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1) At The Greatest Show On Earth®, what is a "long mount"?
A clown gag
A type of train car
A long travel day
An elephant display
A difficult trick
2) Elephants are born with how many teeth?
None
4
2
3) The The Greatest Show On Earth is sometimes called "The town without a..."
Mayor
Zip code
Square
Area code
State
4) What famous movie star rode a "pink elephant" at The Greatest Show On Earth in 1955 in Madison Square Garden?
Foster Brooks
Dean Martin
Lucille Ball
Marilyn Monroe
Katherine Hepburn
5) Approximately how much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
10-20 pounds
50-60 pounds
100-120 pounds
200-250 pounds
1,000-1,200 pounds
6) Which of the following phrases has its origins in the world of the circus?
"Tossing his hat in the ring"
"Hold your horses"
"Get the show on the road"
"Rain or shine"
All of the above
7) In what state is the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Center For Elephant Conservation located?
Florida
California
Texas
Hawaii
Maine
8) In 1882, P.T. Barnum first exhibited what was then the world's largest elephant whose name soon entered the language; what was the elephant's name?
Gargantua
Humongous
Jumbo
Enormous
Giant
9) The word "pachyderm" comes from a Greek word meaning what?
Thick-skinned
Big animal
Long nose
Peanut-eater
Dinosaur
10) Who actually said, "There's a sucker born every minute."?
"Father of Ballyhoo" P.T. Barnum
David Hannum, a competitor of Barnum's
Circus owner John Ringling North
Sideshow performer General Tom Thumb
Film comedian W.C. Fields