Tim Burton’s 2005 adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which starred Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, introduced the character of Wonka’s father, played by Christopher Lee. What was his occupation as depicted in the film?
A farmer
A cabinet maker
A chocolatier
A dentist
Violet Beauregarde exits her tour of the factory after sampling an untested prototype of Wonka’s chewing gum. What was so special about this gum?
It contained the flavours of an entire three-course dinner
It contained the flavour of an entire field of blueberries
It got bigger when chewed
It was made of chocolate
Roald Dahl’s talent for poetry was put to good use with the Oompa Loompas, who famously sung songs to mark the unhappy fates that befell most of the guests at the Chocolate Factory. To whom is the following refrain referring: “He left a most disgusting taste / Inside our mouths, / and so in haste / We chose a thing that, / come what may, / Would take the nasty taste away.”
Mike Teavee
Augustus Gloop
Charlie Bucket
Grandpa Joe
Dahl’s wrote a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, titled Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, which was published in 1972. At one point in the book, Charlie, Wonka and the Bucket family encounter a group shape-shifting extraterrestrials. What are they called?
Vermicious Knids
Maliferous Odors
Pernickety Snips
Lascivious Whats
In what kind of confection does Charlie discover his golden ticket?
Willy Wonka’s Whipple Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight
Willy Wonka’s Stupendously Splendiferous Choco-Treat
Wonka’s Magnificent Marshmallow Feast
A Double Decker
At the start of the book, Charlie lives in a run-down house not only with his parents but also his four grandparents. What are their names?
Joe, Joanne, Gerald, Geraldine
Joe, Josephine, George, Georgina
Joe, Juliet, Gerry, Ginger
Joe, Jill, Gary, Gill
Complete this quote from Willy Wonka: “No other factory in the world mixes its chocolate by ______”
Pipe
Squirrel
Waterfall
Oompa-Loompa
When he hears the news that Charlie has found the Golden Ticket, Grandpa Joe does what for the first time in almost 20 years?
Dances the can-can
Sings
Cries
Gets out of bed
At the end of the tour of the Chocolate Factory, Charlie is the only child left standing. As a reward for his good character, what gift does Willy Wonka give him?
Ownership of the factory
A chocolate bar
A golden ticket
His money back
Why do the squirrels knock Veruca Salt down the garbage chute?
They think she’s a silly girl
They think she’s a bad nut
She insulted them
She insulted Wonka