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Quiz about Movies from 1972 in Other Words
Quiz about Movies from 1972 in Other Words

Movies from 1972 in Other Words Quiz


Match the real 1972 movie title with the altered title.

A matching quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
391,426
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
Plays
1248
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: FHarris10 (10/10), aspire63 (10/10), Guest 35 (10/10).
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. The Greek God of the Sea Happenstance  
  The Poseidon Adventure
2. A Restaurant Providing Food, Drink, Music, and a Floor Show.  
  Tales From the Crypt
3. The Hardtack Consumer  
  Butterflies Are Free
4. Colorful Flying Insects Happen to be Without Cost  
  The Biscuit Eater
5. Stories Indigenous to a Burial Vault Beneath a Church  
  Cabaret
6. The Person Running For Elected Office  
  Rage
7. Hopping Green Amphibians  
  The Candidate
8. Agitated Fury  
  The Godfather
9. The Man Serving as Sponsor for a Child at a Baptism.  
  Kansas City Bomber
10. One Who Drops Munitions on the Largest City in Missouri   
  Frogs





Select each answer

1. The Greek God of the Sea Happenstance
2. A Restaurant Providing Food, Drink, Music, and a Floor Show.
3. The Hardtack Consumer
4. Colorful Flying Insects Happen to be Without Cost
5. Stories Indigenous to a Burial Vault Beneath a Church
6. The Person Running For Elected Office
7. Hopping Green Amphibians
8. Agitated Fury
9. The Man Serving as Sponsor for a Child at a Baptism.
10. One Who Drops Munitions on the Largest City in Missouri

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Greek God of the Sea Happenstance

Answer: The Poseidon Adventure

"The Poseidon Adventure" is a story about a luxury liner that get turned upside down after being hit by a giant wave. The survivors have to climb their way up to the bottom of the ship in order to escape. It was one of Irwin Allen's '70s disaster movies starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Albertson, Shelley Winters, and Red Buttons.
2. A Restaurant Providing Food, Drink, Music, and a Floor Show.

Answer: Cabaret

"Cabaret" is an American musical drama directed by Bob Fosse and stars Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey. The movie takes place in Berlin in 1931. American cabaret singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets British student Brian Roberts (Michael York), who is finishing his university studies.

The pair become lovers, but get mixed up in a love triangle when rich playboy Maximilian von Heune enters the picture. The movie earned a total of eight Academy Awards.
3. The Hardtack Consumer

Answer: The Biscuit Eater

"The Biscuit Eater" is a movie about two young kids, one black, and one white, who put racial issues aside in order to train a German wirehair pointer named Moreover to be in the state championship field trial. The movie stars George Spell as Text and Johnny Whitaker of "Family Affair" fame as Lonnie.
4. Colorful Flying Insects Happen to be Without Cost

Answer: Butterflies Are Free

"Butterflies Are Free" is a comedy drama about a young blind man named Don Baker (Edward Albert) who is living with his mother but wants to get out and live on his own. He moves into an apartment and meets Jill Tanner (Goldie Hawn) and they become good friends, but the jealous mother tries her best to discourage their relationship. Goldie Hawn was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for her role as Jill Tanner.
5. Stories Indigenous to a Burial Vault Beneath a Church

Answer: Tales From the Crypt

"Tales From the Crypt" is a horror movie about five strangers that get separated from a tourist group visiting catacombs. The five meet a crypt keeper who tells them gruesome stories about themselves and how they will die.
6. The Person Running For Elected Office

Answer: The Candidate

"The Candidate" is a political comedy-drama about a charismatic civil rights lawyer and son of an ex Governor, who gets talked into running for a U.S. Senate seat. He doesn't really want the seat. He just wants to be able to bring up some important issues to the public.

As the movie progresses, the candidate, Bill McKay (Robert Redford), becomes conflicted between his personal views and the wants and views of the party leadership.
7. Hopping Green Amphibians

Answer: Frogs

"Frogs" is a horror movie about rich and grouchy land owner Jason Crockett (Ray Milland), who has a mansion in the swamp lands. He is unsatisfied with all the amphibious and insect life around his plantation and has hired hands spray pesticides all around his grounds. The amphibians and spiders react by attacking the humans on the plantation.
8. Agitated Fury

Answer: Rage

"Rage" is a movie about sheep rancher Dan Logan (George C. Scott) and his son who accidentally get sprayed by an experimental nerve gas. While in the hospital, Dan and his son get the run around about what really happened to them and when Dan finds his son dead and mutilated in the hospital morgue, he finds the company that developed the gas and destroys it.
9. The Man Serving as Sponsor for a Child at a Baptism.

Answer: The Godfather

'The Godfather" is a crime film about the Corleone crime family. The movie tells the story of the family spanning the years 1945 to 1955. In the movie, the leader of the family, Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is the victim of an assassination attempt which causes a mob war.

The youngest son, Michael (Al Pacino), enacts revenge by killing the man responsible for the assassination attempt. After Vito dies of a heart attack, Michael becomes the head or "Godfather" of the Corleone family.
10. One Who Drops Munitions on the Largest City in Missouri

Answer: Kansas City Bomber

"Kansas City Bomber" is about a theatrical version of the sport of roller derby called The Roller Games. It tells the story of K.C. Carr (Raquel Welch), a Kansas City Bomber player who moves to Portland and joins another team. The ruthless people who control the sport, in order to make some big bucks, arrange a grudge race match between K.C. and her rival and ex team mate at the end of the film.
Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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