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Dr. Seuss Trivia

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Dr. Seuss's most famous book?
a)

Fox in Socks

b)
Cat & The Hat
c)

All About Me

d)
Green Eggs and Ham
2.
Who warned the children about the Cat in the Hat?
a)
The Lorax
b)
The fish
c)
The Grinch
d)
Horton
3.
Which book has Truffula Trees and Swomee-Swans?
a)
The Cat in the Hat
b)
Green Eggs and Ham
c)
Horton Hears a Who
d)
The Lorax
4.
What is the site of the  Christmas heist by the Grinch?
a)
Whatville
b)
Whoville
5.
He said "Would you like them here or there?"
a)
Cat in the Hat
b)
Sneetches
c)
Sam
d)
Yertle the Turtle
6.
Who said "A person's a person no matter how small!" ?
a)
Horton
b)
Ellie
c)
Grinch
d)
Sam
7.
Which book am I from?
a)
Cat in the Hat
b)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
c)
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
d)
The Sneetches
8.

What do Sneetches have on their stomachs?

a)

Buttons

b)

Belts

c)

Flags

d)

Stars

9.
Before Dr. Seuss wrote books, he worked as a:
a)
medical doctor
b)
teacher
c)
actor
d)
cartoonist
10.

How many "Things" are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

11.

When was Dr. Seuss born?

a)

March 2, 1940

b)

March 2, 1904

c)

March 22, 2019

d)

March 2, 2019

12.

What was Dr. Seuss's real name?

a)

Theodore Seuss Geisel

b)

Thomas E. Elliott

c)

Jim Winston

d)

Sam I am

13.

The Lorax spoke on behalf of the:

a)

trees

b)

bears

c)

turtles

d)

flowers

14.
a)

160

b)

28

c)

12

d)

10

15.

What is the lesson in the story of Green Eggs and Ham?

a)

Don't try new things

b)

Don't say you don't like something before you try it

c)

Sam-I-Am is annoying

d)

Don't eat with a fox

16.

Name this character

a)

Bob

b)

Tim

c)

Horton

d)

Moby

17.

Which book was the first written with the pen name Dr. Seuss?

a)

And To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street

b)

The Cat in the Hat

c)

Green Eggs and Ham

18.

How many Dr. Seuss books have been published?

a)

20

b)

21

c)

45

d)

60

19.

On who did Dr. Seuss base the Grinch character?

a)

His Dad

b)

Himself

c)

His neighbor

20.

Where was Dr. Seuss Born?

a)

Springfield, Massachusetts

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

New York City

21.

Was Dr. Seuss a doctor?

a)

Yes, he was a dentist.

b)

No, he added Dr. to his name in college because his father wanted him to practice medicine.

22.

Where did Dr. Seuss go to write for 8 hours a day?

a)

his home office

b)

an old observation tower he bought

c)

the library

d)

Starbucks

23.

Which book is the first published record of the word Nerd?

a)

The Star Belly Sneetches

b)

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

c)

If I Ran the Zoo

24.

What other name did Dr. Seuss use to write books?

a)

Theo LeSieg

b)

P.D. Eastman

c)

Helen Palmer

25.

How many children did Dr. Seuss have?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

26.

During WWII, in which branch of the service did Dr. Seuss serve by writing documentaries?

a)

The Navy

b)

The Air Force

c)

The Army

d)

The Marines

27.

How many times was Dr. Seuss's first book rejected before it was finally published?

a)

2

b)

13

c)

27

d)

45

28.

How many different words are used in Green Eggs and Ham?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

29.

Theodore learned how to ____________from his mother.

a)

edit

b)

rhyme

c)

write

30.

Theodore went to college at ___________________________College.

a)

Harvard

b)

Dartmouth

c)

Mulberry Street

d)

Winthrop

31.

While in college, he wrote for a magazine called _____________.

a)

Dr. Seuss

b)

Dartmouth Jack-o-lantern

c)

Cartoonist

32.

After he got caught breaking one the school rules and was not allowed to write for the magazine anymore, he started signing his name_______ and others so he could still write for the magazine.

a)

T. Sam

b)

T. Seuss

c)

Dr. Poet