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--T. R.

Presidential Trivia

Presidential Nicknames, part 1

Give the nickname based on the clue given.

Andrew Jackson	was called "Old " (7)
	because of his resemblance to hardwood.
Martin Van Buren	was called "Old " (10)
	after his OK hometown in New York.
William Harrison	was called "Old " (10)
	in honor of his victories in the Indian Wars.
Zachary Taylor	was called "Old " (5,3,5)
	when he refused the perks afforded other generals in battle.
James Buchanan	was called "Old " (4)
	based on a shortening of his surname.
Theodore Roosevelt	was called "Old " (4,4)
	by the cowboys who did not wear glasses.
George Herbert Walker Bush	was called "Old " (4,2,4)
	because of a campaign promise about "no new taxes."

Rank these from shortest to longest time in office.

Identify each state or national capital named after a president.

Match each president to his shooter.

Unscramble the name of each president.
(Wars served in are listed.)

HOGGING STONEWARE (French & Indian War, Revolutionary War)
OWNED SNACK JAR (Revolutionary War, Creek War, War Of 1812, First Seminole War)
SAILOR MAN WHIRL (Northwest Indian War, War Of 1812)
CRAZY ROYAL HAT (War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Second Seminole War, Mexican-American War)
INFERNAL PICKER (Mexican-American War)
JEAN SHORN DOWN (Civil War)
ANGRY TUSSLES (Mexican-American War, Civil War)
OH HURRY DRAFTEES (Civil War)
FIG JAMS DEALER (Civil War)
TRUTH SEARCHER (Civil War)
AMBER NINJA RHINOS (Civil War)
THIS WINE HEDGEROW (World War II)

Rank these from tallest to shortest.

Give the nickname based on the clue given.

George Washington	was called "His " (10)
	because they were first figuring out what to call a president.
John Adams	was called "His " (9)
	because of his corpulence.
James Madison	was called "His " (6,7)
	because of short stature.
John Tyler	was called "His " (9)
	because he was the first VP to succeed a fallen president.
Rutherford B. Hayes	was called "His " (11)
	because of the perceived "stolen election."
Grover Cleveland	was called "His " (9)
	because large number of vetoes.

	James Garfield, who was shot shortly after taking office.
	William Harrison, who got pneumonia on inauguration day.
	Franklin Roosevelt, who died of polio.
	Zachary Taylor, who suffered from gastroenteritis.

1.	James Garfield	A.	fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth
2.	John Kennedy	B.	fatally shot by Leon Czolgosz
3.	Abraham Lincoln	C.	fatally shot by Charles Guiteau
4.	William McKinley	D.	shot by John Hinckley but survived
5.	Ronald Reagan	E.	fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
6.	Theodore Roosevelt (after his presidency)	F.	shot by John Schrank but survived