Tintin Matters - Reader Polls

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Who should be in the Tintin movie sequel?

[Poll question suggested by GSC.]

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Disclaimer: These polls are not scienfitic and reflect only the views of visitors who have chosen to participate. If you're using these figures to do anything important, you're daft!

Rate the Tintin movie (The Secret of the Unicorn)

Excellent (2632 votes / 68%)
Good (779 votes / 20%)
OK (302 votes / 8%)
Poor (176 votes / 5%)
Total votes: 3889

How often do you read Tintin?

Regularly and religiously (561 votes / 26%)
Sporadically when I feel like it (657 votes / 31%)
Rarely but with great relish (911 votes / 43%)

Which of the Tintin double albums would you like to see as a live-action movie?

Lotus/Cigars (859 votes / 25%)
Unicorn/Rackham (790 votes / 23%)
Crystal/Prisoners (866 votes / 25%)
Moon adventures (952 votes / 27%)
Total votes: 3467

Do you prefer Tintin wearing ...

Long trousers (294 votes = 23%)
Plus Fours (964 votes = 77%)
Total votes: 1258

Have you ever seen Tintin drunk in a story?

No - never (146 votes = 9%)
Yes - once or twice (1195 votes = 73%)
Tintin doesn't drink! (301 votes = 18%)
Total votes: 1642
[Poll question suggested by Triskeliae.]

Favorite character who only appeared in one story

Sophocles Sarcophagus (61 votes = 33%)
Arturo Benedetto Giovanni Guiseppe Pietro Archangelo Alfredo Cartoffoli (79 votes = 42%)
Krônick and Klûmsi (1 votes = 1%)
Peggy Alcazar (46 votes = 25%)
Total votes: 187
[Poll question suggested by Phillipa Lachly.]

Does Captain Haddock's first name of Archibald suit him?

Yes (65%)
No (30%)
Don't know (4%)
Total votes: 282
[Poll question suggested by "Diego the Dreadful".]

Who is a worse ruler for San Theodoros?

Alcazar (24%)
Tapioca (76%)
Total votes: 274
[Poll question suggested by Phillipa Lachly.]

who is tintin's best friend?

Snowy (72%)
Haddock (19%)
Chang (6%)
None of the above (2%)
Total votes: 636
[Poll question suggested by Hussain.]

How many times have you read Tintin books?

Not once (8%)
1 to 5 times (12%)
6 to 10 times (7%)
More than 10 times (72%)
Total votes: 1235
[Poll question suggested by Phil.]

Are you a male or female?

Male (70%)
Female (24%)
Not telling! (6%)
Total votes: 1245
[Poll question suggested by Captain Chester.]

Should Hollywood make a Tintin movie?

Yes (61%)
No - they will ruin it (38%)
I don't take votes (1%)
Total votes: 461

How old are you?

Under 20 (27%)
20-something (30%)
30-something (24%)
40-something (13%)
50 and over (6%)
Total votes: 384
[Poll question suggested by Alan Mosbrook.]

How often do you visit Tintinologist.org?

This is my first visit (71%)
More than once a day (4%)
Once a day (4%)
More than once a week (4%)
Once a week (3%)
Once a month (3%)
Randomly (10%)
Hardly ever (2%)
Total votes: 450

Most annoying character in Tintin

Abdullah (27%)
Jolyon Wagg (31%)
Castafiore (15%)
Haddock (5%)
Peggy Alcazar (12%)
None of the above (10%)
Total votes: 218
[Poll question suggested by Alan Mosbrook.]

Your favourite invention by Calculus?

Soda water maker (2%)
Clothes brushing machine (6%)
Wall bed (2%)
Shark submarine (23%)
Moon Rocket (23%)
Ultrasound emitter (4%)
Motorised roller skates (8%)
Super calcacolor TV (4%)
Bianca rose (4%)
Remedy for alcholics (15%)
3-D object replicator (8%)
Total votes: 410

Your favourite non-Tintin work by Hergé?

Totor (2%)
Jo Zette and Jocko (32%)
Quick and Flupke (8%)
Popol and Virginia (1%)
Hate them all (7%)
Love them all (7%)
What non-Tintin work by Hergé? (42%)
Total votes: 1121
[Poll question suggested by Midnightblueowl.]

Funniest character in the Tintin series

Haddock (54%)
Calculus (13%)
Thomson and Thompson (24%)
Castafiore (2%)
Wagg (2%)
Rastapopoulos (2%)
Other (2%)
Total votes: 1307
[Poll question suggested by Hannah.]

What's the colour of Tintin's hair?

Ginger (36%)
Red (3%)
Blond (29%)
Strawberry blond (22%)
Brown (4%)
Mixture (6%)
Total votes: 2038
[Poll question suggested by Hannah.]

Who's the best villain in the Tintin series?

Rastapopoulos (58%)
Mueller (18%)
Mitsuhirato (10%)
Jorgen AKA Boris (4%)
Sponsz (7%)
Other (3%)
Total votes: 1189
[Poll question suggested by Mirza Zia.]

Did you attend the Brussels Tintin Festival (July 2005)?

Sure did! (8%)
Sadly no. (61%)
What? (31%)
Total votes: 364

Can Calculus hear?

Yes - with hearing aid (47%)
Yes - he has selective hearing (47%)
No - but can lip read (6%)
Total votes: 1139
[Poll question suggested by Sidney Parham.]

Your favourite Tintin movie?

Golden Fleece (7%)
Blue Oranges (2%)
Prisoners of the Sun (13%)
Lake of Sharks (9%)
Hate them all (11%)
Love them all (20%)
Tintin in movies? (37%)
Total votes: 771

Where did Carreidas' hijacked plane land?

Timor Island (13%)
Sumbawa Island (22%)
Komodo Island (22%)
None of the above (29%)
No idea! (15%)
Total votes: 929
[Poll question suggested by Andy Ferbson.]

How do you pronounce 'Syldavia'?

Syl-day-via (53%)
Syl-dah-via (47%)
Total votes: 102

What is Snowy's gender?

Male (91%)
Female (3%)
Neuter (4%)
No idea (2%)
Total votes: 197

What's Haddock's nationality?

French (10%)
British (60%)
Belgian (25%)
None of the above (4%)
Total votes: 169

How old is Tintin?

Under 20 (41%)
20 plus (57%)
30 plus (2%)
Total votes: 171

Are Thomson and Thompson brothers?

Yes - they are twins (60%)
No - they are not related (40%)
Total votes: 183

Would you pay to join Moulinsart's Club Tintin?

Yes (21%)
No way (38%)
Not sure (41%)
Total votes: 162