Answers to Quiz 4 on Scrooge (1970), Starring Albert Finney

  1.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, a shopkeeper tells a patron that the vintage of a certain year was the best in a certain number of years; what year does the shopkeeper refer to, and, in reality, how did that vintage compare to others?

The shopkeeper states that the vintage of 1846 was the best in twenty years. This film takes place in 1860, so this fictitious shopkeeper was referring to the years between 1840 and 1860. In reality, according to:

https://tastingbook.com/vintage/1846?language=en

"With regard to Burgundy, 1846 was "[a]n unparalleled year as far as quality is concerned. The wine is almost too strong to drink... [I]t compared with 1811, 1822, and 1825. A good yield and a good price..."

That webpage also indicates that the two "best wines of the 1846 vintage" were:

1     Lafite-Rothschild     Tb 95     Château Lafite-Rothschild of Bordeaux, France
2            Grand Brut     Tb 83     Perrier-Jouët of Champagne, France

According to

https://www.winespectator.com/articles/scoring-scale

a wine with a Tb (barrel tasting) rating of 95-100 is considered "Classic: a great wine."

 2.  In this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, a shopkeeper tells a patron that the vintage of a certain year was the best in a certain number of years; what year does the shopkeeper refer to, and, in reality, how much does one of the best bottles of wine from that vintage cost (as of 2021)?

According to

https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/lafite+rothschild+pauillac+medoc+bordeaux+france/1846

as of March 4, 2021, a bottle of
1846 Château Lafite-Rothschild costs
$15,174 U.S. Dollars.

 3.  According to the sign over the store windows, who sells Bob his Christmas pudding, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

Jas. Crocker

 4.  According to another sign, what else, besides pudding, does the man sell, who sells Bob his Christmas pudding, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

"Splendid Christmas Cakes" and "Mincemeat."

 5.  What is unusual about the visit from the gentlemen seeking a charitable donation from Scrooge, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

They approach him outside his office, as Scrooge is locking the door.

 6.  What does the sign say, in the hands of one of the gentlemen seeking a charitable donation from Scrooge, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

"Widows and Orphans."

 7.  According to a sign, what are candles made of, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

Tallow; the sign says, "Tallow Candles."

 8.  What song does Scrooge sing, as he goes around collecting debts, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

"I Hate People."

 9.  How much money does Scrooge attempt to collect from a pair of ladies, in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

Two Pounds five Shillings.

10.  What do the ladies mentioned in Question 9, above, give Scrooge?

A pair of socks.

Quiz and Answers by William Mortensen Vaughan