All about Asterix!

Here are 10 questions to test your knowledge on Asterix, the famous little French hero. (Read the "Culture française et francophone" section for a brief history of the series!)

This quiz is a fairly easy one. I thought I'll save the harder questions for later, so now it's up to you to prove that I should have in fact started with higher standards

P.S. These questions were sourced from various websites that I will cite in a later post when I put up the answers, just so all you adept Google users don't rush off to look online for the answers


1. Asterix is the central character of the book and the story is all about his adventures protecting his village in Gaul from the Romans. In the story who is his best friend?

Getafix
Vitalstatistix
Cacofonix
Obelix


2. What is Obelix's favourite food?

Honey sandwiches
Seeds, grasses and anything vegetarian
Barbequed chicken
Wild boar


3. In the story, Gaul has been taken over by the Romans, apart from a small village (the home of Asterix). In what year was this?

500 AD
200 BC
50 BC
50 AD


4. Getafix was the Gaul who made up magic potions. What was he?

a magician
a witch doctor
a wizard
a druid


5. Who was NOT allowed to take the potion that gave everyone superhuman strength?

Asterix
Obelix
Cacofonix
Vitalstatistix


6. Mistletoe was the main ingredient in the magic potion that gave the villagers their strength. What was added for flavor?

lobster
MSG
chili
lemon juice


7. The Romans who were wanting to take over the village, but could not because of the strength potion of the villagers, decided to send in a spy. What was his name?

Crismus Bonus
Caligula Minus
Ginantonicus
Tullius Octopus


8. During the course of their adventures Asterix and Getafix were captured by the Romans. Getafix gave the Romans a potion which they thought would give them the superhuman strength. Sadly, they were wrong. What did the potion do?

It made them fall asleep for a very long time
It made their ears turn green
It made them drunk
It grew massive amounts of hair on their bodies


9. Cacofonix was a very talented musician.

True
False


10. When Julius Caesar found out there was a takeover plot by the Romans in the area, where did he send them?

Straight to the Circus Maximus
Outer Mongolia
Northern Africa
Timbuktu

Oh come on, all you Asterix fans, why're you lurking?! (You guys are not going to make me believe that this quiz is a tough one!) Not even one attempt and answers yet?!

Je connais la reponse juste pour qq questions!!

1.Obelix

2.Wild boar

3.500 AD ??

4.a druid??

Je pense que tout le monde saura ces reponses la!!

1. Obelix
2. Wild boar
3. 50BC
4. Druid
5. Obelix
6. Lobster
7. Caligula Minus
8. It grew massive amounts of hair on their bodies
9. False
10. Outer Mongolia

Super! Tu as tout bon!
Et Priya, pas mal non plus hein?!
Est-ce que vous voulez d'autres quiz sur Astérix? (ou d'autres personnages célèbres français?)


Voici les bonnes réponses et quelques informations supplémentaires pour ceux que cela intéresse

1. Asterix is the central character of the book and the story is all about his adventures protecting his village in Gaul from the Romans. In the story who is his best friend?

The correct answer was Obelix.
Obelix is a menhir delivery-man. A menhir is a tall upright monumental stone and Obelix can be seen throughout the book carrying one on his back. Getafix is the druid who brews up the magic potions for the villagers, Cacofonix is the village musician and a terrible one at that. Vitalstatistix is the chief of the tribe and is very brave but he is scared that the sky may fall on his head tomorrow.


2. What is Obelix's favourite food?

The correct answer was Wild boar.
He is addicted to wild boar and is constantly eating it throughout the book. As long as there is the promise of wild boar he will do anything.


3. In the story, Gaul has been taken over by the Romans, apart from a small village (the home of Asterix). In what year was this?

The correct answer was 50 BC.
The Roman Emperor at the time was Julius Caesar who sent the legionaries to capture the village but they were unsuccessful. In most instances Asterix would be able to fight off the Romans all at the same time with the magic strength potion.


4. Getafix was the Gaul who made up magic potions. What was he?

The correct answer was a druid.
He carried a golden sickle with him for cutting up mistletoe. The best time to cut mistletoe was on the sixth day of the new moon.

5. Who was NOT allowed to take the potion that gave everyone superhuman strength?

The correct answer was Obelix.
Obelix couldn't have any because when he was a baby he fell into a cauldron which caused permanent damage. As can be seen in the book he is twice the size of any of the other characters.

6. Mistletoe was the main ingredient in the magic potion that gave the villagers their strength. What was added for flavor?

The correct answer was lobster.
The secret recipe for the potion was handed down through the years to each druid. Getafix advised that the lobster was only an added extra. It was not needed for the potion, it was just to make it taste better.

7. The Romans who were wanting to take over the village, but could not because of the strength potion of the villagers, decided to send in a spy. What was his name?

The correct answer was Caligula Minus.
He entered the village in disguise wearing a false moustache. When it was discovered he was not a Gaul he managed to escape back to the Roman camp of Compendium and tell the Romans the secret.


8. During the course of their adventures Asterix and Getafix were captured by the Romans. Getafix gave the Romans a potion which they thought would give them the superhuman strength. Sadly, they were wrong. What did the potion do?

The correct answer was It grew massive amounts of hair on their bodies.
This was only a short term solution for our heroes so it would give them time to prepare the real solution so they could break out of the camp


9. Cacofonix was a very talented musician

The correct answer was False
He was dreadful! Everyone in the story tried to avoid having to listen to him.


10. When Julius Caesar found out there was a takeover plot by the Romans in the area, where did he send them?

The correct answer was Outer Mongolia.
Asterix told Caesar of the plot and so he was released, until next time of course.

1. Asterix is the central character of the book and the story is all about his adventures protecting his village in Gaul from the Romans. In the story who is his best friend?

Obelix


2. What is Obelix's favourite food?

Wild boar


3. In the story, Gaul has been taken over by the Romans, apart from a small village (the home of Asterix). In what year was this?

50 BC



4. Getafix was the Gaul who made up magic potions. What was he?

a druid


5. Who was NOT allowed to take the potion that gave everyone superhuman strength?

Obelix


6. Mistletoe was the main ingredient in the magic potion that gave the villagers their strength. What was added for flavor?

lemon juice


7. The Romans who were wanting to take over the village, but could not because of the strength potion of the villagers, decided to send in a spy. What was his name?

Ginantonicus


8. During the course of their adventures Asterix and Getafix were captured by the Romans. Getafix gave the Romans a potion which they thought would give them the superhuman strength. Sadly, they were wrong. What did the potion do?

It made their ears turn green


9. Cacofonix was a very talented musician.

False


10. When Julius Caesar found out there was a takeover plot by the Romans in the area, where did he send them?

Straight to the Circus Maximus