Historical Context
Who was president in 1925 when this novel was published?
Calvin Coolidge
Ewing
What does the "underground pipeline to Canada" reference?
Bootlegging/alcohol
What year did the movie version we are watching come out?
What is the name of the generation that Fitzgerald and the characters in the book belong to?
The Lost Generation
What is the name of the influential man in Gatsby's life?
Dan Cody
What was Gatsby's original name AND where was he from?
James Gatz, North Dakota
Who directed the movie?
Baz Luhrmann
What is the F. in F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Francis
What color is Tom's hair?
Straw-colored (blonde?)
How much money was Gatsby supposed to inherit?
Twenty-five thousand dollars
What is the name of the actress who plays Daisy?
Carey Mulligan
Whose death started WWI?
Franz Ferdinand
What does Gatsby look towards across the bay?
The green light on the end of Daisy's dock
What does Gatsby think about repeating the past?
You can!
What female artist wrote and performed the lead single from the movie?
Lana del Rey, "Young and Beautiful"
What two baseball teams played in the 1919 World Series that Wolfsheim fixed?
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
What human body part does Wolfsheim wear as a piece of jewelry?
Molar
What is the name of the man who accompanies Tom, Nick, and Gatsby in this chapter?
Mr. Sloane
What was the high end of the budget for the film?
190 million