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A trivia quiz for Presidents' Day
As we celebrate Washington and Lincoln on Presidents' Day, here's a little trivia quiz.
- 1. George Washington gave the shortest inaugural address in history. How long was it?
- A. 90 seconds
- B. two minutes
- C. 2 1/2 minutes
- D. 5 minutes
- 2. As a teen, Washington memorized a list of 110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior. Which of the following was NOT among the rules on that list?
- A. Shift not yourself in the sight of others, nor gnaw your nails.
- B. Do not laugh too loud at any public spectacle.
- C. Do not spit forth the stones of any fruit pie upon a dish, nor cast anything under the table.
- D. Don't you monkey with the monkey.
- 3. Abraham Lincoln is the only president who ever obtained a patent. What invention did he have patented?
- A. A gadget to trim nose hair
- B. A device to help ships navigate sandbars
- C. A container that kept stacks of paper from wrinkling
- D. An mp3 player with built-in speakers
- 4. Lincoln and his wife occasionally held seances in an attempt to communicate with their dead son. At one of the seances he held at the White House, what did he say happened?
- A. A grand piano levitated.
- B. A glass vase shattered.
- C. A message from his son appeared on the walls.
- D. His wife Mary danced to the "Banana Boat" song like in "Beetlejuice."
- 5. Presidents' Day honors Washington and Lincoln, but they were not the only presidents born in February. William Henry Harrison was born Feb. 9. What is he most famous for?
- A. Strong foreign policy
- B. Visionary philosophy on expansion
- C. Shaping the role of the Supreme Court
- D. Catching a cold and dying a month after he took office
- 6. The fourth president born in February was Ronald Reagan (Feb. 6). What type of candy was developed specifically in his honor?
- A. Red licorice
- B. White chocolate Hershey's Kisses
- C. Blue jelly beans
- D. Pink cotton candy
- 7. John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln during a performance of the play "Our American Cousin." He fire his gun after the play's funniest line, so the audience's laughter would cover the gunshot. What was that line?
- A. "You sockdologizing old man trap!"
- B. "You persnickity old prairie dog!"
- C. "You hornswoggling old flibbertijibbit!"
- D. "If I went around saying I was emperor because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!"
- 8. George Washington is the only president who was sworn into office in two different cities. What cities were they?
- A. New York and Washington, D.C.
- B. Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
- C. New York and Philadelphia
- D. Williamsburg and New York
- 9. Both Washington and Lincoln were tall men, but which was taller?
- A. Lincoln was one inch taller
- B. Washington was one inch taller
- C. They were the same height
- D. We don't know, because there is no accurate estimate of Washington's height.
- 10. Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. How man men held the office before him?
- A. 45
- B. 41
- C. 42
- D. Duh ... 43
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