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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,"
see scenes
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1. The following letters occur in the sequences below
incommonEnglishwordsor phrases.What are those
words or phrases?
BBT DDM GGH
2. Samanthahas three timesasmanybrothersas she
has sisters, but herbrotherSamhas twomorebroth-
ers than he has sisters. Howmany siblings are in the
family? (Hint: There are nomore than 10 siblings.)
3.What feature do thewords below share?
Trout Hectare Stinted Rialto
4. Find the six-digit number inwhich thefirst digit is
two more than the second digit, the second digit is
two more than the third digit, the third digit is two
less than the seconddigit, the fourthdigit is two less
than the thirddigit, thefifthdigit is one less than the
fourthdigit, and the last twodigitsare thesumof the
first four digits. The sum of all six digits is 30.
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ByDr. AbbieF. Salny
personwas off by four, one by two, oneby three, one
by one, and onewas correct.Whowas right?
9. A significant question is coiled in the grid below.
To spell it out, start with one letter andmove to an
adjacent letter in any direction. (Hint: Start with a
“W.”)
Y O E R O S A D G R
N N O D D T D N E U
A D L E A E I A R B
H Y U R O U E C E E
W W O A D B L H E S
Bonus Question:
TheNineteenthAmendment to the
U.S. Constitutionprovided forwhat?
5. A simple substitution code has been used to con-
ceal a “quote.” Work out the code to decipher the
original words.
Ivan theTerrible:
VGZS H QDZKKX MDDC HR Z FNNC OQ LZM
SN BGZMFD LX HLZFD.
6. Rachel received an invitation to a birthday party
for Ryan. Ryanwas hermaternal grandmother’s only
child’s only son.What relationwas he toRachel?
7. Unscramble the letters in each word below, then
unscramble the order of the words to create a Tom
Swifty sentence.
LRAELY I ELKI NIGPSAEK NDTO YAW DIAS
LYWSFIT MOT HIST
8. Inacontest toguess thenumberofpennies ina jar,
Samguessed21, Sallyguessed19, Samanthaguessed
24, Susan guessed 26, and Sandy guessed 23. One
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