Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

[Gene C]

Zachary Taylor ?

[L Verge]

Excellent, Gene! I thought that would be a toughie; how did you get it so quickly?

[Gene C]

I figured he probably was from a southern state, old enough to have grown and somewhat established children by 1860. My first thought was Polk, but he never had any children. Taylor was the second choice, he had a son that served in the Confederate Army.

[L Verge]

Speaking of serving in an army, which President was wounded five different times during the Civil War?

[RJNorton]

James Garfield?

[Houmes]

(02-27-2017 03:15 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Speaking of serving in an army, which President was wounded five different times during the Civil War?

Benjamin Harrison, although most sources note only 4 different wounds.

[L Verge]

(02-27-2017 03:54 PM)Houmes Wrote:  

(02-27-2017 03:15 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Speaking of serving in an army, which President was wounded five different times during the Civil War?

Benjamin Harrison, although most sources note only 4 different wounds.

We might have a tie because my source lists another President.

[RJNorton]

Could it be Rutherford Birchard Hayes?

[L Verge]

(02-28-2017 07:43 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Could it be Rutherford Birchard Hayes?

That's the President I was looking for. Good job, Roger.

I did search info about Benjamin Harrison and found that he served in the war, but I found no reference to him being injured. In the process, I also found two sources that said Hayes was only wounded four times -- and had four horses shot out from under him.

[L Verge]

Which President had a pet parrot who would mimic his owner's foul language? In the middle of the funeral eulogy to this President, Poll swore so loudly and so long that she had to be removed from the room.

This same President also turned down the offer of an elegant sarcophagus that is thought to have once held the remains of the third-century Roman ruler Alexander Servus. Adorned with carved cherubs and rosettes, this crypt had been plundered from Beirut by a friend of this President while commanding the U.S. naval fleet in the Mediterranean. It was brought to the U.S. aboard his flagship, the USS Constitution.

[RJNorton]

I have no clue - Zachary Taylor?

[Houmes]

(03-01-2017 05:26 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Which President had a pet parrot who would mimic his owner's foul language? In the middle of the funeral eulogy to this President, Poll swore so loudly and so long that she had to be removed from the room.

This same President also turned down the offer of an elegant sarcophagus that is thought to have once held the remains of the third-century Roman ruler Alexander Servus. Adorned with carved cherubs and rosettes, this crypt had been plundered from Beirut by a friend of this President while commanding the U.S. naval fleet in the Mediterranean. It was brought to the U.S. aboard his flagship, the USS Constitution.

Andrew Jackson declined the sarcophagus of Alexander Severus

[L Verge]

(03-01-2017 06:56 PM)Houmes Wrote:  

(03-01-2017 05:26 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Which President had a pet parrot who would mimic his owner's foul language? In the middle of the funeral eulogy to this President, Poll swore so loudly and so long that she had to be removed from the room.

This same President also turned down the offer of an elegant sarcophagus that is thought to have once held the remains of the third-century Roman ruler Alexander Servus. Adorned with carved cherubs and rosettes, this crypt had been plundered from Beirut by a friend of this President while commanding the U.S. naval fleet in the Mediterranean. It was brought to the U.S. aboard his flagship, the USS Constitution.

Andrew Jackson declined the sarcophagus of Alexander Severus

A+ Blaine, and he also cursed too much around Poll, his intelligent parrot. He also declined the ornate sarcophagus because he wanted to remain known as a friend of the common man. P.S. His Hermitage home and his ownership of slaves showed that he wasn't exactly a common man...

[L Verge]

Let's try another one: Which President lined his private driveway with trees coming from each battlefield where he had fought?

[Rogerm]

Was it President Eisenhower?