presidentiaL trivia: name a president who was not eLected

[sniffa]

to the executive branch.

[billyskank]

1. Ford?

:shrug:

[sniffa]

2. correct

but don't tip off the americans. ;)

any more guesses?

[huskerlaw]

3. Bush.

Either time.

[sniffa]

4. ...

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

i can't beLieve i didn't think that answer wouLd be given. :rofl:

[terrya]

5. Chester Alan Arthur

Became President on the death of James Garfield.

[Hugin]

6. But, he was elected to the executive branch... Right?

:shrug:

[terrya]

7. Ah, right you are.

Yes, he was elected Vice President with Garfield.

My bad. :blush:

[huskerlaw]

8. Buuuut

the Vice President isn't part of the Executive Branch. /Dick Cheney

[terrya]

10. Ah-ha!

And if Dick says it's so....

[Hugin]

12. No prob...

I was going to offer up Teddy Roosevelt and then I saw the qualifier.

:hi:

[terrya]

13. Several Presidents immediately come to mind...

Arthur, Andrew Johnson...

But they WERE elected VP. :-)

:hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

9. Truman, until 1948.

[sniffa]

21. that is incorrect

[EstimatedProphet]

25. D'OH!

[Parche]

11. Ford

He is the only one who was never elected at all to that branch.

He was a rep in congress tho

[sniffa]

22. correct

there's aLso another choice... aLthough i was just toLd that was an urban Legend... or not technicaLLy true.. or something.

[Parche]

28. who?

I know of no others.............

Ford was the only one........unless you mean number 43!! :rofl: :rofl:

[sniffa]

30. 11.5 if i'm not mistaken

but from what wiki just toLd me, it's not true for various reasons.... aLthough it's stiLL kinda cooL trivia.

[Parche]

34. 11th was Polk

Who was 11.5??? :bounce: :bounce:

[sniffa]

35. david rice atchinson

it's more confusing reading the actuaL story behind his one day ruLe than it is to just say, he was prez for one day. and besides, that makes my initiaL angLe of the question correct. ;)

[Parche]

36. ok

I see what you were talking about now!! :hi:

Wasnt Bush....errr I mean Cheney President for a day last week!!! :rofl: :rofl: :hi:

[sniffa]

40. yes he was

but he was "eLected" to the executive branch.

wasn't GHWB the first VP to serve as president under amendment x? and not when reagan was shot, but when he had surgery years Later?

[Parche]

14. Presidential Trivia

Name the first VP to assume Presidential Office due to the President's death,removal, or assasination.
:bounce: :bounce: :hi:

[terrya]

15. John Tyler, right?

Became President on the death of William Henry Harrison.

[Fenris]

16. Tippacanoe and Tyler Too!

[terrya]

17. That's exactly what I thought of.

Man, they don't make political slogans like that anymore. :-)

[Parche]

19. Yes

You are the winner............................
:bounce: :bounce: :hi:

I love Presidential history, I can name all 42 Presidents and one Fuk-wad in a row!!!

[Parche]

23. More Trivia

Name the only President who became a Supreme Court member, and actually administered the
oath to another President....................:bounce: :hi:

[sniffa]

24. .the fat guy

[Parche]

27. FG

John Goodman was NEVER President............:hi:

[volstork]

41. On the West Wing he was! n/t

[sce56]

44. No Silly he became Burger King err I mean King Ralph of England!

The movie was sponsored by Burger King though.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

26. William Taft

[Gormy Cuss]

18. Rutherfraud B. Hayes.

Samuel Tilden won, dammit.

[sniffa]

20. another good choice

:rofl:

tiLden-Loserman

[terrya]

29. More trivia

Which President was elected to the House of Representatives after leaving the Presidency?

[sniffa]

31. JQA

[terrya]

32. Correct!

Well, that wasn't as hard of a question as I thought. :-)

[bicentennial_baby]

37. Psst...We live in Quincy

:D

[terrya]

38. Well, that explains it!

:-)

[NoGOPZone]

33. Damn, I was too slow!

[jmm]

39. All of the presidents before the Constitution since

under the Articles of Confederation we really didn't have an executive branch. If we want to get technical we don't elect presidents to the executive branch. We vote for electors who then vote for president.

[billyskank]

46. He said "who were elected to the executive branch"

he did not say who elected them.

[Pendrench]

42. Here's a couple: who was the only ex-president elected to the Confederate Congress?

And who was the only ex-president elected to the US Senate (after his term as president)?

Tim

[sniffa]

45. i shouLd know the answer to the first question

but i can't say for certain. doh!
so, i'LL guess poLk?

for the senator, i think it was andrew johnson?

[Pendrench]

67. You got the 2nd question correct - the answer to the first is John Tyler.

[MrScorpio]

43. The answer to your next trivia question is William Howard Taft

But what is the question?

[sniffa]

47. ****NEW QUESTION****

name the 4 presidents whose Last names, and first names begin with the same Letter.

[SaveElmer]

49. Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan...nt

[SaveElmer]

52. Of course technically...it was Thomas Woodrow Wilson and John Calvin Coolidge...nt

[racaulk]

50. Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson, and Calvin Coolidge.

:)

[sniffa]

53. ding ding ding!!

congrats. :hi:

[InternalDialogue]

51. Let's see

Reagan, Hoover, er, um... need to keep thinking.

sniffa, are you actually Sarah Vowell? C'mon, fess up.

[sniffa]

54. once i ask bi-baby who that is (or googLe it)

i'LL Let you know if i am.

:hi:

[InternalDialogue]

60. She's a presidential trivia nut, does some stuff on NPR, writes books

[bicentennial_baby]

55. Ha! He might as well be!

Try living with him! :rofl:

:P

[Parche]

57. Names

Actually 3 I think........Ronald 'I cant remember Nancy' Reagan, Calvin Coolidge
and Herbert Hoover,

as Woodrow Wilson was actually Thomas Woodrow Wilson

:bounce: :bounce: :hi:

and no help from wikpedia or the net......all in memory

[SaveElmer]

58. Also John Calvin Coolidge...so really only two...nt

[Parche]

59. wow

I did not know that!! You learn something new everyday!!

As I am a history buff, Presidential, US, and Pacific WWII, and some Europe WWII :hi: :applause:

[Parche]

62. +++Even Newer Question+++

Name all of the Presidents who were Generals.................:applause: :hi:

[SaveElmer]

63. Washington,Jackson, Harrison, Taylor, Garfield, Grant, Eisenhower...

And I think Benjamin Harrison was Brevet Brigadier General...though not sure

[Parche]

64. Generals

You forgot Pierce, as I recall there were 9
:hi: :applause:

[SaveElmer]

65. Yep...you are right...forgot about him...

Argh!

[Parche]

69. Hold The Presses

Maybe there were 12of them......McKinley, Hayes, Teddy Roosevelt added to the 9..........:hi:

[charlie and algernon]

79. TR wasn't, he only made it to Colonel

[sniffa]

68. ooh, good question

gw - the first.
tyLer
grant
jackson
ike

just off the top of my head. i know teddy r. was a war hero, but he wasn't a generaL, or was he?

and with out chewing it over, that's my guess.

[Parche]

70. ****Even Brand Newer Question*****

How many Presidents and names died in office, whether assassinated or natural causes...........:hi:
:applause:

[sniffa]

71. did i get the previous question right?

i'LL admit right up front i won't get this new question right.

i think i can can most, minus about 2.

[Parche]

72. 12

There were 12 generals that were presidents if i am correct........:hi: oh yeah Garfield was a general


Ok died in office......William Henry Harrison, Taylor,Lincoln,Garfield,McKinley,Harding,FDR,JFK


:applause: :hi:

[u4ic]

48. Al Gore

:P

[SaveElmer]

56. Ok here's one and no cheating...

Name the last President who was born a British citizen...

And Name the first President that was not!

[terrya]

66. These are just guesses:

Last President : Monroe

First President: William Henry Harrison

[Parche]

73. President

They were all American born were they not?? :shrug: :hi:

[SaveElmer]

76. Well...

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, JQ Adams, Jackson, and Harrison were all born before 1776...so British citizens when born...

Martin Van Buren was the first born an American Citizen (in 1782)

[otherlander]

61. If I say what I'm thinking right now

I'll be flamed to hell and made the official DU pariah.

So I'll just say Ford.

[Kansas Wyatt]

74. Fuzz Nuts a.k.a 'The Decider'

1. Appointed by SCOTUS 1st term.

2. Selected by Diebold 2nd term.

[ms liberty]

75. Washington. Ford. *Bush the Lesser. n/t

[Manifestor_of_Light]

77. Who was the first prez born in the 20th century?

Good baby boomer question.


And what year was he born?


Who was the only president to serve two NON consecutive terms?


How many vice presidents did Nixon have? (Another baby boomer question)

Who? How did he/they leave the VP office?


How many vice presidents did Ford have? Who?

[FunkyLeprechaun]

78. I think that would be JFK

He was born in 1917. He's the first president elected that was born in the 20th century

However, LBJ was born in 1908 so he was the first president that was born in the 20th century.

Does that sound confusing?

That would be Grover Cleveland (two non consecutive terms), and the only president that's got two numbers (22nd and 24th president)

Nixon had two vice presidents (Agnew and Ford), there was a period when he didn't have one before he picked Ford. Agnew resigned, Ford became president when Nixon resigned.

One, Nelson Rockefeller (for Ford)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

80. Damn, you're smart!!!

Thanks!!!

I knew those but wanted to see if any of the rest of us semi-codgers did.

It was pretty weird when we had a revolving door for VPs...and then Nelson Rockefeller?

[Recovered Repug]

81. 2 more questions

Who was the first president born in a hospital?

Who was Leslie King, Jr.?

[SoxFan]

82. Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford