Presidential Trivia

[Joe Republic]

In the absence of anything else...

Which sitting US President was the first to visit Africa and to which country was this first visit made?

I've no idea which President it was, but my semi-educated guess for the nation is Liberia.

[Joe Republic]

There is a certain characteristic that it was once common for Presidents to have, but which has declined considerably of late.  Thomas Jefferson was the first President with this characteristic, Franklin Pierce could have had it, but chose not to, Hoover the last one to have it, and of the potential successors to W., only Dick Cheney would have it.

So what is this characteristic?

I'm guessing here:  is it that they held office in Cabinet prior to having served as President?

[Joe Republic]

Taft, I believe.

[Joe Republic]

It appears I was correct.

Which president once got a $20 speeding ticket while riding his horse through Washington D.C.?

[Joe Republic]

OK then.

Which president regularly went skinny dipping in the Potomac?

[Joe Republic]

I certainly hope you aren't cheating, Hawkeye.

[Joe Republic]

Hold up, Roch.  Hawkeye has the floor.

(Although I'm fairly certain that the answer to yours is Grover Cleveland.)

[Joe Republic]

Which President lived the longest?

Gerald Ford.


Which presidents owned the following pets:

Alligator
Elephant
Zebra
Two bears

(Each animal has a different answer.)

[Joe Republic]

Which presidents owned the following pets:

Alligator
Elephant
Zebra
Two bears

(Each animal has a different answer.)

Hmm... I'll test my knowledge.

Alligator: John Quincy Adams
Two bears: Jefferson

I can not for the life of me remember the other two.

Correct on those two.  Buchanan owned the elephant, and Teddy Roosevelt owned the zebra.


Next:  which president allegedly enjoyed having petroleum jelly rubbed into his scalp every morning during breakfast?

[Joe Republic]

Next:  which president allegedly enjoyed having petroleum jelly rubbed into his scalp every morning during breakfast?

[Joe Republic]

Next:  which president allegedly enjoyed having petroleum jelly rubbed into his scalp every morning during breakfast?

Just a guess but: Ford?

No, but here's a clue:  Petroleum jelly was patented in 1872.  That should therefore rule out any president who served before then.

[Joe Republic]

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Coolidge?

Correct.

[Joe Republic]

Don't forget the Libertarian Party.

[Joe Republic]

Their mothers were from Kansas.  (Though Ike's mother was born in VA, she grew up in KS.)

[Joe Republic]

Nobody, as all of them are (at the very least) related to George Washington.

[Joe Republic]

How are you defining 'related'?  Is marriage-but-not-blood included?

And while the link I posted doesn't in fact provide any connection between Gerald Ford and Washington, Ford was still related to at least five others.

[Joe Republic]

It was Ford, but then I found out that it turns out all of them are related.

http://www.ksbw.com/r/21404492/detail.html

http://www.geni.com/path/George+Washington+1st+President+of+the+USA+is+related+to+Martin+Van+Buren+8th+President+of+the+USA?from=6000000008211776777&to=353493399110004524