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A Quizbook of Jewish Trivia Facts & Fun
A Quizbook of Jewish Trivia Facts & Fun
The Academy Awards ceremony took place this past weekend. Among the Jewish nominees were actor Andrew Garfield, film editors Myron Kerstein & Andrew Weisblum, documentary filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt, director Stephen Spielberg, and Maggie Gyllenhaal, who was nominated for her adapted screenplay, The Lost Daughter. Garfield played Jonathan Larson, the Jewish playwright, composer and lyricist, in the movie Tick Tick Boom, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film tells the story of Larson, best known for writing the musical Rent, which had its first off-Broadway preview on the day Larson tragically died as a result of an aortic dissection. A scene in Tick Tick Boom takes place in a diner where actors Howard McGillin (who starred in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway) and Chuck Cooper (a Tony winner in The Life) place a food order with Larson, who is working as a waiter. What is the dialogue of that scene?
A. McGillin’s character asks Larson, “Do you have any of those wonderful Jewish crepes?”, to which Cooper’s character interjects, saying “It’s blintzes, dear. They call them blintzes.”
B. McGillin’s character asks Larson, “Do you have any of those wonderful rugeluhs?”, to which Cooper’s character interjects, saying “It’s rugelach, dear. They call it rugelach. With a CHHHHH.”
C. McGillin’s character asks Larson, “Do you have any of those wonderful Jewish rolls?”, to which Cooper’s character interjects, saying “It’s bagels, dear. They call them bagels.”
D. McGillin’s character asks Larson, “Do you have that any of that wonderful Jewish bread?”, to which Cooper’s character interjects, saying “It’s challah, dear. They call it challah bread.”
E. McGillin’s character asks Larson, “Do you have any of that wonderful Jewish bread?”, to which Cooper’s character interjects, saying “It’s holly, dear. They call it holly bread.”
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