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Nightmare
Grab Bag
100

What did Aunt Clara always give to Lennie to play with?

Mice

100

Why can't Candy get rid of his old dog?

He had it since it was a puppy

100

What type of business is Old Susy's place?

A brothel/flophouse
100

What was the manufacturer of Carlson's gun?

Luger

100

When was the book first published? (Closest year wins)

1937

200

What town did George and Lennie get run out of in the beginning?

Weed

200
Why does Carlson want to shoot Candy's dog?

It stinks

200

Who do George and Lennie allow to live on their farm?

Candy

200

What does Lennie like with his beans?

Ketchup

200

What is the point of view of the book?

Third-person Omniscient

300

What does Curley wear on his hand?

Glove full of vaseline

300

Who is the first to discover Curley's dead wife?

Candy

300

What did Curley's wife want to be if she followed her dream?

A movie star

300
How much money would George and Lennie need to buy the land?

$600

300

How many pages does the Penguin Books hardcover version have? (Closest wins)

107

400

What does Curley's wife let Lennie touch?

Her hair

400

Who's gun does George take?

Carlson's

400

What does Curley's wife call Lennie?

The Machine

400
What was Whit excited to show George in the bunkhouse?

A magazine that featured someone who used to work there.

400

What year was the film adaptation with Gary Sinise released? (Closest year wins)

1992

500

How did Crooks get his name?

Kicked in the back by a horse

500

Who appears to Lennie in a dream to criticize him?

Aunt Clara and a Rabbit

500
What game did the men often play until nightfall?

Horseshoes

500

What was the name of the river featured in the beginning and end of the book?

Salinas River

500

As of its 75th anniversary (2012), how many copies has it sold? (Closest wins)

14 million copies
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