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60 free Smurfs trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Smurf trivia for anyone who grew up three apples high on Saturday-morning cartoons, and for the parents now watching the films with their own kids. The quiz starts with Peyo's 1958 comics - how the word 'schtroumpf' was invented over a forgotten salt cellar, the debut in Johan and Peewit, the Cursed Land, sarsaparilla and the 99 original Smurfs - and the villains Gargamel, Azrael, Hogatha and Balthazar. It then moves through the Hanna-Barbera series that ran on NBC for 256 episodes, Father Abraham's Smurf Song, the 2011 live-action film with Katy Perry and Neil Patrick Harris (and the Spanish village painted blue for its premiere), Smurfs: The Lost Village and the 2025 musical with Rihanna. Questions range from easy to expert. Every answer has been checked against a reference page and each question shows its source once you have answered.
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Q 01Which comics artist created the Smurfs?
Peyo
He was already drawing Johan and Peewit for Spirou when the little blue characters stole the show.
Q 02What was the real name of the Smurfs' creator?
Pierre Culliford
He was born in Brussels to an English father and a Belgian mother.
Q 03The creator's pen name came from an English cousin's mispronunciation of what?
Pierrot
Pierrot is a diminutive of Pierre, his real first name.
Q 04The Smurfs come from which country?
Belgium
They are part of the same Brussels comics tradition as Tintin, Lucky Luke and Spirou.
Q 05In which year did the Smurfs first appear?
1958
Their first full appearance was on October 23 of that year, and merchandising began the following year.
Q 06The Smurfs made their debut as side characters in which comic series?
Johan and Peewit
The story was 'The Flute with Six Holes', later retitled 'The Flute with Six Smurfs'.
Q 07In which Belgian comics magazine did the Smurfs first appear?
Spirou
The creator later left publisher Dupuis and briefly ran his own magazine, Schtroumpf!, which folded.
Q 08What are the Smurfs called in the original French?
Les Schtroumpfs
The word is pronounced like the German 'Strumpf', meaning sock, though that is a coincidence.
Q 09Its creator said the word "schtroumpf" was invented at a meal when he could not remember the word for what?
Salt
He and a fellow cartoonist then spent the whole weekend talking in 'schtroumpf language'.
Q 10Which Gaston Lagaffe creator was at the table when the word 'schtroumpf' was coined?
André Franquin
He replied 'Here's the schtroumpf - when you're done schtroumpfing, schtroumpf it back'.
Q 11The English word 'Smurf' comes from which language's translation of 'Schtroumpf'?
Dutch
There are around 55 translations worldwide, from Pitufos in Spanish to Dardasim in Hebrew.
Q 12What are the Smurfs called in Spanish?
Pitufos
The name was coined by a Spanish magazine editor inspired by the Catalan folk figure Patufet.
Q 13Before the name Smurfs stuck, a 1973 English book called them what?
Goblins
Several other languages also gave them names suggesting gnome-like creatures.
Q 14The Smurfs live in houses shaped like what?
Q 21The first female Smurf was originally created by whom, to sow jealousy in the village?
Gargamel
She chose to become a real Smurf, and Papa Smurf's magic transformed her.
Q 22What colour was the first female Smurf's hair before Papa Smurf's spell?
Black
His 'plastic smurfery' also lengthened her eyelashes and shortened her nose.
Q 23Which female Smurf, created by the Smurflings, was the second to appear?
Sassette
The creator's son, Thierry Culliford, announced in 2008 that more female Smurfs would follow.
Q 24What is the name of the evil wizard's cat?
Mushrooms
In the original Johan and Peewit stories the houses came in different shapes and sizes in a rocky, desolate land.
Q 15How tall is a Smurf traditionally said to be?
Three apples high
They also have short tails, which is why their white trousers have a hole in the back.
Q 16The Smurfs' white hats are in the style of which historic cap?
Phrygian cap
The same floppy cap became a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution.
Q 17Which colour does Papa Smurf wear, unlike every other Smurf?
Red
His French name, Le Grand Schtroumpf, means 'the Great Smurf'.
Q 18How old is Papa Smurf said to be in the comics?
546
Almost every other Smurf is a mere 100 years old.
Q 19How old are ordinary Smurfs said to be?
100
Papa, Baby, Nanny and Grandpa are the exceptions to the rule.
Q 20How many Smurfs were there originally?
99
The number grew as new characters such as Sassette and Nanny were added; there are now more than 100.
Azrael
He is a brown or orange tabby who never speaks but is treated as badly as he treats his master.
Q 25The wizard villain's godfather, another enemy of the Smurfs, is named what?
Balthazar
The Smurfs' friends include the wizard Homnibus and the page Johan.
Q 26What is the name of the ugly witch who is an enemy of the Smurfs?
Hogatha
She joined the rogues' gallery alongside the wizard's godfather Balthazar.
Q 27In the early cartoons, one of the wizard's motives for catching Smurfs is to use them to make what?
Gold
Other versions have him wanting them as a recipe ingredient or simply wanting them gone.
Q 28The Smurfs love to eat the leaves of which plant?
Sarsaparilla
Its berries - 'smurfberries' - only appear in the cartoon, not the original comics.
Q 29How do the Smurfs travel long distances, such as to Johan's kingdom?
Riding storks
Their homeland was originally called the Cursed Land and could only be reached by magic or a long trek.
Q 30The 1972 story Smurf Versus Smurf, splitting the village over language, parodies which two groups?
French and Dutch speakers of Belgium
Northern Smurfs said 'bottle smurfer' while Southern Smurfs said 'smurf opener'.