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The Annual Potus Geeks Presidents Day Quiz

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Happy Presidents Day my fellow potus_geeks. In keeping with what has almost become an annual tradition (except for last year when I forgot) here is the potus_geeks Annual Presidents Day Quiz. Got your cyber pencils sharpened, and your thinking headgear on? Okay then, let's begin...



Poll #2036894 Presidents Day Quiz

According to the Associated Press Stylebook, which is correct?

Presidents Day
3(50.0%)
Presidents' Day
0(0.0%)
President's Day
0(0.0%)
All of the above
0(0.0%)
The first two
3(50.0%)
The first and third
0(0.0%)

Which of the following sets of presidents were cousins?

George Washington and William Henry Harrison
0(0.0%)
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
0(0.0%)
Thomas Jefferson and John Tyler
0(0.0%)
James Madison and Zachary Tayor
5(83.3%)
Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk
1(16.7%)

Which President was elected to the Confederate Congress during the Civil War?

John Tyler
6(100.0%)
Millard Fillmore
0(0.0%)
Franklin Pierce
0(0.0%)
James Buchanan
0(0.0%)
Andrew Johnson
0(0.0%)

If Bernie Sanders is elected president, which of the following statements would be true on his inauguration day (January 20, 2017)?

He would be the oldest president ever elected
0(0.0%)
He would be the oldest president ever inaugurated
0(0.0%)
He would be the oldest president ever
0(0.0%)
He would be the first president born in Vermont
0(0.0%)
All of the above
0(0.0%)
The first three statements
2(40.0%)
The first two statements
3(60.0%)
None of the above
0(0.0%)

Which president played in a World Series?

Benjamin Harrison
0(0.0%)
Herbert Hoover
0(0.0%)
Dwight Eisenhower
1(16.7%)
Gerald Ford
3(50.0%)
George H. W. Bush
2(33.3%)

Which President died from cirhossis of the liver (likely caused from alcoholism)?

Martin Van Buren
0(0.0%)
Franklin Pierce
5(83.3%)
Ulysses Grant
1(16.7%)
Grover Cleveland
0(0.0%)
Richard Nixon
0(0.0%)

Which President holds the record for the longest retirement?

John Adams
0(0.0%)
Herbert Hoover
0(0.0%)
Gerald Ford
0(0.0%)
Jimmy Carter
6(100.0%)
George H. W. Bush
0(0.0%)

Who was the first sitting president to visit Europe?

John Adams
1(16.7%)
Millard Fillmore
0(0.0%)
Theodore Roosevelt
1(16.7%)
Woodrow Wilson
4(66.7%)
Franklin Roosevelt
0(0.0%)

When Herbert Hoover was elected President, his Vice-President was Charles Curtis. What was unique about Curtis being on the ticket of one of the two major parties?

He was a Catholic
1(16.7%)
He was Native American
2(33.3%)
He was legally blind
1(16.7%)
He only had one arm
0(0.0%)
He was Hoover's brother-in-law
2(33.3%)

Which President had his oath of office administered by his father?

John Quincy Adams
3(50.0%)
William Howard Taft
0(0.0%)
Calvin Coolidge
3(50.0%)
Harry Truman
0(0.0%)
George W. Bush
0(0.0%)

Which president holds the record for most children, with 15?

James Monroe
2(33.3%)
William Henry Harrison
0(0.0%)
John Tyler
4(66.7%)
Zachary Taylor
0(0.0%)
James Garfield
0(0.0%)

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution prevents a president from serving for more than two terms. Who is the first president that this applied to?

Harry Truman
2(33.3%)
Dwight Eisenhower
4(66.7%)
John F. Kennedy
0(0.0%)
Lyndon Johnson
0(0.0%)
Richard Nixon
0(0.0%)

One one President has served as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Who?

James Madison
3(50.0%)
James Monroe
0(0.0%)
James K. Polk
2(33.3%)
James Buchanan
0(0.0%)
James Garfield
1(16.7%)

Who was the first president to have his voice audio-recorded?

Ulysses Grant
0(0.0%)
Rutherford Hayes
1(16.7%)
James Garfield
0(0.0%)
Chester Alan Arthur
1(16.7%)
Benjamin Harrison
4(66.7%)

Who was the first President to visit Canada while in office?

William McKinley
4(66.7%)
William Howard Taft
1(16.7%)
Woodrow Wilson
0(0.0%)
Warren Harding
1(16.7%)
Franklin Roosevelt
0(0.0%)

Who was the only person to serve both as President of the United States and as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

James Madison
2(33.3%)
Andrew Johnson
0(0.0%)
Rutherford Hayes
0(0.0%)
Woodrow Wilson
0(0.0%)
William Howard Taft
4(66.7%)

Who was the first president to appoint a woman as a member of his cabinet?

Calvin Coolidge
0(0.0%)
Herbert Hoover
0(0.0%)
Franklin Roosevelt
6(100.0%)
Dwight Eisenhower
0(0.0%)
Lyndon Johnson
0(0.0%)

How many men have become president without being elected to the office?

Four
0(0.0%)
Five
4(66.7%)
Six
0(0.0%)
Seven
2(33.3%)

What state was George W. Bush born in?

Connecticut
5(83.3%)
Delaware
0(0.0%)
District of Columbia
0(0.0%)
Florida
0(0.0%)
Texas
1(16.7%)

Who was the first sitting president to visit a federal prison?

Theodore Roosevelt
0(0.0%)
William Howard Taft
0(0.0%)
Lyndon Johnson
0(0.0%)
Bill Clinton
3(50.0%)
Barack Obama
3(50.0%)


I'll post the answers in a comment sometime today.

Scoring:

16-20: Correct: You have been selected to write the next volume in the American Presidents Series
11-15: You are a true Potus Geek
6-10: You know a lot of presidential trivia, but probably also have a life
5 or fewer: You definitely have a life. So what's that like?


Happy Presidents Day everyone!