Answer Sheet

1. ancient Romans during their winter festival
2. Hessian soldiers, German Soldiers, During American Revolution, in 1776
3. fruits, nuts, popcorn, cranberries, pastries, sugar lumps, candy and candles.
4. a kugel, first appeared in Germany in 1848.
5. 1880, Late 1800s
6. Thomas Edison's assistant, Edward Johnson
7. December, 1913
8. November, 1923
9. 1851 in New York City, cost from a nickel to a quarter
10. 1901 in Trenton, New Jersey
11. cones from seed trees
12. two or more years
13. eight to twelve years
14. fertilize and weed
1.5. Tree farmers shear the trees with shearing knives.
16.  to keep the trees fresh, makes them easier to handle and protects the branches
17. Oregon
18. Scotch Pine, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Noble Fir, Virginia Pine, Balsam Fir, and White Pine
19. 73 million new trees
20. 93 percent (Was only 59 percent in 1999)

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Dec. 12, 1999
updated Dec. 2, 2010