Feb 18

Monday Musing: President’s Day Quiz

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Karen and I just want to wish everybody Happy Presidents’ Day. This day, besides celebrating our President and those who came before him, gave some of us a three day weekend thanks to the 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act. So I hope you poured yourself a glass and made a toast to our Presidents because they have deserved it. Wait… you did celebrate today with patriotic fervor and love for the United States right? Today should stand right next to the 4^th of July in patriotic importance but it doesn’t because how can anybody get excited about it when it is a celebration for all presidents and some of them are not worth celebrating – William Henry Harrison ring any bells? Probably not because he only served 32 days as president mostly from his sick bed. So happy George Washington’s birthday, (Feb. 21^st) while not a perfect man he is the Father of our Country. To celebrate, take our President’s Day Quiz and see how much you know about him and those that followed his lead.

What do you know about about U.S. Presidents

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Question 1

Who was the first President to live in the White House?

A	George Washington
B	John Adams
C	Thomas Jefferson
D	James Madison

Question 1 Explanation:

On Saturday, November 1, 1800, John Adams became the first president to take residence in the White House, which was later burned down by the British in the War of 1812

Question 2

Which President is known as the "Father of the Consitution?"

A	George Washington
B	John Adams
C	Thomas Jefferson
D	James Madison

Question 2 Explanation:

James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because of his pivotal role in the document's drafting as well as its ratification. Madison also drafted the first 10 amendments

Question 3

How many future U.S. presidents signed the Declaration of Independence?

A	2
B	4
C	6
D	8

Question 3 Explanation:

Only Thomas Jefferson and John Adams and ironically the Two presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died within five hours of each other on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Question 4

What U.S. President won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage?

A	John F. Kennedy
B	Dwight D. Eisenhower
C	James K. Polk
D	Ronald Reagan

Question 4 Explanation:

John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his book Profiles in Courage.

Question 5

Who was the first President to appear on TV?

A	Dwight D. Eisenhower
B	Harry S. Truman
C	Franklin D. Roosevelt
D	John F. Kennedy

Question 5 Explanation:

The first President to appear on black and white television was Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 30, 1939 at the opening ceremonies for the World's Fair

Question 6

What U.S. President had a nervous breakdown at the age of 24 and spent time in a sanitarium?

A	Andrew Johnson
B	Ronald Reagan
C	Warren G. Harding
D	William H. Taft

Question 6 Explanation:

In 1889, at the age of 24, Warren G. Harding had a nervous breakdown and spent several weeks in a sanitarium.

Question 7

How many presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize?

A	2
B	4
C	6
D	9

Question 7 Explanation:

Teddy Roosevelt won it in 1905 for helping to end the Russo-Japanese War. Woodrow Wilson won it in 1919 after pushing to join the League of Nations. Jimmy Carter won it in 2002 (not while he was elected in office) for humanitarian efforts. Barack Obama won it in 2009 for "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples."

Question 8

Who was the first President to be impeached?

A	Andrew Jackson
B	Bill Clinton
C	Richard Nixon
D	Andrew Johnson

Question 8 Explanation:

Johnson was impeached on February 24, 1868 in the U.S. House of Representatives on eleven articles of impeachment detailing his "high crimes and misdemeanors", in accordance with Article Two of the United States Constitution.

Question 9

Who was the only U.S. President to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

A	John Quincy Adams
B	William H. Taft
C	Franklin Pierce
D	Calvin Coolidge

Question 9 Explanation:

William Howard Taft was the only President of the United States to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Taft left the White House and became a Professor of Law at Yale. In 1920, President Harding made him Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a position which he held until just before his death in 1930.

Question 10

Who was the only unanimously elected President by the Electoral College?

A	Ronald Reagan
B	James Monroe
C	Franklin D. Roosevelt
D	George Washington

Question 10 Explanation:

George Washington was unanimously elected by the Electoral College in 1789, and again in the 1792 election; he remains the only president to have received 100% of the electoral votes. James Monroe, the fifth President, received every Electoral College vote except one. A New Hampshire delegate wanted to preserve the legacy of George Washington.

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2 comments

freda

February 18, 2013 at 10:50 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment

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I guess I’m not a very good guesser.
I need to go back and reread your blog on test taking. lol
1. Kenny and Karen
  
  February 19, 2013 at 9:55 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
  
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  At the very least we hope you had fun with it and maybe learned a few things about the presidents