USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

[SOURCES]
What was Obama’s nickname in college?

(A) Harry

(B) ** Barry

(C) Larry

(D) Gary

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -In his youth, Obama went by the nickname “Barry.” Obama lived with his mother and half-sister, Maya Soetoro, in Hawaii for three years from 1972 to 1975 while his mother was a graduate student in anthropology at the University of Hawaii.

Concept note-2: -Barry (2016)-Anya Taylor-Joy as Charlotte-IMDb.

Concept note-3: -Barry is a 2016 American drama film directed by Vikram Gandhi about Barack Obama’s life at Columbia University in 1981. It stars Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Ellar Coltrane, Avi Nash, and Linus Roache.

Concept note-4: -Origins. Obama is a common Fang surname in western Central Africa. Obama is a common Luo surname. The Luo word Obam means “to lean or bend".

Concept note-5: -Obama Way – Seaside, California – renamed from Broadway Avenue effective September 15, 2010. Obama Boulevard – Los Angeles, California – renamed from Rodeo Road officially on May 5, 2019. President Barack H.