Presidential Trivia

[Smid]

I remembered that the Amendment specifically exempted "the current President" and thought it was around the time of Truman but couldn't be sure, none-the-less, it was still an amended version of the constitution. I'm not as strong at US election history as at Australian, but am enjoying this thread as an opportunity to learn more (and along the lines of things you won't necessarily find in books).

Oh, and thanks for the compliment.

[DWPerry]

ok, I made a list
George Washington - Amendments 1-11
Thomas Jefferson - Amendment 12
Andrew Johnson - Amendments 13 & 14
U.S. Grant - Amendment 15
William Howard Taft - Amendment 16
Woodrow Wilson - Amendments 17, 18 & 19
Herbert Hoover - Amendment 20
FDR - Amendment 21
John F. Kennedy - Amendment 23
Lyndon Johnson - Amendment 24 & 25
Richard Nixon - Amendment 26
George HW Bush - Amendment 27

[J. J.]

ok, I made a list
George Washington - Amendments 1-11
Thomas Jefferson - Amendment 12
Andrew Johnson - Amendments 13 & 14
U.S. Grant - Amendment 15
William Howard Taft - Amendment 16
Woodrow Wilson - Amendments 17, 18 & 19
Herbert Hoover - Amendment 20
FDR - Amendment 21
John F. Kennedy - Amendment 23
Lyndon Johnson - Amendment 24 & 25
Richard Nixon - Amendment 26
George HW Bush - Amendment 27

Correct (I'm not sure about the 11th under Washington), and as to how the question was framed, Gerald Ford was not elected, but correct.

[DWPerry]

ok, I made a list
George Washington - Amendments 1-11
Thomas Jefferson - Amendment 12
Andrew Johnson - Amendments 13 & 14
U.S. Grant - Amendment 15
William Howard Taft - Amendment 16
Woodrow Wilson - Amendments 17, 18 & 19
Herbert Hoover - Amendment 20
FDR - Amendment 21
John F. Kennedy - Amendment 23
Lyndon Johnson - Amendment 24 & 25
Richard Nixon - Amendment 26
George HW Bush - Amendment 27

Correct (I'm not sure about the 11th under Washington), and as to how the question was framed, Gerald Ford was not elected, but correct.

I listed Ford in my original answer.

And the 11th Amendment was ratified on February 7, 1795. (During the term of George Washington)


Next question:
Name the only 4 Presidents to serve as either a Representative, Senator or Supreme Court Justice after serving as President.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Name the only 4 Presidents to serve as either a Representative, Senator or Supreme Court Justice after serving as President.

1. William Howard Taft - Supreme Court Justice
2. John Quincy Adams - United States House
3. Andrew Johnson - United States Senate
4. John Tyler (maybe) - Confederate States Congress

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Next question:
Name the only 4 Presidents to serve as either a Representative, Senator or Supreme Court Justice after serving as President.

Since I can only think of 3 normal Presidents, I'm going to guess John Jay as the 4th. See this for why John Jay counts as President.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Continental_Congress

[DWPerry]

Name the only 4 Presidents to serve as either a Representative, Senator or Supreme Court Justice after serving as President.

1. William Howard Taft - Supreme Court Justice
2. John Quincy Adams - United States House
3. Andrew Johnson - United States Senate
4. John Tyler (maybe) - Confederate States Congress

This is correct, John Tyler served in the Provisional Confederate Congress and was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives but died before being sworn-in to his full-term.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Who was the first President to get a PhD

[DWPerry]

Who was the first President to get a PhD

Woodrow Wilson

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Who was the first President to get a PhD

Woodrow Wilson

Correct

[DWPerry]

Who is the only President who enlisted in the Military without going on to become an officer?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

George HW Bush

[DWPerry]

George HW Bush

Incorrect, he was a Lieutenant

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Lyndon Johnson

[DWPerry]

Lyndon Johnson

Commander in the US Navy

[J. J.]

James Buchanan

[True Democrat]

I'm guessing either Harry Truman or Abraham Lincoln.

[Smid]

I'm guessing either Harry Truman or Abraham Lincoln.

Not certain, but I don't think Lincoln served in the military. He was a lawyer and attempted to enter state politics, I think. I don't think he pursued a military career at all, although I could be wrong, it's very possible.

[DWPerry]

James Buchanan

correct

PS
Lincoln was a Captain in the Illinois Militia
and Truman was Major during WWI

[J. J.]

Correct this sentence for historical accuracy:

Theodore Roosevelt rode up San Juan Hill, leading the charge.

[Smid]

Correct this sentence for historical accuracy:

Theodore Roosevelt rode up San Juan Hill, leading the charge.

Theodore Roosevelt led the charge up San Juan Hill by the rough riders, who had dismounted and were on foot.

[True Democrat]

Correct this sentence for historical accuracy:

Theodore Roosevelt rode up San Juan Hill, leading the charge.

Theodore Roosevelt led the charge up San Juan Hill by the rough riders, who had dismounted and were on foot.

I'm pretty sure that an all-black battalion actually took the hill first.  Then the Rough Riders took it, so TR could look heroic.

[J. J.]

Correct this sentence for historical accuracy:

Theodore Roosevelt rode up San Juan Hill, leading the charge.

Theodore Roosevelt led the charge up San Juan Hill by the rough riders, who had dismounted and were on foot.

I'm pretty sure that an all-black battalion actually took the hill first.  Then the Rough Riders took it, so TR could look heroic.

Neither of the sentences is correct. 

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Theodore Roosevelt rode down San Juan Hill, leading the charge.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Correct this sentence for historical accuracy:

Theodore Roosevelt rode up San Juan Hill, leading the charge.

Theodore Roosevelt rode up Kettle Hill, leading the charge.