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DISNEY'S "UNDERDOG" FLIES INTO THEATERS AUG. 3
"There's no need to fear. Underdog is here!" Re-imagination of classic cartoon!
"Underdog"
fromWalt Disney Pictures in association with Spyglass Entertainment is an all new re-imagination of the
classic cartoon utilizing state of the art CGI special effects mixed with live-action. Directed by Frederik Du Chau, it stars
Jim Belushi, Peter Dinklage, Alex Neuberger and Taylor Momsen with Amy Adams. Jason Lee is the voice of Underdog,
the superhero canine with a gift for rhyme as in
"There's no need to fear. Underdog is here!"
After an accident in the mysterious lab of maniacal scientist Dr. Simon Barsinister, played by Peter Dinklage, an
ordinary beagle unexpectedly finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak. Armed with a fetching
superhero costume, Underdog vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of Capitol City and, in particular, one beautiful
spaniel named Polly Purebread, voiced by Amy Adams. When a sinister plot by Dr. Barsinister and his overgrown
henchman Cad, played by PatrickWarburton, threatens to destroy Capitol City only Underdog can save the day.
"Underdog"
…the world needs a hero and man needs a best friend! To find out more about
"Underdog,"
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1. What two words, formed from different arrange-
ments of the same eight letters, can be used to com-
plete the sentences below?
The lawyerwas opposed to ____Article6. He
said theoriginalwordingwas an ______part of
the entire contract.
2. Fill in themissing letter.
BDFTRLKGH
RSFHFCTT ?
3. Thewords belowhave one unusual feature in com-
mon.What is it?
Abstemiously
Facetiously
4. Howmanymarbleswere there ifAliceguessed20,
Bill guessed 21, Charlie guessed 22, Dick guessed 17,
andEdguessed16?Onepersonwasoffby four, oneby
three, oneby one, oneby two, andonewas correct.
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8.What twowords, formed fromdifferent arrange-
ments of the same eight letters, canbe used to
complete the sentence below?
The ____donors to the illegal charity felt
that the recipientswere ____whohadpreyed
upon them.
9. A simple substitution cryptogramhas beenused to
encode apuzzle.Work the code tofind the answer.
GNV Z VNQC KHJD NUDQRHFGS BZM GZUD
SVN BNMSQZCHBSNQX LDZMHMFR?
BonusQuestion:
Whichwarwas settledby theTrea-
ty ofWestphalia?
5. Each of the following definitions can be answered
by twowords that rhyme.
Easilyaccessible snack
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Angry supervisor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Theyoungmanarrivedat eight p.m., not seven.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. To the best of our knowledge, only one word can
bemade from all of the letters below. Can youfigure
outwhat it is?
EFGGG I INOPTT
7. Which of thewords below is least like the others?
The difference has nothing to dowith vowels, conso-
nants, or syllables.
cough, aphid, coffer, after
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