US Presidents Trivia

1. Which period of time is longer? The number of years from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the assassination of Lincoln, or the period from Lincoln's assassination to that of Kennedy?

From Quiz The Mathematics of US Presidents

Answer: From Lincoln's assassination to Kennedy's

The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 and Kennedy in 1963. So the first time period is 89 years and the second is 98 years.

From Quiz Facts About American Presidents and Popes

Answer: Martin Van Buren and Millard Fillmore

Presidents Martin Van Buren and Millard Fillmore met Pope Pius IX separately in Rome in 1855. In 1857, President Franklin Pierce also met Pope Pius IX. At the time of the meetings, the three were former presidents. We must remember that the acting presidents did not travel abroad at this time.

From Quiz US Presidential Trivia Challenge

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt went to Brazil to do a cruise on the Amazon River and received an invitation to follow the famous Brazilian explorer Candido Rondon to explore the still unknown "The River Doubt" in the Amazon basin. "The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition" was organized with the presence of several American scientists. The expedition took place between December 1913 and April 1914 and was financed by the American Museum of Natural History.

From Quiz Covfefe

Answer: Chicken

Herbert Hoover campaigned in 1928 with the slogan "A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage". He won the election, but his slogan was soon forgotten when the Great Depression started in 1929.

From Quiz All The Presidents' Pens

Answer: George Washington

The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789, signed into law on 24 September 1789 by George Washington, stated that the Judicial Branch of the American government should consist of three levels. Broadly speaking, the top level would consist of a Supreme Court, headed by a Chief Justice and five associated justices. The second level would be the circuit courts. These had jurisdiction over civil suits and major federal crimes. The third and lower level would be the individual state federal courts, each headed by a separate judge. This piece of legislation is doubly famous for being the first law adopted in the first Congress of the new and official United States government. What a momentous time in history. It hadn't come about easily though, and was met with bitter resistance all the way along the line by those in the Anti-Federalists factions, who feared the law could allow for national tyranny and persecution of the people. They wanted one Supreme Court only, backed up by individual local admiralty judges throughout the nation. Washington and his supporters favoured broader and firmer jurisdiction, with the ability to have any national laws applicable to the states able to be enforced when necessary.

From Quiz Presidential Successes

Answer: Emancipation Proclamation

The southern states' economy was based on slave labor. New Year's day 1863, President Abraham Lincoln finalized the proclamation. He had been against slavery but felt this was not a moral but a military strategy to weaken the rebellious south.

From Quiz Mr. President Please Sign With Your Left Hand

Answer: Harry Truman

Truman became president in the final months of WWII and was involved in the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was elected in his own right in 1948. He was married to Bess Truman who did not enjoy the spotlight very much but lived to be 97 years old.

From Quiz Presidential Honor Society

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Recognized for his mediating skills, Theodore Roosevelt, in 1906 was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve the Russo-Japanese War. The conflict between these two nations representing the Far East and the Western World arose over possession of Manchuria and Korea. President Roosevelt invited representatives of Japan and Russia to Portsmouth, New Hampshire where an agreement between the two countries was reached. Because of the Portsmouth Treaty, President Theodore Roosevelt was the first American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Other American Presidents who have been recipients of this award are Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama.

From Quiz Tough Old Presidential Trivia Mixture

Answer: James Garfield

Garfield was the first primarily left-handed president, but considered himself ambidextrous, and could in fact write in Latin and Greek at the same time, according to the website ipl.org (internet public library). He also campaigned for the presidency by speaking German to the many German-Americans he met. He was born in 1831 and died in 1881, eighty days after a disgruntled federal employee shot and wounded him at a train depot in New Jersey. He'd been in office only 200 days at the time of the shooting, so he really has no legacy as president. He actually died of an infection from non-sterile instruments caused by doctors unsuccessfully probing for the bullet near his spine. He was a scholar, a Williams College graduate, and was elected president of Hiram College at the callow age of twenty six before he got into politics. Garfield the comic cat was named after creator Jim Davis' grandfather, James Garfield Davis, who was named after the president.

From Quiz 20 Questions about Recent US Presidents

Answer: John F. Kennedy

The 1963 movie "PT-109" dramatized the WWII wartime exploits of future US president John F. Kennedy (played by Cliff Robertson). Kennedy captained a Patrol Torpedo boat, a small, fast attack craft used to dart in and torpedo large enemy ships. On 2 August 1943, PT-109 was cut in half near the Solomon Islands by a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy organized the survivors (including two who were badly injured), and they made it to a nearby tiny deserted island in Japanese territory (it had just six palm trees). Kennedy then carved a message on a coconut shell asking for help, and a friendly native carried it to a nearby U.S. base. The resulting publicity made JFK a war hero, and helped launch his political career. Historical note: The message JFK carved in the coconut was: "NAURO ISL ... COMMANDER ... NATIVE KNOWS POS'IT ... HE CAN PILOT ... 11 ALIVE ... NEED SMALL BOAT ... KENNEDY". It has been preserved and is on display at his presidential library and museum in Boston, Massachusetts.

From Quiz 25 Questions about US Presidents

Answer: William McKinley

McKinley was the 25th US president. Four other high-denomination US bills still in existence (primarily as collectors' items) are the $1,000 (Grover Cleveland), $5,000 (James Madison), $10,000 (Salmon P. Chase-Treasury Secretary under Abraham Lincoln, never a US president) and $100,000 (Woodrow Wilson). The need for these large denominations decreased substantially once check writing and electronic fund transfers became commonplace. If you would like to see pictures of these bills, search for: Large denominations US currency. Historical note: Benny Binion, former owner of the Horseshoe casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, used to display 100 of the $10,000 bills behind thick glass (as an attraction for potential gamblers in his casino). In the late 1990s the Binion family ran into tax problems and auctioned off the display to private collectors, with current values per bill of well over $100,000 each!

From Quiz Hailing the Chief in the Twentieth Century

Answer: Progressive

Running for a second term in the 1912 election, Republican William H. Taft was opposed by Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson. However, former President Theodore Roosevelt ran for a non-consecutive term as a third party candidate for the Progressive Party in the election. The Progressive Party's electoral platform included issues such as the legalisation of income tax, women's suffrage, and social insurance. Acquiring four hundred and thirty-five electoral votes to Roosevelt's eighty-eight and Taft's eight, Wilson defeated both Roosevelt and Taft in the election. The Democratic-Republican and Federalist parties were America's first two political parties formed in the early 1790s shortly following the formation of the new national government in March 1789. The Whig Party preceded the Republican Party as the major party opposite the Democrats during the second party system.

From Quiz There is no J in President

Answer: Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) succeeded Abraham Lincoln as the 17th U.S. President. Not only was he a Democrat (even as President Lincoln was a Republican), this former vice president and president was from the state of Tennessee, a state that had seceded from the Union.

From Quiz Hail To The Chief

Answer: No, but I find it mighty handy

Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) was president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. His future wife, who was a teacher, was outside her school one day watering the garden, when she glanced up into the window of the house across the road. She saw a young man there shaving in front of his mirror. Comically so, he was only dressed in his long underwear - and was wearing a top hat. When they were formally introduced at a later date, the two soon fell in love. Their marriage was one of true affection. Although Mr Coolidge, during his political career, was known as a fervent and inspiring speaker, he was by nature not a garrulous man and really disliked small talk. This earned him the nickname of "Silent Cal" by the media. An opposition member of the government once remarked that, at social functions, Coolidge looked as though he had been weaned on a pickle. Information and quotes for this question obtained from the following site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge

From Quiz Ohio, the Mother of Presidents

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

All four served for the North in the Civil War, but, as far as is known, only Hayes was wounded. He received a number of promotions due to his extreme bravery in battle, and left the army at war's end as a major general.

From Quiz Commander in Chief - U.S. Presidential Trivia

Answer: John F. Kennedy

It happened as he was traveling in a motorcade with his wife, Jackie.

From Quiz Mixed Knowledge 4 - U.S. Presidents

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland is the only president to serve 2 terms non-consecutively. His first term was from 1885 to 1889, and then his second term after Benjamin Harrison was from 1893 to 1897. James Garfield was the 20th and Chester Arthur was the 21st.

From Quiz Presidents of the United States

Answer: Firstly, they were originally the vice-president and upon the death of their predecessor, they became president. Secondly, they were elected to a full term themselves

Theodore Roosevelt became president after the assassination of William Mckinley in 1901 and was elected to a full term in 1904. Calvin Coolidge became president after the death of Warren Harding in 1923 and was elected to a full term in 1924. Harry Truman became president after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 and was elected to a full term in 1948. Lyndon Johnson became president after the assassination of JFK in 1963 and was elected to a full term in 1964.

From Quiz Presidential Oddities

Answer: Washington Post

After the President's daughter had a voice recital, a newspaper critic for the "Washington Post" wrote a bad review for his newspaper. In response to the bad review, President Truman sent the man a letter. In the letter, President Truman wrote, "I never met you, but if I do you'll need a new nose". President Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri. Before becoming president, Truman owned a men's shop.

From Quiz US Presidency Grab Bag!

Answer: Minnesota

Mondale only won in his home state Minnesota. It was a narrow win, with only a couple of thousand votes. Mondale also won the elections in the District of Columbia. Reagan eventually won 525 of the electoral votes (of a total of 538).

From Quiz What You Didn't Know About the U.S. Presidents

Answer: Chinese

Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Hoover were both in China during the Boxer Rebellion. There, Lou picked up the language really quickly. Then, she taught it to her husband. By the time they entered the White House, both Hoover and Lou could speak fluent Chinese. This was really useful when they needed to converse without the whole White House listening in.

From Quiz Presidential Hyperlink

Answer: Richard Nixon

"I am not a crook" - the words famously spoken by Richard Nixon while he tried to defend his role in the Watergate scandal, 1973.

From Quiz All President and Accounted For #2

Answer: They died on the same day in the same year.

Adams died in the evening and among his last words it was reported he said: "But Jefferson still lives." However, he was wrong. Jefferson had died that morning.

From Quiz Those Colorful & Very Human US Presidents

Answer: Rats

Rats plagued the White House throughout the 19th century and Andrew Johnson left flour and water out for them at night. Needless to say, he was a great animal lover. They even nibbled on Rutherford Hayes' toes during his sleep, or so he claimed. By the time good old Grover Cleveland moved in, the rats had been joined with legions of roaches and spiders. But the tide would turn with Benjamin Harrison who probably said, "That is ENOUGH!" and he not only called the professional exterminators but brought in ferrets that were free to roam the White House. The uninvited guests were not long for this world. I wonder what happened to the ferrets?

From Quiz Hail to the Chiefs!

Answer: President Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln became president on March 4, 1861. He was shot by John Wilkes Boothe and died at Peterson's Boarding House on April 15, 1865. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.

From Quiz Presidential Particulars

Answer: 43rd

The key word here is DIFFERENT. Obama was the 43rd different one. Cleveland was elected to two non-consecutive terms, he is still the same person and therefore there have only been 43 different Presidents in office.

From Quiz American Presidents Mixed Knowledge

Answer: James Garfield

James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau.

From Quiz Presidential Facts 3

Answer: Nothing

His parents couldn't decide between their two favorite names so they just named him S.

From Quiz Presidential Facts 2

Answer: Lemonade Lucy

She was named this because she didn't allow any drinking in the White House. She would serve lemonade.

From Quiz Presidents of the United States of America

Answer: William Henry Harrison

Harrison, the 9th president, gave a speech in the pouring rain, he caught pneumonia and died 31 days after he was inaugurated.

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