KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -A teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a bear.

Detailed explanation-2: -The so-called Teddy’s Bear first appeared in 1902 thanks to an enterprising toy maker and a story that ran in national newspapers about President Theodore Roosevelt saving a bear cub’s life. The story goes that President Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Morris Michtom, a Brooklyn candy shop owner, saw the cartoon and had an idea. He and his wife Rose also made stuffed animals, and Michtom decided to create a stuffed toy bear and dedicate it to the president who refused to shoot a bear. He called it ‘Teddy’s Bear’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The teddy bear is named after U.S. President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. In 1902, President Roosevelt participated in a bear-hunting trip in Mississippi. While hunting, Roosevelt declared the behavior of the other hunters “unsportsmanlike” after he refused to kill a bear they had captured.