Today Number 16 presents its first quiz on U..S. Presidents and First Ladies. There will be more quizzes on this topic in the future. If you think you think you know your presidential trivia, give it a try. Good luck and enjoy!
U.S. PRESIDENTS AND FIRST LADIES QUIZ #1
1. Which U.S. President served as President of Princeton University from 1902 until 1910?
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Warren G. Harding
E. Calvin Coolidge
2. Which President never married?
A. James Buchanan
B. Franklin Pierce
C. Millard Fillmore
D. Zachary Taylor
E. James Knox Polk
3. Which President declared that "the business of America is business?"
A. William Howard Taft
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Herbert Hoover
D. Calvin Coolidge
E. Chester A. Arthur
4. Who was the youngest First Lady?
A. Dolly Madison
B. Frances Folsom Cleveland
C. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
D. Florence Harding
E. Louisa Johnson Adams
5. Who was the first sitting President to attend a World Series game?
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Herbert Hoover
C. Warren G. Harding
D. Theodore Roosevelt
E. Woodrow Wilson
6. Which First Lady learned to speak Mandarin Chinese?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt
B. Louise Henry Hoover
C. Hillary Rodham Clinton
D. Patricia Nixon
E. Grace Coolidge
7. At 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm.), Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson are the tallest U.S. Presidents to date. Who is the shortest U.S. President to date?
A. James Madison
B. James Monroe
C. Martin Van Buren
D. John Quincy Adams
E. James Knox Polk
8. Which President had a dog named Fala?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Harry Truman
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. Herbert Hoover
E. Calvin Coolidge
9. What was Mamie Eisenhower's real name?
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| Mamie in 1954 |
A. Martha Ann
B. Mary Geneva
C. Marian Grove
D. Mary Margaret
E. Madeleine Margaret
10. Which President only served one month in office, the shortest term of any President in American history?
A. James Knox Polk
B. Zachary Taylor
C. Millard Fillmore
D. John Tyler
E. William Henry Harrison
ANSWERS
1. C
Woodrow Wilson was President of Princeton University from 1902 until 1910. In 1910, Wilson was elected Governor of New Jersey.
2. A.
James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, never married. During his time in office, Buchanan's niece, Harriet Lane, fulfilled the duties of a First Lady and served as White House hostess. There has been much speculation about whether or not Buchanan was a homosexual.
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| James Buchanan |
3. D
Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States, said that "the business of American is business."
4. B
Frances Folsom Cleveland remains the youngest First Lady in American history. She was only 21 years old when she wed President Grover Cleveland. They married on June 2, 1886 in the Blue Room of the White House. To date, Frances is the only bride of a U.S. President to marry and give birth in the White House. Prior to Cleveland's marriage, his sister, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, had served as White House hostess.
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| Wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom |
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| Frances Folsom Cleveland |
5. E
Woodrow Wilson became the first sitting President to attend a World Series game. Wilson was an avid baseball fan and attended 11 major league games while in office. He never once used his Presidential Pass, opting to pay for every game he attended. On October 9, 1915, Wilson attended Game 2 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He threw out the first pitch and Boston won the game by a score of 2-1. The Red Sox went on to win the World Series 4 game to 1. By the way, the first sitting president to throw a ceremonial pitch at a baseball game was William Howard Taft. He began the tradition at the Washington Senators' opening day game in 1910.
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| Wilsn throwing ceremonial pitch at ball game |
6. D.
Louise Henry Hoover spoke Mandarin Chinese. She was also the first female to graduate from Stanford University with geology degree. Her husband, Herbert lived in China as a young mining engineer. After their wedding on February 10, 1899, the newlyweds sailed to China so that Herbert could take up his new post as head of China's mine program. Lou, as she was know, had a natural proficiency for languages and became quite proficient in Mandarin. His job required travel to remote and primitive areas. The Hoovers were forced to leave China in August of 1900 due to the Boxer Rebellion, a Chinese nationalist uprising against foreigners and colonialism.
Herbert and Lou Hoover were able to converse with each other in Mandarin and would sometimes do so at the White House to thwart eavesdroppers. Lou eventually created her own English-Mandarin dictionary. It is among her papers at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa.
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| Lou Henry Hoover |
7. A
James Madison, 4th President of the United States, stood 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm.).
8. C.
Franklin D. Roosevelt had a dog named Fala. Fala was a Scottish Terrier.
9. B.
Mamie Eisenhower was born Mary Geneva Doud on November 14, 1896 in Boone, Iowa. She died on November 1, 1979 at the age of 82.
10. E
William Henry Harrison took the oath of office on March 4, 1841. It was a cold and rainy on his inauguration day. Harrison did not wear a hat or overcoat and he delivered the longest inaugural address in American history. On March 26, he became ill with a cold. Due to his busy schedule, he had little time to rest and his condition worsened. It quickly developed into pneumonia and pleurisy. On April 4, 1841, he passed away after serving only 30 days as President. It was thought at the time that his pneumonia was a direct result of the inclement weather during his inauguration ceremony. His illness, however, did not occur until more than three weeks later.
- Joanne