Vocal Anatomy
Puppetry
Voice-Over Actors
Misc.
Misc.
100
Responsible for smelling odors and filtering air.
What is the nasal cavity?
100
The index finger is responsible for manipulating these two things on a marionette.
What are the eyelids and the mouth?
100
These types of people are used by animation studios with large budgets and anticipated high box office profits.
Who are celebrity voice over actors?
100
In addition to narration, puppetry, commercials, trailers, and voicing animated characters, voice-over actors can make money by voicing what? (Hint: think animal sounds, plane crashes, etc.)
What are sound effects?
100
This type of doctor often works with vocalists and actors to correct and/or treat throat illnesses and vocal problems.
What is an ENT? (Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist)
200
The bony structure that lies directly behind the front teeth. Responsible for making the /t/, /d/, /n/ sounds.
What is the alveolar ridge?
200
The highest grossing media/entertainment event of all time.
What is the Broadway/theatre production of The Lion King?
200
Someone who mimics a voice that has already been created by another vocalist.
What is an impressionist?
200
In attempting to keep The Lion King "affordable" for all families, the ticket price has been consistently kept under what dollar amount?
What is $200?
200
When casting directors do not cast based on historical and racial accuracy.
What is color-blind casting?
300
Sounds that use two lips, such as /b/, /p/, /m/.
What are bilabials?
300
One of the first Broadway shows to ever receive a Parental Warning on its ticket/advertising materials.
What is Avenue Q?
300
In national commercials, this type of dialect is needed in order to appeal to the majority of people/Americans.
What is a universal dialect?
300
A flap of cartilage, this prevents food from going into the trachea.
What is the epiglottis?
300
The dangling tissue at the back of the soft palate.
What is the uvula?
400
The bony part of the roof of the mouth, found behind the alveolar ridge. Response for tongue placement in words like "Judge" and "Church."
What is the hard palate?
400
Simply made, this type of puppet relies on a scrim and interesting light patterns to appear larger or smaller on the scrim.
What is a shadow puppet?
400
During this specific time, some well-known female actresses may choose to do voice-over work instead of on-camera work.
What is pregnancy?
400
Jeff Dunham's "comedic" response to the increasing criminalization of middle Eastern men in Entertainment.
Who is Achmed, the Terrorist?
400
Often thought to represent this, Scar in "The Lion King" has historically always been played by a white male.
What is the (white) colonization of Africa?
500
The main resonator for the voice. It's also the tube that separates air and food into the trachea and esophagus.
What is the pharynx?
500
One is a standard, unspecified mouth puppet, and one is a group of Jim Henson's creations with their own television show and movies.
What is a muppet and what are The Muppets?
500
Perhaps unexpectedly, this type of voice-over actor voices the character of Bart Simpson?
Who is Nancy Cartwright (or who is a female voice-over actor)?
500
When large (human) heads are used with normal sized bodies, such as the Running of the Presidents at Washington Nationals baseball games.
What are Humans in Puppet Mode?
500
The muscular part of the roof of the mouth, responsible for the /k/ and /g/ sounds.
What is the soft palate?
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