Movies from 1972 in Other Words Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.