Q 01/05

In which US state was the first American Arbor Day held?

A) Nebraska

B) Kansas

C) Iowa

D) Minnesota

Answer · why

A) Nebraska

Nebraska. Settlers on its nearly treeless plains needed trees for windbreaks, fuel, lumber and shade, so the state set aside a day for planting them.

Q 02/05

Roughly how many trees were planted in one day on the first American Arbor Day?

A) One thousand

B) Ten thousand

C) Sixty thousand

D) One million

Answer · why

D) One million

One million, by the usual estimate. Prizes went to the counties and individuals who properly planted the most trees that day, which helped drive the t...

Q 03/05

Which comic strip's kids mark Arbor Day in a 1976 TV special by planting a garden on their baseball field?

A) Peanuts

B) Dennis the Menace

C) The Family Circus

D) Archie

Answer · why

A) Peanuts

Peanuts. In It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown, the new trees catch so many fly balls that Charlie Brown's team finally takes the lead, only for rain to wa...

Q 04/05

On which day is National Arbor Day observed in the United States?

A) Last Friday in April

B) First Friday in April

C) Second Saturday in May

D) First Monday in March

Answer · why

A) Last Friday in April

Last Friday in April is also the most common state date, but each state is free to choose, and many pick a day that suits their own planting weather.

Q 05/05

Which president proclaimed National Arbor Day on its 100th anniversary?

A) Richard Nixon

B) Gerald Ford

C) Lyndon Johnson

D) Jimmy Carter

Answer · why

A) Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon. Congress asked him to proclaim the centennial Arbor Day, yet the day has never been made a federal holiday.