President's Families Trivia

1. The first death in our timeline of tragedies involving members of the Kennedy family occurred in 1944. How did Joseph P. Kennedy Jr die?

From Quiz The Kennedys: A Timeline Of Tragedy

Answer: Died in aircraft explosion on top secret mission

Joseph P. Kennedy was the eldest of the family of nine, and some say he was his father's favourite. During WW2, Kennedy volunteered to fly with the US Navy and served initially in the Caribbean. In 1943, his squadron of B24 bombers was sent to England. He flew enough missions to qualify for leave, but twice declined. On August 12, 1944, he took part in a top secret mission to fly a Liberator bomber packed with bombs on a drone mission. The idea was that Kennedy and a colleague would bail out, leaving their aircraft to be radio-controlled by others accompanying them. At 6.20 that morning, two explosions ripped the Liberator apart and the two pilots died.

From Quiz White House Weirdness

Answer: James Buchanan

Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (1830-1903) was the niece of bachelor James Buchanan and served as his First Lady from 1857 to 1861. Harriet was the daughter of Elliot Lane and Jane Ann Buchanan Lane (James' sister). By the time Harriet was 11 years old she was an orphan and James, her favorite uncle, was appointed her legal guardian while he was still a Democratic senator from Pennsylvania. Buchanan went on to be appointed Secretary of State and later elected President; he chose the popular Miss Lane to act as First Lady. She played the part very well, despite the tensions that enveloped the country at the time. Seven states had seceded by the time Buchanan left office.

From Quiz POTUS' Pets

Answer: Fido

Although somehow I expected more creativity from our 16th President, the family dog was named Fido. Fido was a yellow, mixed breed dog who would go into town with Lincoln prior to his becoming president. When Lincoln was elected, all the noise and ceremony from the fireworks and cannons scared Fido, so the family chose to leave their beloved dog in Springfield, Illinois with a friend, rather than take him to the White House. The photo of Fido must have been taken before the Lincolns left for Washington, probably as a memento to remember him by until they could all be reunited.

From Quiz Jack and Jackie: The President and First Lady 2

Answer: Profiles In Courage

Jack underwent several spinal operations over two years, nearly dying and was rarely in the Senate. During his convalescence in 1956, he published "Profiles in Courage", a book describing eight instances in which U.S. Senators risked their careers by standing by their personal beliefs. He dedicated it to Jackie, whom helped him, not only with the writing, but also the publishing of the book.

From Quiz White House Kids: Bush Girls

Answer: Jenna and Barbara

The daughters are named Jenna Welch and Barbara Pierce, after their grandmothers. Jenna was called by the code name Twinkle while in the White House. Barbara was called Turquoise. Tricia Nixon and Amy Carter were also White House children.

From Quiz Jack And Jackie: The President and First Lady I

Answer: May 29, 1917

John F. Kennedy was born in the middle of World War I. He would see many wars in his lifetime including World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

From Quiz Presidential Kitties

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Puffins are black and white birds with reddish orange striped beaks. Unfortunately no information is available on the internet that clarifies if his cat was black and white like a puffin or the cat was just "puffy". Wilson also had a ram, sheep, songbirds and 2 dogs.

From Quiz Daddy Was the President (U.S.)

Answer: John Adams

John Adams was the second President of the United States, succeeding George Washington. He served from March 4, 1797 to March 4, 1801 and was the first President to live in the White House, moving in shortly after it was completed in 1800. Adams, who served as Washington's Vice-President for both terms, was appointed by the Continental Congress to serve on the committee which drafted the Declaration of Independence (along with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston). His son, John Quincy Adams, also served as President of the United States.

From Quiz The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys Before 1960

Answer: Patrick Kennedy I

Patrick Kennedy came to America to escape poverty in Ireland. PJ Kennedy was his son.

From Quiz Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver

Answer: July 10,1921

Eunice was the 5th out of nine children and the third out of five girls. She and her older brother Joe Jr. were born in the same month, just 6 years and 10 days apart. Her zodiac sign was Cancer.

From Quiz Presidents' Homes - "Home for the Holidays!"

Answer: John Adams

John Adams was the first President to live in the White House. President and Mrs. Adams moved into the Presidential Mansion in 1800.

From Quiz Kennedy Family Tragedies

Answer: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

Joe Jr. loved to fly and volunteered for the mission that ended his life. He was 29 years old at the time of his death.

From Quiz Jacqueline Kennedy's Mother : Part 2

Answer: Playing golf with one of her girlfriends

Janet went golfing with one of her friends, Lady Margaret Walker. Shortly after returning home she recieved a call from Nancy Tuckerman, Jacqueline's friend from Miss Porter's, and she broke her the news.

From Quiz Dramatic Lives of Children of Presidents

Answer: Robert

Poor Abe lost two during his lifetime; a third died after the assassination (but during the lifetime of Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd.) Robert lived to a ripe old age and was active in politics.

From Quiz Jacqueline Kennedy's Mother : Part 1

Answer: December 3, 1907

Janet Norton Lee was born on December 3, 1907 to Margret and James Lee.

From Quiz Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kennedy

Answer: Harvard

John Kennedy graduated from Harvard in 1940. His senior thesis was turned into a book, "Why England Slept".

From Quiz Kennedys in Politics

Answer: Bobby Kennedy's loss in the 1968 Oregon presidential primary

Bobby lost the Oregon primary to Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy. JFK lost the vice-presidential nomination to Estes Kefauver on the floor of the 1956 Democratic convention, but it was a vote by the convention delegates, not a popular election. Many people think that if he had won that vote, and joined in Adlai Stevenson's ill-fated run for president that year, he may have been tarred as a loser and not won the nomination or the presidency in 1960.

From Quiz John F. Kennedy Jr.

Answer: Richard Nixon & Nixon & Dick Nixon & Richard M Nixon & Richard M. Nixon & Richard Milhouse Nixon

John's father, Jack (as his friends and family called him), had been elected the 35th President of the United States just a couple of weeks before John was born. John's beloved Uncle Bobby, his father's younger brother, was the Attorney General under President Kennedy. John's mother, Jacqueline, was a former "Debutante of the Year" and only 31 years old when she became First Lady.

From Quiz The Roosevelts of Hyde Park and Oyster Bay

Answer: Elliott

Elliott Roosevelt was TR's younger brother, his junior by two years.

From Quiz Children of U.S. Presidents

Answer: John F Kennedy

Kennedy actually had four children There were two others, a daughter and a son, who died just after birth.

From Quiz First Mothers

Answer: Dorothy Ford

Her heart gave out in her regular pew at Grace Church in September 1967. She was seventy four.

From Quiz Lincoln's Sons

Answer: His maternal grandfather

His namesake, Robert Todd, was a prominent businessman from Lexington, Ky. Mary's father did not approve of her marriage to "an uneducated backwoodsman."

From Quiz The Third Generation Kennedys

Answer: 29

John F. and Jackie Kennedy had two, Robert and Ethel Kennedy had eleven, Eunice and Sargeant Shriver had five, Pat and Peter Lawford had four, Jean and Steve Smith had four, and Ted and Joan Kennedy had three.

From Quiz Ethel Kennedy

Answer: 1928

Ethel was born on April 11, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois.

From Quiz Presidential Pets

Answer: Richard Nixon & Nixon

The Cocker spaniel, who was actually a gift to Nixon's daughter Tricia, was the subject of the famous 'Checkers Speech' Nixon (then running for Vice-President) gave on television in 1952 to defend the existence of a 'slush fund'. The success of the speech was considered by many to be the reason President Eisenhower decided to keep Nixon as his running mate.

From Quiz Presidential Nicknames

Answer: Chester Arthur

His wife died before he became President, so his widowed sister served as his White House hostess. He is said to have owned 80 pairs of pants.

From Quiz Presidential Home Names

Answer: James Monroe

Ash Lawn re-creates the atmosphere of an early 19th century Southern plantation. It was named 'Highland' until 1838, when James Monroe changed its name.

From Quiz Presidential Favorite Foods

Answer: oysters

Abe usually paid little attention to his food, but when oysters were served he relished his dinner. He liked them served any way.

From Quiz The Kennedy Family

Answer: Fitzgerald

Hence, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

From Quiz Middle names of U. S. Presidents

Answer: Wilson

His full name is Ronald (Wilson) Reagan.

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