Envelope, Please—Who’s Going to See Wonka on the Big Screen Tonight?
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Envelope, Please—Who’s Going to See Wonka on the Big Screen Tonight?
Our latest movie quiz winner revealed…
Ever wonder how Willy became Wonka? The highly anticipated prequel to 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (and its 2005 remake, directed by Tim Burton) premieres today in theaters across the country. To celebrate, we entered the names of everyone who answered all the questions correctly in a drawing for two free tickets to a showing tonight at 7:15 pm at AMC Boston Common 19.
The winner is Adwait Kulkarni (ENG’25), a master’s student concentrating in robotics and autonomous systems. Congratulations! You may not have won the golden ticket, but you did win a trip to see the season’s sweetest movie event. We’ll send details by email, so keep an eye out.
Find the correct answers to our quiz below. Thanks to all who entered the contest.
1. Unlike the previous adaptations of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2023’s Wonka is a musical. Who composed the songs for the movie?
Neil Hannon
2. Hugh Grant plays an Oompa Loompa in 2023’s Wonka. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), which actor was digitally duplicated to play 165 of these chocolate factory workers?
Deep Roy
3. Actors Hugh Grant and Sally Hawkins, director Paul King, and producer David Heyman have previously collaborated on which film franchise based on another popular children’s story?
Paddington
4. Which Spider-Man actor was considered for the role of Willy Wonka before Timothée Chalamet got the part?
Tom Holland
5. Finish the lyrics from 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory:
Oompa loompa doompety doo
I have a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa loompa doompety dee
If you are wise and listen to me
6. Timothée Chalamet got his start as a teen rapper. What was his stage name?
Lil Timmy Tim
7. What is Willy Wonka’s father’s job?
Dentist
8. Where are Willy Wonka’s Oompa Loompas from?
Loompa Land
9. Who are the members of the Chocolate Cartel?
Slugworth, Fickelgruber, and Prodnose
10. Which company first produced the real-life Wonka chocolate bars in 1971?
Quaker Oats
Check out a preview of Wonka here.
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