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There's a Monster Under My Bed Quiz


Maybe not so much under my bed as in my bedtime story - come meet some of the memorable monsters to be found in books for children (of all ages).

A multiple-choice quiz by looney_tunes. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
looney_tunes
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
368,685
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
688
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. The title characters for Maurice Sendak's 'Where the Wild Things Are' were originally supposed to be horses, but this changed when he realized that he couldn't draw convincing horses. What did he then use as the inspiration for his wild things? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is unusual about the monster featured in Margery Cuyler's 2008 book 'Monster Mess!'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Ed Emberley's 'Go Away, Big Green Monster!' involves the reader in assembling a monster face by turning the pages to add one feature after another. What feature comes into sight first? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Rebecca and Ed Emberley wrote a children's book which encourages readers to join in the action, following the model of a popular children's song. What is its title? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. According to the title of the book by Barbara Jean Hicks, what don't monsters eat? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 'Molly's Monsters' by Teddy Slater, Molly is kept awake by a stream of monsters who invade her bedroom. How does she finally make them leave her to sleep in peace? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Michael Rex has written several books subtitled 'A Petrifying Parody'. What is the title of his monster-laden parody of the children's classic 'Good Night Moon', by Margaret Wise Brown? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In Eleanor Taylor's 'My Friend the Monster', Louis discovers a large, green, one-eyed monster under his bed during the first night he spends in his family's new home. What kind of bushy-tailed animal is Louis? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where does the monster in 'Go to Bed, Monster!' by Natasha Wing come from? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'There's a Monster at the End of This Book' by Jon Stone features a much-loved Sesame Street character in a state of growing panic as the pages are turned, and we get closer to the monster at the end of the book. Who is much relieved to realize that he himself is the monster appearing on the last page? Hint





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1. The title characters for Maurice Sendak's 'Where the Wild Things Are' were originally supposed to be horses, but this changed when he realized that he couldn't draw convincing horses. What did he then use as the inspiration for his wild things?

Answer: Relatives

Sendak used memories of the aunts and uncles who used to visit his family when he was a child as the basis for the caricatures that were used for the 'wild things', which are clearly humanoid in their monstrosity. The story of Max, whose monstrous misbehavior gets him sent to his room, where he imagines himself in a world where there are no rules to keep him from doing as he pleases, but then decides to go home to be with his family, has been popular with children since its release in 1963, despite initial criticism from adults who felt it was inappropriately supportive of misbehavior.

It is now seen as one of the classic illustrated children's books, and valuable for the way it deals with the issue of handling potentially destructive emotions such as anger within a family context.
2. What is unusual about the monster featured in Margery Cuyler's 2008 book 'Monster Mess!'?

Answer: It cleans up messes

The monster (which resembles a large purple cockroach crossed with a traditional dragon) comes into a boy's bedroom and cleans it up during the night, so it can find a place to sleep. The story is great to read aloud, because it is full of onomatopoeic words, and S. D. Schindler's illustrations add to the fun.
3. Ed Emberley's 'Go Away, Big Green Monster!' involves the reader in assembling a monster face by turning the pages to add one feature after another. What feature comes into sight first?

Answer: Two big yellow eyes

Eyes, nose, mouth and ears are followed by scraggly purple hair and a big scary green face. But then we read, "You don't scare me, so go away", and as the rest of the pages are turned, the features disappear one by one - hair, ears, nose, face, mouth, teeth, eyes - and the monster is gone, with the admonishment not to come back (until I say so).
4. Rebecca and Ed Emberley wrote a children's book which encourages readers to join in the action, following the model of a popular children's song. What is its title?

Answer: If You're a Monster and You Know It

'If You're Happy and You Know It' is an action song, in which children participate by performing a list of actions. In this book, the monsters demonstrate their monstrosity by snorting and growling, smacking their claws, stomping their paws, twitching their tails, wiggling their warts, and roaring out loud. Most young children are happy to show that they are monsters by joining in the fun.
5. According to the title of the book by Barbara Jean Hicks, what don't monsters eat?

Answer: Broccoli

As we are repeatedly told, "Fum, foe, fie, fee, monsters don't eat broccoli!" They also avoid artichokes and lima beans. They prefer rocket ships, wheels, or maple trees (which, in the illustration, look suspiciously like carrot sticks, sliced tomatoes and broccoli to the discerning reader).
6. In 'Molly's Monsters' by Teddy Slater, Molly is kept awake by a stream of monsters who invade her bedroom. How does she finally make them leave her to sleep in peace?

Answer: Turns on the light and makes a scary face

As well as being a book about facing up to monsters, this is a counting book, as there is one more of each type of monster that enters, starting with one glog, and including trogs, greedy glox, oggs, and the more generic fiendlets, beasties and glitches. The room gets awfully crowded before Molly's patience wears thin. She turns on the light and makes a scary face, sending the monsters into retreat, except for the glog, who cuddles up next to her in bed.

Teddy Slater has written over 100 children's books, including 'Llamas in Pajamas' and 'The Wrong-Way Rabbit', titles that have a personal resonance for some here at FunTrivia.
7. Michael Rex has written several books subtitled 'A Petrifying Parody'. What is the title of his monster-laden parody of the children's classic 'Good Night Moon', by Margaret Wise Brown?

Answer: Goodnight Goon

We see a young werewolf settling down in his bed, and then get a list of the spooky items in his tomb, starting with a gravestone, a black lagoon, and a picture of Martians taking over the moon. As he starts to say goodnight to each item, the goon seen outside the window on the front cover illustration climbs in and starts disrupting the peace and quiet. Finally, the young werewolf sends the goon under the bed to sleep, and the book closes with the message, "Goodnight monsters everywhere."
8. In Eleanor Taylor's 'My Friend the Monster', Louis discovers a large, green, one-eyed monster under his bed during the first night he spends in his family's new home. What kind of bushy-tailed animal is Louis?

Answer: Fox

Louis is surprised, but not scared, to find the monster squashed into the inadequate space under his new bed, and they become friends. Next day in the park, Louis and the monster make many more friends, and they return home to find that his parents have made a nice large bed for the monster in Louis's room - no need to be the monster under the bed any more!
9. Where does the monster in 'Go to Bed, Monster!' by Natasha Wing come from?

Answer: He is drawn by Lucy

Lucy isn't ready for bed, so she starts to draw. She and the monster she creates engage in various imagined activities, until she is tired and ready to sleep. The monster, however, isn't ready yet. Lucy deals with all the monster's delaying tactics - hungry, thirsty, needs to go to the bathroom, a list familiar to most parents - with creative drawing, before finally experiencing success after reading him a bedtime story. Now they can both get some sleep.
10. 'There's a Monster at the End of This Book' by Jon Stone features a much-loved Sesame Street character in a state of growing panic as the pages are turned, and we get closer to the monster at the end of the book. Who is much relieved to realize that he himself is the monster appearing on the last page?

Answer: Grover

The front cover of this Little Golden Book says that it stars 'lovable furry old Grover', who is shown on the cover saying "Hello, everybodeee!" to welcome the readers. He starts by commenting on how boring the title page is, but then realizes what it said, and starts to panic, because he is scared of monsters.

Despite his efforts to keep the reader from turning the pages, we finally reach the end, where Grover discovers, "Well, look at that! This is the end of the book, and the only one here is . . . ME! I, lovable, furry old Grover, am the Monster at the end of this book. And you were so scared! I told you and told you there was nothing to be afraid of." On the final page, he is shown covering his head, and thinking, "Oh, I am so ashamed . . . ." I had to cap this one at five reads a day - my daughter loved it so much as a two-year-old that she memorized it, and read along with me, before collapsing in laughter at the end.
Source: Author looney_tunes

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