Baseball and the Presidents I

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1. Who was President when baseball was 'officially' invented? Martin VanBuren Milliard Fillmore Abraham Lincoln Ulysses Grant

2. The 1st left-handed 'first ball' was thrown out by _______ ? Jimmy Carter Harry Truman Gerald Ford Herbert Hoover

3. Who was the 1st president to attend a Major League game while in office? Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Ulysses Grant William Taft

4. Who was the first president to be booed at the World Series? Herbert Hoover Richard Nixon Lyndon Johnson Bill Clinton

5. Who was the first President to own a Major League team? Franklin Roosevelt John Kennedy Warren Harding George W. Bush

6. The 1st written reference to baseball in America associated with a president is assocaited with whom? Abraham Lincoln Zachary Taylor Rutherford Hayes George Washington

7. Who played semi-pro ball under the name 'Wilson' in the Kansas State League? Woodrow Wilson Harry Truman Ronald Reagan Dwight Eisenhower

8. Who said: 'Good ballplayers make good citizens.' ? Franklin Roosevelt Chester Arthur Herbert Hoover Grover Cleveland

9. President Taft threw out the first ball in Washington, D.C. on June 18th, 1912 because he could not make it to opening day. Why? Titanic Disaster State of the Union Tensions in Europe He promised to visit an orphange that day

10. Babe Ruth posed for a campaign photo for this presidential election loser. Albert Landon John Dawes Al Smith Robert LaFollette