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Fun Trivia: P : Presidential Trivia

Special Sub-Topic: U.S Presidential History #2


Which of the following cities did not have a Presidential assasination?

    Philadelphia, PA. Lincoln in D.C., Kennedy in Dallas and McKinley in Buffalo.

What was Bill Clinton's birth name?
    William Jefferson Blythe. His mother remarried and he subsequently changed his last name after his brother Roger was born.

Which President was a prisoner of war?
    Andrew Jackson. He was also the only President to service in both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. His capture by the British during the Revolutionary War contributed to his hate for the British.

Who was the first President to be born a citizen of the United States?
    Martin Van Buren. All prior Presidents were born prior to the establishment of the United States of America.

What was Gerald R. Ford's birthname?
    Leslie Lynch King & Leslie Lynch King, Jr.. His parents seperated two weeks after his birth and his mother remarried Gerald R. Ford, approximately two years after her divorce from the President's father, Leslie Lynch King. He did not know until 1930 that Gerald R. Ford was not his real father and his name was not legally changed until 1935.

What is Lady Bird Johnson's real first name?
    Claudia.

George Washington signed the U.S. Constitution. Which other future President signed the U.S. Constitution?
    James Madison. Madison's letters and diaries offer a fascinating glimpse into the making of the Constitution.

Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence. Which other future President signed it?
    John Adams.

This President was near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other eye, forcing him to turn his head sideways and led to a painful neck most of his adult life.
    James Buchanan.

What was Ulysses S. Grant's birthname?
    Hiram Ulysses Grant. His name change was a mistake in paperwork when he entered West Point and since he didn't like his first name, he didn't correct it.


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