Presidential Trivia

[J. J.]

Ronald Reagan

No, he accepted.

Teddy Roosevelt?

No, and no to Wilson.

[J. J.]

Who is the only President to have served as an executioner?

Grover Cleveland

What about the Butcher of Baghdad? j/k

More like Butcher of Buffalo. 

He was Sheriff of Erie County, NY, whose duties included executions.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Who was the last President to not win a majority of the Presidential primaries in which they entered?

[J. J.]

Who was the last President to not win a majority of the Presidential primaries in which they entered?

Nixon, but you still have not answered all of my last question.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

What presidents have received or been offered knighthoods or commissions from the British Monarch?

Technically, none, tho several have received so called honorary knighthoods.  RWR and GHWB were made honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath after their Presidencies, while DDE received that honor along with other generals in the aftermath of WWII.

As a strongly small-r republican who wishes that the Titles of Nobility amendment had been passed, I find the acceptance of the knighthoods, honorary or otherwise, quite offensive.

We can include honoraries in that, but you still missed one.  Hint:  It was declined. 

I can't see it being offered until the 20th century given the state of Anglo-American relations until then.  I'll guess that it was offered to Hoover for his humanitarian work in the Great War.

[Хahar 🤔]

What presidential candidate had a high-ranking Nazi official named after him? What was the name of the official?

[J. J.]

What presidents have received or been offered knighthoods or commissions from the British Monarch?

Technically, none, tho several have received so called honorary knighthoods.  RWR and GHWB were made honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath after their Presidencies, while DDE received that honor along with other generals in the aftermath of WWII.

As a strongly small-r republican who wishes that the Titles of Nobility amendment had been passed, I find the acceptance of the knighthoods, honorary or otherwise, quite offensive.

We can include honoraries in that, but you still missed one.  Hint:  It was declined. 

I can't see it being offered until the 20th century given the state of Anglo-American relations until then.  I'll guess that it was offered to Hoover for his humanitarian work in the Great War.

Still wrong, even to the century. 

[HappyWarrior]

George Washington?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I'll guess Grant, since he did meet with Queen Victoria during his post-presidency world tour.

[J. J.]

George Washington?

Correct, or so it has been reported.

The Carlisle Peace Commission, of George III behalf, offered dominion status to the Colonies, one inducement was offering Washington a commission (I think Major General) in the British Army, which was a valuable commodity.  He could retire on half pay for the remainder of his life; commissions were commonly bought at the time, as both Cornwallis and Wellington had done.

In his earlier career, Washington actually craved a commission, because of the value and because of the social status it gave.  He was quite annoyed with Regular British officers' treatment of him (excepting Gen. Braddock, who was killed at the Battle of the Monongahela).

[Хahar 🤔]

What presidential candidate had a high-ranking Nazi official named after him? What was the name of the official?

[J. J.]

What presidential candidate had a high-ranking Nazi official named after him? What was the name of the official?

Could you define "high-ranking?"

[Хahar 🤔]

What presidential candidate had a high-ranking Nazi official named after him? What was the name of the official?

Could you define "high-ranking?"

Cabinet member.

[J. J.]

What presidential candidate had a high-ranking Nazi official named after him? What was the name of the official?

Could you define "high-ranking?"

Cabinet member.

Wilhelm Frick, from William Wertz

[Хahar 🤔]

What presidential candidate had a high-ranking Nazi official named after him? What was the name of the official?

Could you define "high-ranking?"

Cabinet member.

Wilhelm Frick, from William Wertz

Was he? In any case, not the answer I was looking for.

[J. J.]

What presidential candidate had a high-ranking Nazi official named after him? What was the name of the official?

Could you define "high-ranking?"

Cabinet member.

Wilhelm Frick, from William Wertz

Was he? In any case, not the answer I was looking for.

That was the only one I could think of.

[Хahar 🤔]

What presidential candidate had a high-ranking Nazi official named after him? What was the name of the official?

Could you define "high-ranking?"

Cabinet member.

Wilhelm Frick, from William Wertz

Was he? In any case, not the answer I was looking for.

That was the only one I could think of.

Try a little earlier.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Wilhelm Frick, for William Jennings Bryan

[Хahar 🤔]

Frick is not the answer.

Hint: It was in the pre-war cabinet.

[J. J.]

Frick is not the answer.

Hint: It was in the pre-war cabinet.

Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht, who actually was never a Nazi.

[Хahar 🤔]

Frick is not the answer.

Hint: It was in the pre-war cabinet.

Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht, who actually was never a Nazi.

DING DING DING!

And it's true that he wasn't a Nazi, but when I said "Nazi official", I meant "Third Reich official". The two are close enough that a distinction is pedantry.

[Eleden]

Here's a tough one:

Name at least one Presidential candidate who died a virgin. 

I only know of one but I'll let you figure it out. 

[Kaine for Senate '18]

James Buchanan

[J. J.]

Here's a tough one:

Name at least one Presidential candidate who died a virgin. 

I only know of one but I'll let you figure it out. 

Samuel Tilden and it was easy.

[HappyWarrior]

No Tilden was like Spitzer, he a likey the whores.  Buchanen.