From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-05,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', but have   
   > been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me.   
   > I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > For further information, including an explanation of the """   
   > notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Dreamworks Animation   
   >   
   > """To date""", Dreamworks Animation has released 23 movies.   
   > In each case, identify the movie described.  *Where   
   > applicable, full titles are required for full points.*   
   >   
   > 1. Dreamworks """has released""" four traditional animation,   
   >     i.e. cartoon-drawn, movies to cinemas.  Name *any one* of them.   
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 3. Dreamworks' second stop-motion animated movie, released 5 years   
   >     later, follows the hero and his loyal dog as they try to   
   >     resolve the mystery threatening people's gardens in the English   
   >     countryside before the annual giant-vegetable-growing contest.   
   >     Name the movie.   
      
   Wallace and Gromit   
      
   >   
   > The remaining 7 questions are about computer-animated movies.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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 II   
      
   >   
   > 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; Donkey   
      
   >   
   > 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   
   >   
   > Answer these questions about companies that have never existed   
   > outside of a novel, movie, TV series, etc.  Unless specified   
   > otherwise, you must name that *work of fiction*.  (If the work   
   > is part of a series, the series title will be sufficient.)   
   > Details are taken from "Forbes" magazine's March 2011 article on   
   > the "Top 25 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.   
   >   
   > 2. "More Human Than Human" is the motto of the Tyrell Corp.,   
   >     founded by Dr. Eldon Tyrell, maker of artificial humans.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Road Runner cartoons   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   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.   
   >   
   > 7. Coming in at 21st on the list is d'Anconia Copper, the world's   
   >     largest copper producer, led by playboy CEO Francisco d'Anconia.   
   >     Name the work/series *or* the author.   
   >   
   > 8. Coming in at 22nd is Gringotts Bank.  Name the work/series *or*   
   >     the author.   
      
   Rowling   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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