Dr. Seuss Quiz

What was Dr. Seuss's real name?

• Theodore Seuss Geisel

• Samuel Langhorne Clemens

• Eric Arthur Blair

• Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

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Where was Dr. Seuss born?

• New York, New York

• Springfield, Massachusetts

• Los Angeles, California

• Chicago, Illinois

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What was Dr. Seuss's mother's influence on his writing?

• She taught him to draw

• She made up rhymes to entertain him

• She wrote children's books

• She was a famous poet

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What was Dr. Seuss's mother's maiden name?

• Geisel

• Seuss

• Palmer

• LeSieg

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What was one of Dr. Seuss's fake names?

• Theo LeSieg

• Mark Twain

• Lewis Carroll

• George Orwell

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For what publication did Dr. Seuss first use his pen name?

• The New Yorker

• Saturday Evening Post

• Time Magazine

• National Geographic

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How many times was Dr. Seuss's first book turned down before being published?

• 10 times

• 15 times

• 27 times

• 30 times

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What was the name of the book Dr. Seuss wrote using only 50 different words?

• The Cat in the Hat

• Green Eggs and Ham

• Horton Hears a Who

• What Pet Should I Get?

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In what year was "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" published?

• 1957

• 1966

• 1991

• 2015

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What character did Dr. Seuss say was based on himself?

• Sam-I-Am

• The Grinch

• Horton

• Thing 1

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