Presidential Trivia

[Yellowlab 11]

                              Presidential Trivia
                           The game of all presidents trivial in nature

Welcome to Presidential Trivia!  Inspired by a book I recently read, this game will focus on trivia questions about those most famous of Americans - the Presidents!  From George W to George Dubya, 1789 to 1989, find out the things you never knew about the Chief Executives while guessing away at Presidential Trivia.  I'll try to make most of the answers non-Google-friendly.

I figure you all know the rules (no spamming, only 1 guess/post, you can post whenever I post).  Each question is worth 1 point.  Occassionally there will be a Lightning question, which is worth 2 points (!).  Got it?  Good.  Then without further ado, here comes Question #1!

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1.  Masher <> 1
1.  The_Evil_Octopus_Man <> 1
1.  The_Dalai_Llama <> 1
1.  SimMaster <> 1
1.  TarHeelCP <> 1
1.  GrandCentralParkway <> 1

[Yellowlab 11]

Question 1

The 1988 election of George H. W. Bush saw the first sitting vice president voted into office since which president, in what year?

[seas123 0]

1984

[The_Dalai_Llama 15]

Geez.

I believe it was Martin Van Buren in 1836.  All the others became president under certain, uh... circumstances.

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, The_Dalai_Llama.  George Bush was elected in 1988, the first sitting veep to do so since Martin Van Buren.

The_Dalai_Llama + 1

Question 2
Easy one here:  Above all else, what name did Theodore Roosevelt most hate being addressed by?

[masher 3]

Teddy?

[The_Dalai_Llama 15]

The Tedmeister?

[dev 47]

Ted

since Teddy was already guessed....

[horrorkid64 0]

Rosy?

[greedygreg 1]

Theo?

[burwellian 16]

Rudy?

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, masher.  Theodore Roosevelt hated being called Teddy more than most anything.

 

masher + 1

 

Question 3

What president remains the only person to have personally hanged a man (he did so twice, once in 1871 and once in 1874)?

[The Evil Octopus Man 25]

Grover Cleveland

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, TEOM.  Grover Cleveland personally hanged two men when he served as sheriff in Ohio's Erie County.

 

The_Evil_Octopus_Man + 1

 

Question 4

What 20th-century president was so obsessed with the advice of his personal astrologer that his schedules were set on the basis of positive and negative vibe days and his Air Force One takeoffs were timed to occur when positive alignments occurred in his star charts?

[greedygreg 1]

Richard Nixon?

[rubberduck 3]

I believe...since it was called Air Force One, it was probably Jimmy Carter.

[Chris M 406]

Ronald Reagan

[The Evil Octopus Man 25]

Lyndon Johnson?

[KLRowell 1]

Nah, it has to be Ford?  Since I never have heard of this, and he is a very little publicized president.  They say he is ailing these days, and may not make it longer.

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

Umm...Umm....JFK?

[JohnB 66]

Bill Clinton. Just a guess.

[DuskTrooper 314]

I think it was Reagan...

[MC6Ash 4]

bah, someone got the answer allready... Ronald Reagan... who signed a treaty on a day set by the astronomer. lol

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, DragonAnime.  Ronald Reagan's wife, Nancy, became interested in the astrological predictions of one Joan Quigley of San Francisco after the 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan's life.  Over time, these predictions were given greater and greater influence in the daily proceedings of the administration; it is known that several important treaties were signed on days believed to be promising for longevity, based on star charts.

 

DragonAnime + 1

 

Question 5

Which president fathered 15 children, the most of any prez, with a most fertile First Lady?

[SimMaster 17]

John Tyler?

[Chris M 406]

Ohhhh, that's correct..it's John Tyler.

[JohnB 66]

Yeah its John Tyler. Lousy google.

 

Try to think of a question which the answer to cannot be found on google in 10 seconds.  

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, SimMaster.  John Tyler was the father of 15 children, the most of any prez.  I will try to make these non-Googlable, but it is extremely difficult.

 

SimMaster + 1

 

Question 6

Who was the most recent President to have never attended college?

[masher 3]

George W. Bush?

[alt+tab 2]

Well, I know it isn't Ol George W Bush, Masher, My dad's  old boss beat him up in college! LOL

It was Harry Trueman of course!

 

Jeese, even though he doesnt look the part, George really is quite Educated