Presidential Trivia

This week, instead of a more inspired idea, I decided to share some intriguing presidential trivia with you in my newsletter. Keep scrolling for the answers and have fun!

Questions

1. What is the significance of the letter S in Harry S. Truman's name?
2. Which president was the first ever born in a medical facility?
3. Can you name the four presidents who met tragic ends due to assassination?
4. Who was the last president to sport facial hair during their time in office?
5. Which president holds the distinction of being the sole Eagle Scout in history?
6. How many people have been president?
7. Who was the shortest president?
8. Who was the tallest president?
9. Which president was the first to leave U.S. soil while serving in office, and where did his travels take him?
10. Who was the pioneer president to use a telephone, and what was his number?
11. Who is the only president to have a PhD?
12. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's last name before marriage?
13. Which president financed his inaugural political campaign through winnings from poker?
14. Who was the inaugural president to grant a turkey a pardon during Thanksgiving?
15. What was the sole presidential election that ended in an electoral college deadlock?
16. Which four state capitals were named in honor of presidents?
17. Which president was the first to board an airplane while in office, and what was his destination?
18. Who was the first president to give an inauguration speech without donning a top hat?
19. Who is the longest living president?
20. Which president had the shortest term in office?

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Answers

1. The letter S is just an initial. It reportedly represents various individuals with names starting with S from both his maternal and paternal ancestry.
2. Jimmy Carter.
3. Lincoln, Kennedy, Garfield, McKinley
4. William Howard Taft
5. Gerald Ford
6. 44. Although Donald Trump is recognized as our 45th president, Grover Cleveland is counted twice for serving two non-consecutive terms as the 22nd and 24th president.
7. James Madison at 5’4”.
8. Abraham Lincoln at 6’4”.
9. Theodore Roosevelt, who journeyed to Panama to oversee the Panama Canal's construction.
10. Rutherford B. Hayes, whose telephone number was simply 1.
11. Woodrow Wilson
12. Roosevelt. Eleanor and Franklin were distant cousins, specifically fifth cousins once removed.
13. Richard Nixon
14. John F. Kennedy
15. The fourth presidential election, held in 1800, featured a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, resulting in a 73-73 electoral college deadlock.
16. Capitals named after presidents include Madison in Wisconsin, Lincoln in Nebraska, Jackson in Mississippi, and Jefferson City in Missouri.
17. Franklin Roosevelt, who flew to the United Kingdom to confer with Winston Churchill.
18. John F. Kennedy, an event that is said to have marked the end of the top hat era.
19. Jimmy Carter, who continues to break his own longevity records daily, currently at 95 years old.
20. William Henry Harrison, who passed away merely 31 days after assuming the presidency.

Written by: Michael Shackleford