The cunningly cryptic movie quiz
Here are the answers to last week’s Cunningly Cryptic Movie Quiz:
I asked the cannibal if he was happy to have devoured the girl. He said he was …..
‘Glad he ate her’ which translates into the movie title GLADIATOR
If you said ‘Ouch!’ part of you usually feels like this.
‘Sore’ which translates into the movie title SAW
In Spain, John flapped his wings and soared above the clock-bird’s home.‘Juan flew over the cuckoo’s nest’ which translates into the movie title ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
A coward in a sprint race CHICKEN RUN
Have a nap in pirate’s treasure
‘Sleep in booty’ which translates into the movie title SLEEPING BEAUTY
Examine the lady’s electronic gizmo
‘Inspect her gadget’ which translates into the movie title INSPECTOR GADGET
Jesus’s granddad might be known as this
THE GODFATHER
The casual way to greet midday
‘Hi Noon’ which translates into the movie title HIGH NOON
A stereotypical Italian would tell you this if his deity was unwell
‘God’s ill-ah’ which translates into the movie title GODZILLA
22 over 7 from the USA
‘Pi from America’ which translates into the movie title AMERICAN PIE
His majesty telling untruths would be known as this
‘The lying king’ which translates into the movie title THE LION KING
Saw the lady’s fella
‘Spied her man’ which translates into the movie title SPIDERMAN
Locating the owner of the Nautilus FINDING NEMO
Where the British Pop star, originally named Harry Webb, would keep his aeroplane
Harry Webb is better known as Sir Cliff Richard, so ‘Harry’s hangar’ would become ‘Cliff’s hangar’, which translates into the movie title CLIFFHANGER
The time when you can hear owls calling
‘The toot hours’ which translates into the movie title THE TWO TOWERS
The first person to correctly match all the clues to their corresponding answers was Brian Dolton (aka tchernabyelo ). The number generator over at random.org helped me select the second prize winner, Gregory Frost (aka frostokovich). Both winners will recieve an I are a writer! mug and a Fur-Face CD combo.
Thank you to everyone who took part. I hope you enjoyed the quiz, I certainly had fun coming up with the clues. We'll do another one soon. Now I'm off to dig out the rest of the driveway.