Also a flower with white petals and a yellow center.
What is Daisy?
In the movie, we never meet this relative of Gatsby's, who shows up in Chapter 9 of the novel.
Who is Henry Gatz (his father)?
The tomb of this Egyptian "boy king" was discovered in 1922 by a team led by explorer Howard Carter.
Who is King Tut?
Whether of the "east" or "west" variety, these can come from hens, snakes, frogs, and many other animals.
What is an egg?
It's the term for crossing the street without the right of way.
Jaywalking
This type of collared shirt, named for a horse-and-mallet sport, is also known as a "tennis shirt".![]()
What is a polo?
Also the colorful title of a 2017 Lorde song.
What is Green Light?
The movie opens with Nick writing his novel as a memoir from this type of facility.
What is a sanatorium (mental institution or hospital)?
The first patient was injected with this in 1922, a procedure to treat diabetes.
What is insulin?
This can be felt by placing your hand over your chest.
What is heartbeat?
It's the six-letter (fully spelled out) term for the team just below the varsity squad.
What is "jayvee"?
It's the term for a loose-fitting garment, primarily worn by women, seen here:
What is a blouse?
Also part of the name of a resort town on South Carolina's Atlantic coast, featuring golf courses and beach boardwalks.
What is Myrtle (Beach)?
The movie largely ignores the romance between Nick and this other character.
Who is Jordan Baker?
What would you do for this ice cream sandwich with a bear logo, first debuted in 1922?
What is a Klondike Bar?
You might catch a performance the musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby in one of these.
What is a theater?
They're the only MLB team that plays their games north of the US-Canada border.
Who are the Toronto Blue Jays?
This is the term for the folded flap of fabric on the front of a suit jacket.
What is a lapel?
Also the last name of the US President who preceded Lincoln, whom many blame for the outbreak of the Civil War.
What is Buchanan?
Gatsby and Daisy's cinematic romance blossoms to "Young and Beautiful," a hit song from this artist who was very much not-yet-alive in the 1920s.
Who is Lana Del Rey?
This vampire film, originally released in 2024 in the German expressionist style, got a 2024 remake starring Bill Skarsgard and Lily Rose-Depp.
What is Nosferatu?
As an object, it stores energy; as a crime, it involves unlawful force or violence upon another person.
What is (a) battery?
It's the mascot for the sports teams at the University of Kansas.![]()
Many have pointed out the irony of purchasing a t-shirt featuring the face of this anti-capitalist revolutionary.
Who is Che Guevara?
Also the type of shoe seen here:
What is Oxford?
The Chapter 7 scene set in this glamorous Manhattan hotel is largely the same as its novel counterpart, with the exception of a violent outburst on the part of Gatsby.
What is the Plaza Hotel?
1922 was this scandal-ridden U.S. President's only full year in office; he died suddenly of a heart attack in 1923.![]()
Who is Warren Harding?
It's a verb meaning to scold or criticize someone in a loud or lengthy manner - think of a baseball manager's "disagreement" with a home-plate umpire.
What is "berate"?
He hosted the Tonight Show on NBC from 1992-2010, and then again from 2010-2014.
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Who is Jay Leno?
It's the 2004 movie that gave us this now-famous t-shirt and slogan:
What is Napoleon Dynamite?