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How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a movie based off of the story by Dr. Seuss about the Grinch and how he tried to ruin Christmas for all of Whoville. How well do you know the movie from 2000? Take the quiz to find out!
What is the name of the town in the movie?
Whoville.
The name of the town in the movie is Whoville. Whoville has been in the book Horton Hears a Who!, but its location was different than in this movie. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Whoville is on a snowflake. In Horton Hears a Who!, Whoville is located on a speck of dust.
Whotown.
The City of Whos.
Grinchling.
Who was the only person in the surrounding area of Whoville that did not enjoy Christmas?
The Mayor.
Martha May.
Cindy's father.
The Grinch.
The Grinch was the only person in the surrounding area of Whoville that did not enjoy Christmas. He lived up in a mountain just North of Whoville where he plotted out how to make Christmas miserable for the Whos.
What does one of the teens say the Grinch only comes out of his lair for?
Halloween.
Who Flesh.
When the teens venture up the mountain to where the Grinch lives, one of the teens tries to scare the others. He tells one of the girls that the Grinch only comes out to eat the flesh of the Whos. He then teased her saying that she was scared of the Grinch.
Christmas.
Garbage.
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What happened when the kids went to touch the door of the Grinch's lair?
They got locked inside.
A fake replica of the Grinch's face came out.
When the kids went to touch the door of the Grinch's lair, the door opened and a large replica of his face slowly burst through the door. The kids fell backwards and rolled down the mountain while the Grinch's dog, Max, barked at them.
Max chased them all the way back to Whoville.
The Mayor made them leave.
What was wrong with the Grinch's heart?
It wasn't warm enough.
It didn't work.
It was 2 sizes too small.
The Grinch's heart was two sizes too small. The narrator says that the Grinch hates Christmas and gives a few reasons as to why that may be. This is when he talks about the size of the Grinch's heart.
He didn't have one.
Who is the actress that played Cindy Lou Who?
Emma Stone.
Vanessa Hudgens.
Amanda Seyfried.
Taylor Momsen.
Taylor Momsen played Cindy Lou Who. Taylor Momsen has had a role in the show Gossip Girl and she currently is the lead singer of the band The Pretty Reckless.
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What was in the Grinch's mailbox?
Bills.
Presents.
Christmas cards.
Nothing.
The Grinch's mailbox had nothing in it! Nobody sent anything to the Grinch because of his hate for Christmas. Cindy Lou didn't understand why no one would want to send the Grinch some love for Christmas.
What did Cindy Lou find in the mail room?
Max.
The Grinch's mask.
Cindy Lou found the Grinch's mask that he wore to disguise himself in Whoville. He hid above her in the corner of the ceiling where she couldn't see him!
Nothing.
Stolen gifts.
What did the Grinch do to Cindy Lou after she said that he saved her?
Wrapped her into a present.
The Grinch wrapped Cindy Lou into a present after she thanked him for saving her. A few seconds later her father came looking for her and found her wrapped up in red paper in the mail room.
Took her to his lair.
Yelled at her to go home.
Gave her a present.
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Who's girlfriend did the Grinch have a crush on when he was young?
Cindy's father's girlfriend.
The future mayor's girlfriend.
The Grinch had a crush on the future mayor of Whoville's girlfriend. All of the other kids made fun of the Grinch and said that she would never like him because he was 8 years old and had a beard.
His best friend's girlfriend.
His brother's girlfriend.
Why does the Grinch hate Christmas?
He had a bad experience with it at school in his childhood.
The Grinch hates Christmas because of his horrible experience at school as a child. He had made his crush Martha May a present and the whole classroom ridiculed him causing him to hate Christmas.
Santa never came to his house.
He always got bad presents.
He always ended up eating too much.
Who did Cindy Lou nominate as the Whoville Holiday Cheermeister?
Her father.
The Grinch.
Cindy Lou nominates the Grinch as the Whoville Holiday Cheermeister. All of the Whos became shocked when Cindy announced her nomination. The Mayor tried to explain to her why the Grinch does not qualify, but she held her position!
The Mayor.
Martha May.
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What did the Grinch do when Cindy Lou invited herself into his house?
He kicked her out into the cold.
He made Max bring her back to Whoville.
He tried to scare her.
The Grinch tried to scare Cindy Lou when she invited herself into his house. Cindy had taken the Grinch by surprise and he tried yelling and acting scary to frighten her away.
He let her stay.
What does Cindy Lou leave behind in the Grinch's lair?
Her hat.
A gift.
A bone for Max.
An invitation.
Cindy Lou leaves behind an invitation to the Whobilation. After the Grinch kicked her out of his lair, Max picked up the invitation that she accidentally left behind. The Grinch decided if he really wanted to attend or not.
What does the Cheermeister have to do?
Participate in the holiday activities.
The Cheermeister has to participate in the holiday activities. The Grinch had to taste pudding, join in a kanga line and join a stocking race. All he wanted to do was get his award and leave!
Help Santa.
Give everyone a present.
Sing Christmas songs for all of the Whos.
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What did the Cheermeister (The Grinch) receive in the gift exchange?
Money.
Furniture for his lair.
Christmas decorations.
An electric razor.
The Grinch received an electric razor in the gift exchange. This brought back bad memories from when he was young and made fun of for having a beard. The Grinch used the razor to shave the hair off of the Mayor's head.
What did the Mayor give Martha May at the gift exchange?
The keys to a new house.
A gift certificate.
Money.
A proposal.
At the gift exchange, the Mayor proposed to Martha May. He bought her a large diamond ring and offered her a new car if she said yes. The Grinch scratched the car before she could give her answer!
What did the Grinch burn?
The Whoville Christmas tree.
The Grinch burned the Whoville Christmas tree. After talking about how much he hates Christmas, the Grinch decided to ruin Christmas again for all of the Whos by demolishing their tree.
Whoville.
The Mayor's car.
All of the gifts in Whoville.
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What was Max doing when the Grinch returned from the Whobilation?
Dancing to Christmas music.
When the Grinch returned from the Whobilation he found Max dancing to Christmas music and wearing a Santa Clause hat. He was very surprised and threw him outside into the snow.
Wrecking the lair.
Eating all of the food stolen from Whoville.
Decorating the lair.
Who did the Grinch dress up as?
An elf.
Santa Claus.
The Grinch dressed up as Santa Claus. He made himself a suit and built himself a sleigh to carry out his plan of ruining Christmas for the Whos for good. Then he set out for Whoville!
A reindeer.
Mrs. Claus.
What did the Grinch forget about when setting up his plan?
He forgot to make fake presents.
He forgot to make shoes.
He forgot the bags to carry the decorations.
He forgot he needed reindeer.
The Grinch forgot that he needed reindeer to make his plan work. He said "if I can't find one, I'll make one." He turned Max into a reindeer by tying an antler to his head and had him pull his sled down the mountain!
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What happened when the Grinch tried to go down the chimney?
It was blocked.
It had bats in it.
He got stuck.
When the Grinch tried to go down the chimney he got stuck. He tied a rope around his feet so that he could be pulled back up and jumped in. After a couple seconds he was able to budge through and get inside of the house.
His rope wasn't long enough to get him down the chimney.
What did the Grinch release into the house to get rid of all the stockings?
Moths.
The Grinch released moths inside of the house to get rid of all of the stockings. Moth larvae are actually the ones who do damage to clothes by eating them. They eat any natural fibers.
Henchmen.
Max.
Kittens.
What did the Grinch do inside of the Who's houses?
Stole all of their Christmas decorations.
The Grinch stole all of the Who's Christmas decorations. He used a vacuum to suck all of the presents and decorations into a large bag to ruin the Who's Christmas. He then took them back up to the top of the mountain.
Put gifts under their trees.
Decorated the inside of their houses.
Used their washers and dryers.
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Who caught the Grinch in the act of stealing all of the decorations?
The Mayor.
An officer.
Santa.
Cindy Lou.
Cindy Lou caught the Grinch in the act of stealing all of the decorations. She thought that he was Santa and asked him to make sure that he didn't forget about the Grinch on Christmas. Even after that the Grinch carried on with his plan.
How did the Grinch get the sleigh back up the mountain?
He installed a motor on it.
He pushed it all the way up.
He made Max pull it.
When the Grinch's sleigh broke down, he had Max pull it all the way up to the top of the mountain. Max managed to pull it all the way up, but instantly lied down when they got there!
He flew it up.
What did the Grinch tie to the back of a police car?
The Who's Christmas tree.
The Mayor's bed.
The Grinch tied the Mayor's bed to the back of a police car. When the officer realized that Whoville had been robbed, he jumped into his car dragging the sleeping Mayor in his bed behind!
His sleigh.
The Who's Christmas lights.
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What did the Grinch hear as he was pushing the sleigh off the mountain?
The Who's crying.
Santa.
Cindy Lou calling him.
The Who's singing.
The Grinch heard the sound of the Who's singing while he was pushing the sleigh off of the mountain. He was expecting to hear the Who's crying because of their misfortune but they had learned the true meaning of Christmas from Cindy Lou that day.
What happened to the Grinch once he realized the true meaning of Christmas?
He bought everyone in Whoville a present.
He decorated his whole lair.
His heart grew three sizes bigger.
When the Grinch realized what the true meaning of Christmas was, his heart grew three sizes bigger. He told Max he needed help because he was "feeling." He then started to cry.
He still hated the holiday.
What did the Grinch say to Max after he started to experience good feelings?
"Get me to the hospital!"
"I think I'm dying!"
"Stop the happiness now!"
"I love you."
The Grinch said "I love you" to Max after he started to experience good feelings. This is the first time he had really expressed his love to anyone since his school experience.
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Why did Cindy visit the Grinch on Christmas Day after he stole all of their presents and decorations?
She wanted to take everything back.
She said that nobody should be alone on Christmas.
Cindy went to visit the Grinch on Christmas because she said that nobody should be alone on Christmas. This warmed the Grinch's heart even more and he tried to save her and the presents from falling over the side of the mountain.
She wanted to give him a present.
She wanted to have him arrested.
How did Martha May and Cindy's mom try to stop the Grinch's sleigh?
By hopping in it and steering.
By parking cars in front of it.
By gathering the town to stop it.
By using a string of Christmas lights.
Martha May and Cindy's mom tried to stop the Grinch's sleigh by stretching a string of Christmas lights in front of it. It didn't work and dragged them along behind the sleigh through Whoville.
Who actually stopped the sleigh?
Cindy's dad.
Cindy's dad stopped the Grinch's sleigh. While the sleigh was causing terror throughout Whoville because it was unable to stop, Cindy's dad stepped in to stop it by putting his hand out while standing in front of it. He was successful!
Max.
The Mayor.
Martha May.
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Why didn't the Grinch go to jail after stealing Christmas?
He said he was sorry.
The officer did not put the Grinch in jail because he apologized for stealing Christmas. The Grinch thought he would be going to jail and the Mayor insisted that he did, but the officer acknowledged his apology and saw that everything that was stolen was brought back to Whoville.
He ran away and was never found.
He bought everyone new presents.
He was still considered as the Cheermeister.
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