Q 01/05

In what year did the animated film Monster House open in US theaters, in late July?

A) 2006

B) 2007

C) 2008

D) 2010

Answer · why

A) 2006

2006: it opened on July 21, the same weekend as Clerks II and Lady in the Water.

Q 02/05

Who directed Monster House, his feature directorial debut?

A) Henry Selick

B) Gil Kenan

C) Genndy Tartakovsky

D) Chris Wedge

Answer · why

B) Gil Kenan

Gil Kenan, a recent UCLA film-school graduate, made his feature debut here after his stop-motion thesis short The Lark caught the producers' attention...

Q 03/05

Which actor voices the grumpy old neighbor Mr. Nebbercracker in Monster House?

A) Jeff Bridges

B) Christopher Lloyd

C) Steve Buscemi

D) Nick Nolte

Answer · why

C) Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi also voiced Randall Boggs in Monsters, Inc., another 2000s animated favorite.

Q 04/05

Who voices D.J. Walters, the boy who spies on the house across the street?

A) Alexander Gould

B) Freddie Highmore

C) Josh Hutcherson

D) Mitchel Musso

Answer · why

D) Mitchel Musso

Musso was also starring on Disney Channel's Hannah Montana around the same time.

Q 05/05

What is D.J.'s best friend Chowder's real first name?

A) Charles

B) Christopher

C) Chester

D) Chandler

Answer · why

A) Charles

Chowder's real first name is Charles; Chowder is only a nickname, and it is what D.J. and Jenny call him throughout the film.