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Results: Tree That Inspired The Lorax Has Fallen

Published on 06/19/2019
By: Harriet56
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Trivia
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The tree that is believed to have inspired Dr. Seuss' children's book The Lorax has toppled over. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) was inspired by the unique Monterey Cypress tree in La Jolla, California where he lived from 1948 until his death in 1991. The Lorax was published in 1971 and is a tale of environmental destruction where the Lorax attempts to prevent the Tuffula trees from clear-cutting and highlights the dangers of corporate greed. The tree was between 80 and 100 years. Have you ever read The Loax?
The tree that is believed to have inspired Dr. Seuss' children's book The Lorax has toppled over. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) was inspired by the unique Monterey Cypress tree in La Jolla, California where he lived from 1948 until his death in 1991. The Lorax was published in 1971 and is a tale of environmental destruction where the Lorax attempts to prevent the Tuffula trees from clear-cutting and highlights the dangers of corporate greed. The tree was between 80 and 100 years. Have you ever read The Loax?
Yes
33%
715 votes
No
51%
1113 votes
Don't recall
15%
334 votes
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2.
Since the beginning of time, trees have held symbolic meaning and a great amount of significance. Here are some of the most famous trees in literature. How many are you familiar with?
Since the beginning of time, trees have held symbolic meaning and a great amount of significance. Here are some of the most famous trees in literature. How many are you familiar with?
The Bible -- May as well start off with the tree that started it all -- the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden.
55%
1182 votes
The Giving Tree -- Probably the most famous tree in all of children's literature, Shel Silverstein's arboreal creation takes loving (though ultimately self-destructive) joy in providing for her human friend, Boy
30%
648 votes
Harry Potter series -- In this famous series, the Whomping Willow, a tree on the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry—is as important "character"
27%
581 votes
To Kill a Mockingbird -- In Harper Lee's classic novel, an oak tree outside of Boo Radley's house acts as a symbol for friendship, and the ways in which kindness can thrive despite adverse circumstances.
35%
747 votes
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn -- In Betty Smith's novel about a poor multiethnic family living in the tenements of Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the early twentieth century, a tree called the Tree of Heaven sprouts up in the yard of an apartment building.
26%
560 votes
Siddhartha -- In his classic novel about the life of Siddhartha Gautama (a.k.a. Buddha), German writer Hermann Hesse harks back to the foundational scene in which Gautama, circa 500 B.C.E., meditates for 49 days and eventually attains enlightenment under a Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India
9%
203 votes
None of them
27%
586 votes
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3.
Have you seen any of these real life famous trees?
Have you seen any of these real life famous trees?
The Avenue of the Baobabs is a group of famous trees lining the dirt road between Morondava and Belon'i Tsiribihina in western Madagascar. Its striking landscape draws travellers from around the world, making it one of the most visited tourist attractions in Madagascar.
5%
104 votes
The Cedars of God is a small forest of about 400 Lebanon Cedar trees in the mountains of northern Lebanon. They are among the last survivors of the extensive forests of the Cedars of Lebanon that thrived in this region in ancient times.
5%
109 votes
General Sherman is a Giant Sequoia located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California. The famous trees of the Giant Forest are among the largest trees in the world
10%
216 votes
The Dragon blood tree is arguably the most famous and distinctive plant of the island of Socotra. It has a unique and strange appearance, having the shape of an upside-down umbrella.
3%
67 votes
The Tree of Life in Bahrain is a mesquite tree which grows in the middle of desert. The tree is said to be 400 to 500 years old.
4%
81 votes
The Major Oak is a huge oak tree in the heart of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his band of outlaws slept.
4%
88 votes
None of them
79%
1713 votes
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