Posted on 05/09/2006 12:07:19 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
We're away today on a reporting assignment; back to normal tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a moderately difficult presidential trivia quiz. We'll announce the answers somtime soon, but if you know them, write us at opinionjournal@wsj.com. The first reader to get all 10 right wins a year's subscription to WSJ.com (and a mention in the column). If you need help, try "Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House," which is avilable from the OpinionJournal bookstore.
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I'm fairly certain he was born in Mass.
You're on to something here!
But what is the name of the place with the guard? There is always one there, doesn't talk, doesn't break stride, etc. He's guarding something.
That's what I was thinking. Whoever was elected in 1896 would not have had a leap year as there would be no leap year in 1900.
Clearly, Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson did not BOTH win California...(g!)
See the link. It's his quiz. I hope he follows up
ANSWER: Same birthday (November 2) shared by James K. Polk and Warren G. Harding.
Maybe it was to cast a vote in their own presidential election.
"The key point in the question is that BOTH Goldwater and Johnson did it. They ran against each other. What can both the winning candidate and the losing candidate do in the SAME election."
Win a state that:
They were born in.
They came from.
Held elected office in.
Were married in.
graduated from college in.
Here's another trivia question:
Who was the last president to serve in a cabinet position?
Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, in Arlington National Cemetery.
I think "carried their birth state" is the right answer. Both Goldwater (Arizona) and Johnson (Texas) did that in 1964. And Kerry failed to get Colorado. And George W. Bush failed to get Connecticut.
Veteran's Day is also observed on November 11.
Right. That would also affect George H. Bush, therefore the question is wrong, as two presidents were affected. Also, the year 2000 was not a leap year, which is why DIRTPOTUS (sorry, I can't seem to recall the name...) is the answer to the one about two-term presidents. As for #1, "Blaine" rhymes with "Maine". (Ran against cleveland.) As for the others, your guess is as good as mine!)
Our colleague here, scarface357, I think has got his finger on it: carried the state in which they were born (or not).
Bryan certainly never carried Illinois, nor either Bush Connecticut.
No president was born on Nov. 11, so I'm sticking with Calvin Coolidge on July 4.
DingDingDingDing. We have a winner. Thanks.
Any year divisible by 4, except if the year is also divisible by 100 unless the year is also divisible by 400.
Sorry, my bad.
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