Q 01/05

In The Babadook, what kind of bedtime reading, titled Mister Babadook, introduces the creature to Amelia and Sam?

A) A colouring book

B) A pop-up book

C) A comic book

D) A sticker book

Answer · why

B) A pop-up book

A pop-up book carries the creature into the house, and the prop was made by American illustrator Alexander Juhasz, hired specially for the film.

Q 02/05

In The Babadook, which item of headwear does the creature in the storybook wear with his suit?

A) A bowler hat

B) A flat cap

C) A top hat

D) A deerstalker

Answer · why

C) A top hat

A top hat and suit make up his look in the story, where he grows more sinister and menacing with each page turned.

Q 03/05

Critics widely read the creature in The Babadook as a metaphor for which emotion that Amelia has tried to bury?

A) Jealousy

B) Greed

C) Vanity

D) Grief

Answer · why

D) Grief

Grief is the real monster, as one reviewer put it, and the film suggests that suppressing it only makes it stronger.

Q 04/05

At the end of The Babadook, what do Amelia and Sam gather in the garden to feed the creature?

A) Worms

B) Snails

C) Beetles

D) Spiders

Answer · why

A) Worms

Worms go into a bowl that Amelia carries down to the creature, which takes the meal and retreats to its corner instead of attacking her.

Q 05/05

Which long-running animated series spoofed The Babadook as The Pookadook in a 2022 Halloween special?

A) Family Guy

B) The Simpsons

C) South Park

D) Bob's Burgers

Answer · why

B) The Simpsons

The Simpsons had Marge read Maggie the sinister bedtime story, with the spirit feeding on her resentment at being taken for granted.