DICKENS BOOK BY CHARACTER
FINANCIAL LITERACY

EDUCATION
AMERICANA
PIZZA!
100

Bob Cratchit

A Christmas Carol

100

To set a fair valuation of a property for a transaction, turn to a certified residential this professional

appraiser

100

The "formal" type of this Latin word is the course of study; the "hidden" one is the social cues & values kids pick up

the curriculum

100

In 1948 this brand held its first home party to sell its plastic containers with airtight seals

Tupperware

100

Naturally, Hawaiian pizza is topped with this fruit

pineapple

200

Bill Sikes

Oliver Twist

200

Cash, investments & physical goods are all these, from the Latin for "enough"

assets

200

The first of these "average" schools in the U.S. was founded in 1823 in Vermont to train elementary school teachers

a normal school

200

Its hand holding the torch was on display at the Centennial Exposition in Philly before it was completed

the Statue of Liberty

200

Pizza al funghi is topped with these, perhaps cremini

mushrooms

300

Esther Summerson

Bleak House

300

Colorful term for stock from an established company, regarded as a safe investment

blue chip

300

From the Latin for "parish", it's a primary or secondary school supported by a religious group

a parochial school

300

Nudie Cohn, the custom tailor for Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, also made this singer's $10,000 gold lame suit

Elvis Presley

300

Papa John's has a pizza called "The Meats": sausage, beef, hickory-smoked bacon, ham & this classic topping

pepperoni

400

Dr. Alexandre Manette

A Tale of Two Cities

400

Often used in mutual funds, it's the strategy of investing broadly across a number of investments to reduce risk

diversification

400

In 2012 the Sec. of Education said, "No teacher should have to" do this 4-word result of standardized exams

teach to the test

400

A roller coaster called the Cyclone is a part of this amusement area in the southern part of Brooklyn

Coney Island

400

Margherita pizza is topped with tomatoes, fresh mozzarella & leaves of this "royal herb"

basil

500

Uriah Heep

David Copperfield

500

If you hold a bond as its price rises, this other 5-letter word falls, because you're getting a lower return percentage

yield

500

In 1907, in a slum in Rome, she set up her casa dei bambini, or "children's house"

Maria Montessori

500

The view from the summit of this mountain inspired the song "America The Beautiful"

Pikes Peak

500

Quattro stagioni means this; each quarter of the pizza represents one

four seasons