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Hail To The Chiefs

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Hail To The Chiefs game quiz
"Every four years powerful politicians spend millions of dollars vying to be President of "the land of the free". It is a serious job, but being US President does have its quirky moments. Here are some for you to identify."

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1. When asked during a debate between candidates for the presidency if he was not too old at 73, which incumbent hoping for a second term said: "I want you to know that, also, I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience"?
    Herbert Hoover
    Abraham Lincoln
    John F. Kenendy
    Ronald Reagan


2. To be president you have to have a thick skin; be prepared for all the character assassinations...and worse. Which president survived an attack by an angry rabbit?
    Gerald Ford
    Jimmy Carter
    Richard Nixon
    Jed Bartlett


3. The televised debates between presidential candidates have produced some great moments over the years, but what did George W. Bush do when Al Gore suddenly homed in aggressively on his podium in 2000?
    Punched him in the face
    Nodded at him
    Threw water over him
    Ran screaming from the auditorium


4. Presidents like to travel and when they do, the presidential motorcade goes with them. What embarrassing moment occurred to Barack Obama's limousine on a visit to Dublin in May 2011?
    It ran out of gas
    It ran over the Irish President's right foot
    It ran over the Irish President's pet cat
    It got stuck in a gateway


5. When you become president, people will fall over themselves to make you happy. What was created just to put a smile on Ronald Reagan's face?
    A chair shaped like a cowboy saddle
    Cowboy boots with the Presidential crest
    A stetson with the Presidential crest
    Blueberry flavour jelly beans


6. The President of the United States can usually count on getting some pretty neat gifts presented. What did Franklin D. Roosevelt receive in 1937 that might have created a stink in the White House?
    A skunk on heat
    Twenty-nine trout
    A 100-year-old block of cheddar cheese
    100 tons of natural fertilizer


7. Pearls of wisdom often tumble from the lips of the Commanders-in-Chief. But for every Gettysburg address, there is a blooper. Which American football-loving president opined: "If Lincoln were alive today he'd probably roll over in his grave"?
    George H. W. Bush
    Harry S. Truman
    Gerald Ford
    Bill Clinton


8. There must be many perks in being president of the free world - not least the chance to press a few buttons and blow up half of the unfree world. It is a serious, responsible job, however. But which president summed it up thus: "All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway"?
    John Adams
    Woodrow Wilson
    Harry S Truman
    Mackenzie Allen


9. "Who's a pretty boy"? What might Andrew Jackson's pet have done to annoy him - if he'd been around to see it?
    Left a 'calling card' in the middle of the Oval Office
    Chased the Canadian premier's cat up a tree
    Made puppies with the Mexican President's chihuahua
    Cursed at his funeral


10. When you are president you can do pretty much what you want. What did William Taft do to ensure his favorite sustenance was always freshly served?
    Stocked the White House swimming pool with salmon
    Flew peaches in daily from Georgia on Air Force One
    Installed a chicken coop at the White House
    Kept cows on the White House lawn


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