in reply to Why is my GetOptions() Not Working?

Yes you need a '-' or '--' before the option. 
$ perl getopt.pl Verbose=1
Options[Verbose][0]
$ perl getopt.pl -Verbose=1
Options[Verbose][1]
$perl getopt.pl --Verbose=1
Options[Verbose][1]

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