Which U.S. president attempted to ban Christmas trees at the White House in a bid to encourage environmental conservation?

 

a. Franklin D. Roosevelt

b. Jimmy Carter

c. Richard Nixon

d. Theodore Roosevelt

 

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Who was once given a key to the city of Detroit?

 

a. Augusto Pinochet

b. Josef Stalin

c. Moammar Gadhafi

d. Saddam Hussein

The answer is D. In 1980, the new president of Iraq was given a key to the city for donating $ 250,000 to a Chaldean Catholic church in Detroit. When he was presented the key, he gave a further $ 200,000 to the church to help pay its debts. 

Which food was declared the official state vegetable of Oklahoma in 2007?

 

a. Avocado

b. Cucumber

c. Tomato

d. Watermelon

 

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Which U.S. president attempted to ban Christmas trees at the White House in a bid to encourage environmental conservation?

 

a. Franklin D. Roosevelt

b. Jimmy Carter

c. Richard Nixon

d. Theodore Roosevelt

The answer is D. Roosevelt’s ban was short-lived, as his two young children conspired with White House staff to set up a tree, complete with lights, in a closet. 

a. Horse long jump

b. Literature competitions

c. Solo synchronized swimming

d. Tug of war

 

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Which food was declared the official state vegetable of Oklahoma in 2007?

 

a. Avocado

b. Cucumber

c. Tomato

d. Watermelon

 

The answer is D. Oklahoma declared watermelon the state vegetable in large part due to the work of a legislator representing an area that hosts an annual watermelon festival. The state had already designated strawberry the state fruit. However, lawmakers have recently considered repealing the watermelon designation. 

a. Acorns

b. Bells

c. Leaves

d. Roses

 

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Which of the following modern Olympic events lasted for the longest period of time?

 

a. Horse long jump

b. Literature competitions

c. Solo synchronized swimming

d. Tug of war

 

The answer is B. The modern Olympics had art competitions for architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture for several decades until ending them in 1948.