I’m feeling quite American-ish 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; Benjamine Harrison.
2. Who was the oldest President elected? George Washington; Thomas 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; Benjamine Harrison; John Kennedy.
4. Which president was the youngest to become president? John F. 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? Thomas Jefferson; George Washington; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt.
7. Which President held the highest rank in the Military? George Washington; Dwight D. Eisenhower.
8. Who was the only President to serve the longest in office? George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Franklin D. Roosevelt.
9. What president was killed just two hours after the Secret Service was established? Abe Lincoln; George Washington;
10. Which President had a golf facility at Camp David? Franklin D. Roosevelt; Ronald Reagan; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Woodrow Wilson.
ANSWERS
1. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day - July 4, 1826. Calvin Coolidge was BORN on July 4, 1872. Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president, died on March 13, 1901. 2. Ronald 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. Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of the nineth 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, Zachary Taylor, Martin Van Buren and George 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. Millard Fillmore, the 13th president, served from 1850-1854, and died in 1874. 6. Mt. Rushmore honors four past presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. 7. George Washington. President Washington and President Dwight D. Eisenhower were both Five Star Generals; however, George Washington was General of the Armies (entire Military), whereas 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 President Abraham Lincoln 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 Abraham 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.