Statistics for Famous Trees in Nature and Fiction

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Type of tree whose leaf appears on the Canadian flag	Maple	99%
In the summer of 1666, Isaac Newton reportedly saw this type of fruit fall from what became known as "the gravity tree"	Apple	96%
Japanese loanword for a small tree grown to mimic the shape of a larger tree	Bonsai	78%
When Noah released a dove from the ark, it came back with a branch of this tree	Olive	76%
Tree which Harry Potter and Ron Weasley crash into with a car	Whomping {Willow}	76%
World's oldest type of tree	Bristlecone {pine}	72%
Person who gained enlightenment sitting under the Bodhi tree	Buddha	72%
Robin Hood is said to have taken shelter inside the hollow trunk of this massive tree	Major {Oak}	71%
Tree-like being in "Guardians of the Galaxy"	Groot	67%
In a well-known myth, a 6-year-old George Washington took a hatchet to this type of tree and later confessed, "I can’t tell a lie. I did cut it…"	Cherry	61%
Popular spice made from a type of tree bark. Europeans of the Middle Ages had no idea that it came from Sri Lanka.	Cinnamon	57%
Race of tree-like beings in "The Lord of the Rings"	Ents	56%
At least 3/4 of this type of tree have been lost in Europe and the Americas since 1930 due to a "Dutch" disease	Elm	52%
This tree appeared in both the title and the cover photo of a 1987 album by U2	The {Joshua} Tree	52%
Forbidden fruit grew on this tree in the Garden of Eden	Tree of the {knowledge} of good and evil	48%
This tree was the subject of a well-known book by Shel Silverstein	The {Giving} Tree	43%
This Giant Sequoia is the world’s largest tree, measured by volume	{General} Sherman	42%
These trees grow in both Madagascar and the fictional planet of "The Little Prince"	Baobab	39%
Name of the oldest known individual of that species, germinated c. 2833 BC (hint: a Bible character)	Methuselah	31%
In Norse mythology, this tree connects the nine worlds	Yggdrasil	28%