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1. An elephant can hear things no one else can. The voice of this elephant belongs to an actor who also stars in another Dr. Suess movie as a green, Christmas hating character. Who is he?

Answer: Jim Carrey

Horton is an elephant who happens to hear the people who live on a little speck of dust because of his giant ears. He saves them from certain destruction but nobody believes he really hears anything.

Jim Carrey voices Horton in this animated movie and plays the Grinch in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", a live action Dr. Suess movie. Horton was a bigger critical success than the Grinch but the Grinch was a bigger box office success.

Mike Myers stars in "The Cat in The Hat" live action Dr. Suess movie. Eddie Murphy voices Donkey in the Shrek movies.

2. At "The Office" this character is the first Who to hear Horton. Surely he was not a "40-Year-Old Virgin" since he has 96 daughters and one son. Which actor is the voice of this Who?

Answer: Steve Carell

Ned McDodd is the mayor of Whoville and the first person to hear Horton. At first no one believes Ned, either but with the strange things going on in Whoville they soon listen to him.

Besides voicing the mayor, Steve Carrell also stars in "The Office" on TV and stars in the movie "The 40-Year-Old Virgin". Steve and Jim also appear together in the movie "Bruce Almighty".

3. Although this character's sour disposition may have been caused by too much hopping in the land down under, at least she does no Tarzan yells in the movie. But her voice is provided by a comedienne famous for it. Name her.

Answer: Carol Burnett

Sour Kangaroo is the villain of the movie and wants the speck destroyed because it teaches the children to use their imaginations. She pouch-schools her son, Rudy, because she does not approve of Horton's influence on the children.

Carol Burnett is most well-known for her long running variety show on TV in the late 60s and most of the 70s. On that she performed her Tarzan yell numerous times.

4. This villain who steals the pink clover from Horton may not have suffered from "Arrested Development" but the actor who voices him certainly did. Name this actor.

Answer: Will Arnett

Vlad Vladikoff is a vulture who offers to destroy the speck for Sour Kangaroo for free. He does eventually get the pink fuzzy clover upon which the speck rests from Horton and drops it in a field of millions of similar plants. Horton picks through millions before he finds the speck again.

Will Arnett got his big break playing George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II on "Arrested Development" on TV. He has also done voice work in "Ratatouille", "Ice Age: the Meltdown" and "Monsters vs Aliens".

5. This mouse was Horton's best friend but is never "Knocked Up" in the movie. The actor who voices him, however, gets Katherine Heigl that way. Who is this actor?

Answer: Seth Rogen

Morton the Mouse is Horton's closest friend but he shies away from confrontation. He tells Horton to keep it secret about the speck but Horton doesn't listen.

Seth Rogen stars in "Knocked Up" as the slacker who gets Katherine Heigl pregnant. Judd Apatow produced "Knocked Up". Rogen also has a major supporting role in Apatow's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" which stars Steve Carrell. Rogen wrote "Superbad", which he produced with Apatow and stars Jonah Hill.

6. This young actor/singer lends his voice to the mayor's only son. He is an Emmy winning soap star and platinum recording artist. Who is he?

Answer: Jesse McCartney

JoJo McDodd doesn't speak and doesn't want to be mayor like his dad. He spends his time alone in the old Observatory. But when no one believes his dad he does and he helps save the day in the end. It is his voice that breaks through and let's all of the animals hear the Whos.

Jesse McCartney won the Young Artist Award - Best performance in a Daytime TV Series Emmy for his work on "All My Children". His debut album is certified platinum in the US and Australia. He has done other movie voice work, including "Tinkerbell", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", and "Unstable Fables".

7. Her name is not Earl and she may say, "I Love You, Man" but her claim to fame here is as the voice of the busybody jungle bird. Which actress is this?

Answer: Jaime Pressly

Mrs. Quilligan is the jungle bird who is a busybody. She tells Sour Kangaroo that Horton found the speck again, after Vlad failed to destroy it.

Jaime Pressly stars on the TV show "My Name is Earl" and co-stars in the movie "I Love You, Man". She won an Emmy for her role on "My Name is Earl".

Isla Fisher voices Dr. Mary Lou La Rue in the movie.

Niecy Nash voices Miss Yelp the mayor's assistant in the movie.

8. She spent her Saturday nights live before voicing the mayor's wife. Now she spends time in the "Parks and Recreation" division. Who is she?

Answer: Amy Poehler

Sally O'Malley McDodd is busy as a mother of 96 daughters and one son. At first she wonders if her husband is losing his marbles but in the end supports him completely.

Amy Poehler was on "Saturday Night Live" from 2001 to 2008. She now stars in "Parks and Recreation". In 2003 she married to Will Arnett, who plays Vlad in the movie. They also appear together in "Blades of Glory" as a brother/sister skating team who are the villains.

9. He may have been "Superbad" before doing the voice of Tommy but he has since been spending time as a night guard at the Smithsonian. Who voices Tommy in the movie?

Answer: Jonah Hill

Tommy is one of the children animals in the Jungle of Nool who looks up to Horton. He believes Horton but is afraid of Sour Kangaroo.

Jonah Hill stars in "Superbad" along with Michael Cera and Chris Mintz-Plasse. He also plays the night security guard in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian". Besides these he has ties to the other actors in this movie, including appearing in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Evan Almighty" with Steve Carell, "Knocked Up" with Seth Rogen, and the Judd Apatow produced "Forgetting Sarah Marshall".

10. The narrator of the movie is a famous newsman who spends his Sunday mornings on CBS. Can you name him?

Answer: Charles Osgood

The narrator has the job of giving voice to wonderful words of Dr. Suess. Throughout the movie he effortlessly speaks the rhymes.

Charles Osgood has been the host of "CBS Sunday Morning" since 1994 when he took over for Charles Kuralt. He is the perfect man to be the narrator because he is known for using fanciful verse in his commentaries.

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Horton's Who's Who Trivia Quiz

The animated movie "Horton Hears a Who" was a box office hit in 2008. This quiz looks at the actors whose voices brought the characters to life in the movie.

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