I’m feeling quite American today, so I decided to refresh my knowledge of presidential history. Below are some facts that can be kind of tricky. See how well you can do!
1. Which president was NOT born or did not die on the 4th of July? John Adams; Calvin Coolidge; Thomas Jefferson; Benjamin Harrison.
2. Who was the oldest president elected? George Washington; Jefferson; Ronald Reagan; Woodrow Wilson.
3. Which president was related by either blood or marriage to 11 other presidents? John Quincy Adams; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Benjamin Harrison; John F. Kennedy.
4. Which president was the youngest person to become president?. Kennedy; Franklin Pierce; Theodore Roosevelt; William F. Clinton.
5. Which president did not die in office? Millard Fillmore; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Warren Harding; Zachary Taylor.
6. Which president’s face is not part of Mt. Rushmore? Jefferson; Washington; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt.
7. Which president held the highest rank in the Military? Washington; Dwight D. Eisenhower;
8. Who was the only president to serve the longest in office? Washington; Jefferson; Eisenhower; Franklin D. Roosevelt.
9. Which president was killed just two hours after the Secret Service was established? Abe Lincoln; Washington;
10. Which president had a golf facility at Camp David? Franklin D. Roosevelt; Reagan; Eisenhower; Wilson.
ANSWERS: 1. John Adams and Jefferson died on the same day – July 4, 1826. Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872. Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president, died on March 13, 1901. 2. Reagan, the 40th president, was the oldest elected president at age 69. 3. John Quincy Adams was the son of the second president, John Adams. Harrison was the grandson of the ninth president, William Harrison. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president, was related by either blood or marriage to 11 other presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses S. Grant, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, James Madison, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Taylor, Martin Van Buren, and Washington. 4. The youngest person to become president was Theodore Roosevelt, who, as vice-president, took over the office when William McKinley was assassinated. Roosevelt was 42 years of age. Kennedy was the youngest elected president, but not the youngest to become president. 5. Fillmore, the 13th president, served from 1850-1854, and died in 1874. 6. Mt. Rushmore honors four past presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln. 7. Washington. Washington and Eisenhower were both five star generals; however, Washington was general of the armies (the entire military), where as Eisenhower was general of just the Army. 8. The longest time served in office was held by Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was elected to four consecutive terms, and served slightly more than 12 years, before dying in office. 9. The Secret Service was created by on April 14, 1865 (five days after the formal end of the American Civil War), and commissioned on July 5, 1865. The legislation creating the agency was on Lincoln’s desk the night he was assassinated. 10. Eisenhower played golf enthusiastically later in life, and joined the Augusta National Golf Club in 1948. He played golf frequently during his two terms as president, and after his retirement as well. He had a small, basic golf facility installed at Camp David, and became close friends with Augusta National Chairman Clifford Roberts, inviting him to stay at the White House on several occasions. Roberts, an investment broker, also handled the Eisenhower family’s investments.
I’m feeling quite American today, so I decided to refresh my knowledge of presidential history. Below are some facts that can be kind of tricky. See how well you can do!
1. Which president was NOT born or did not die on the 4th of July? John Adams; Calvin Coolidge; Thomas Jefferson; Benjamin Harrison.
2. Who was the oldest president elected? George Washington; Jefferson; Ronald Reagan; Woodrow Wilson.
3. Which president was related by either blood or marriage to 11 other presidents? John Quincy Adams; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Benjamin Harrison; John F. Kennedy.
4. Which president was the youngest person to become president?. Kennedy; Franklin Pierce; Theodore Roosevelt; William F. Clinton.
5. Which president did not die in office? Millard Fillmore; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Warren Harding; Zachary Taylor.
6. Which president’s face is not part of Mt. Rushmore? Jefferson; Washington; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt.
7. Which president held the highest rank in the Military? Washington; Dwight D. Eisenhower;
8. Who was the only president to serve the longest in office? Washington; Jefferson; Eisenhower; Franklin D. Roosevelt.
9. Which president was killed just two hours after the Secret Service was established? Abe Lincoln; Washington;
10. Which president had a golf facility at Camp David? Franklin D. Roosevelt; Reagan; Eisenhower; Wilson.
ANSWERS: 1. John Adams and Jefferson died on the same day – July 4, 1826. Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872. Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president, died on March 13, 1901. 2. Reagan, the 40th president, was the oldest elected president at age 69. 3. John Quincy Adams was the son of the second president, John Adams. Harrison was the grandson of the ninth president, William Harrison. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president, was related by either blood or marriage to 11 other presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses S. Grant, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, James Madison, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Taylor, Martin Van Buren, and Washington. 4. The youngest person to become president was Theodore Roosevelt, who, as vice-president, took over the office when William McKinley was assassinated. Roosevelt was 42 years of age. Kennedy was the youngest elected president, but not the youngest to become president. 5. Fillmore, the 13th president, served from 1850-1854, and died in 1874. 6. Mt. Rushmore honors four past presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln. 7. Washington. Washington and Eisenhower were both five star generals; however, Washington was general of the armies (the entire military), where as Eisenhower was general of just the Army. 8. The longest time served in office was held by Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was elected to four consecutive terms, and served slightly more than 12 years, before dying in office. 9. The Secret Service was created by on April 14, 1865 (five days after the formal end of the American Civil War), and commissioned on July 5, 1865. The legislation creating the agency was on Lincoln’s desk the night he was assassinated. 10. Eisenhower played golf enthusiastically later in life, and joined the Augusta National Golf Club in 1948. He played golf frequently during his two terms as president, and after his retirement as well. He had a small, basic golf facility installed at Camp David, and became close friends with Augusta National Chairman Clifford Roberts, inviting him to stay at the White House on several occasions. Roberts, an investment broker, also handled the Eisenhower family’s investments.