Dr. Seuss's Birthday

Read Across America is a giant birthday bash to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss. More than 300 students at Heritage Elementary enjoyed the Cat in the Hat's antics. On March 2, our stories included Green Eggs and Ham, Mr Brown Can Moo, and the Thinks You Can Think. The audience enjoyed a Cat Quizzer Game where a student outwitted the teacher with knowledge about Dr. Seuss.

Take the quiz and see how you do: True or False

1. Dr. Seuss's real name is Richard Seuss Geisel.
2. Dr. Seuss would be 106 years old if he were alive today.
3. Dr. Seuss won the Caldecott Book Award twice.
4. The first book published by Dr. Seuss is Green Eggs and Ham.
5. Dr. Seuss was a real doctor.

Answers:
1. F His real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel.
2 T He was born March 2, 1904.
3. F He did receive 3 Honor Book Awards but never the Medal for best book of the year.
4. F The first book published was To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street.
5. F Dr. Seuss's father had wanted him to become a college professor but he never did.