Q 01/05

Before The 'Burbs, its director had a huge hit with which 1984 creature comedy?

A) Ghostbusters

B) Critters

C) Gremlins

D) Little Shop of Horrors

Answer · why

C) Gremlins

Gremlins. Its success briefly made Joe Dante an A-list name: he was even offered a Batman film, though he said he had always been a B-movie director a...

Q 02/05

When Werner Klopek comes upstairs wiping red from his hands in The 'Burbs, what does he say it is?

A) Paint

B) Beet juice

C) Tomato sauce

D) Rust

Answer · why

A) Paint

Paint. Werner apologises that he was only touching up one of his pictures, because painting relaxes him, and the neighbours who came expecting a kille...

Q 03/05

Which Hanks film was up for Oscars when The 'Burbs opened?

A) Punchline

B) Big

C) Splash

D) Volunteers

Answer · why

B) Big

Big. It had just earned Hanks his first Oscar nomination, announced two days before The 'Burbs opened, and one Los Angeles critic suspected the studio...

Q 04/05

On the welcome visit in The 'Burbs, what do the Klopeks offer their guests along with pretzels?

A) Sardines

B) Anchovies

C) Pickled eggs

D) Liverwurst

Answer · why

A) Sardines

Sardines, offered amid an awkward hush. The 2026 TV series restaged the moment, pretzels included, and its showrunner called the original 'such an ico...

Q 05/05

Who plays Carol, Ray's wife, in The 'Burbs?

A) Teri Garr

B) Patrika Darbo

C) Kathleen Turner

D) Carrie Fisher

Answer · why

D) Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher plays Carol Peterson, the voice of reason who finally drags the men over for a proper welcome visit to the Klopeks.