How Well Do You Know "A Christmas Carol?"

December 07, 2012

Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol, will play on stage and screen countless times this holiday season.

Unless you spend your holidays hiding under a rock, you've probably seen a few adaptations of Dickens' novella, even if just in bits and pieces. But how well do you really know A Christmas Carol?

Take Scrooge's Bah Hum Bug Quiz.

1. What year did Charles Dickens write A Christmas Carol?
2. In what did Scrooge say, "Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips" should be boiled in?
3. What is Bob Cratchit's weekly wage?
4. Where did Scrooge eat his dinner on Christmas Eve?
5. What was Jacob Marley doomed to drag throughout all eternity as a punishment for his greed and uncaring attitude in life?
6. How many years has it been since Jacob Marley died?
7. What is the name of Scrooge and Marley's first boss?
8. Why does Belle refuse to marry Scrooge?
9. What happens to the Ghost of Christmas Present as the night advances?
10. What game is Scrooge's nephew Fred playing with his guests when Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present drop by his party?
11. Name the twins introduced by the Ghost of Christmas Present.
12. What trade is Bob Cratchit's daughter, Martha, apprenticing?
13. How many brothers does the Ghost of Christmas Present say he has?
14. Who steals items from Scrooge's bedroom after his death?
15. What Christmas Spirit takes Scrooge out to a ship at sea?
16. Which Christmas Spirit refuses to speak to Scrooge?
17. On Christmas morning, how much does Scrooge offer the young boy if he brings back a prize turkey from the butcher shop quickly?
18. What object does Scrooge declare, "I will love it, as long as I live"?
19. How many minutes was Bob Cratchit late to work on Christmas morning?
20. What character delivers the famous line "God bless us, every one?" 

Good Luck! Get the answers next week.

Sara PD
Kearney Branch