Vocabulary
(Adjective) Describing a building that's cold because air blows through it freely.
What is drafty?
This event marks the beginning of the Victorian Era.
What is the coronation of Queen Victoria?
The famous author's birthyear
When is 1812?
This character's name has become synonymous with miser.
True or False: Christmas was not a holiday before the Victorian Era.
A word meaning nonsense, an exclamation.
What is "Humbug"?
Victorian people were fascinated by the supernatural and ______.
What is death?
Charles Dickens worked for _____ years at a boot-backing factory from the age of 12.
How many is 3?
Scrooge's loyal clerk
Who is Bob Cratchett?
What did Scrooge get the bookkeepers for Christmas?
What is coal?
A lender repossessing a mortgaged property when you fall behind on payments.
What is a foreclosure?
Name two Victorian virtues.
What are
- charity
- moral cleanliness
- family
- hard work?
The social class Charles was born into
What is middle class?
Scrooge's only living relative
Who is his nephew, Fred?
What food did Scrooge pay the little orphan boy to buy for Bob Cratchett's Christmas dinner?
What is a turkey?
Lighthearted fun activities
What are frivolities?
This river provided drinking water to London. During the Victorian Era, it is also where the city sewers dumped all the human waste.
What is The Thames?
Charles Dickens' first major publishing success was the __________.
What are The Pickwick Papers?
This spirit's lifespan is only one day.
Who is the Ghost of Christmas Present?
Christmas celebrations and traditions became fashionable with the upper classes thanks to the monarchs, but this novel cemented the Christmas traditions with the population.
What is Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol?
What is covetous?
This and the industrial revolution of the previous century were the biggest reasons for the many poor in London during the 19th century.
What is population growth?
Name the three key characteristics of Dickensian writing?
What are comically repulsive characters, social critique, and the plight of the poor?
This woman was Scrooge's fiancée. She broke their engagement after Scrooge put off marrying her in order to earn more money.
Who is Belle?
The engraving published in the Illustrated London News in December 1848 depicted this family around a Christmas tree.
Who are the Royal Family: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children?