Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

[L Verge]

The Lincoln boys had two pets goats.

The President that I'm referring to actually had the goat as his personal pet.

[RJNorton]

Can you give a hint?

[L Verge]

Neither the President nor the goat stayed in office very long.

[Wild Bill]

William Henry Harrison

[L Verge]

William Henry Harrison

100% correct, sir. I wonder what eventually happened to that goat?

Now, here's my final question for the week: Which President was involved in as many as 100 duel situations in his lifetime? He was shot in the chest in one in 1806, and later took a bullet to the arm in an 1813 bar fight with a U.S. Senator.

(For some reason, I'm betting Wild Bill will know this one also.)

[Wild Bill]

Andrew Jackson

[L Verge]

Andrew Jackson

See, folks, I told you he'd get it right off the bat!

PS: Many of his altercations were related to defending the attacks against his wife, Rachel.

[Steve]

William Henry Harrison

100% correct, sir. I wonder what eventually happened to that goat?

His grandson, President Benjamin Harrison also had a goat which was named Old Whiskers:

http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/pets/old_whiskers/

[RJNorton]

This train car has a special association to one President.

1. Who was the President?
2. What was the car used for?
3. Where is the car located now?

[Steve]

1. By the style of the train, I would guess Franklin Roosevelt or Truman.
2. For the President to travel in by rail?
3. By the look of it, rotting away on some abandoned track at a train depot/station?

[RJNorton]

Good enough, Steve. Vicki and I were watching the Smithsonian Channel on Monday and saw the story of this railroad car which is located below the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. I am going to post a link to an article about the car. The article says that FDR used this secret entrance to the hotel "in part to hide his disability from the public." I felt the TV show implied the sole reason FDR used it was to hide his immobility from public viewing.

http://gothamist.com/2015/02/20/waldorf-...hp#photo-1

(if the article does not appear on that page click on where it says "Read More")

[RJNorton]

A First Lady said this - who was she?

"Wouldn't you rather wear your blue jeans than wander around in a hoop skirt?"

[Eva Elisabeth]

Eleanor Roosevelt?

[RJNorton]

You are in the right century, Eva, but it was not Eleanor Roosevelt.

[L Verge]

Rosalyn Carter?