Animated Films
Random Facts
Biology and Science
International
The Maal Wild Card
100
This iconic animated character duo was voiced by two actors who were married in real life!
Hint: Think about the symbol of Walt Disney Studios
Mickey & Minnie Mouse
100
Name the only continent on which spiders and snakes don't live.
Antarctica
100
Science:
Which is the largest organ in the human body?
the skin
100
What's the main language spoken in Brazil?
Portugese
100
What reality TV show should we watch / start a fantasy league for in Mentor Group next year?
200
The NAME of the lamp from the Pixar opening sequence, named after the animated cartoon short of 1986, which Pixar produced under the same title.
Luxo Junior
200
In a website browser address bar, what does “www” stand for?
World Wide Web
200
Biology:
We have 206 of these in our bodies
Bones
200
What continent has the most countries?
Africa
200
How old is Mrs. Maal? Answer carefully... 🤔
✨ 28 ✨
300
To date, the most expensive animated film in the world, costing the studio $274 million...
Tangled
The film’s production took 6 years since there were technical problems with one (longest) character – Rapunzel’s long hair. It took 9 years to create a program for ideal hair modeling for the film.
300
What is the name of the longest river in South America?
The Amazon
300
Science:
What planet in our solar system is called the Red Planet?
Mars
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (Make Your Bids!)
Which body of water is the saltiest on earth?
Dead Sea
300
What is the name of Mrs. Maal's daughter?
Bonus (+100 max): Correct spelling / Middle Name / How old is she?
🌹 Chiara Rose, one year old
400
Pixar's most famous recurring Easter egg.
The Pizza Planet Truck
Originally driven by an alien-loving delivery driver in Toy Story, it has secretly been parked, driven, or carved into almost every single Pixar film since.
400
In what COUNTRY will you find the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa?
(BONUS +100 pts): What movie was this building famously featured in, when Tom Cruise ran down its side?)
Answer: United Arab Emirates
Bonus (+100 pts): Mission: Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol
400
Science:
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
400
What city had the first Olympic Games (776 BC)?
Olympia, Greece
400
Mrs. Maal's 3 teacher "besties" at BL
Ms. Wallace, Coach Trautman, Ms. Newstreet
500
Name ONE animated feature that has won an Oscar, NOT from Disney or Pixar animation studios
Flow (2024): An international, dialogue-free indie film that follows a lone cat in a flooded, abandoned world.
The Boy and the Heron (2023): Hayao Miyazaki's fantastical work, from renowned Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022): A dark, beautiful stop-motion re-imagining of the classic fairy tale, produced for Netflix.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): Sony Pictures' highly stylized, comic-book-aesthetic film
Rango (2011): A visually unique, western-style animated comedy produced by Paramount and Industrial Light & Magic.
Happy Feet (2006): The Warner Bros. computer-animated musical about a tap-dancing penguin.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005): A stop-motion classic crafted by the famous British studio Aardman Animations.
Spirited Away (2001): Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's globally celebrated fantasy film.
Shrek (2001): DreamWorks Animation's fairy-tale spoof, which won the very first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
The Prince of Egypt (1998): DreamWorks Animation's acclaimed epic won the Oscar for Best Original Song ("When You Believe")
500
Name the five Great Lakes:
Erie, Huron, Ontario, Superior, Michigan
500
Science:
Hematology is the study of what?
Blood
500
In what country was the game of checkers invented?
Egypt
500
What is Mrs. Maal's husband's name, and where does he work?
Andrew Maal, St. Patrick Catholic Church
