What was Jumbo's legacy?
Q: What was Jumbo's legacy?
A: Jumbo's greatest legacy is his name. In the English language, it is now a word that means "very large".
Q: Where was Jumbo born?
A: Jumbo was born in eastern Africa.
Q: When did P.T Barnum buy Jumbo?
A: P.T Barnum bought Jumbo in 1882.
Q: Where did he make his debut in the United States?
A: He made his debut in the United States on Easter Sunday 1882 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Q: How long did he tour with Barnum's circus for?
A: He toured with Barnum's circus for three years.
Q: What happened to Jumbo after his death?
A: After his death, his hide was stuffed and his bones preserved and displayed first with Barnum's circus and then with museums. His hide was destroyed in a fire at Tufts University in 1975 and his skeleton was displayed for many years in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City before being put away as time passed and children forgot about him.
Q: What caused public anger when Jumbo was sold to P.T Barnum?
A: The sale of Jumbo to P.T Barnum created public anger in Britain which drew attention from people around the world, resulting in "Jumbomania", a fad for all things related to him such as neckties, jewelry, and other souvenirs
