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Presidential Trivia
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Name the 3 Presidents who died on July 4 th ? Thomas Jefferson (1826) John Adams (1826) James Monroe (1831)
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What is the President’s salary? $400,000 per year
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Who was the youngest elected President? John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy 43 years old 43 years old Thirty-Fifth President (1961-1963) Thirty-Fifth President (1961-1963) Born: May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts Born: May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts
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Who was the youngest to serve as President? Theodore Roosevelt 42 Years old 26 th President (1901-1909) Became President when William McKinley was assassinated. Barack Hussein Obama (2009- ) 48 Years old Born: August 4, 1961 Honolulu, Hawaii
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Which President was born on July 4 th ? Calvin Coolidge (1872)
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Name the 4 Presidents whose faces are carved on Mount Rushmore. Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln
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Who was the last President to wear a beard? Benjamin Harrison Twenty-Third President 1889-1893
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Who was the oldest elected President? Ronald Reagan 69 yrs old 40th President (1981-1989) Born: February 6, 1911 *** John McCain Born-Aug. 29, 1936 (71 yrs old)
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Name the 4 assassinated Presidents. Abraham Lincoln (1865) James Garfield (1881) William McKinley (1901) John F. Kennedy (1963)
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Name the 4 assassinated Presidents. Abraham Lincoln (1865) James Garfield (1881) William McKinley (1901) John F. Kennedy (1963) John Wilkes Booth Charles Guiteau Leon Czolgosz Lee Harvey Oswald
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Name the four Presidents who died of natural causes. William Henry Harrison Died: April 4, 1841 (pneumonia) Zachary Taylor Died: July 9, 1850 in Washington D.C. He got sick after eating cherries and milk at a July 4 celebration. (embolism) Warren G. Harding Died: August 2, 1923 during his presidency while visiting San Francisco, Ca. (heart attack/stroke) Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) Died: April 12, 1945 (Cerebral hemorrhage) (stroke)
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Which Vice President resigned and why? Spiro T. Agnew In return for pleading nolo contendere, or no contest, to the tax charge (federal tax evasion) and paying $160,000 in back taxes (with the help of a loan from Frank Sinatra), Agnew received a suspended sentence and a$10,000 fine. On October 10, 1973, while Spiro T. Agnew appeared in federal court in Baltimore, his letter of resignation was delivered to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Agnew was only the second vice president to resign the office (John C. Calhoun had been the first- He resigned to become a Senator 2 months before his term expired).
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Other titles considered for the new chief executive. His Excellency His Highness His Serene Highness His High Mightiness “You the Man”!!!
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Who served as President and Chief Justice? William Howard Taft 27 th President (1909-1913) 10 th Chief Justice (1921-1930)
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Which President served the shortest time in office? William Henry Harrison Died: April 4, 1841 (served 31 days) 1 st President to die in office
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William Henry Harrison Tomb
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Name any former President not buried in the continental U.S. Any former President still alive Jimmy Carter (1977-81) George H. W. Bush (1989-93) Bill Clinton (1993-2001) George W. Bush (2001-2009)
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