Author Topic: Presidential Trivia - Game (Read 70965 times)

rustybayonet · « **Reply #240 on:** February 11, 2014, 08:01:39 AM »

Answer #42 ATTABOY Libertas - George Washington

Other things that would have givin' it away - Fought the battle of Princeton, Won the battle of YorktownCreated War Department.Laid the cornerstone to the White House, Established the U.S. Marine Corp, the cabinet officer was Alexander Hamilton, and earlier was elected President of the Constitutional Convention, Then elected Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.

note; Commander-in-Chief - he certainly was a far cry from the thing we have now,

rustybayonet · « **Reply #241 on:** February 11, 2014, 08:05:49 AM »

Question #43 Name the first Senator later to be elected President.

yankeestom · « **Reply #242 on:** February 11, 2014, 10:12:15 AM »

Truman?

rustybayonet · « **Reply #243 on:** February 11, 2014, 11:10:20 AM »

Quote from: yankeestom on February 11, 2014, 10:12:15 AM

Truman?

Sorry

yankeestom · « **Reply #244 on:** February 11, 2014, 11:18:16 AM »

Quote from: rustybayonet on February 11, 2014, 11:10:20 AM

Quote from: yankeestom on February 11, 2014, 10:12:15 AM
Truman?

Sorry

Oops, I was guessing at the previous question; didn't realize there was another page with more replies and a new question. First Senator to become President was James Monroe.

Libertas · « **Reply #245 on:** February 11, 2014, 11:22:58 AM »

Yeah, but his last government job before POTUS was the traditional stepping stone back then - Sec State.

ChrstnHsbndFthr · « **Reply #246 on:** February 11, 2014, 11:36:26 AM »

I know Harding was elected first as a Senator, but I do not think he ever served as Secretary of State.

rustybayonet · « **Reply #247 on:** February 11, 2014, 12:07:04 PM »

Quote from: yankeestom on February 11, 2014, 11:18:16 AM

Quote from: rustybayonet on February 11, 2014, 11:10:20 AM
Quote from: yankeestom on February 11, 2014, 10:12:15 AM
Truman?

Sorry

Oops, I was guessing at the previous question; didn't realize there was another page with more replies and a new question. First Senator to become President was James Monroe.

Answer to #43 - James Monroe is correct --- ATTABOY Yankeestom

rustybayonet · « **Reply #248 on:** February 11, 2014, 12:11:06 PM »

Question #44 --- Maybe this one is tougher....

This president survived a gallstone operation without anesthesia or antiseptics, Can you name him?

yankeestom · « **Reply #249 on:** February 11, 2014, 12:32:21 PM »

LBJ had gall bladder surgery while in office, but I can't imagine that someone that recent had it without antiseptics being used.

Libertas · « **Reply #250 on:** February 11, 2014, 02:43:04 PM »

Gotta be a tough old goat...must be a 19th century dude...I'm drawing a blank though...dang Rusty is going deeper into the bag for these questions!

rustybayonet · « **Reply #251 on:** February 12, 2014, 06:54:02 AM »

Answer #44

James K. Polk survived a gallstone operation at age 17 without anethesia or antiseptics. Those medical practices were not used at the time.

Libertas · « **Reply #252 on:** February 12, 2014, 07:11:14 AM »

I hope he got some whiskey and something to bite down on!

rustybayonet · « **Reply #253 on:** February 12, 2014, 08:05:17 AM »

Question #45 This president ate a cucumber soaked in vinegar for breakfast each morning, but the sight of a rare steak nauseated him, who was he?

[ Strange trivia - yep - {am I at the bottom of the barrel, maybe pickle, but not a chance}].

Libertas · « **Reply #254 on:** February 13, 2014, 06:46:23 AM »

I am thinking Franklin Pierce and honestly I don't even know why...it's a SWAG and that's all I got.

rustybayonet · « **Reply #255 on:** February 13, 2014, 09:06:41 AM »

Quote from: Libertas on February 13, 2014, 06:46:23 AM

I am thinking Franklin Pierce and honestly I don't even know why...it's a SWAG and that's all I got.

Good guess, but sorry it wasn't him.

Answer #45

With some of the bloodiest battles in history, killing and wounded, U.S. Grant could not stomach the sight of animal blood-rare steak nauseated him. For breakfast every morning it was cucumber soaked in vinegar[probably nauseated the cooks]

Libertas · « **Reply #256 on:** February 13, 2014, 11:31:46 AM »

Quote from: rustybayonet on February 13, 2014, 09:06:41 AM

Quote from: Libertas on February 13, 2014, 06:46:23 AM
I am thinking Franklin Pierce and honestly I don't even know why...it's a SWAG and that's all I got.

Good guess, but sorry it wasn't him.

Answer #45

With some of the bloodiest battles in history, killing and wounded, U.S. Grant could not stomach the sight of animal blood-rare steak nauseated him. For breakfast every morning it was cucumber soaked in vinegar[probably nauseated the cooks]

Huh. How'd I miss that? I gotta go back a re-read my Civil War history! (Good as an excuse as any!)

rustybayonet · « **Reply #257 on:** February 13, 2014, 03:48:44 PM »

Question #46

This person was not only President, was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and is the first President buried in Arlington, can you name him?

yankeestom · « **Reply #258 on:** February 13, 2014, 03:55:02 PM »

Taft! I didn't know the part about him being the first in Arlington, though.

rustybayonet · « **Reply #259 on:** February 13, 2014, 04:07:23 PM »

Only two former Presidents buried in Arlington - Taft and Kennedy, but quick response --
ATTABOY Yankeestom
Guess I am making them to easy!