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Dr. Seuss trivia game for Read Across America Day

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What was the birth name given to Dr. Seuss?

Theodore Seuss Geisel

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What inspired Dr. Seuss?

The zoo and the library.

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True or False: Dr. Seuss's dad was a dentist.

False, his father worked at the zoo.

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What made Dr. Seuss's dog Rex so unusual?

He only had 3 legs.

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Dr. Seuss and his friends often had contest regarding wiggling what?

They would wiggle their ears.

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What was the first book published by Dr. Seuss?

And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street

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Which Dr. Seuss book only uses first grade words?

The Cat in the Hat

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Which of Dr. Seuss's books only uses 50 different words?

Green Eggs & Ham

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What year did Dr. Seuss die?

1991

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What pen name did Dr. Seuss use when he wrote the words but didn't draw the pictures for the book?

Theo LeSieg

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When did Dr. Seuss use the name Theo LeSieg?

When he wrote the words, but did not draw the pictures for a book.

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What was the problem with Gerald McBoing Boing?

He didn't speak words, he only spoke sounds.

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What is the object on the Sneetches belly?

Stars

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True or False: Dr. Seuss grew up in New York City.

False, Dr. Seuss grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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True or False: Dr. Seuss was once paid not with money, but with nail clippers.

True

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Dr. Seuss was the first to use the word "nerd." In which book did he use the word?

If I Ran the Zoo

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