| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 02 12:38PM > * Game 8, Round 7 - Leisure - Board-Game Cities > 1. Timbuktu. 9 > 2. Bombay. 10 > 3. Bruges. 14 > 4. London. 2 > 5. Carson City. 18 > 6. Macao. 5 > 7. Vanuatu. 12 > 8. Toledo ["Toh-LAY-doh"]. 16 > 9. Istanbul. 6 > 10. Madeira. 7 > 1. Released in 1973, this adaptation of E.B. White's book of the > same name was so popular that when it was rereleased on video > in 1993, it was one of that year's best-sellers. Charlotte's Web > 2. This 1982 release, about a unicorn transformed into a young > woman and her quest, featured vocal performances from Mia Farrow, > Alan Arkin, and Jeff Bridges. The Last Unicorn > animation legend (and Disney refugee) Don Bluth, adapted from > a 1971 children's book by Robert C. O'Brien about intelligent > rats. The Secret of NIMH > 4. Bluth's next feature film was in 1986: a story about an unusual > immigrant. Songs in the film included "Give Me Your Tired, > Your Poor" and "Somewhere Out There." An American Tail > unit; his first film with them was extremely successful, and > featured the songs "A Rumor in St. Petersburg" and "Once upon > a December." Anastasia > 6. This Biblical epic was the first hand-drawn animated film to > be released by Dreamworks Animation; it included the songs > "Deliver Us", "Through Heaven's Eyes", and "When You Believe." The Prince of Egypt > 7. This 1999 film about a boy and his robot was a box-office > failure but has since become regarded as one of the classics > of modern animation. The Iron Giant > 8. This 2001 Hayao Miyazaki film is the only hand-drawn film > to win Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, and is still the > highest-grossing movie in Japanese history. Howl's Moving Castle > 10. This 2007 film, an adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's graphic-novel > memoir by the same title, won the Jury Prize at Cannes. Persepolis -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 03 01:14AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:vfudnS0AlYmgYkbGnZ2dnUU7- > In each case we'll tell you the place name that we've obscured on > the handout; you tell us which number game it is. > 1. Timbuktu. 9 > 2. Bombay. 10 > 3. Bruges. 14 > 4. London. 2 > 5. Carson City. 4; 18 > 6. Macao. 7; 5 > 7. Vanuatu. 12 > 8. Toledo ["Toh-LAY-doh"]. 1 > 9. Istanbul. 6 > 10. Madeira. 16; 14 > 1. Released in 1973, this adaptation of E.B. White's book of the > same name was so popular that when it was rereleased on video > in 1993, it was one of that year's best-sellers. "Charlotte's Web" > 2. This 1982 release, about a unicorn transformed into a young > woman and her quest, featured vocal performances from Mia Farrow, > Alan Arkin, and Jeff Bridges. "The Last Unicorn" > animation legend (and Disney refugee) Don Bluth, adapted from > a 1971 children's book by Robert C. O'Brien about intelligent > rats. "The Secret of NIMH" > 4. Bluth's next feature film was in 1986: a story about an unusual > immigrant. Songs in the film included "Give Me Your Tired, > Your Poor" and "Somewhere Out There." "An American Tail" > unit; his first film with them was extremely successful, and > featured the songs "A Rumor in St. Petersburg" and "Once upon > a December." "Anastasia" > 6. This Biblical epic was the first hand-drawn animated film to > be released by Dreamworks Animation; it included the songs > "Deliver Us", "Through Heaven's Eyes", and "When You Believe." "The Prince of Egypt" > 7. This 1999 film about a boy and his robot was a box-office > failure but has since become regarded as one of the classics > of modern animation. "The Iron Giant" > 8. This 2001 Hayao Miyazaki film is the only hand-drawn film > to win Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, and is still the > highest-grossing movie in Japanese history. "Spirited Away" > 9. This French-Canadian co-production, a surreal comedy about > cycling, music-hall theater, and the Mob, won the Genie for > Best Picture of 2004, although it was released in 2003 in France. "The Triplets of Belleville" > 10. This 2007 film, an adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's graphic-novel > memoir by the same title, won the Jury Prize at Cannes. "Persepolis" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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