's
“A Christmas Carol” named
Ebenezer_______. He is a cold-hearted
and a tight-fisted person, who
despises Christmas and all things which
give people happiness.
His last name has come into the English
language as a byword
for miserliness and misanthropy.
Which cartoon character is named
after this guy?

28. This actor here has played some very commendable roles in
his career. He portrayed the roles of Agent Smith in “The
Matrix” trilogy and Lord Elrond in “The Lord of the Rings”
trilogy and “The Hobbit” movies. He has also played the
role of Red Skull in “Captain America: The First Avenger”
and has given his voice to Megatron in “The Transformers”
trilogy.
So, in short, he has played a lot of roles. He has also played
the role of the anarchist protagonist of a graphic novel
created by Alan Moore in the movie adaptation of the
novel.
So, the question is:
Name this character and the movie.
(psst…..Same as before, if you know one, you will definitely
know the other, this role of his is my favourite)

29. This here is Jesse Woodson James. He was
an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train
robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and
the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang.
Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a
legendary figure of the Wild West after his death.
Two very famous characters from a very famous and
loved cartoon series were named after this guy.
Name the Characters.
(Half points for naming the series)
(psst…..an image follows which might act as a
hint)

31. X is a cartoon character created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose. Rose first
developed the character in 1985 on a napkin in a restaurant. They later
stenciled X on T-shirts with the credo: “X is for X, X is against no one". These
T-shirts became very popular in New York.
X was licensed to PepsiCo in around 1988, but the character did not receive
much attention or popularity until the early 1990s on numerous products,
particularly stationery. Later, he was replaced with Cool Spot as the brand
mascot.
ID X or Where do you see this character?

32. YUMMMM!!!!!
This sandwich is named after
a comic character created by
Chic Young because of the
character’s love for these
kinds of sandwiches.
Just name this sandwich.

33. This comic character was
created by TARGET
publication in the early
1980s.
What was created by
TINKLE to stand against it?
(psst….Muchhe ho toh Nathulal
jaisi, warna na ho)

34. The comic issue in the adjacent
image is of the comic series
“Supremo”. Supremo is portrayed as
the alter ego of a very well known
personality both in India as well as
abroad.
Name this personality.
(psst……look at the image carefully)

35. This small guy’s name is Little Helper. His inventor,
X accidentally passed on some of his intelligence
to a desk lamp. X added small metal arms and legs
to the lamp, so that it could move about. Little
Helper lived up to his name, helping his creator
(X) with many of his inventions.
In the Italian comics, Little Helper is named Edi, in
reference to Thomas Alva Edison.
ID X (the inventor).
(psst…..X is created by Carl Banks and he is
Duckburg’s most famous inventor)

36. Like many other cartoons of that age, X featured racial stereotypes. After explosions, for
example, characters with blasted faces would resemble stereotypical blacks, with large
lips and bow-tied hair. Perhaps the most controversial element of the show is the
character Mammy Two Shoes, a poor black maid who speaks in a stereotypical "black
accent" and has a rodent problem. The creator of X claimed that the racial gags in the
show did not reflect his racial opinion; they were just reflecting what was common in
society and cartoons at the time and were meant to be humorous. Nevertheless, such
stereotypes are considered by some to be racist today, and most of the blackface gags
are censored when these shots are aired. Mammy Two-Shoes' voice was redubbed by
Turner in the mid-1990s to make the character sound less stereotypical; the resulting
accent sounds more Irish. One cartoon in particular, His ________ Friday, is usually kept
out of television rotation because of its depiction of cannibals. If shown, the cannibals'
dialogue is censored, although their mouths still move.
ID X
(psst….All of us have grown up watching and loving X)

37. Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British
figurative painter known for his bold,
graphic and emotionally raw imagery. A
very famous director of a movie trilogy
was inspired to recreate the visual
appearance of a comic character with a
cult personality, from Mr. Bacon’s work
for his movies, particularly from the
painting given here.
Name the comic character.
(psst….the painting and the dialogue in
the next slide may be a hint)

38. "I kind of like
this one, Bob.
Leave it."

39. Sitter!!
Fill in the blank.

40. Answers

41. Pehchanna????
ID the cartoon/comic
character with the guy
in the blue shirt.

42. And The Answer is……

43. X (adjacent pic) is the newest
superhero on the block by a very
famous and prominent cartoonist.
The suit, that he is wearing,
activates the centres of life force
in his body – known as Xs in
Hinduism – allowing him to fight
crime.
ID X.

44. And The Answer is……
Chakra, the invincible
By Stan Lee

45. This cartoon character is
a parody of someone, a
famous quote of whom
is shown in the dialogue
box.
Either name this
cartoon character or the
person whom it is
parodying.

46. And The Answer is……
Muammar al-Gaddafi
and the cartoon
character’s name is
Gad-Daffy.

47. In November 2008, one of X's advisers gave an interview to journalist Jon Swaine of The Daily Telegraph
titled, “X: The 50 facts you might not know.” In the interview, it emerged that X collects “Conan the
Barbarian. One of the friends of the creator of this comic series said this about how he wanted the story
and the name of the comics to be:
“First off, you should change it to X the Barbarian, and second, I'm not interested in writing a Mad
Magazine style parody, but it should be more in line with the critical speech and writings of Voltaire and
Swift and third, I have my leanings towards X and that will be evident from my writings. ”
The writer has described how it is more than just a political satire: "I just think of it as , only the
characters look really familiar.”
A lot of jibber-jabber. Ignore all that, you just have to ID X.
P.S. Image follows.

49. And The Answer is……

50. XY is a Pakistani animated television series airing
on Geo Tez a new channel of GEO TV Network.
Created and directed by pop star Haroon and
produced at Unicorn Black production studios, the
show features Jiya, a teacher at a girls school
whose alter ego is a X-wearing superheroine who
uses her martial arts skills to fight
crime. The Urdu language series first aired on 28 July
2013.
XY has been inspired from the heroic deeds of the
lady (adjacent pic).
ID XY.
(no points for naming this lady as it is a comics quiz)

51. And The Answer is……

52. This XKCD comic’s
theme is “Engineering
Hubris”. It is parodying a
very famous cartoon
character.
Just Name The
Character.

53. And The Answer is……

54. This comic is parodying a
famous painting for the
Apple Inc. Products.
Just name the painting and
the painter.

55. And The Answer is……
Rene Magritte’s self
portrait “The Son of Man”.

56. Luke Cage a.k.a Power Man is a fictional superhero from Marvel
Comics. As far as the movie is concerned, Marvel wanted Jamie Foxx
to play his role in the upcoming Avengers movie. Dwayne “The
Rock” Johnson has also shown an interest to play the role. However,
a certain actor named Isaiah Mustafa is crazy for that role. He has
even created a Facebook petition page, has shot a few scenes from
the comic and has done a photo shoot to convince the producers to
let him play the role.
The question is: How do we know Mr. Mustafa better?
Images follow.

58. Mr. Mustafa in one of the photo shoots and a comic showing Luke Cage.

59. And The Answer is……
The Old Spice Guy

60. A famous gangster, he is
the only real-life character
depicted in The Adventures
of Tintin series. He is
thought to be the hand
behind St. Valentine’s day
massacre.
ID him.

61. And The Answer is……

62. The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvel is a group of occultist
performers who perform occult “workings” – occult prose and poetry set to music,
sometimes accompanied with dancing. The group consists of X, who does the
talking/speaking, and musicians David J. and Tim Perkins, who provide a musical
backdrop to X’s monologue and verse. X is also a Neopagan, ceremonial magician
and anarchist.
X has also appeared in an episode of “The Simpsons”. (Images follow)
X is very famous in the world of cartoons.
ID X.

63. X in “The Simpsons” and his Lego character

64. And The Answer is……
Alan Moore

65. X was the more-or-less fiancée of Harold Hamgravy who was a
“lounge lizard” or a slacker who did as little work as possible and was
always borrowing money. His attraction to other women – particularly
if they were rich – naturally incensed her, and she once succumbed to
a fit of “Lunaphobia”(a kind of angry madness over one of his
amours). When she recovered, she continued to pretend to have the
disorder to win him back. X was not immune from other men, but she
stayed committed to Harold until Y’s appearance.
ID X and Y.
(psst…..the image in the next slide may be a hint)

66. And The Answer is……
X - Y -

67. A disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary, Z originally
appeared as a villain in an issue of New Mutants, and later
in issues of X-Force. The character has since starred in
several ongoing series, and shares titles with other
characters such as Cable. Also known as the "Merc with a
Mouth," Z is famous for his talkative nature and his
tendency to "break the fourth wall", which is used by
writers for humorous effect.
ID Z.

68. And The Answer is……
Deadpool

69. This guy’s name is X Ceramix. He is a character in the
comic “Asterix and the Big Fight” where he challenges
Asterix to a fight.
His name is a play on the real name of the person on
whom this character is portrayed.
X is more famous as Y in the field of sports.
Will Smith has also portrayed his role in a movie about
Y’s life.
Give me either X or Y.
(psst….if you know X, you will definitely know Y).

70. And The Answer is……
X-Cassius
Y-Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali’s
real name is Cassius
Clay.

71. This Amar Chitra Katha was
launched on Nov 26th, 2013 on the
occasion of the 92nd birth
anniversary of the visionary on
whose life this comic issue is
based.
Name this visionary.
(psst…..Aerosmith has dedicated a
song to India and the song’s name
is strongly related to this person)

72. And The Answer is……

73. Id X.
A preliminary, but fully worked, sketch from which the outlines
could be transferred to be the basis of a design for a fresco or
painting is called a “X”.
This term X is known common to us in a very different way.

74. And The Answer is……
Cartoons

75. Hermann ________ (adjacent pic) , a
Swiss psychologist, created an
experiment in 1921 in which the
subjects’ interpretations of a
particular thing are recorded and
then analyzed using psychological
interpretations and complex
algorithms. It was the most popular
projective test in the 1960s.
What is this experiment and
what is its connection to the
world of comics?

76. And The Answer is……
Rorschach inkblot test.
Rorschach’s mask from
“Watchmen” displays a
constantly morphing inkblot
that is based on the ambiguous
designs used in Rorschach
inkblot tests.

77. Phew, tired of long
questions? Here is a sitter.
He is one of the eight
assassins hired by Black
Mask to kill Batman in the
game “Batman: Arkham
Origins”.
Just ID him.

78. And The Answer is……
Deathstroke

79. People with Schizophrenia may hear voices other
people do not hear. They may believe other people
are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts,
or plotting to harm them. This may terrify people
with the illness and make them withdrawn or
extremely agitated.
A classic example of this disorder is the person in
the adjacent pic who is a Nobel Laureate in
Economics.
Which comic character created by Bill Waterson is
diagnosed with this disorder?
P.S. Sorry for creating a sombre environment in a
comics quiz.

80. And The Answer is……
Calvin from
“Calvin and
Hobbes”

81. This is the Indian version of the Justice
League.
Just name this series.
(psst…..Super Commando Dhruv is a
member of this team)

82. And The Answer is……
Brahmand Rakshak

83. Who vs. Who?

84. And The Answer is……
The plaintiff, Coyote, has filed a
lawsuit against, my client, the
Acme Company sounding in tort
for products liability alleging that
Acme Co., was negligent, reckless,
and placed products into the
stream of commerce through its
mail order catalogues.

85. This character is from Charles Dickens's
“A Christmas Carol” named
Ebenezer_______. He is a cold-hearted
and a tight-fisted person, who
despises Christmas and all things which
give people happiness.
His last name has come into the English
language as a byword
for miserliness and misanthropy.
Which cartoon character is named
after this guy?

86. And The Answer is……
Scrooge McDuck/
Uncle Scrooge

87. This actor here has played some very commendable roles in
his career. He portrayed the roles of Agent Smith in “The
Matrix” trilogy and Lord Elrond in “The Lord of the Rings”
trilogy and “The Hobbit” movies. He has also played the
role of Red Skull in “Captain America: The First Avenger”
and has given his voice to Megatron in “The Transformers”
trilogy.
So, in short, he has played a lot of roles. He has also played
the role of the anarchist protagonist of a graphic novel
created by Alan Moore in the movie adaptation of the
novel.
So, the question is:
Name this character and the movie.
(psst…..Same as before, if you know one, you will definitely
know the other; this role of his is my favourite)

88. And The Answer is……
V in the movie
“V for Vendetta”

89. This here is Jesse Woodson James. He was
an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train
robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and
the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang.
Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a
legendary figure of the Wild West after his death.
Two very famous characters from a very famous and
loved cartoon series were named after this guy.
Name the Characters.
(Half points for naming the series)
(psst…..an image follows which might act as a
hint)

91. And The Answer is……
Team Rocket
(Jessie and
James)from
the series
“Pokemon”

92. X is a cartoon character created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose. Rose first
developed the character in 1985 on a napkin in a restaurant. They later
stenciled X on T-shirts with the credo: “X is for X, X is against no one". These
T-shirts became very popular in New York.
X was licensed to PepsiCo in around 1988, but the character did not receive
much attention or popularity until the early 1990s on numerous products,
particularly stationery. Later, he was replaced with Cool Spot as the brand
mascot.
ID X or Where do you see this character?

93. And The Answer is……
Fido Dido

94. YUMMMM!!!!!
This sandwich is named after
a comic character created by
Chic Young because of the
character’s love for these
kinds of sandwiches.
Just name this sandwich.

95. And The Answer is……
Dagwood
Sandwich

96. This comic character was
created by TARGET publication
in the early 1980s.
What was created by TINKLE to
stand against it?
(psst….Muchhe ho toh Nathulal
jaisi, warna na ho)

97. And The Answer is……
Shikari Shambhu

98. The comic issue in the adjacent
image is of the comic series
“Supremo”. Supremo is portrayed as
the alter ego of a very well known
personality both in India as well as
abroad.
Name this personality.
(psst……look at the image carefully)

99. And The Answer is……

100. This small guy’s name is Little Helper. His inventor,
X accidentally passed on some of his intelligence
to a desk lamp. X added small metal arms and legs
to the lamp, so that it could move about. Little
Helper lived up to his name, helping his creator
(X) with many of his inventions.
In the Italian comics, Little Helper is named Edi, in
reference to Thomas Alva Edison.
ID X (the inventor).
(psst…..X is created by Carl Banks and he is
Duckburg’s most famous inventor)

101. And The Answer is……
Gyro Gearloose

102. Like many other cartoons of that age, X featured racial stereotypes. After explosions, for
example, characters with blasted faces would resemble stereotypical blacks, with large
lips and bow-tied hair. Perhaps the most controversial element of the show is the
character Mammy Two Shoes, a poor black maid who speaks in a stereotypical "black
accent" and has a rodent problem. The creator of X claimed that the racial gags in the
show did not reflect his racial opinion; they were just reflecting what was common in
society and cartoons at the time and were meant to be humorous. Nevertheless, such
stereotypes are considered by some to be racist today, and most of the blackface gags
are censored when these shots are aired. Mammy Two-Shoes' voice was redubbed by
Turner in the mid-1990s to make the character sound less stereotypical; the resulting
accent sounds more Irish. One cartoon in particular, His ________ Friday, is usually kept
out of television rotation because of its depiction of cannibals. If shown, the cannibals'
dialogue is censored, although their mouths still move.
ID X
(psst….All of us have grown up watching and loving X)

103. And The Answer is……

104. Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British
figurative painter known for his bold,
graphic and emotionally raw imagery. A
very famous director of a movie trilogy
was inspired to recreate the visual
appearance of a comic character with a
cult personality, from Mr. Bacon’s work
for his movies, particularly from the
painting given here.
Name the comic character.
(psst….the painting and the dialogue in
the next slide may be a hint)

105. "I kind of like
this one, Bob.
Leave it."

106. And The Answer is……

107. Fill in the
blank.

108. And The Answer is……