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RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 03-20-2014 06:37 PM

Which president used to swim naked in the Potomac?


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 03-20-2014 07:01 PM

I believe it was John Quincy Adams?


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 03-20-2014 07:56 PM

Excellent, Laurie, that is correct.


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 03-21-2014 06:05 PM

Whose pet parrot had to be taken away at the funeral because it was swearing?


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 03-21-2014 06:30 PM

Andrew Jackson's

Back to J.Q. Adams - I truly am trying to find the answer to this. It seems to me that he had an unusual pet also, but I can't remember what it was.


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 03-21-2014 06:53 PM

Excellent again, Laurie! (Seems it makes no sense to ask questions from the book on the presidents I bought at the Portrait Gallery...)


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 03-21-2014 07:18 PM

I remember these from a children's book that I bought for my grandson about ten years ago. I just can't remember the Adams pet. Someone else had a pair of tiger cubs given to them, but they had to be turned over to the zoo.


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 03-21-2014 07:49 PM

Er, it IS a children's book I bought...it's so nicely done that I just couldn't resist...


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 03-21-2014 07:50 PM

If it's the same book, Aaron and I both loved it. I also cheated just now and googled Presidential pets. JQ Adams had a pet alligator that was given to him by Lafayette.


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 03-21-2014 08:16 PM

Lafayette was also at the NPG:
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The book is entitled "Smart about the Presidents" (thought becoming smart even though through a children's book would do no harm, wouldn't it?)


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 03-31-2014 05:40 AM

Baseball is back! Which president attended the most baseball games?


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Gene C - 03-31-2014 07:19 AM

I'd guess George Bush W Bush since he was a managing general partner for several year for the Texas Rangers


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 03-31-2014 07:49 AM

Logical guess, Gene, but it's not him. He's in 9th place tied with Herbert Hoover (both of whom attended 9 games). The leader attended 16 games.


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 03-31-2014 08:09 AM

Richard Nixon? (I think at least he was a baseball fan.)


RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 03-31-2014 08:19 AM

Good try, Eva, but it's not him. He is tied for 3rd with Eisenhower (both attended 13 games).