Q 01/05

Laika's owner, Phil Knight, made his fortune as co-founder of which company?

A) Adidas

B) Nike

C) Reebok

D) Puma

Answer · why

B) Nike

Nike's Phil Knight invested in an animation house in 1998, his son Travis went to work there as an animator, and Knight later took control of it and r...

Q 02/05

In which US state is the Laika studio based?

A) California

B) Oregon

C) Vermont

D) Washington

Answer · why

B) Oregon

Oregon is home because Laika grew out of a local animation house; its films are shot in Hillsboro, where Coraline took a team three years to make.

Q 03/05

What role did Travis Knight, the owner's son, take at Laika after Coraline's release?

A) Head of story

B) Chief financial officer

C) Chairman of the board

D) President and CEO

Answer · why

D) President and CEO

President and CEO, yet he kept his hands on the puppets: Travis Knight stayed a lead animator on ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls while running the studio...

Q 04/05

Laika is named after what?

A) A Moscow film studio

B) The first dog to orbit Earth

C) A Finnish word for light

D) A Russian folk tale

Answer · why

B) The first dog to orbit Earth

The first dog to orbit Earth was a stray taken off the streets; she flew on Sputnik 2 in 1957 on a one-way trip, because no means of bringing her home...

Q 05/05

Which company was rebranded as Laika in 2005?

A) Rankin/Bass Productions

B) Screen Novelties

C) Will Vinton Studios

D) Aardman Animations

Answer · why

C) Will Vinton Studios

Will Vinton Studios made the singing California Raisins; founder Will Vinton, who trademarked the word Claymation, was pushed out after investor Phil ...