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Holiday Trivia Question 4

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Dec 4, 2005 9:31 am US/Central

Holiday Trivia Question 4

(CBS) Who was the poinsettia named after?
A. A head of a major university in the Northeast
B. A U.S. ambassador to Mexico
C. A former prime minister of Canada
D. A daughter of a major department store's owner

The answer is B. The poinsettia was named for Joel Poinsett, a U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who introduced it to the United States from Mexico in 1829. In Mexico this plant is called "the Flower of the Holy Night."