"Blocked Plug-in"  cannot force quit

I have an application called "Kidzui"  that I use to let my kids browse the internet.  Today I upgraded from 10.6.8 to  Mountain Lion, I'm assuming since I got it out of the app store today, that it is the latest version of Mountain Lion.
When I launch Kidzuii, the application uses the entire screen, but now displays the words "Blocked Plug-in".  Some research revealed that this issue is likly caused by an older version of Adobe Flash.  However; here is the problem.
I cannot force-quit the application.  I have read a bunch of handy articles on using short cut keys to force quit an application.  None of them work.  The cherry on top is that when I power off the machine, it restarts and very helpfully launches the exact same applications that I had open before, which immediatly puts me right back where I was. 
Does anyone have any ideas?  I can't get to anything and even a power off and restart isn't helping.  The caps lock key still functions, and the mouse works well too.
Frustrated in Maryland,
Andi

Select  ▹ Force Quit from the menu bar, then select the frozen application from the list and press return.

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