Monster Hunt Kids Trivia and Games for Kids: Spooky Throwbacks for Parents

0:15 All right, and welcome back to Backseat Trivia Rumble. I hope the snacks are open and the volume is up, because we've got a heavyweight battle today. In the backseat, the forest sneakers and the snow mountain scouts. In the front seat, the sleepover spook story survivors and the late night cable channel surfers. Three rounds, 30 questions. Drivers, eyes on the road. Kids, eyes on the prize. Let's get ready to rumble with the first kids round. Question one: What is the nickname of the huge, hairy, ape-like creature said to roam the forests of the Pacific Northwest?

0:55 And the answer is Bigfoot. Question two. In Scotland, what deep lake is famous for a mysterious long-necked monster? And the answer is Loch Ness. Question three: What friendly nickname do people use for the long-necked monster of that Scottish lake? And the answer is Nessie. Question four. What shaggy white creature, also called the Abominable Snowman, is said to roam the snowy Himalayas?

1:35 And the answer is the Yeti, which makes hide and seek in the mountains easy. Yeti or not, here I come. Question five: In mud and snow, what mysterious marks do monster hunters search for, hoping a giant creature left them behind? And the answer is footprints. Question six, what classic animated Christmas special features a giant furry snow monster called the Bumble? And the answer is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Question seven.

2:16 What giant tentacled sea monster from old sailor tales is said to wrap its arms around ships and pull them under? And the answer is the kraken, which sounds terrifying until you realize it's basically an octopus giving you eight hugs at once. Question eight: What big furry animal that can stand on two legs do skeptics think people sometimes mistake for a hairy forest giant? And the answer is a bear. Question nine, what giant movie ape climbs the Empire State Building?

2:59 And the answer is King Kong. Question 10: What word do monster hunters use for a creature that people say exists, but science has never proven? And the answer is a cryptid All right, parents, are you ready for round two? Today, we're pulling out the VHS tapes and cable marathons to back when monster documentaries and spooky movies had us sleeping with the lights on. Kids, let's sit back and watch those parents do their work. Question one: What deep-voiced actor hosted Unsolved Mysteries, the spooky TV series that investigated unexplained legends and strange sightings?

3:46 And the answer is Robert Stack. Question two: What actor, famous for playing Spock, narrated the TV series In Search Of, which investigated unexplained legends and strange creatures? And the answer is Leonard Nimoy. Question three: What 1987 family comedy series stars John Lithgow as a dad who hits a mysterious forest creature with his station wagon and brings it home? And the answer is Harry and the Hendersons. Question four: What beef jerky brand's TV commercials, launched in 2006, show hikers getting pranked by a giant hairy forest creature?

4:35 And the answer is Jack Link's. Question five. What 2002 Richard Gere thriller was based on reports of a red-eyed winged creature seen in Point Pleasant, West Virginia? And the answer is The Mothman Prophecies. And I get it. The Mothman guy saw a porch light and just couldn't help himself. Question six: What mysterious Puerto Rican creature, first reported in 1995, is said to hop around the island and surprise farmers at night? And the answer is the Chupacabra.

5:16 Question seven: What Cheers star plays a skeptical scientist hunting a lake monster in a 1996 family film set in Scotland? And the answer is Ted Danson, who went from a bar where everybody knows your name to a lake where nobody can find your monster. Question eight: What 2001 Pixar movie sends Mike and Sulley to the Himalayas, where they meet a snowy, shaggy, exiled monster? And the answer is Monsters Inc. Question nine: The famous shaky 1967 film of a hairy giant striding through the woods was shot in which state?

6:02 Washington, Oregon, or California? And the answer is California. Question 10: What 2007 family film imagines that the famous Scottish lake monster hatched from an egg found by a boy named Angus? And the answer is the water horse We've got two rounds in the books, and it's on to the rumble round. This round is all about the strange creatures, wild stories, and the gear it takes to go hunting for them. First to shout out the answer is the winner.

6:42 Question one: What battery-powered tool do monster hunters carry to search the woods after dark? And the answer is a flashlight, which is also the one tool in my house that has dead batteries the second I actually need it. Question two: What do monster hunters sleep in when they camp out in the woods overnight? And the answer is a tent. Question three: Lost in the forest, what handy tool tells explorers which direction is north? And the answer is a compass.

7:24 Question four. On spooky mornings, what thick, low cloud makes it hard to see across a lake or a forest? And the answer is fog. Question five: What long-gone giant reptiles do some people think the Scottish lake monster might be related to? And the answer is dinosaurs. Question six: What gentle, slow-moving real sea animal did sailors long ago mistake for a mermaid? And the answer is a manatee.

8:05 Question seven. What real Arctic whale has a long spiral tusk that people in the Middle Ages sold as a unicorn's horn? And the answer is a narwhal, which is basically a whale wearing a party hat that never comes off. Question eight: What word describes something strange that nobody can explain? And the answer is a mystery. Question nine. What word describes a story passed down for many years about a strange creature or hero which may or may not be completely true?

8:49 And the answer is a legend. And the final question, true or false, scientists are still discovering brand new animal species every year And the answer is true