Questions in this quiz: Calvin and Hobbes

Bill Watterson's beloved 1985–1995 newspaper strip. Calvin, Hobbes the tiger, Susie Derkins, Moe, Miss Wormwood, Calvin's parents, the alter egos (Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, Tracer Bullet), Calvinball, the wagon and the sled, and Watterson's stance on merchandising.

1. In what year did Calvin and Hobbes first appear in newspapers, and through which syndicate? — Options: 1983, King Features Syndicate, 1985, Universal Press Syndicate, 1987, Universal Press Syndicate, 1985, United Feature Syndicate
2. Watterson named his two main characters after thinkers from which two fields, respectively? — Options: Theology and economics, Protestant reform and political philosophy, Mathematics and natural philosophy, Existentialism and psychology
3. Which category of Calvin and Hobbes products did Watterson actually authorize during the strip's run? — Options: Plush toys of Hobbes, Book collections and calendars, An animated television special, Character apparel and t-shirts
4. In 1991, Watterson won a notable concession from his syndicate after threatening to quit. What was it? — Options: Full ownership of the characters' copyright, A guaranteed half-page Sunday format with flexible layout, The removal of all advertising adjacent to the strip, Permission to take a yearlong sabbatical at full pay
5. Calvin's long-suffering elementary school teacher shares her name with a character from which literary work? — Options: Dahl's Matilda, Lewis's The Screwtape Letters, Dickens's Hard Times, Joyce's Dubliners
6. In the strip's mythology, what is the single inviolable rule of Calvinball? — Options: You must wear a mask, You can never play it the same way twice, Hobbes always gets the first point, All scores must be sung, not spoken
7. What is the surname of Calvin's classmate and frequent target of his snowball attacks, the pigtailed girl next door?