The plastic pink flamingo lawn ornament didn't originate in Florida or any flamingo habitat. It came from the Union Products Company in Leominster, Massachusetts, where it was created by designer Don Featherstone. He was just 21 years old in 1957 when his first flamingoes rolled out of the plastics factory. Although he designed other avian ornaments including an ostrich and a very popular duck, the pink lawn flamingo remains his greatest legacy. The flamingo character in the 2011 Disney film "Gnomeo and Juliet" was named Featherstone in his honor.

What makes a flamingo pink?

A) Its gender

B) What it eats

C) When it's born

D) Where it lives

Previous answer: Quenya and Sindarin are fictional languages created by J.R.R. Tolkien for "The Lord of the Rings."

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