1. Which is the first scene that the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge's funeral procession.
2. What does Scrooge fail to realize, during the scene mentioned in Question 1, above?
That the people are celebrating his death.
3. What song do the people sing, during the scene mentioned in Question 1, above?
"Thank You Very Much!"
4. Who seems to be the Master of Ceremonies, during the scene mentioned in Question 1, above?
Tom Jenkins
5. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why would "the singer" hang a flag out?
"To add a sort of final victory touch!"
6. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why would "the singer" fire a cannon?
"To add a sort of celebration touch!"
7. During the scene mentioned in Question 1, how much money does Scrooge say the Master of Ceremonies owes him?
Six Pounds.
8. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why would "the singer" blow a bugle?
"To add a sort of 'How's your father?' touch!"
9. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why would "the singer" bang a drum?
"To add a sort of Humpty-Dumpty touch!"
10. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why doesn't "the singer" hang a flag out, fire a cannon, blow a bugle, or bang a drum?
Because they left their flag, cannon, bugle and DRUMMER at home.
Quiz and Answers by William Mortensen Vaughan
William Mortensen Vaughan's reviews and ratings of (and quizzes on) adaptations of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Answers to Quiz 10 on Scrooge (1970), Starring Albert Finney
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Quiz 15 on Scrooge (1970), Starring Albert Finney
1. What song does Scrooge sing, on his way from the toy shop to the Cratchit residence, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
2. How much money does Scrooge tell the men collecting for charity, that he will donate to their cause, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, and what is this amount's equivalent in pre-decimal British Pounds?
3. What musical instruments are played by how many men and women, dancing in the street, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
4. What is unusual about Scrooge's visit to Fred's, on Christmas day, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
5. What gifts does Scrooge give Fred and his wife, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
6. According to Fred's wife, at what time is Christmas dinner served at Fred's home, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
7. What does the sign in a window say, where Scrooge obtains a costume, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
8. Between which scenes does Scrooge appear in a costume, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
9. What does Scrooge tell Mrs. Cratchit to do with her goose, after she drops it on the floor, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
10. How much of a pay raise does Scrooge promise to give Bob, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
Answers to be published next week.
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Quiz 14 on Scrooge (1970), Starring Albert Finney
1. Where does Scrooge go, right after leaving the butcher's shop, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
2. By what name does Scrooge address the toy shop keeper, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
3. How does the boy who helps Scrooge buy the prize turkery, describe the size of the prize turkey, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
4. How does Scrooge describe the size of the prize turkey, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
5. How much many boys does Scrooge tell the toy shop keeper to have help him deliver his Christmas presents, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
6. How much money does Scrooge promise to give each of the delivery boys, for helping him deliver Christmas presents, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
7. What toys does Scrooge purchase, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
8. What amount of money does Scrooge pay for the toys he purchases, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
9. What two things are unusual about the Scrooge's visit to the Cratchit residence, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
10. What is unusual about the ending of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
Answers were published March 23, 2021.
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Quiz 13 on Scrooge (1970), Starring Albert Finney
1. What is unusual about Scrooge's conversation with the boy, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
2. What does Scrooge tell the boy to do, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
3. In how many minutes does Scrooge tell the boy that he will meet him at the butcher's shop, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
4. How does Scrooge get downstairs, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
5. How much money does Scrooge give the boy, before sending him to the butcher, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
6. How much money does Scrooge promise to give the boy, if he does what he asks him to, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
7. What is the equivalent of the amount of money mentioned in Question 6, above, in pre-decimal British Pounds, Shillings, and/or Pence?
8. What is convenient about the amounts of money Scrooge gives (and promises to give) the boy, on Christmas morning, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
9. What is unusual about the way the prize turkey is delivered to the Cratchits, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
10. What do the signs say, on the front of the butcher's shop, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
Answers were published March 23, 2021.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Quiz 12 on Scrooge (1970), Starring Albert Finney
1. According to Marley, why does he welcome Scrooge to Hell, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
2. According to Scrooge, where did Scrooge hope he would end up, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
3. According to Marley, what is to be Scrooge's job, in Hell, and why, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
4. What does Marley warn Scrooge about, in Hell, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
5. According to Marley, what is unusual about Scrooge's office, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
6. According to Marley, what is unusual about Scrooge's chain, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
7. How many men carry Scrooge's chain to him, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
8. What is the difference between Marley's chain and Scrooge's, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
9. What do the men who carry Scrooge's chain look like, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
10. What does Scrooge find around his neck, when he wakes up from the nightmare described above, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
Answers were published March 23, 2021.
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Quiz 11 on Scrooge (1970), Starring Albert Finney
1. What is the second scene that the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
2. Who and/or what is missing from the scene mentioned in Question 1, above, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
3. What does the first inscription that appears say, on a tombstone, when the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge the graveyard, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
4. What song is heard, when the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge the graveyard, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
5. Who is in the graveyard, when the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes Scrooge there, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
6. What does the inscription on Tiny Tim's tombstone say, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
7. What does the inscription on Scrooge's tombstone say, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
8. What is unusual about Scrooge's tomb, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
9. What is unusual about the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
10. Who welcomes Scrooge to Hell, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
Answers were published March 23, 2021.
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Quiz 10 on Scrooge (1970), Starring Albert Finney
1. Which is the first scene that the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
2. What does Scrooge fail to realize, during the scene mentioned in Question 1, above?
3. What song do the people sing, during the scene mentioned in Question 1, above?
4. Who seems to be the Master of Ceremonies, during the scene mentioned in Question 1, above?
5. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why would "the singer" hang a flag out?
6. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why would "the singer" fire a cannon?
7. During the scene mentioned in Question 1, how much money does Scrooge say the Master of Ceremonies owes him?
8. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why would "the singer" blow a bugle?
9. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why would "the singer" bang a drum?
10. According to the song mentioned in Question 1, why doesn't "the singer" hang a flag out, fire a cannon, blow a bugle, or bang a drum?
Answers were published March 23, 2021.
Quiz by William Mortensen Vaughan