Thursday, January 08, 2009
POP QUIZ
Inaugurations
Barack Obama will be sworn in Jan. 20 as the next president of the United States. It's something we like to call an inauguration. Test your inaugural trivia.
1. Which president had the longest inauguration ceremony, which included horses, floats and elephants? A. Dwight D. Eisenhower B. Franklin D. Roosevelt C. Teddy Roosevelt D. John F. Kennedy
2. How many inaugurations have occurred because of a president's death or resignation? A. 2 B. 9 C. 5 D. 10
3. Bill Clinton's second inauguration had the most inaugural balls. How many were there? A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14
4. Who delivered the shortest inaugural speech? A. Thomas Jefferson B. John Adams C. George Washington D. William Henry Harrison
5. Tickets to the first inaugural ball, for James Madison in 1809, cost how much? A. $1 B. Free C. $4 D. $10
SOURCES: CBS News; US News & World Report
ANSWERS: 1. A. It lasted more than four hours. 2. B. After Nixon's resignation and the deaths of William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. 3. D. 4. C. George Washington's speech at his second inauguration was 135 words. 5. C.




