Question
In a film by this studio, jock Mitch Downe reveals that he has a boyfriend, making him the first openly gay character depicted in a mainstream animated film. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Oregon-based animation studio whose CEO is Bumblebee director Travis Knight. This studio behind The Boxtrolls and Missing Link also produced a film in which Mr. Bobinsky owns a dancing mouse circus.
ANSWER: Laika
[10m] Mitch Downe appears in this Laika studios film, where a 11-year-old boy who can talk to ghosts is tasked by Mr. Prenderghast with saving his hometown of Blithe Hollow from a 300-year-old “witches curse”.
ANSWER: ParaNorman
[10e] Laika’s films ParaNorman and Coraline were made using this technique, in which the contents of the scene undergo small manual adjustments between each frame. Claymation is a form of this general technique.
ANSWER: stop-motion animation
<LK, Movies: Older>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton of Not Minnesota Fame | Honk it Like It's Hot | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Positive Attitude | McGill Asian Goodreads Junta | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| The Second Coming of James Wang | Von Trapped | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Untitled McGill Team | Carleton of Ottawa Fame | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 88% | 75% | 25% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 28.00 | 100% | 100% | 80% |