Who is the villain in chocolate factory?

Arthur Slugworth is the main antagonist of the Roald Dahl children's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, as well as the 1971 and 2005 film adaptations of the first book.
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Who is the spoiled kid in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Veruca is an only child whose parents spoil her excessively. She only receives her Golden Ticket after the workers at her father's peanut factory are commanded to start shelling chocolate bars instead of peanuts.
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What happens to Veruca Salt?

Veruca screams and plummets, which in turn leads down to an incinerator, because she's described as a "bad nut," according to Mr. Wonka's claiming mentions. He assures her father that she "may be stuck in the chute" and all her father has to do is "just reach in and pull her out".
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Who died in the chocolate factory?

Denise Nickerson, the former child actress who played Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died aged 62. Nickerson's family announced the news in a Facebook post that read: "She's gone."
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What happened to Violet when she chewed the gum?

Mr. Wonka warns Violet that the gum has not been perfected. But before he can finish, Violet seizes the gum and throws it into her mouth. Violet immediately begins tasting the soup and says how delicious it is.
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What does the name Veruca mean?

The name Veruca is girl's name of Latin origin meaning "wart". Veruca is a name Roald Dahl made up for the horrid little girl Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Who is the villain in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005?

Augustus Gloop. Augustus Gloop is an obese, greedy, gluttonous 9-year-old boy, the first person to find a Golden Ticket and one of the four main antagonists of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He hails from the fictional town of Dusselheim, Germany in the 1971 film, and Düsseldorf, Germany in the 2005 film.
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Is Violet Beauregarde a tomboy?

Violet Beauregarde is a character in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She is one of the 5 lucky winners of the Golden Tickets. She is a tomboy and she often chews gum.
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What happens to Augustus Gloop?

In the novel, after he fell into and was sucked out of the chocolate river, Augustus's body shape is altered dramatically: he became extremely underweight from being squeezed through the pipe. In the 1971 film, he is not seen again at all after he is sucked into the pipe, as is the case with the other three children.
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Why is Grandpa Joe the villain?

However, the true villain in Willy Wonka is Grandpa Joe. He's a professional at manipulating Charlie - as well as his entire family - all for his own gain. From encouraging irresponsible spending to endangering his grandson in the Fizzy Lifting room, Grandpa Joe proves that he only exists to care about himself.
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What does Wonka say in German?

Meine Damen und Herren: der Inventing Room". He even pronounces the German "r" correctly, and says "Inventing Room" with a proper German accent. The speech translates: "Ladies and gentlemen, please give me your attention. You now come into the most interesting room of my factory, the most secret room at the same time.
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Is verruca a real name?

The name Veruca is primarily a female name of Latin origin that means Wart. Form of Verruca. Name created by Roald Dahl for a character in the novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
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What does the name Charlie mean?

Charlie is a gender-neutral name of German origin that means “free man.” It is derived from the Germanic word karal, which translates to “free man” or kerle, meaning “warrior.” Charlie is often used as a nickname for Charles, and it is also related to many beautiful variations, including Charlotte, Charlene, and ...
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What does the name Veronica mean?

Word/name. Greek, Latin. Meaning. she who brings victory, true image.
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What age is Charlie Bucket?

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the lead character, Charlie Bucket, is about 11 years old.
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Who found the second golden ticket?

The reporter, Phineous Trout, announces that Veruca Salt has found the second Golden Ticket in São Paulo, Brazil. Veruca's father assisted her search by having factory workers shell chocolate wrappers.
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Why are Charlie's grandparents bedridden?

The house wasn't nearly large enough for so many people, and life was extremely uncomfortable for them all. There were only two rooms in the place altogether, and there was only one bed. The bed was given to the four old grandparents because they were so old and tired. They were so tired, they never got out of it.
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Who plays Veruca Salt?

Star of the 1971 movie, the ever-fabulous Julie Dawn Cole who played the brilliantly vile Veruca Salt, told Metro.co.uk: "I was 12 when we started it – you have no concept of time when you're 12! If somebody had told me I'd still be talking about this film in 50 years time, it's a crazy thought.
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How old is Violet in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

In the 2005 film adaptation, Violet (played by AnnaSophia Robb) is 10 years old, but her hometown has been changed to Atlanta, Georgia. However, unlike the novel and 1971 film, she's mean to Charlie (more than Augustus was), and goes so far as to call him a "loser".
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Where is Julia winter now?

Julia had since given up acting, now residing in her homeland of Sweden and is studying to become a nurse. Although Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was her one and only film, she had also appeared on Dick and Dom in da Bungalow," on January of 2006.
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Are Wonka Bars real?

The Wonka Bar is a fictional chocolate bar, introduced as a key story point in the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.
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Are there female Oompa Loompa?

Only the male Oompa-Loompas are seen working in the factory, though in Quentin Blake's illustrations, both male and female Oompa-Loompas are shown rolling away Violet Beauregarde after her transformation into a blueberry. Presumably, the females remain in the village seen briefly from the Great Glass Elevator.
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Was the chocolate river real?

6. The Chocolate River was very real, though. The river was made of 150,000 gallons of water, real chocolate and cream. Because it was real, it ended up smelling really bad by the end of filming.
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