Presidential Trivia

[HappyWarrior]

Woodrw Wilson.

[J. J.]

Woodrw Wilson.

Harding was supposedly in the Klan.

[Torie]

Woodrw Wilson.

Correct. Harrison was the last guy with a beard.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Who was the last President to serve in the House of Representatives?

[Joe Republic]

Who was the last President to serve in the House of Representatives?

George H. W. Bush, although Gerald Ford served in the House more recently than Bush.

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Who was the last First Lady who was not the wife of the respective President, and who was that President?

[Erc]

Who was the last President to serve in the House of Representatives?

George H. W. Bush, although Gerald Ford served in the House more recently than Bush.

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Who was the last First Lady who was not the wife of the respective President, and who was that President?

The last President who was single at some point in their term was Woodrow Wilson (if only for a bit over a year, so he may not have had a 'first lady' who was not his wife).

[minionofmidas]

Who was the most racist president of the 20th century?

Woodrow Wilson I guess. Not sure how you can measure that.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Who was the most racist president of the 20th century?

Woodrow Wilson I guess. Not sure how you can measure that.

I suppose you could always measure it by their actions rather than what they thought in private. Though there are obvious problems there.

[DWPerry]

Woodrw Wilson.

Correct. Harrison was the last guy with a beard.

Which one?
j/k
I'm not that nit-picky. Ben Harrison was the last with a beard.

[Joe Republic]

Who was the last First Lady who was not the wife of the respective President, and who was that President?

The last President who was single at some point in their term was Woodrow Wilson (if only for a bit over a year, so he may not have had a 'first lady' who was not his wife).

To my knowledge, there was no First Lady between August 1914 and December 1915.  It's true that Wilson's daughter and cousin both took over various hostess duties in that time, but neither were considered the permanent 'First Lady'.  So in short, it's not the answer I'm looking for. 

[J. J.]

Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, Grover's sister.

[Joe Republic]

Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, Grover's sister.

No, sorry.

[Erc]

Who was the last First Lady who was not the wife of the respective President, and who was that President?

The last President who was single at some point in their term was Woodrow Wilson (if only for a bit over a year, so he may not have had a 'first lady' who was not his wife).

To my knowledge, there was no First Lady between August 1914 and December 1915.  It's true that Wilson's daughter and cousin both took over various hostess duties in that time, but neither were considered the permanent 'First Lady'.  So in short, it's not the answer I'm looking for. 

Thought that was probably the case.

Well, if it's not Wilson and it's not Cleveland...that pretty much leaves either Harrison or McKinley (I know Taft & Roosevelt were married during their tenures in office [if to his second wife, in Roosevelt's case).

Don't know anything about Harrison or McKinley's First Ladies, so can't answer the question.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Mary Harrison McKee, daughter of Benjamin Harrison.

So long as we're on the topic, who is the only First Lady to have performed as First Lady for more than one President?

[Joe Republic]

Mary Harrison McKee, daughter of Benjamin Harrison.

So long as we're on the topic, who is the only First Lady to have performed as First Lady for more than one President?

IIRC, Dolley Madison was considered First Lady at various times during widower Thomas Jefferson's time in office.

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This should be a fairly easy one:  which three Presidents each won the popular vote in at least three different presidential elections?

[DWPerry]

Cleveland, FDR & Andrew Jackson

[Torie]

Mary Harrison McKee, daughter of Benjamin Harrison.

So long as we're on the topic, who is the only First Lady to have performed as First Lady for more than one President?

IIRC, Dolley Madison was considered First Lady at various times during widower Thomas Jefferson's time in office.



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This should be a fairly easy one:  which three Presidents each won the popular vote in at least three different presidential elections?

Cleveland, Jackson and FDR. Cleveland is a guess. I suspect Jefferson is another, if truth be known about 1796.

[Joe Republic]

Both of you are correct, and it seems that SP beat you by 31 seconds, Torie.

[Torie]

Both of you are correct, and it seems that SP beat you by 31 seconds, Torie.

I deleted by post, because I screwed up the quotes, and then that other guy butted in.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Cleveland, Jackson and FDR. Cleveland is a guess. I suspect Jefferson is another, if truth be known about 1796.

Actually Adams definitely won the PV in 1796, and may have done so in 1800.  Jefferson's support was concentrated in the South where there were far more "other Persons" who absolutely could not vote, but did contribute 3/5 of a person when it came to Representatives and Electors.

[DWPerry]

Three teams in this years NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament can boast President's with undergraduate degrees, name the schools & Presidents.

[jimrtex]

Cleveland, Jackson and FDR. Cleveland is a guess. I suspect Jefferson is another, if truth be known about 1796.

Actually Adams definitely won the PV in 1796, and may have done so in 1800.  Jefferson's support was concentrated in the South where there were far more "other Persons" who absolutely could not vote, but did contribute 3/5 of a person when it came to Representatives and Electors.

1796 is hard to tell since in many cases electors weren't strictly aligned with presidential candidates, and results have been lost from many states that did hold popular elections.

Of surviving results:

Georgia: Jefferson 6.2 Adams 2.6
Kentucky: unknown but voted for Jefferson
Maryland: Adams 7.0 Jefferson 6.4
Massachusetts: Legislature chose electors in 6 of 14 districts where no candidate had majority.  About 14,000 votes cast, so totally arbitrary Adams 9.0 Jefferson 5.0
New Hampshire: Adams 3.0 Jefferson 1.0
Pennsylvania: Jefferson 12.3 Adams 12.2
Virginia: But see 1800.

In 1800, only 5 states chose electors by popular vote .  Maryland, North Carolina, and Rhode Island were close.  Kentucky was missing and presumably a big win for Jefferson.  Virginia was a total blowout for Jefferson.

[jimrtex]

Three teams in this years NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament can boast President's with undergraduate degrees, name the schools & Presidents.

Polk - Tarheel
Hoover - Indian
Clinton - Hoya

[DWPerry]

Three teams in this years NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament can boast President's with undergraduate degrees, name the schools & Presidents.

Polk - Tarheel
Hoover - Indian
Clinton - Hoya

I wanted the school names, not the nickname; but, not to nit-pick I will accept Polk & Clinton. As for, Hoover, if you are going to use nicknames, please use the current nickname.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

For Hoover, the Cardinals.