The Seven Crystal Balls
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The Seven Crystal Balls is a Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which a mysterious curse afflicts a group of explorers after an Inca expedition.
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| The Seven Crystal Balls canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Seven Crystal Balls Context triple: [Professor Cuthbert Calculus, appearsIn, The Seven Crystal Balls]
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A.
The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball is a 1902 Pre-Raphaelite-style painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a mysterious woman gazing into a crystal sphere, often interpreted as exploring themes of magic and fate.
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B.
The Shattered Crystal Ball
The Shattered Crystal Ball is a work by historian James G. Blight that examines U.S. foreign policy and the limits of strategic prediction during the Cold War.
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C.
Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
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D.
The Crystal
The Crystal is a landmark sustainable building and exhibition center in London known for its distinctive glass architecture and focus on urban sustainability and green technologies.
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E.
Panel of the Wise
The Panel of the Wise is a consultative body of eminent African personalities that advises and supports the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts across the continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Seven Crystal Balls Target entity description: The Seven Crystal Balls is a Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which a mysterious curse afflicts a group of explorers after an Inca expedition.
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A.
The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball is a 1902 Pre-Raphaelite-style painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a mysterious woman gazing into a crystal sphere, often interpreted as exploring themes of magic and fate.
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B.
The Shattered Crystal Ball
The Shattered Crystal Ball is a work by historian James G. Blight that examines U.S. foreign policy and the limits of strategic prediction during the Cold War.
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C.
Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
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D.
The Crystal
The Crystal is a landmark sustainable building and exhibition center in London known for its distinctive glass architecture and focus on urban sustainability and green technologies.
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E.
Panel of the Wise
The Panel of the Wise is a consultative body of eminent African personalities that advises and supports the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts across the continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Franco-Belgian comic ⓘ |
| artStyle | ligne claire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
General Alcazar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rascar Capac NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomson and Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCulture | Inca civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
mummy of Rascar Capac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
seven crystal balls ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Le Soir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear |
1943
ⓘ
1944 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prisoners of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasColorVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
collected album
ⓘ
serialized comic ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of desecrating tombs
ⓘ
superstition and science ⓘ |
| hasVictimGroup | Sanders-Hardiman expedition members ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Haddock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Professor Calculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene | Rascar Capac mummy in Haddock’s dream ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les Sept Boules de cristal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfStoryArc | Inca two-part adventure with Prisoners of the Sun ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Inca expedition
ⓘ
crystal balls causing coma ⓘ kidnapping of Professor Calculus ⓘ mysterious curse on explorers ⓘ |
| publisher | Casterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Adventures of Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlinspike Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Nazaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children and young adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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