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Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 01-13-2013
I thought I would try a new trivia topic today. Obviously our main focus on the forum is Abraham Lincoln and family, but it's apparent there is plenty of interest in other presidents, their families, etc. This topic will involve questions on any of our presidents, their wives and families, etc.
Here's my question:
Which president invited his mother to come to the White House, and when she arrived she refused to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom due to a strong dislike of Abraham Lincoln?
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Linda Anderson - 01-13-2013
I don't know who it was but maybe she was really afraid of seeing Lincoln's ghost!
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Joe Di Cola - 01-13-2013
(01-13-2013, 01:35 PM)RJNorton Wrote: I thought I would try a new trivia topic today. Obviously our main focus on the forum is Abraham Lincoln and family, but it's apparent there is plenty of interest in other presidents, their families, etc. This topic will involve questions on any of our presidents, their wives and families, etc.
Here's my question:
Which president invited his mother to come to the White House, and when she arrived she refused to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom due to a strong dislike of Abraham Lincoln?
Harry Truman
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 01-13-2013
Joe, you win! Kudos! See below for your prize.
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Jim Page - 01-13-2013
(01-13-2013, 01:35 PM)RJNorton Wrote: I thought I would try a new trivia topic today. Obviously our main focus on the forum is Abraham Lincoln and family, but it's apparent there is plenty of interest in other presidents, their families, etc. This topic will involve questions on any of our presidents, their wives and families, etc.
Here's my question:
Which president invited his mother to come to the White House, and when she arrived she refused to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom due to a strong dislike of Abraham Lincoln?
Harry Truman!
--Jim
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 01-13-2013
Hi Jim! Joe Di Cola got it, too. You fellows were probably writing your replies at the same time. You both win free admission to the Truman Home. Just tell the folks there that you correctly answered this question.
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Jim Page - 01-13-2013
(01-13-2013, 02:36 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Hi Jim! Joe Di Cola got it, too. You fellows were probably writing your replies at the same time. You both win free admission to the Truman Home. Just tell the folks there that you correctly answered this question.
Wow! Thanks, Roger!!!
Since we've been discussing Freemasonry on another thread, here's a presidential Masonic trivia question.
Which two U.S. presidents were 33° Masons?
The 33rd degree is the highest degree of the Scottish Rite branch of Freemasonry and cannot be requested or applied for; it can only be conferred upon those who have brought honor and dedication to the craft.
--Jim
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 01-13-2013
I have no clue. John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan?
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Jim Page - 01-13-2013
Hi, Roger--
Good answers, but no. Neither of those gentlemen were Freemasons.
Here's another Masonic trivia question: Which U.S. president went through the Entered Apprentice (first of three in the primary, or Blue, Masonic Lodge) degree of Freemasonry, but no further? Evidently, he lacked memorization skills and could not be advanced.
Hint: He served as president between the two presidents named above by Roger.
--Jim
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Bill Richter - 01-13-2013
Jerry Ford
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Jim Page - 01-13-2013
(01-13-2013, 03:45 PM)william l. richter Wrote: Jerry Ford
Bill, your answer is half-correct for the first question and wrong for the second. Here are the answers:
Harry Truman and Gerald Ford were 33° Masons. Lyndon Johnson was only able to achieve the EA or first degree in Freemasonry.
The other two degrees in the primary, or Blue, Masonic Lodges are Fellowcraft and Master Mason. No degree in Freemasonry is considered "higher" than the third degree; they're considered further enlightenment but are not higher than the third degree in spite of what one might think.
--Jim
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 01-14-2013
Quote from a First Lady:
"I will never consent to have our sex considered in an inferior point of light. Let each planet shine in their own orbit. God and nature designed it so - if man is Lord, woman is Lordess - that is what I contend for."
These are the words of what First Lady?
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Gene C - 01-14-2013
Edith Wilson?
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 01-14-2013
Think earlier, Gene.
RE: New Topic - Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Donna McCreary - 01-14-2013
Sounds like Abigail Adams.