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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCIWSSSG12 Game 5, Rounds 7-8: Dr   
   17 Jun 22 04:18:58   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Dreamworks Animation   
      
   > 1. Dreamworks """has released""" four traditional animation,   
   >    i.e. cartoon-drawn, movies to cinemas.  Name *any one* of them.   
      
   An American Tail   
      
   > 2. In the first of Dreamworks' """two""" stop-motion animated   
   >    movies, Mel Gibson voices the hero Rocky, who is trying to save   
   >    the flock from becoming pie filling.  Name it.   
      
   Chicken Run   
      
   > 4. The """highest-rated""" Dreamworks Animation feature, with an   
   >    astounding 98% at Rotten Tomatoes and 8.2 at IMDB, this 2010   
   >    movie tells the tale of a Viking village plagued by constant   
   >    monster attacks until young Hiccup captures the mysterious   
   >    Night Fury.  Name the movie.   
      
   How to Train Your Dragon   
      
   > 5. The """bomb of the bunch""", with ratings of 36% at Rotten   
   >    Tomatoes and 5.9 at IMDB, this 2004 movie starred the voice   
   >    talent of Will Smith as Oscar, a small bottom-feeder who takes   
   >    credit for killing the son of the shark mob boss in order to   
   >    become a big shot.   
      
   Shark Tail   
      
   > 6. With one of the lowest grosses of the computer-animated movies,   
   >    and poor ratings to match, this much-hyped 2007 movie featured   
   >    poor Barry, voiced by Jerry Senfield, who is unhappy with his   
   >    career choice.  Name the movie.   
      
   Bee Movie   
      
   > 7. The second movie in Dreamworks Animation's """longest-running   
   >    series""" is their highest-grossing, at """$919,000,000 US."""   
   >    Name the *specific movie*.   
      
   Shrek 2   
      
   > 8. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with the   
   >    previous question.  Nsgre sbhe Fuerx zbivrf, va 2011 Qernzjbexf   
   >    eryrnfrq n cerdhry, gryyvat gur fgbel bs bar punenpgre yrnqvat   
   >    hc gb gur gvzr ur ragrerq gur Fuerx fgbelyvar.  Anzr gung zbivr.   
      
   Puss in Boots   
      
   > 9. If it makes money, make it again.  First movie in 2005, sequel   
   >    in 2008, this pair tells the story of a group of animals from   
   >    the Central Park Zoo who long to go home, then find out that   
   >    real life there ain't that easy.  Name *either*.   
      
   Madagascar   
      
   > 10. First movie in 2008, sequel in 2011, this pair features the   
   >    voice talents of Jack Black as Po.  Name either.   
      
   Kung Fu Panda   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Largest Fictional Companies   
      
   > 1. The largest company by gross sales on the list is CHOAM,   
   >    a conglomerate that controls all trade between the planets,   
   >    although 90% of their profits come from a single pharmaceutical,   
   >    the geriatric spice "melange".  Name the work/series *or*   
   >    the author.   
      
   Dune   
      
   > 2. "More Human Than Human" is the motto of the Tyrell Corp.,   
   >    founded by Dr. Eldon Tyrell, maker of artificial humans.   
      
   Blade Runner   
      
   > 3. Also on the list is the Acme Corp., the world's largest purveyor   
   >    of anvils, jet-propelled pogo sticks, giant rubber bands and   
   >    Do-It-Yourself Tornado kits, to name a few.   
      
   Looney Tunes   
      
   > 4. Fourth on the list is the Sirius Cybernetics Corp., creator of   
   >    mechanical devices with "Genuine People Personalities", such   
   >    as paranoid androids.  Name the work/series *or* the author.   
      
   Douglas Adams   
      
   > 5. MomCorp made the list: it's a conglomerate that includes Mom's   
   >    Friendly Delivery Co., Mom's Friendly Baby Food Co., Mom's   
   >    Friendly Advanced Weapon & Munitions Co., and Mom's Friendly   
   >    Robot Company, which made Bender.   
      
   Futurama   
      
   > 6. The London-based pharmaceutical giant "The Umbrella Corp." is   
   >    well known for their Aqua Cure spray, an instant-acting liquid   
   >    medicine used in first-aid kits and health power-ups.  However,   
   >    their research may have gone a little awry recently, hence all   
   >    the zombie-like employees.   
      
   Half Life   
      
   > 8. Coming in at 22nd is Gringotts Bank.  Name the work/series *or*   
   >    the author.   
      
   Harry Potter   
      
   > 9. Clampett Oil is 17th on the list, with an inflation-adjusted   
   >    value of $18,100,000,000.   
      
   Beverly Hillbillies   
      
   > 10. Norman Osbourne is CEO of Oscorp, the 23rd entry in the   
   >    "Forbes" list.  Oscorp is listed as an Aerospace & Defense   
   >    company, specializing in high-tech weaponry.  Name the   
   >    work/series *or* the author.   
      
   Spider-Man   
      
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