Answers to 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?

"We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

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

"Deck the Halls."

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

Harry Barnes

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

In Nathaniel Brewster's furniture factory, which he, Benedict Slade, intends to reopen.

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

Five-o'-clock.

 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?

The radio, which he had recently repossessed from Mr. Reeves, started playing news from years gone by.

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

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was inaugurated approximately eleven months prior.

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

Herbert Hoover.

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

The Stock Market Crash of October, 1929, and Charles Lindberg's flight from New York City to Paris, in May, 1927.

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

He turned it off and unplugged it, in failed attempts to get it to stop playing old broadcasts.  After a change of heart, he returns the radio and other belongings to Mr. Reeves, and warns him that his radio has been acting strangely.

Quiz and Answers by William Mortensen Vaughan