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In Other Words Trivia Quiz

I have changed some movie titles into pretentious synonyms. Can you decipher them into their more familiar titles? (For fill-in answers, don't forget to spell out any possible numbers.)

A multiple-choice quiz by debodun. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
debodun

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
361,961

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "A Dozen Irate Adult Males", in which jurors re-examine overwhelming evidence of the guilt of an young Hispanic accused of killing his father, would be better known as which title? Hint

Runaway Jury

Angry Harvest

Judge and Jury

Twelve Angry Men

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Question 2 of 10

2. You're passing a revival movie house that is showing a Civil War themed movie in which a spoiled daughter of an Southern aristocrat has to contend with hardships like lack of food and death of her child, that the war brings to her in "Departed with a Zephyr". What film would you expect to see?

Answer: (four words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What would be the best alternate title for a movie that takes place in a mental institution called "Someone Aviated Above the Domicile of a Passerine Bird"? Hint

The Thorn Birds

Flying Leathernecks

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Chanting Amid Precipitation", an entertainment based musical, where actors have to deal with the advent of talking pictures, would better be known as which of these movies? Hint

Singin' in the Rain

Song of the South

The Band Wagon

Flower Drum Song

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tom Joad, a released convict who had been jailed for murder, seeks his farming family who were forced from their home during his incarceration. I have called this movie "The Genus Vitis of Fury". Which would this title be more familiarly known as? Hint

The Petrified Forest

It's a Wonderful Life

The Grapes of Wrath

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Question 6 of 10

6. What would you think would be a better way to refer to the troubled relationship movie set in the Deep South entitled "A Tram Called Salacity"? Hint

A Fish Called Wanda

A Boy Called Hate

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Dog Named Trouble

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Question 7 of 10

7. You might see "Crepuscular Thoroughfare" is playing on television. Which movie, revolving around a fading star's comeback, would you see if you tuned in? Hint

Sunset Boulevard

Miracle on 34th Street

Street Fighter

Highway to Hell

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Operator of a Metered Livery Car" is best interpreted as what movie involving a Vietnam War veteran living in New York City?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The pretentious title "The Reticence of the Small Ovines" would be best recognized as which psychological thriller genre films?

Answer: (4 or 5 words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which terms would we be more familiar with the cult classic "Insurrectionist with No Crusade" in which James Dean plays a young man whose family constantly has to move because of the trouble he causes by getting involved in gang violence such as switchblade fights, and playing "chicken" in car races?

Answer: (4 Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "A Dozen Irate Adult Males", in which jurors re-examine overwhelming evidence of the guilt of an young Hispanic accused of killing his father, would be better known as which title?

Answer: Twelve Angry Men

"Twelve Angry Men" (1957) was a tour de force of acting for Henry Fonda, a movie he also produced and bankrolled. Not well received when first released, over the years it has become a cult classic. It was remade several times, perhaps the best known version being the 1997 TV movie starring Jack Lemmon in Fonda's role.

Answer: Gone with the Wind

Starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in the lead roles, this movie defined the American epic film. Set during the Civil War, it followed the life of spoiled southern belle Scarlett O'Hara.

3. What would be the best alternate title for a movie that takes place in a mental institution called "Someone Aviated Above the Domicile of a Passerine Bird"?

Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

This 1975 film dealt with a patient of a mental hospital who rallies the other patients to rebel against a disciplinary nurse. It starred Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher. It won five Academy Awards.

4. "Chanting Amid Precipitation", an entertainment based musical, where actors have to deal with the advent of talking pictures, would better be known as which of these movies?

Answer: Singin' in the Rain

This 1952 ambitious musical starred Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor playing movie entertainers who must deal with the advent of talking pictures. This film and also "The Band Wagon" (1953) are often looked upon by film historians as the definitive movie musicals.

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

It is often cited that this 1940 movie and "The Oxbow Incident" (1943) were Henry Fonda's favorite films from an acting perspective. In this movie based on the John Steinbeck novel, Fonda heads the cast as the head of a struggling migrant working family on their trek from Oklahoma to California.

6. What would you think would be a better way to refer to the troubled relationship movie set in the Deep South entitled "A Tram Called Salacity"?

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire

"A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) starred Vivien Leigh as a psychologically vulnerable woman visiting her sister and brother-in-law (Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando). She is disturbed at how brutally he treats her pregnant sister. Directed by Elia Kazan, it won four Academy Awards for Best Actress (Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Karl Malden), Best Supporting Actress (Hunter), and Best Art Direction and set decoration for a black-and-white film.

7. You might see "Crepuscular Thoroughfare" is playing on television. Which movie, revolving around a fading star's comeback, would you see if you tuned in?

Answer: Sunset Boulevard

Starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson, "Sunset Boulevard" (1950) depicts the pathetic life of a fading Hollywood starlet, now an older woman. She has an affair with struggling writer, Joe Gillis (Holden), hoping he will write a script that will lead to a comeback movie role for her.

8. "Operator of a Metered Livery Car" is best interpreted as what movie involving a Vietnam War veteran living in New York City?

Answer: Taxi Driver

Directed by Martin Scorsese, "Taxi Driver" (1975) starred Robert De Niro as a Vietnam veteran who works as a taxi driver living an escapist lifestyle. He becomes preoccupied with a political campaign worker played by Cybill Shepherd.

9. The pretentious title "The Reticence of the Small Ovines" would be best recognized as which psychological thriller genre films?

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs

"Silence of the Lambs" (1991) featured Jodie Foster as an FBI agent who consults a serial killer (Anthony Hopkins) in order to get insight into her investigation of a missing woman. Directed by Jonathan Demme, it won five Oscars (Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Picture, and Best Writing/Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published.)

Answer: Rebel Without a Cause

This 1955 movie revolving around gang violence catapulted James Dean to stardom. Four of the actors appearing in this movie (James Dean, Sal Mineo, Natalie Wood, and Edward Platt) died under tragic circumstances. Dean died in a car accident, Mineo was stabbed, Wood drowned and Platt committed suicide.

Source: Author debodun

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