Animated Films Without Walt Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fiona

In "Shrek" (2001) Lord Farquaad decides Princess Fiona is to be his bride in order that he can become a king. Lord Farquaad is unaware of the curse affecting her and agrees to Shrek the ogre undertaking the quest to free her and bring her back. Shrek and Princess Fiona fall in love with each other on the return journey and it all comes to a climax at the wedding.

Answer: Mary and Max

This 2009 Australian film is described as a comedy-drama and sees Mary as a lonely 8-year old Australian girl starting up a pen pal relationship with an obese 44-year old New Yorker with various mental health issues. The relationship has its ups and downs over several decades but their friendship in the end saves both of them.

Answer: Anti-Pesto

The giant vegetable competition allows Wallace and Gromit to establish their vegetable security business. Running the business as a humane pest control business means that they soon run out of space to house their captured rabbits. Wallace decides to use his Mind Manipulation-O-Matic invention to brainwash the rabbits.

The idea is to remove their appetite for the vegetables so that they can be released, however things go horribly wrong.

Answer: Warner Bros. Animation

Warner Bros. Animation is a division of Warner Brothers, itself part of Time Warner. It has the 'Looney Tunes' and 'Merrie Melodies' characters in its stable. It is mostly involved in TV and animation of 'DC Comics' and also 'Scooby-Doo', following the death of William Hanna (of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons) in 2001.

The others listed are not American.

Answer: Bright Eyes

Art Garfunkel, formerly one half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel, released "Bright Eyes" in his 1979 album "Fate for Breakfast". Written by Mike Batt, a version of this song appeared in "Watership Down". The album flopped in the United States but was very successful in the UK where the film had been produced.

The other songs listed are also Garfunkel singles.

Answer: Marty

The 2005 film "Madagascar" finds the pampered animals on Madagascar with Alex the lion fighting meat-withdrawal symptoms. He eventually sorts himself out in time to save his friends and is converted to a diet of sushi. Melman is the giraffe, Gloria is the hippopotamus and Skipper is one of the penguins.
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Answer: George Clooney

George Clooney has undertaken voice roles in a couple of movies, the first being Doctor Gouache in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" (1999). The TV series "ER", which started in 1994, earned him Golden Globe and Emmy nominations and provided his breakthrough into major Hollywood films. The first such film was "From Dusk Till Dawn" (1996).

Answer: Japan

"Spirited Away" was directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio based in Tokyo. The 2001 film became the most successful Japanese film ever. It was also considered at the time by some as one of the best animated films ever made and won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

Answer: Hans Zimmer

The German film composer Hans Zimmer has won awards for a number of his film scores including "The Lion King" (1994), "Gladiator" (2000) and "The Dark Knight" (2008). As head of the film music division at DreamWorks, it is not surprising that he has provided the music scores for a variety of the studio's films. He has composed the music for over 100 films over his career.

Answer: Roald Dahl

The British author Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990) has had a number of his works made into films. This includes "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), "Fantastic Mr Fox" (2009) and "James and the Giant Peach" (1996). Roald Dahl was born in Wales and wrote both children and adult books. He is one of the world's best selling children's authors.