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Halloween Is Grinch Night Trivia Quiz

Originally Aired on October 28, 1977 on ABC

Considered one of the rarer animated TV specials from the great Dr Seuss, it first aired on the ABC on October 28, 1977. Interestingly, it never made it into publication. The music was written by Joe Raposo who composed it for Sesame Street.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author Kennedy

A multiple-choice quiz by BullsGold. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
BullsGold

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,373

Updated
Nov 12 26

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The story starts off with the entire city smelling the scent from a foul sour sweet wind around them. They all meet up together with the anticipation that something bad is going to happen. What city does its occupants live in? Hint

Mt. Everlasting

Pumpkin Bay

Whatville

Whoville

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Question 2 of 10

2. The dreary sweet and sour wind that was first mentioned woke up what type of creatures that exist in Whoville? Hint

the Hackencracks

the Simple-Slymans

the Pooh-Poohs

the Gree-Grumps

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Question 3 of 10

3. Once the pond is disturbed by the Gree-Grumps, and the grunkling begins, another one of the creatures that live in a nearby cave wake up and begin to howl. Just who are these creatures? Hint

Willie Wob Knockers

Hakken-Krakks

Drum-Tummied Snum

Fiffer-feffer-feff

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Question 4 of 10

4. All this mention of the pond in "Halloween is Grinch Night" leads us to wonder what is the name of the pond which is full of colorful creatures. Just what is its name? Hint

Punkers Pond

Puddidles Pond

Dresiah's Pond

Yuponds Pond

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Question 5 of 10

5. There are three grandchildren who are visiting their grandparents named Josiah and Mariah. Of the names listed, which one is NOT one of those grandchildren? Hint

Euchariah

Methiah

Isaiah

Obediah

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Question 6 of 10

6. There is no cursing in Whoville, only cheer and happiness. Even when Euchariah needs to go to the outhouse, he understands he needs to use another word that is not so uncomfortable and unpolite sounding. What word does he then use instead of saying, the outhouse? Hint

the doody place

the euphemism

the washhouse

the lavatory

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Question 7 of 10

7. Euchariah can see the weather is getting worse fast, and lets everyone know inside the house that something needs to be done. His idea is for someone to call the "Grinch Alarm Warden" Hotline. What is the number for the Grinch Hotline? Hint

area code 5, 1-9-0-0-6

area code 6, 1-5-0-9-0

area code 9, 1-5-0-0-6

area code 1, 1-6-9-5-0

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Question 8 of 10

8. Euchariah Who is a 10-year-old who struggles with his sight. One time he gets lost at night while going to the outhouse. What type of visual impairment does Euchariah have? Hint

myopia

astigmatism

color blindness

glaucoma

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Question 9 of 10

9. We know the young Euchariah gets blown across Whoville by the "sweet-sour wind". When he finally lands, he ends up halfway up the same mountain that the dreaded Grinch lives. What is the name of the mountain? Hint

Mount Nool

Pompelmoose Pass

Mystic Mountain Neeka-Tave

Mount Crumpit

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lost because of his astigmatism, the brave Euchariah is confronted by the Grinch near the top of Mount Crumpit. As part of the Grinch Night Ball, the Grinch forces Euchariah on the wagon with him to scare him as they meet up with a group of monsters. What is this part of the Grinch's party called?

Hint

The Devil's Squadron

The Wunder Lust Trip

The Spooks Tour

The Monster Mashup

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Whoville

If you noticed a city named Whoville from other Dr. Seuss books, then you noticed right. Sometimes the city's name is written as Who-ville. Whoville was first mentioned in 1957 in another Dr Seuss book, "Horton Hears a Who!", way back in 1954. If you live in Whoville, the whole group then is known as the Whos.

2. The dreary sweet and sour wind that was first mentioned woke up what type of creatures that exist in Whoville?

Answer: the Gree-Grumps

When the Gree-Grumps howl they wake a series of creatures who are led to follow them. The Gree-Grumps are short creatures that live in the stumps of trees that surround the pond. They appear as a type of dog- and cat-like being. Their howling makes the water of the pond start grunkling, causing the water to make waves, which brings new fear around the pond, disturbing other creatures.

3. Once the pond is disturbed by the Gree-Grumps, and the grunkling begins, another one of the creatures that live in a nearby cave wake up and begin to howl. Just who are these creatures?

Answer: Hakken-Krakks

This is the first time the Hakken-Krakks are mentioned as a Dr Seuss creation. They later reappeared in "Oh, the Places You'll Go", which was the last book Dr Seuss wrote before his passing. Their howling wakes up and irritates the king of Grinch Night, better known as the Grinch. The Hakken-Krakks live in a cave. They are also green.

4. All this mention of the pond in "Halloween is Grinch Night" leads us to wonder what is the name of the pond which is full of colorful creatures. Just what is its name?

Answer: Punkers Pond

Everything happens near and around Punkers Pond. You can also see it spelled Puncker's Pond in certain places. It is known as a whimsical place. The pond sometimes can "runkle and grunkle". The green-colored Hakken-Krakks live there in the stumps in and around the pond.

5. There are three grandchildren who are visiting their grandparents named Josiah and Mariah. Of the names listed, which one is NOT one of those grandchildren?

Answer: Isaiah

Josiah and Mariah are taking care of their grandchildren when the weather turns violently grim. They ask Euchariah, Obediah, and Methiah to come inside as the winds blows harder and harder. Euchariah is also the main protagonist in the musical "Halloween is Grinch Night". Obediah and Methiah are the baby sister and brother of Euchariah. It is not known which one is male or female.

Answer: the euphemism

The euphemism is the correct answer. When he was younger he was taught to use words that didn't refer to things that were uncomfortable to say or hear. But the younger Euchariah hears the word euphemism as a word that means the outhouse. A euphemism is a word that is a more polite, pleasant, and milder version of a word known to be taboo, direct, and a more insensitive word.

When Euchariah needs to go outside to relieve himself at the outhouse, he says, "I have to use the euphemism!"

Answer: area code 5, 1-9-0-0-6

They try to get through twice, but can't get through the first time. Dresiah and Mariah tries a second time and gets through. They speak to the animated (no pun intended) Sergeant Samuel S. MacPherson who starts monitoring the mountain for the incredulous and disheartening Grinch.

8. Euchariah Who is a 10-year-old who struggles with his sight. One time he gets lost at night while going to the outhouse. What type of visual impairment does Euchariah have?

Answer: astigmatism

Astigmatism is a correctable condition. It is a refractive issue that occurs in the front of the eye's cornea or maybe in the lens itself. This causes the eye to focus poorly on an oval surface rather than a round surface which causes refraction issues. Blurriness can occur at anytime, and sometimes even halos can be seen at night.

Euchariah gets literally blown by the "sweet-sour wind" across Whoville, gets lost, and wanders as he is still trying to find the outhouse. Eventually he runs into the Grinch. A scary thought.

Answer: Mount Crumpit

All of the answers are mentioned somewhere as a place in a Dr Seuss story. Mount Crumpit must be extremely rocky and very high in the sky. Anyone who has seen a Grinch television show is likely to remember the mountain is very steep and covered with snow.

The height of Mount Crumpit started out in 1957 as 3,000 feet high in the 1957 book, "How the Grinch Saved Christmas", and by 1966 it peaks to 10,000 feet in the TV special by the same title. How is that even possible?

Answer: The Spooks Tour

It is the young Euchariah who - despite the ugly and evil Grinch and his meaness - waits out the efforts of the sour-sweet wind to die down. This causes the upset Grinch to have to pack up all of his naughty gear, having to wait until the next time the sour-sweet wind blows up. The Grinch's cart is named the Paraphernalia Wagon. It is this wagon that holds all of the Grinch's items of horrible badness and corruption.

Source: Author BullsGold

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