# Grinch Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinch-question/706633 "2014-12-08T04:08:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinch-question/706633/1 "2014-12-08T04:08:58Z")
Can anybody give me the definitive spelling for the Whoville roller skate lacrosse/croquet game mentioned in the classic TV animated version of _How the Grinch Stole Christmas_? Every source I look at seems to spell the game differently— sometimes with quite a bit of variation. I am betting I can get the right answer here. A holiday Xmas card Christmas puzzle depends on it! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinch-question/706633/2 "2014-12-08T04:12:18Z")
“Squamish.” ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinch-question/706633/3 "2014-12-08T04:24:51Z")
No. That’s a [beautiful Canadian mountain town](http://www.tourismsquamish.com/). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinch-question/706633/4 "2014-12-08T05:21:44Z")
Everything I saw spells it “Zoo Zitta Ka Zay (or Ka-Zay)” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinch-question/706633/5 "2014-12-08T05:42:30Z")
Update: I just accessed the subtitles on the Blu-Ray disc, and it’s: Zoo Zitta Ka Zay ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinch-question/706633/6 "2014-12-08T06:32:08Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > “Squamish.” 43 man or European? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinch-question/706633/7 "2014-12-08T13:36:55Z")
Thanks! Now if only we could see this added to the Olympics…