Happy Birthday to Theodor Geisel, known to readers far and wide as Dr. Seuss. He was born 104 years ago March 2 in Springfield, Mass. Although he died in 1991, he is remembered and honored each year at this time with Read Across America Day, which many schools will celebrate this year during the school week starting March 3.

As our tribute, here is a Seuss-a-quiz to challenge those of you who think you are Seuss experts because you remember things like what day the Whos first called out to Horton and where the Cat in the Hat sat that time he came back.

1. Who wants his friend to eat green eggs and ham?

2. What is the name of the Grinch's little dog?

3. Which Seuss character claims that he can read with his eyes shut?

4. In "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," what is the name of Mr. Gump's creature with seven humps?

5. Which book has "terrible tongue twisters" about Pete Pats Pigs and the Fuddnuddler Brothers?

6. Complete the missing five-part name from this passage in "Oh, the Places You'll Go!":

So ...

Be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray

Or ————— ————— ———— ————— —————— ,

You're off to Great Places!

Today is your day!

Your mountain is waiting.

So ... get on your way!

7. On what date and in what jungle did Horton first hear a Who?

8. Which story features Dr. Derring's Singing Herrings as well as funicular goats?

9. In "The Cat and the Hat Comes Back," where was the first place the cat went when he entered the house, and what did he eat there? (Bonus points if you know the four-line rhyme that describes this.)

10. In writing "The Cat in the Hat," Geisel challenged himself by using a limited number of words from an elementary-age vocabulary list. How many different words did he use?

ANSWERS:

1. Sam-I-Am.

2. Max

3. The Cat in the Hat

4. The Wump

5. "Oh Say Can You Say?"

6. Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea

7. On the 15th of May in the jungle of Nool

8. "Happy Birthday to You!"

9. "Do you know where I found him?/ You know where he was?/ He was eating a cake in the tub!/ Yes he was!"

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