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1 Where does Willy take Charlie and Grandpa Joe in the glass elevator?
Answer: Home

Willy uses the magic elevator to give Charlie and Grandpa Joe a ride home. The elevator crashes through the roof in the Buckets' house that already was poorly constructed to begin with. Apparently Willy Wonka didn't think this through.
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2 Willy Wonka's father refused to let him celebrate which holiday?
Answer: Halloween

Willy Wonka's father was a dentist who wanted his son to have healthy teeth. So when Willy went out trick-or-treating, his dad would lecture him on the dangers of eating candy and chocolate and the dad would burn all the candy.
    Your options: [ Halloween ] [ Christmas ] [ Thanksgiving ] [ Valentine's Day ]
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 3
3 Who convinces Charlie to not sell his ticket?
Answer: Grandpa George

When Charlie finds a golden ticket, multiple people offer to buy it from him. The shopkeeper tells Charlie to run home and not let anyone have it. Charlie follows the shopkeeper's advice, but then he tells the family that he wants to sell the ticket because they need money more than they need chocolate. Grandpa George tells Charlie that there's lots of money in the world, but only five golden tickets, so selling the ticket wouldn't be smart. Charlie listens to Grandpa George and he decides to go to the factory.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 2
4 At the beginning of the movie, the narrator says that Charlie's family was not rich, powerful, or what else?
Answer: Well-connected

"This is the story of an ordinary boy named Charlie Bucket. He was not faster or stronger or more clever than other children. His family was not rich, powerful or well-connected. In fact, they barely had enough to eat. Charlie Bucket was the luckiest boy in the world. He just didn't know it yet."

This comment from the narrator is the first thing we hear in the movie, as the movie shows us the protagonist. Then we see his house which is a very poorly-built house. Inside the house, we see four grandparents sharing one bed, the mother cooking soup for the whole family, and the dad bringing a present to Charlie.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot
5 What is the name of the toothpaste company for which Mr. Bucket works?
Answer: Smilex

Smilex is the name on every tube of toothpaste we see in the factory. This is also the name of the chemical used by the Joker in the film "Batman" (1989), also directed by Tim Burton.
    Your options: [ Smilex ] [ Fluorex ] [ Dentex ] [ Cavitex ]
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6 A rather reclusive fellow, he has difficult time saying the 'p' word. As a child he was probably called 'metal mouth' because of the massive orthodontic apparatus he was forced to wear. What is his name?
Answer: Willie Wonka

Willy Wonka is played by Johnny Depp in this film. Apparently, Depp's version of Wonka is something of an amalgam, part Mr. Rogers, part Howard Hughes, part rock star. Whatever it is, it worked!
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7 "Were you one of those despicable spies, who every day tried to steal my life's work and sell it to those parasitic, copy-cat, candy-making cads?" Who was Willy questioning?
Answer: Grandpa Joe

After being treated to the welcoming puppet show, the five children and their adult escorts were surprised to find Willy Wonka watching the show with them. Grandpa Joe mentioned to Willy that he used to work for him. Willy's response revealed his bitterness towards the disloyal employees who sold his secret recipes to Willy's competitors, which resulted in everyone losing their jobs and the factory being closed down for a while.
When Grandpa Joe answered in the negative, Willy smiled and said, "Then wonderful, welcome back."
Grandpa Joe was played by David Kelly.
  From Quiz: Quotes from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
8 Where was the fifth ticket, which turned out to be a fake, reported to have been found?
Answer: Russia

The widely reported find of the fifth ticket, in Russia, ended Charlie's hopes of visiting the Chocolate Factory. When Charlie found the money and heard that the ticket in Russia was a fake, he decided to try one more time, and bought another bar, which contained the real fifth ticket.
    Your options: [ Bolivia ] [ Australia ] [ Russia ] [ Canada ]
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9 What does Augustus Gloop's mom tell him not to do as they leave the factory?
Answer: eat himself

He's still covered in chocolate from the river. Augustus falls in when he is trying to drink the chocolate river. His reply to his mom is "But I taste so good!"
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10 Who directed "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?
Answer: Tim Burton

After decades of denying movie-makers the rights to make another film based on the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", Roald Dahl's family finally sold the rights to Tim Burton, as they liked the ideas and rough script he presented to them. Other Tim Burton films include "Big Fish", "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Edward Scissorhands."
  From Quiz: Wonkalicious: "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"
11 At the beginning of the film, where did Charlie's father work?
Answer: A toothpaste factory

Charlie's dad worked at the toothpaste factory, placing caps on the tubes of toothpaste. He would bring Charlie any toothpaste caps that were deformed. Charlie used those deformed caps to build a miniature replica of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
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12 Who played Willy Wonka?
Answer: Johnny Depp

Willy Wonka was played by Johnny Depp. In the movie, Willy Wonka held a contest to help him find a child to take over the factory when he dies. Johnny Depp played Willy Wonka quite a bit differently to the first Willy. Some said that he acted a bit like Michael Jackson, but I think he did a great job putting a spin on Willy Wonka.
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13 Why does Charlie refuse to go with Willy to the factory?
Answer: Willy won't allow Charlie's family to come.

Willy didn't allow Charlie's family to come because he was afraid they were going to tell Charlie what he is or is not allowed to do, much like Willy's own father did. Willy, recalling his own childhood, believes that you need to run away from home and have no family in order to be successful. Charlie loves his family way more than he loves chocolate, so Charlie refuses to come.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 4
14 According to Willy Wonka, what's the most important room in the factory?
Answer: Inventing room

One of the things he shows off in this room is the everlasting gobstopper, which you can suck on as much as you want, it will never get smaller, and if you try chewing it it will break your teeth. Another thing is hair toffee, which helps people grow hair all over their bodies, but he hasn't gotten it quite right because an Oompa Loompa ate one and grew so much hair, it blocked his face so he couldn't see. Yet another thing he shows off is chewing gum that's a full dinner/dessert by itself, but he hasn't gotten it quite right yet either.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 3
15 Who goes to the factory with Charlie?
Answer: Grandpa Joe

Charlie chooses Grandpa Joe over everyone else in his family to go to the factory because Grandpa Joe used to work for Willy Wonka in the factory, so he knew more about Willy Wonka and the factory than anyone else, and would therefore be a better guardian for Charlie on this tour than anyone else. In addition, he wanted to go more than anyone else did.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 2
16 Charlie built a model of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory out of what?
Answer: Toothpaste caps

Charlie's father worked at the toothpaste factory. The narrator says that "The hours were long and the pay was terrible, yet occasionally, there were unexpected surprises." Mr. Bucket would sometimes come home with a toothpaste cap that he'd give to Charlie to help him build a model of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot
17 A fine, selfless young man - he is willing to sacrifice anything for his family, even his most precious dreams. A lover of chocolate, he does not mind sharing his birthday present with his loved ones. Who is this young man?
Answer: Charlie Bucket

Freddie Highmore plays Charlie Bucket to perfection in this film. He also starred alongside Johnny Depp as Peter in the film 'Finding Neverland'.
  From Quiz: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' Characters
18 "Well you do seem confident, and confidence is key." To whom did Willy address this cryptic remark?
Answer: Violet Beauregarde

While being led into the factory, Violet threw her arms around Willy and introduced herself. Violet told Willy that she was the one who was going to win the special prize, and he responded with this line. After his response, Violet and her mother exchanged a meaningful look.
Violet was played by Annasophia Robb.
  From Quiz: Quotes from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
19 How many chocolate bars did Charlie open to find the Golden Ticket?
Answer: 3

Charlie was first given one for his birthday, which he promptly shared with his parents and grandparents, once he saw that there was no ticket inside. Then his grandfather gave him money to buy another, which also failed to produce the desired ticket. The third chocolate bar was purchased with money that Charlie found in the snow, just after it was discovered that the fifth ticket, that someone had claimed to find, was actually a forgery. This third bar turned out to be the lucky one.
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20 One man plays every Oompa Loompa. What is his name?
Answer: Deep Roy

Oompa Lompas are the creatures that make the chocolate in the factory. He must have had loads of fun playing all of them! There are 165 Oompa Lompas, and Deep Roy plays them all!
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21 What was Willy Wonka's father's occupation?
Answer: Dentist

In a flash back, we see that Willy Wonka's father, Dr. Wilbur Wonka, played by Christopher Lee was a dentist who hated candy and forbad his son from eating any.
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22 Who won at the end?
Answer: Charlie

Charlie was the only child who followed the rules and got to the end of the tour. Veruca fell into the garbage disposal in the nut room, Augustus fell into the chocolate river, Violet chewed a three course dinner that turned her into a blueberry, and Mike shrank in the TV room.
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23 When Willy leaves, what does Grandma Georgina say?
Answer: "Things are going to get much better around here."

Then the narrator says "And for once, Grandma Georgina knew exactly what she was talking about" and he explained how things got better for them. The next day, they hired workers to fix a hole in the roof. Then, Mr. Bucket got a new job at the toothpaste factory repairing the machine that had replaced him. They started making more money and eating better. Things were never better for the Buckets. Meanwhile, Willy Wonka was in therapy, realizing that Charlie had made him feel terrible, and since he always made the candy he felt like making, him feeling terrible made the candy terrible.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 4
24 Why doesn't Violet's mom want her daughter to be a blueberry?
Answer: Because then she can't win any more trophies

Violet chews the magic gum, ignoring the warnings of Wonka and Grandpa Joe, and then she turns into a blueberry. Her mom then says "I can't have a blueberry as a daughter. How is she supposed to compete?" Veruca then says the only thing she ever says that makes me not hate her for a few seconds "You can put her in a county fair."

The hint here is that the bad kids are the way they are in part because of their parents. Despite the warnings of Willy and Grandpa Joe, Violet's mom encouraged her daughter to chew the gum. Both the mom and daughter were so arrogant, they thought that they knew better than the man who invented the gum and the man who used to work for the man who invented the gum. Their arrogance was their downfall.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 3
25 What happens during the puppet show?
Answer: The puppets catch on fire.

Fireworks emerge from the puppets at the end of the show. This causes them to burn. Willy Wonka, who is watching the show, doesn't seem to be bothered that they are burning and he actually feels that the burning of the puppets is the best part of the show.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 2
26 Who used to work at the factory?
Answer: Grandpa Joe

His wife and the other grandpa back him up on this. Grandma Georgina just says "I like grapes." Grandpa Joe says "Of course I was a much younger man in those days." The flashback scenes that the movie shows contradict this quote. He looked exactly the same in the flashbacks as he did in the rest of the movie.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot
27 Where in England does Veruca Salt live?
Answer: Buckinghamshire

The name of the location appears on the bottom of the screen right before we meet Veruca. In the book, Roald Dahl did not specify the country or city each child was from. This was a carry-over from the original movie, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971), as was the idea of only bringing one parent instead of two.
  From Quiz: Whipplescrumptious Fudgemallow Delight
28 Among the children who are allowed to tour the Wonka factory, this young girl is probably the most spoiled. She gets anything she wants from her daddy, but finally pushes it too far when she demands a talented pet squirrel. Who is selfish child?
Answer: Veruca Salt

Veruca is part of possibly the best exchange of the film. Waiting outside the chocolate factory, she converses with her dad.

Veruca Salt: 'Daddy, I want to go in.'
Mr. Salt: 'It's 9:59, sweetheart.'
Veruca Salt: 'Make time go faster.'
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29 "And you, you're just lucky to be here, aren't you?" Who was Willy talking to?
Answer: Charlie Bucket

Unwilling to let Violet have the upper hand, Veruca also introduced herself, followed by Augustus. Willy then turned to Mike and said, "You're the little devil who cracked the system." From there he turned to Charlie and delivered the above line. This showed that despite saying that he didn't care about their names, he did know quite a bit about the five children who he was welcoming into his factory.
Charlie Bucket was played by Freddie Highmore.
  From Quiz: Quotes from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
30 When the gates finally opened, the winners (and their adult escorts) were summoned forward to watch the puppets sing and dance their welcome. Where was Willy during this show?
Answer: watching the show with them

After the puppets' welcome was over, and many of the puppets were in flames, Willy expressed his delight with the show. Violet asked who he was and Grandpa Joe, who had worked for Willy before, identified him. Veruca then asked why he wasn't up on stage and Willie replied that he couldn't see the show from up there.
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31 Willy Wonka is asked to improvise by a kid. What does he improvise about?
Answer: chewing gum

Charlie asks why the Oompa Loompas already have Augustus' name in the song they sing after he falls in the river. Willy replies that it is improvisation. He asks Violet to say something. Her reply is "gum", and Willy says, "Chewing gum is really gross. Chewing gum I hate the most!" We see later that the Oompa Loompas always sing after somebody gets into trouble.
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32 Which character eats the Three-Course-Dinner gum?
Answer: Violet

On the factory tour, Willy shows the visitors his invention of gum that is a complete meal. Gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde chews the meal gum which is tomato soup, roast beef and blueberry pie and ice cream - but there's trouble at the dessert course. Violet turns violet and swells up like an enormous blueberry. She is then sent to the Juicing Room to be squeezed.
    Your options: [ Mike ] [ An Oompa Loompa ] [ Charlie ] [ Violet ]
  From Quiz: Wonkalicious: "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"
33 Who did Mike Teevee bring with him to the factory?
Answer: his dad

Mike and his dad didn't seem to have a very close relationship in the movie. Mike and Violet were the only two characters who didn't bring the same person to the factory as they did in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Mike brought his dad, Violet brought her mom, Veruca brought her dad, Augustus brought his mom, and Charlie brought Grandpa Joe. In "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," Mike brought his mom and Violet brought her dad.
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34 When Willy Wonka calls himself a "Rotten egg who deserves it," how does Charlie respond?
Answer: "Yep."

Willy gets his shoes shined by Charlie, his face covered by the newspaper. He pretends to be a stranger who's heard of the famous chocolatier but can't remember his name. He pretends that the paper is telling him that Willy Wonka's new candies aren't selling very well, "but maybe he's a rotten egg who deserves it." Charlie replies "Yep." Willy then asks Charlie if he ever met the chocolatier. Charlie says "I did. I thought he was great at first, but then he didn't turn out so nice. He also has a funny haircut." Willy then puts down the newspaper and reveals himself to Charlie, saying "I do not!" Charlies asks why he is here. Willy said that he didn't feel well and asked Charlie what made him feel better when he felt bad. Charlie said "My family." Willy said "Ew." Charlie said "What do you have against my family?" Willy explained that his issue wasn't with Charlie's family, but with family in general. He doesn't like that parents tell their kids what to do. Charlie says "Usually they're trying to protect you because they love you. If you don't believe me, you should ask." Willy doesn't want to talk to his father alone. Charlie offers to come along. Willy lets Charlie come along.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 4
35 Where did Willy find the first piece of candy that he ever ate?
Answer: In the fireplace

After his dad burned his Halloween candy, Willy went to the fireplace searching for remnants of the burned candy. He ate a piece, and though it had been burned, apparently it was still good enough to have him hooked on candy for life. The other parents besides Grandpa Joe become concerned about Willy because he has so many flashbacks.
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36 When Violet hugs Willy and introduces herself, how does Willy respond?
Answer: "I don't care."

Violet learns that surprise-hugging people is not a good idea. You should never hug anyone without permission. Additionally, Willy is not interested in learning their names. He'd already seen them on TV or read about them in the newspapers, as we can infer from the fact that he knew Mike Teavee's name and how he got a ticket.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot 2
37 What happened to Prince Pondicherry's chocolate palace?
Answer: It melted in the sun.

Prince Pondicherry asked Willy Wonka to make a palace entirely out of chocolate. Wonka and his workers did exactly that, but Wonka warned the prince that the palace would not last long and that he and his wife better start eating right away. The prince responded that he was planning on living in the palace, not eating it. Wonka turned out to be right. The prince sent an urgent telegram requesting a new palace, apparently not learning his lesson. Wonka had too many of his own problems to give the prince another soon-to-melt palace, anyway.

Oddly, Grandpa Joe said that Wonka once made ice cream that never melted. Why Wonka could do that with ice cream but not with chocolate was never explained.
  From Quiz: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Plot
38 Once upon a time, he worked in the Wonka chocolate factory, but he was released with all the other workers when the factory shut down. With Charlie, he has a second chance to enter the factory and confront his old boss. Which character is this?
Answer: Grandpa Joe

Grandpa Joe is played by David Kelly. He is selected to accompany Charlie into the chocolate factory, and happily takes the chance to see his old place of employment. He seems an optimistic fellow, despite the destitute conditions under which he lives.
    Your options: [ Grandpa Joe ] [ Grandpa George ] [ Mr. Bucket (Charlie's father) ] [ Slugworth ]
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39 "Well then, you'll know all about it and know what a terrible country it is." To whom was this comment made?
Answer: Mr. Teavee

After the guests first spotted the Oompa Loompas they wanted to know if they were real. Willy replied that they were indeed real and had come from Loompaland. Mr. Teavee interjected that there was no such place as Loompaland. He said that he should know since he taught High School Geography. Willy chose to ignore his objection, and replied with the above remark.
Mr. Teavee was played by Adam Godley.
  From Quiz: Quotes from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
40 What was the Oompa Loompa's main source of food in Loompaland?
Answer: green caterpillars

When Willy went looking for new flavours for his candy, he discovered the Oompa Loompas and sampled their steady diet of green caterpillars. Cocoa beans were the food they treasured the most, but were not able to find very often. Willy was able to talk them into coming to work for him with the promise of unlimited cocoa beans.
  From Quiz: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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