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O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!

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1. An acre of Christmas trees provides the daily oxygen requirements for how many people?

a. 8

b. 18

c. 80

d. 180

2. Electric tree lights were ﬁrst mass produced in 1890. Who came up with the idea?

a. Thomas Edison

c. Edward Johnson (Edison’s assistant)

b. Mary Stillwell (Edison’s wife)

d. William Leslie (Edison’s son)

3. How long does it take the average Christmas tree to mature?

a. 2-3 years

b. 4-6 years

c. 7-10 years

d. 12-15 years

4. Which US President(s) banned having a Christmas tree in the White House?

a. Barack Obama, because it violates separation of church and state

b. Teddy Roosevelt, for environmental reasons

c. James Garﬁeld, because he was allergic to pine

d. all of the above

5. Artiﬁcial trees will last for centuries in a landﬁll. What is their average life expectancy in the

home?

a. 6 years

b. 9 years

c. 12 years

d. 15 years

6. Picking a perfect Christmas tree takes skill. Which beloved cartoon character was

ostracized for what his friends considered a poor choice?

a. Mickey Mouse

c. Charlie Brown

b. Homer Simpson

d. all of the above

7. Whereas 80% of artiﬁcial Christmas trees are manufactured in China, North American real

Christmas trees are grown in every state EXCEPT:

a. New Mexico & Nevada

c. New Mexico & New Jersey

b. Hawaii

d. none of the above (they’re grown in all 50)

8. Who started the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the White House lawn?

a. Franklin Pierce in 1856

c. Calvin Coolidge in 1923

b. Abraham Lincoln in 1861

d. John F. Kennedy in 1961

9. What specialty tree was ﬁrst introduced in 1959?

a. the ﬂocked tree

c. the aluminum tree

b. the bottle-brush tree

d. the ﬁber-optic tree

10. Which of the following does “The Happiest Christmas Tree” mention being dressed in?

a. shiny bells and blinking lights

c. silver tinsel and golden stars

b. bows, mistletoe, and presents

d. sentimental ornaments from days of old

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