Name That Children's
Book
It's Not Unusual...
Blast from the past:
Toys and games
Movie Musicals
Fast Things
200

Fill in the blank: Charlie and the chocolate _____

What is Factory. The classic movie was inspired by the book. There is a new Charlie and the chocolate factory movie that premiered in 2023, starring Timothee Chalomet. 

200

Commonly mistaken as otherwise, a tomato is actually a ____

What is Fruit. It meets all the criteria for a fruit: it develops from the flower of a plant, contain seeds, and is the mature ovary of a seed plant. 

200

This centuries old toy is popular for Jewish children around Hanukkah.

What is Dreidel. Each side is imprinted with a Hebrew letter: נ (Nun), ג (Gimmel), ה (Hay), or ש (Shin)12. The letters form an acronym for "A great miracle happened there," referring to the Hanukkah story.  They remind people of the struggle for religious freedom and the miraculous events of Hanukkah.

200

The movie is based on the lives of Maria von Trapp and her family and their escape from Austria and the Nazis

What is the Sound of Music.

200

What is the most successful fast-food chain, that has locations all over the world? Hint: Golden Arches 

What is Mcdonalds. 

400

In Aesop's fable, which animal has a race with the tortoise?

What is Hare. The tortoise and the hare race, with the tortoise winning in the end. It teaches sometimes slow and steady wins the race. 

400

This author’s home, now open as a museum in Connecticut, is said to be a spot for ghost sightings. Hint: he wrote the adventures of Huckleberry Fin and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Who is Mark Twain. 

400

Hungry Hungry _____

What is Hippos! The game Hungry Hungry Hippos was brought to America by a WWII veteran named Fred Kroll, who later worked for the Pressman Toy Corporation and discovered the game in Japan. Kroll licensed the international rights to the game from the Agatsuma company in Tokyo and then later sold the rights to Hasbro. 

400

What was the occupation of Mary Poppins in the movie "Mary Poppins"?

What is Nanny. A lesson to be learned from this esteemed nanny, is a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down!

400

Name this fast Italian Sports car.

What is Lamborghini or Ferrari.

600

Fill in the blank: The cat and the ____

What is Hat. Written by Dr. Seus, whose real name is Theodore Seuss Geisel.

600

The Salem _____ executed and imprisoned people for the fear they were practicing _____. (This meant they were working with the devil, of course.)

What are Witch trials and Witchcraft. The kicker is, if you survived the trial, you were a witch. If you didn't, you were innocent. 

600

The name of a toy gun.

What is BB Gun. It is famous in the movie "A Christmas Story" when the main character Ralphie asks for it for Christmas and is told "You're gonna shoot your eye out".

600

Mamma Mia! is a musical set on a colorful and fictional _____ island, where a bride-to-be tries to find her real father using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA. Hint: A country known for its mythology.

What is Greek Island.

600

What is the fastest land animal?

A cheetah. Don't try to out-run a cheetah. Instead, try to scare it off by being loud and making yourself appear big. 

800

What princess lost her shoe at the ball?

Who is Cinderella.  

800

 What is an underground system in Paris that is lined with more than 6 million human skulls?

What are Les Catacombes, or the Catacombs.

800

A rubber version of which animal has become an iconic bath time toy?

What is A Duck. 

800

 Julie Andrews once again originated a role on Broadway that she didn't get to play in the movie, the role of Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady". Who played Eliza in the movie?

Audrey Hepburn.

800

This game is when you throw something at someone unexpectedly and tell them to....

What is think fast.

1000

This fairytale involves a boy who cried ____

What is Wolf. The third time he cried wolf, there really was one.

1000

What Pennsylvanian battlefield is said to be haunted by the ghosts of unburied Civil War soldiers?

What is Gettysburg Battlefield.

1000

In which country was the game of Scrabble invented?

Where is the U.S.A.

1000

"West Side Story" is an updated version of what play by Shakespeare?

a) The Taming of the Shrew

b) Romeo and Juliet

c)Much Ado About Nothing

d)A Midsummer Night's Dream

B) Romeo and Juliette

1000

Some people like to live life in the _____.

What is fast lane.

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