Cast of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Quiz

Answer: Jim Carrey

Carrey, born on January 17th, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, was cast as The Grinch when he was older. The Grinch hated Christmas and lived on top of Mount Crumpet in Whoville, isolated from the rest of the townsfolk. The Grinch had a way of getting to Whoville by going through a secret passageway connected to a dumpster in town. Midway through the movie, The Grinch went down to Whoville one day but was embarrassed by the mayor so he went back up to his home on Mount Crumpet.

The Grinch came up with a plan to steal Christmas by stealing everyone's presents.

In one scene during his plan to steal Christmas, Cindy Lou Who encountered him and asked him why he was taking her Christmas tree. The Grinch lied and stated there was a light on the tree which would not light so he would take it to his workshop, fix it and bring it back.

After he took all the Whoville residents' belongings, he was shocked when the townsfolk were still joyful after noticing everything was stolen. The Grinch eventually got over his hatred for Christmas and became a goodhearted person. Carrey starred in the movies "Once Bitten", "Earth Girls Are Easy" and "The Truman Show".

Answer: Taylor Momsen

Momsen, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, portrayed Cindy Lou Who. Cindy was a young girl who knew about The Grinch's hatred for Christmas and wondered why he hated the holiday. She sought off on a journey to interview people who knew The Grinch over the years to see if she could decipher just why she hated him.

When it came time to put on a show called "The Whobilation", the townsfolk had to nominate a beloved someone to head it and Cindy Lou Who said The Grinch should head the celebration. The townsfolk reluctantly agreed after Cindy Lou Who persuaded them, and so she went to Mt. Crumpet to get The Grinch to come down and celebrate with them. Cindy was disappointed when The Grinch went on a rampage after the mayor embarrassed him by reminding him of a traumatic memory from childhood. Near the end of the movie, Cindy Lou Who went up to Mt. Crumpet to see The Grinch and he asked her what she was doing there.

She responded that she went to see him since nobody should be alone on Christmas. Momsen was seen in the films "Saving Shiloh", "Paranoid Park" and "Spy School".

Answer: Reid Kirchenbauer

Kirchenbauer, born in California, had the small role of Whobris, an eight year old. Whobris was seen in scenes while he attended school and he liked to poke fun at The Grinch, like most people did. He was best friends with August Maywho and the two of them believed The Grinch could never be in a relationship with Martha May Whovier.

After Whobris and many other classmates laughed at The Grinch, they got scared once he went on a tirade. Kirchenbauer's first acting credit was as an eight year old Whobris in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".

Answer: Molly Shannon

Shannon landed the role of Betty Lou Who. Betty was Cindy Lou Who's mom and the wife of Lou Lou Who. In one scene, Betty was seen on her roof putting up Christmas lights and she mentioned that she wanted her house to look better than Martha May Whovier's home, which was next door. Martha came outside and said hello to Betty and Betty said hello back. Martha showed Betty a beautiful antique and Betty commented that it looked nice. Martha then unveiled a machine she had and used it to shoot up lights all over her house, which overwhelmed Betty. Midway through the movie, Cindy Lou Who told Betty and Lou that she wanted to do something nice for The Grinch and the town after he went on a rampage. Shannon guest starred on the TV series "Glee", "Pushing Daisies" and "30 Rock".

Answer: Clint Howard

Howard, born on April 20th, 1959 in Burbank, California, was cast as the older Whobris. Whobris was an assistant to Mayor Augustus Maywho and was seen in many scenes with his boss. There was a scene when the two discussed their planning "The Whobilation". Whobris was shocked when Cindy Lou Who suggested they have The Grinch lead "The Whobilation" but otherwise reluctantly accepted her idea.

At "The Whobilation", Whobris watched as the mayor gave The Grinch a present which caused The Grinch to flash back to an unpleasant moment during his childhood. Howard had guest starring stints on the TV shows "Fringe", "Heroes" and "My Name is Earl".

Answer: Landry Allbright

Allbright, a native of San Dimas, California, portrayed an eight year old Martha May Whovier in a minor role. Martha was in The Grinch's class years ago as a child and it was during one class session when their teacher told them for the next class to bring a Christmas gift for a student.

The Grinch had a crush on Martha so he decided to make something for her. At the next class, many of the class members teased The Grinch and Martha gave a dirty look to Augustus for poking fun at him. Martha was last seen looking at the gift The Grinch made her. Allbright guest starred on the TV series "The West Wing", "The Guardian" and "Will and Grace".

Answer: Ben Bookbinder

Bookbinder, born in 1991 in Alameda, California, played Augustus Maywho as an eight year old. Augustus was in The Grinch's class and hated him but also knew The Grinch was secretly in love with Martha. Augustus also liked Martha and told The Grinch one day he could never have her due to the fact he was eight years old and already had a beard.

The next day, Augustus noticed The Grinch had multiple cuts to his face as a result of shaving and he laughed over this. Augustus watched as The Grinch went into a tirade, destroying the gifts the classmates made for each other. Bookbinder starred on the TV show "Oliver Beene".

Answer: Christine Baranski

Baranski landed the role of an older Martha May Whovier. Martha was a resident of Whoville and was in a relationship with the mayor, Augustus Maywho. When Cindy Lou Who interviewed people to find out why The Grinch hated Christmas, Martha spoke about The Grinch when she knew him as a little boy.

At "The Whobilation", Augustus Maywho proposed marriage to Martha in front of everyone and she accepted his proposal. However, at the end of the movie, Martha gave Augustus his ring back. Augustus asked her what the deal was so she told him her heart belonged to someone else and then looked at The Grinch, showing him that she loved The Grinch. Baranski starred in the movies "The Guru", "Life with Mikey" and "Legal Eagles".

Answer: Jeffrey Tambor

Tambor, born on July 8th, 1944 in San Francisco, California, was cast as an older Augustus Maywho. Augustus was the mayor of Whoville and was seen discussing "The Whobilation" which was coming up so he was in charge of putting together the festivities. Mayor Maywho was shocked at "The Whobilation" when The Grinch appeared to enjoy himself so he gave him a present at the celebration.

The present was a razor and this led to The Grinch becoming upset due to how it led him to have terrible flashbacks.

At the end of the movie, Augustus Maywho was upset when he saw that The Grinch had stolen everything in town. Mayor Maywho became even more upset when Martha May Whovier broke off her engagement to him to be with The Grinch but he accepted her decision. Tambor portrayed characters in the films "There's Something About Mary", "Radioland Murders" and "A House in the Hills".

Answer: Josh Ryan Evans

Evans, a native of Hayward, California, played The Grinch as an eight year old. The Grinch wanted to win Martha's affection so he decided to make her a Christmas present in order to do this. While at home making the present, he looked through everything he had and assembled an angel.

In class, The Grinch gave Martha the present but then hid his face from the rest of the class as he was embarrassed because he had cut himself while shaving. When the teacher told The Grinch to show his face, the kids laughed at him over how he looked and The Grinch destroyed the other presents in the class while saying he hated Christmas.

The Grinch then climbed up to Mt. Crumpet and lived there for the rest of his childhood and into adulthood. Evans made guest starring appearances on the TV series "7th Heaven" and "Ally McBeal".

He was best known for his portrayal of Timmy on the NBC soap opera "Passions". When Evans died on August 5th, 2002, the writing team of "Passions" decided to kill off his character, Timmy.