Q 01/05

In what year was the animated film Monster House released in US theaters?

A) 2006

B) 2007

C) 2008

D) 2010

Answer · why

A) 2006

It opened on July 21, 2006, 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

He was a recent UCLA film-school graduate whose stop-motion thesis short, The Lark, got him noticed by Robert Zemeckis.

Q 03/05

Which actor voices the grumpy old neighbor Mr. Nebbercracker?

A) Jeff Bridges

B) Christopher Lloyd

C) Steve Buscemi

D) Nick Nolte

Answer · why

C) Steve Buscemi

He 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

His full name is Charles Peterson; the film never lets anyone call him that.