Plot
Why is Gatsby blamed for Myrtle's death?
What is he lies and says he was the one driving the yellow car?
This color is ALL OVER The Great Gatsby.
What is Green?
Jordan Baker is a champion player of this sport (though there are rumors she cheats).
What is golf?
In the 2013 Baz Lurman film, Nick Carroway is played by this actor who also played Spider-man.
Who is Toby Maguire?
Fitzgerald was so smart he accidentally predicted this disastrously era that would follow the Roarin' 20s.
What is the Great Depression?
Gatsby asks Nick for this favor regarding Daisy.
What is invite Daisy over for tea (so he can reunite with her)?
The Great Gatsby is in part about the divisions between these two types of rich people.
What is Old Money v. New Money?
Daisy's husband.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
The 2013 film adds a frame tale with Nick telling the story of Gatsby to an unnamed character with this job.
What is psychiatrist?
Fitzgerald's wife is named after this Nintendo character (okay not really, but they have the same name).
Who is Zelda?
This character shoots Gatsby.
Who is George Wilson?
Daisy hopes her daughter grows up to be this kind of woman.
What is a beautiful fool?
This is how Nick and Daisy are related.
What is they are cousins (second, once removed)?
This legendary rap artist and producer produced the soundtrack for the 2013 film.
Who is Jay-Z?
Gatsby met Daisy when serving in the American Expeditionary Forces during this war.
What is World War I?
Gatsby claims to have gone to this University, when really he only stayed for five months.
What is Oxford?
Jordan describes her relationship to Nick like this plot-appropriate event when breaking up with him.
What is a car crash?
This drunkard hangs out in Gatsby's library (there's actual books), crashes his car, and actually shows up for Gatsby's funeral.
Who is Owl Eyes?
What is "Crazy in Love?"
While we associate the Roaring 20s with this type of dress, dresses during the actual year Gatsby takes place would be floor length.
What are flapper dresses?
Gatsby and Daisy first meet in this American city.
What is Louisville, Kentucky?
The iconic alcoholic beverage is Daisy's drink of choice, symbolizing excess.
What is a Mint Julep?
This character is the reason the novel has been accused of being anti-semetic.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
In the film from the '70s, Gatsby was played by this iconic leading man and pioneer of film festivals who died in 2025.
Who is Robert Redford?
Gatsby was able to become rich by breaking this Constitutional Amendment.
What is the 18th Amendment, the prohibition of alcohol?