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Which president was the first to attend a baseball game?
Who is Benjamin Harrison (1889-93), the 23nd President, was the first President to attend a baseball game. He saw the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Senators 7 to 4 on June 6, 1892.
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Which President was the smallest in stature?
Who was President James Madison Madison (Presidential term 1809-17). The fourth President, Madison stood 5 feet, 4 inches (163 centimeters) tall and weighed less than 100 pounds (45 kilograms).
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Who was the only president to serve not elected by voters either as president or vice president?
Who is Gerald Ford (1974-77) was the only President to serve who was not elected by U.S. voters either as President or Vice President. In 1973 then-President Richard Nixon (1969-74) appointed Ford Vice President after former Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned. When Nixon resigned from the White House on August 9, 1974 (the only President to do so), Ford became President.
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Who was the first president born a U.S.Citizen?
What is Martin Van Buren The first President born a U.S. citizen was Martin Van Buren (1837-41). Van Buren was delivered on December 5, 1782, making him the first President born after the Declaration of Independence was signed
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Any avid baseball fan would love to visit this sports Hall of Fame, which is located in a village called Cooperstown. Which state would you need to trave if you wanted to pay it a visit?
What is New York.
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How many presidents were left handed?
What is 8. Eight presidents were left handed: James A. Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Who was the heaviest president?
Who is William Howard Taft (1909-13), who sometimes tipped the scales at more than 300 pounds (136 kilograms) during his tenure. After he became stuck in the White House bathtub, Taft ordered a new one installed. The replacement was big enough to hold four grown men of average size.
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What state is the birthplace of the most presidents?
What is Virginia. Virginia is the birthplace of the greatest number of Presidents. It boasts eight. Thirty-one states have never claimed a native son as President.
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Who was the first president to travel abroad while in office?
Who is Teddy Roosevelt. President Roosevelt was the first President to travel abroad while in office; he visited the Panama Canal in 1906.
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Fort Mackinac is a popular tourist attraction in which state on the Great Lakes?
What is Michigan.
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Which president started the tradition of the Presidential “first pitch” of baseball season?
Who is William Taft. President Taft started the tradition of the Presidential "first pitch" of baseball season. The event took place on April 4, 1910, during an opening day game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Who was the oldest president ever elected?
Who is Ronald Reagan. The oldest President ever elected was Ronald Reagan (1981-89). The 40th President took office at the age of 69.
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How many presidents have obtained the highest office without obtaining the popular vote? For a bonus point, who was the most recent president to do so?
What is 4 George W. Bush, the 43rd and current President, lost the popular vote to Al Gore in 2000. Bush is the fourth President to attain the highest office in the U.S. without the backing of the majority of the people. He shares the distinction with John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-81), and Benjamin Harrison.
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Who was the first president to make a presidential flight?
What is Franklin D. Roosevelt In 1943 Franklin Roosevelt made the first Presidential flight.
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Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George Washington, can be found in which state of the USA?
What is Virginia
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How many presidents were avid collectors of marbles?
What is 4. Abe Lincoln : George Washington (1789-1797), Thomas Jefferson (1801-09), and John Adams (1797-1801) were all avid collectors and players of marbles
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Who was the tallest president?
Who is Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln (1861-65). He stood 6 feet, 4 inches (193 centimeters) tall.
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Name the presidents that were assassinated while sitting in office
What is 4. Four sitting Presidents have been assassinated while in office: Abraham Lincoln, James Abram Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1897-1901), and John F. Kennedy (1961-63).
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Who was the first president to visit all 50 states?
Who is Richard Nixon.
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Faneuil Hall is a famous historical meeting place and part of the Freedom Trail in which New England state?
What is Massachusetts.
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Which president customarily took a nude early morning swim in the Potomic?
Who is John Quincy Adams Adams (1825-29), the sixth President, customarily took a nude early morning swim in the Potomac River.
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Who was the youngest elected president?
Who is John F. Kennedy. The youngest elected President was John F. Kennedy (1961-63), who reached the White House at 43. But the youngest President to ever serve was Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09), who was elected Vice President on a ticket with President William McKinley. In September 1901 a deranged anarchist shot McKinley twice in Buffalo, New York, and Roosevelt assumed the top office at 42.
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Which three presidents were either born or died on July 4th?
Who are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson & Calvin Coolidge. John Adams (1797-1801), the second President, and Thomas Jefferson (1801-09), the third President, both died on July 4, 1826. Calvin Coolidge (1923-29), the 30th President, was born on July 4, 1872.
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Who was the president to set the record for most trips abroad?
Who is Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton set a record for the most trips abroad: 133.
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In which state would you find Mt. Rushmore National Park? Faces of what four presidents appear on this great American landmark?
What is South Dakota? The faces of Lincoln, Roosevelt, Jefferson and Washington appear on this historic landmark that is visited by more than 3 million people annually.