President John Quincy Adams and His Times

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1. John Quincy Adams was the only US President to do which of the following? Resign the Office of President. Serve in the House of Representatives after completing his presidential term. Die in office. Serve as a member of the US Supreme Court after completing his presidential term.

2. Which unique facts single out "First Lady" Louisa Catherine Adams among the "First Ladies" of the United States? The only left-handed "First Lady" who played badminton on the White House lawn. The only foreign-born "First Lady" who raised silkworms in the White House. The only physician "First Lady" who practiced medicine in the White House. The only divorced "First Lady" whose first husband visited her at the White House.

3. Who did John Quincy Adams defeat in the "corrupt bargain" presidential election of 1824? Henry Clay James Monroe George W. Bush Andrew Jackson

4. On March 4 1825 John Quincy Adams took his presidential oath of office with his right hand resting on which? The daily newspaper The King James Bible The US Constitution The Teleprompter

5. Which was a regular form of physical exercise for President John Quincy Adams? Weight-lifting in the White House basement. Swimming naked in the Potomac River. Jogging around the Washington Mall. Pilates exercises in the East Room of the White House.

6. On March 26 1825 President John Quincy Adams appointed which former US Representative from South Carolina as the nation’s first diplomatic minister to Mexico? While the appointment was a political disaster, it resulted in an enduring Christmas tradition. Thomas B. Ivy Randall N. Christmas Condoleezza Rice Joel R. Poinsett

7. Which gift did the kidnapped African passengers of the Spanish ship "Amistad" give to John Quincy Adams after he helped win their case before the United States Supreme Court in 1841? The Mendi Bible. The Mendi tribal mask Adams had rescued. The Cadbury Deluxe box of chocolates. The US certificate for a $50 savings bond.

8. President John Quincy Adams served in the House of Representatives with which future President during the Thirtieth Congress (1847-1849)? George H. W. Bush Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Franklin Pierce

9. Where did John Quincy Adams die on February 23 1848? In the woods while horseback riding at Camp David. In his bed at home in Quincy, Massachusetts. In a car accident. In the Speakers Room of the House of Representatives.

10. President John Quincy Adams had only one civilian job in his 80 years of life – the 1st Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University from 1806-1809. According to Harvard legend, to which unique right is the Boylston Professor entitled? The right to skip secret meetings of the Porcellian Club. The right to tether and graze a cow in Harvard Yard. The right to automatic membership in the Hasty Pudding Club. The right to issue traffic tickets in Cambridge.