Presidential history quiz: How many can you answer? (Hint, we're based in Quincy, Mass.)
Monday marks Presidents Day, which is officially recognizes George Washington's birthday by the federal government.
In addition to being a magnet for retail sales on everything from mattresses and appliances to automobiles, Presidents' Day was instituted to honor all of the nation's past presidents. The holiday was originally celebrated on Feb. 22, Washington's actual birthday, until 1970, when the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968 moved it to the third Monday in February.
With that in mind, we thought we would create a presidential-themed quiz to test our readers in honor of the holiday.
Take a shot! (Yes, we know Alexander Hamiliton was not a president.)
(If you don't want to take the quiz on platform scroll down further for the questions and the answers.)
1. There have been four men born in Massachusetts elected president. Name them.
2. The last sitting president to visit Quincy was: a. John F. Kennedyb. Franklin D. Rooseveltc. Harry S. Trumand. William Howard Taft.
3. Where did John Adams and John Quincy Adams board the France-bound frigate in February 1778?
4. Which U.S. president visited Quincy in 1910 to see an air show in Squantum? a. Theodore Rooseveltb. Franklin Rooseveltc. Woodrow Wilsond. William Howard Taft
5. In 1794, President George Washington appointed John Quincy Adams ambassador to what European nation: a. Germanyb. Belgiumc. The Netherlandsd. France
6. Calvin Coolidge was governor of Massachusetts before he was selected to join the ticket of Warren G. Harding in the 1920 presidential election. In what state was Coolidge born?
7. John F. Kennedy played on the junior varsity team of what sport as a sophomore at Harvard College: a. Footballb. Ice hockeyc. Baseballd. Basketball
8. President Abraham Lincoln is best known as being elected president after serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois, but in what state was he born: a. Illinoisb. Indianac. Kentuckyd. Iowa
9. George H. W. Bush captained the varsity team of what sport at Yale College: a. Footballb. Ice hockeyc. Baseballd. Basketball
10. George Washington's home was known by what name:a. Peacefieldb. Mount Vernonc. Monticellod. Appomattox
Pencils down, readers. How did you do?
John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, George H. W. Bush
C
Hough's Neck near the Quincy Yacht Club
D
C
Vermont
A
C
C
B
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