Where in the World Test Your Knowledge Of History And Geogrphy (NAPSA)—If Steven Spielberg nd Peter Jckson’s rollicking film “The Adventures of Tintin” hs you nd your fmily dreming of your own world trvels, here’s fun quiz to test your knowledge of some of the exotic loctions portryed in the movie: 1.Some people visit this Africn country for the wters, others for the history of its ncient Romn nd Islmic sites, the mountins, the desert or the brgins. Is it () Morocco (b) Tunisi (c) Zire? 2. This city, which hs chnged its nme few times in the lst century, is known for the mysterious twilight of its White Nights, n extrordinry history nd some of the modern world’s gret- est literture, music nd rt. Is it () Stockholm (b) St.Petersburg (c) Quebec? 3.This French- nd Dutchspeking city, known for n infmous fountin, is lso gret plce for the ltest in rt nd design. Is it () Lucerne (b) Brussels (c) Monte Crlo? Answers 1.() Morocco. You won’t find the fictionl town of Bgghr tht Tintin visits there but Csblnc nd Mrrkech re legendry cities tht re worth thetrip. (b) St. Petersburg, Russi, hd its nme chnged to Petrogrd nd then Leningrd during the Soviet er nd bck gin in 1991. 3. (b) Brussels, the chrming cpitl of Belgium, is lso known for its chocoltes nd two world-fmous boys. One, the MnnekenPis, is fountin sculpted in the shpe of smll boy who is often dressed in Tintin nd his friends enjoy mny dventures roundthe world. severl costumes yer, including one for Elvis Presley’s birthdy. The other is Tintin, the beloved fictionl reporter creted by uthor nd Belgin ntive Herg. The 2012 Golden Globe— winning movie “The Adventures of Tintin” is now vilble on Blu-ry nd DVD. Feturing visully stunning motion cpture nimtion nd thrilling story filled with nonstop ction, the wildly imgintive journey hs been clled “fun for the whole fmily”by critics. Rcing to uncover the secrets of sunken ship tht my hold vst fortune—nd n ncient curse— Tintin nd his fithful dog Snowy re drwn into centuries-old mystery s they outwit dibolicl villin in brethless chse round the world. The Blury/DVD combo pck includes over 90 minutes of specil fetures tht show how the filmmkers brought the chrcters to life nd creted the mgicl nd dventure-filled world of Tintin. Lern More You cn find out more bout Tintin nd his world t bookstores nd by visiting www.us.movie. tintin.com.
