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Film Title Quiz 3

Hollywood Movies and Their German Titles

Film Title Quiz 3 is based on the article Movie Titles in German and the Filmtitel-Lexikon. In the article we discuss the issue of English-to-German film title translations. You may want to read that article and look at the glossary before taking the following quiz.

This is a self-scoring quiz with a total of 12 questions. In the chart below the English and German titles don't match. In the column on the left, you need to type in the LETTER of the correct answer. (Be sure to type your answers as CAPITAL letters!)

Also see > Film Title Quiz 1 & Film Title Quiz 2

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Q U I Z   3
Movie Titles - Filmtitel
INSTRUCTIONS:
Type in the LETTER of the correct English title (A-L) for the German movie titles 1-12. Be sure to use only CAPITAL letters! NOTE: In most browsers the TAB key will move you through the answer boxes.
Correct
ANSWER
A, B, etc.		 DEUTSCH ENGLISH
1. Hautnah A. Six Feet Under
2. Große Haie - Kleine Fische B. Gone with the Wind
3. Die Akte C. The Motorcycle Diaries
4. Die Reise des jungen Che D. Sharktale
5. Gestorben wird immer E. Romancing the Stone
6. Meine Frau, ihre Schwiegermutter und ich F. Something's Gotta Give
7. Vom Winde verweht G. National Treasure
8. Planlos durchs Weltall H. Meet the Fockers
9. Fluch der Karibik I. The Pelican Brief
10. Auf der Jagd nach dem grünen Diamanten J. Galaxy Quest
11. Was das Herz begehrt K. Pirates of the Caribbean
12. Das Vermächtnis der Tempelritter L. Closer
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Also see > Film Title Quiz 1 & Film Title Quiz 2

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