Quiz 11 on An American Christmas Carol (1979), Starring Henry Winkler

  1.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, which adaptation of A Christmas Carol does Henry Winkler say he watched as a child?



 2.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, which producer does Henry Winkler say went to his house to persuade him to star as "the Scrooge"?



 3.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, which other producer does Henry Winkler say asked him to star as "the Scrooge"?

 4.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, where does Henry Winkler say that the first house he ever bought was?



 5.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, on what television show does Henry Winkler say he was working when he was asked to star as "the Scrooge" in this film?



 6.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, how does Henry Winkler identify the Gary Smith who talked him into starring as "the Scrooge"?



 7.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, who does Henry Winkler say applied his prosthetic make-up, to make him look significantly older, in his role as "the Scrooge"?



 8.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, how many pieces of rubber does Henry Winkler say were applied to his face, to make him look significantly older, in his role as "the Scrooge"?



 9.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, how long does Henry Winkler say it took to apply make-up to his face, to make him look significantly older, in his role as "the Scrooge"?



10.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, at what time does Henry Winkler say he began having pieces of rubber applied to his face, to make him look significantly older, in his role as "the Scrooge"?

Answers were published on March 2, 2021.

Quiz by William Mortensen Vaughan

Quiz 10 on An American Christmas Carol (1979), Starring Henry Winkler

  1.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what does "the Scrooge" ask "the Belle" about, during World War I, after he hasn't seen her for years?



 2.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what did "the Belle" tell "the Scrooge" in response to the inquiry mentioned in Question 1, above?



 3.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, how many heart attacks does "the Fezziwig" tell "the Scrooge" that he had?



 4.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when does "the Fezziwig" presumably have his third and final heart attack?



 5.  Why do "the Scrooge" and "the Belle" not get married, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?



 6.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, why does "the Scrooge" leave the Stapleton Furniture Company in Michigan, and return to his home town to look for work?



 7.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what new way of selling does "the Scrooge" persuade "the Marley" to invest in?



 8.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what percent of a purchase does "the Scrooge" tell "the Marley" that he should require as a down payment?



 9.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what percent of a purchase price does "the Scrooge" tell "the Marley" that he should expect to be paid, if a buyer makes all of his payments on time?



10.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what percent of a purchase price does "the Scrooge" tell "the Marley" that he could be paid, if a buyer fails to make all of his payments on time?

Answers were published on March 2, 2021.
 

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Quiz 9 on An American Christmas Carol (1979), Starring Henry Winkler

  1.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what is the first song the orphans sing when "the Scrooge" returns their piano?



 2.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what is the second song the orphans sing when "the Scrooge" returns their piano?



 3.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, "the Scrooge" adopts a boy from the orphanage; what are his first and last names?



 4.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, where does "the Scrooge" intend to put the orphan he adopts, to work?



 5.  According to his wife, at what time is dinner served at "the Fezziwig's" home, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?



 6.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, after "the Marley" visits "the Scrooge," what was "the Scrooge's" first clue that he was going back in time?



 7.  Who was the President of the United States during the opening scene of this film?



 8.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, who does Mr. Reeves' radio identify as the President of the United States?



 9.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol,  what two historic events does "the Scrooge" hear about, on Mr. Reeves' radio?



10.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol,  what did "the Scrooge" do to Mr. Reeves' radio?

Answers were published March 2, 2021.

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Quiz 8 on An American Christmas Carol (1979), Starring Henry Winkler

  1.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, "the Scrooge" sends "the Tiny Tim" to a clinic in Australia, and names a woman who works there; is she a real person, or was she merely fictitious?



 2.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, "the Scrooge" decides to re-open a granite quarry; how many people are to be employed there?



 3.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, "the Scrooge" decides to re-open a granite quarry; is granite an important part of Connecticut's history?



 4.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, "the Scrooge" personally destroys leather bound books he repossesses, including an original copy of what book?



 5.  According to the person from whom "the Scrooge" takes the books mentioned in Question 4, above, what was the progeny of the book he most wanted to keep?



 6.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol,  "the Scrooge" claims that he is having the books he destroyed rebound, by what company, in what city?



 7.  Is the company mentioned in Question 6 above a real company, or merely fictitious?



 8.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol,  the leader of the orphan boys choir is played by a young man who later played the role of Moxica, in 1492:  Conquest of Paradise (1992); Rochefort, in The Three Musketeers (1993); Top Dollar, in The Crow (1994); and Dorleac, in The Count of Montecristo (2002). What is his name, and how old was he when this adaptation of A Christmas Carol was released?



 9.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol,  what address does "the Scrooge" give when the lights in his home go out?



10.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol,  what happens when "the Scrooge" rips the pages out of an original copy of A Christmas Carol?

Answers were published on March 2, 2021.

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Quiz 7 on An American Christmas Carol (1979), Starring Henry Winkler

  1.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, how much money does "the Bob" indicate that he owns?



 2.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge's" belongings are auctioned off, what is the highest bid?



 3.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge's" belongings are auctioned off, what two quantities of money does "the Scrooge" try to bid?



 4.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge's" portrait is auctioned off, what is the highest bid??



 5.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge's" portrait is auctioned off, what does the winning bidder do with it?



 6.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what years are listed on "the Tiny Tim's" tombstone, as the years of his birth and death?



 7.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what years are listed on "the Scrooge's" tombstone, as the years of his birth and death?



 8.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge" asks "the Bob's" wife how much her Christmas chicken weighs, how much does she tell him that it weighs?



 9.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge" tells "the Bob's" wife how long to cook their Christmas turkey, how long does he tell her to cook it?



10.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge" gives "the Cratchits" a bag of Christmas presents, whose present is missing?

Answers were published on March 2, 201.

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Quiz 6 on An American Christmas Carol (1979), Starring Henry Winkler

 1.  What are the first and last name of "the Belle," in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?



 2.  "The Scrooge's," belongings, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, are auctioned off, by whose orders?



 3.  What song does "the Scrooge" first hear children singing in his home, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

 4.  What is the second song that the children sing to "the Scrooge," in his home, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?



 5.  What song does "the Scrooge" play on the piano, in his home, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?



 6.  What is unusual about the way that "the Scrooge" plays a song on the piano, in his home, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?



 7.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Marley" is trying to decide whether to invest in "the Scrooge's" idea, or in repairing "the Fezziwig's" factory, for how long does "the Scrooge" tell "the Marley" that "the Fezziwig" has been doing things the same way?

 8.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when the Ghost of Christmas Present shows "the Belle's" daughter to "the Scrooge," whom does the Ghost of Christmas Present say that "the Belle" married?



 9.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, after "the Scrooge" fires him, "the Bob" facetiously tells his children that he has received a job offer to be what for whom?



10.  In reality, in what year was the company mentioned in Question 9, above, founded?

Answers were published on March 2, 2021.

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Answers to Quiz 5 on An American Christmas Carol (1979), Starring Henry Winkler

  1.  What is the first and last name of the person who is injured in a fire at the factory where "the Scrooge" worked as a boy, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

Sam Perkins

 2.  Why did the owner of the factory where "the Scrooge" worked as a boy, go out of business, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

He neglected to keep his insurance current, so the damages were not covered when there was fire at his factory.

 3.  Approximately how much time elapsed between the time "the Scrooge" left his home town, and the time he returned, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

Ten years.  Sam Perkins commented when he saw Benedict Slade again, that it must have been at least ten years...

 4.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what probably caused the fire at the factory where "the Scrooge" worked as a boy?

A cigar. Sam Perkins leaves a lit cigar on a table or counter in the factory in a scene before the fire.

 5.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge" didn't believe that "the Marley" was "the Marley," what did "the Marley" tell him that only the two of them knew?

That "the Scrooge" had told the Reverend Williams that his antique deacon's bench was only a cheap imitation so that he could "snatch it up as collateral."

 6.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge" didn't believe that "the Marley" was "the Marley," what type of weapon did "the Scrooge" brandish?

A double-barrelled shotgun.

 7.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge" didn't believe that "the Marley" was "the Marley," what film character did "the Scrooge" mention, to "the Marley," as an example of what can be accomplished with make-up?

Dr. Frankenstein's monster.

 8.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, when "the Scrooge" didn't believe that "the Marley" was "the Marley," "the Scrooge" tells "the Marley" about a film; what film must that have been?

Frankenstein (1931), starring Boris Karloff as "The Monster."

 9.  What are the first and last names of "the Fezziwig," in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

Nathaniel Brewster

10.  What did "the Scrooge" give "the Fezziwig" for Christmas, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

A cheap chair made by the Stapleton Furniture Company, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Quiz and Answers by William Mortensen Vaughan