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1. In what year was Warren Harding born?
2. From what college did Harding graduate?
3. By how many years did Harding's father survive him?
4. What event took place in Harding's life when he was 24?
5. For how much did Harding purchase the newspaper "Marion Star" in 1884?
6. Harding served as Lt. Governor of Ohio from 1903 to 1905. Who was Ohio's governor at that time?
7. Harding was nominated by the Republicans for president at their 1920 convention in Chicago. The choice of Harding was made by the party bosses in the famous "smoke-filled room". Where was the "smoke-filled room"?
8. What political office did James Cox, the Democratic nominee in 1920 to oppose Harding, hold when he received the nomination?
9. Which of the following did not take place in the 1920 presidential election?
10. Will Hays, who would later become famous for the Hays Code, which drew up the moral conduct in US motion pictures, served in Harding's cabinet in what office?
11. Because the US Congress had rejected the Treaty of Versailles, the state of war with Germany still existed. The war formally ended in 1921 when the US Congress passed a joint resolution. What was Harding doing when he was called on to sign the resolution?
12. As a result of the Washington Conference for the Limitation of Armaments, the US entered into the Four Power Pact, which agreed to respect each other's holding in the Pacific. Which of the following four countries was not a member of the Four Power Pact?
13. In 1921, Harding became the first sitting president since the Civil War to support equal rights in a speech on southern soil. Where did Harding give the speech?
14. The Harding administration is famous for the "Teapot Dome" scandal, where the nation's oil reserves were sold for personal gain. In what state was "Teapot Dome" located?
15. Who was the personal aide to Attorney General Harry Daugherty that served as the bagman for the Teapot Dome scandal?
16. Who was the only Harding cabinet member to go to jail because of his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal?
17. Beside his affair with Nan Britton, what other woman did Harding have a long affair with?
18. In what city did Harding die on August 2, 1923?
19. Who wrote the book "The Strange Death of President Harding" that claimed that Harding's wife Florence had poisoned the president?
20. For how long after the death of the president did his wife Florence survive?
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