Dr. Seuss Characters: Are You a Whiz at this Quiz?

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Dr. Seuss was a genius. His rhymes, his characters, his way of capturing the imagination of kids, both big and small, are unparalleled. The people, creatures and personalities that populate his books stand the test of time. You've got the Lorax, The Cat in the Hat, Horton, all with their own personalities and colorful, larger-than-life antics. 

In this quiz, we'll test your knowledge of the wonderful, cartoonish world of Dr. Seuss to see how much you know about the magic of Theodor Geisel's brain. Get ready for some question digestion and dissection! 


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Dr. Seuss Characters Quiz Questions

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Question 1

In the book all about him, this guy says "I would eat them in a boat. And I would eat them with a goat." Name this colorful character.

  • A
    Bartholomew Cubbins
  • B
    Horton
  • C
    Sam-I-Am
  • D
    Marvin K. Mooney

Question 2

With the title character as his owner, what is the name of the dog from How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

  • A
    Rex
  • B
    Max
  • C
    Ted
  • D
    Henry

Question 3

In The Cat in the Hat, what is the name of the girl who, along with her unnamed brother, opens her house to the mischievous titular feline?

  • A
    Susie
  • B
    Sally
  • C
    Sandy
  • D
    Sarah

Question 4

"A person's a person, no matter how small." So true. Which of Dr. Seuss's characters comes to this realization in the book about him?

  • A
    The Lorax
  • B
    The Grinch
  • C
    Horton
  • D
    Conrad Cornelius o’Donald o’Dell

Question 5

With possibly the most generic names all of Dr. Seuss's characters, Mr. Brown and Mr. Black appear in which of his books?

  • A
    Green Eggs and Ham
  • B
    The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
  • C
    Hop on Pop
  • D
    Horton Hears a Who

Question 6

One of Seuss's angrier characters, who says "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."?

  • A
    The Lorax
  • B
    Foo Foo the Snoo
  • C
    The Grinch
  • D
    Zable

Question 7

In what amounts to a sequel to the 1938 book in which he had 500 hats, who must rescue his kingdom from a sticky green substance called Oobleck?

  • A
    Carlos K. Krinklebein
  • B
    Benjamin B. Bicklebaum
  • C
    Harry Haddow
  • D
    Bartholomew Cubbins

Question 8

From Fox in Socks, what is the name of this human-like character who is annoyed by Fox's babbling tongue-twisters?

  • A
    Victor V. Vox
  • B
    Bartholomew Blocks
  • C
    Mr. Cox
  • D
    Mr. Knox

Question 9

This Dr. Seuss character is none other than Yertle the Turtle. In his book, what does Yertle order the other turtles to do?

  • A
    Cut down the trees
  • B
    Drain the pond
  • C
    Make a tall tower
  • D
    Fly a plane

Question 10

One of Dr. Seuss's most memorable characters is Thidwick, who says "This bird...is sort of a pest! But I'm a good sport, so I'll just let him rest, For a host, above all, must be nice to his guest." What was Thidwick?

  • A
    An alligator
  • B
    A monkey
  • C
    A lion
  • D
    A moose

Question 11

In the Dr. Seuss classic One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, what does Mr. Gump own?

  • A
    An Eight-Hump Schlump
  • B
    An Old Tree Stump
  • C
    A Seven-Hump Wump
  • D
    A Six-Hump Frump

Question 12

In which Dr. Seuss book does a boy named Morris McGurk find a useless vacant lot behind a store owned by a character named Mr. Sneelock?

  • A
    If I Ran the Circus
  • B
    Oh the Places You'll Go!
  • C
    I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!
  • D
    There's a Wocket in my Pocket!

Question 13

Which Dr. Seuss character does the narrator implore to leave, saying "You can go by foot, You can go by cow"?

  • A
    Gerald McGrew
  • B
    Vlad Vlad-i-Koff
  • C
    Gertrude McFuzz
  • D
    Marvin K. Mooney

Question 14

Let's start with arguably the Dr.'s most beloved book, The Cat in The Hat. What is the first line of Dr. Seuss's 1957 masterpiece?

  • A
    The door was ajar
  • B
    The sun did not shine
  • C
    We were all in the house
  • D
    The rain wouldn't stop

Question 15

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was Dr. Seuss's first children's book, published in 1937. What's the name of the boy in the book who describes a parade of imaginary people and vehicles along Mulberry Street?

  • A
    Marco
  • B
    Matthew
  • C
    Michael
  • D
    Manuel

Question 16

A story from the book The Sneetches and Other Stories features The Zax, one South-going and the other North-going. Where are the Zaxes from?

  • A
    The Lakes of Lax
  • B
    The Prairie of Prax
  • C
    The Fields of Flax
  • D
    The Plains of Plax

Question 17

This Dr. Seuss character comes in two varieties: Russian and Toucan. What is the name of this quirky character?

  • A
    Fiffer-feffer-feff
  • B
    Palooski
  • C
    Gwark
  • D
    Jibboo

Question 18

In one of Dr. Seuss's later books, what do the characters named the Yooks and the Zooks do differently?

  • A
    Jump rope
  • B
    Cook their eggs
  • C
    Eat bread
  • D
    Walk their dogs

Question 19

What cable news journalist has a segment on his show named after the characters Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat?

  • A
    Chris Cuomo
  • B
    Anderson Cooper
  • C
    Chris Hayes
  • D
    Tucker Carlson

Question 20

From the county of Keck, Van Vleck is a "very small bug" that opens which of Dr. Seuss's books?

  • A
    The Foot Book
  • B
    What Pet Should I Get?
  • C
    The Sleep Book
  • D
    Oh the Thinks You Can Think!

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