Social Studies

1. Social Studies Mrs. Pizzi’s Flash Cards!

2. Only one President married a woman whose last name was the same as his. Franklin D. Roosevelt

3. Only one President has been issued a patent for an invention. Lincoln

4. Only one President had a child born in the White House. Cleveland

5. Only one President was inaugurated in two different cities for two different, but consecutive terms. Washington

6. Only one President held the office of Vice President and President without being elected to either. Ford

7. Only one woman was the wife to one President and the mother to another. Abigail Adams

8. He was the only bachelor President. Buchanan

9. Only one President served two full terms and yet served 57 days short of eight years. Washington

10. Why was that? Because his first inauguration was in April.

11. The cause of death of one President is still a mystery. Harding

12. He was the only President married in the White House. Cleveland

13. Only one President was a model. Ford

14. Only one President was born on a holiday. Coolidge on July 4th

15. Only one President resigned the office of President. Nixon

16. Only one President’s wife was born outside the US. John Q Adams

17. Only one President served as Speaker of the House Buchanan

18. Only one President served two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland

19. Only one President was an actor. Reagan

20. Only one President weighed less than 100 pounds. Madison

21. Only one President has won a Pulitzer Prize for a biography. Kennedy

22. Only one Vice President was not the same party as the President. Thomas Jefferson

23. First President to be nominated for Vice President under the 25th Amendment Ford

24. First President to be elected when the radio was used to give the results. Harding

25. First President on record to have his picture taken. Buchanan

26. First President elected west of the Mississippi. Hoover

27. First President to appear on television. FD Roosevelt

28. First President to hold a regular press conference. Wilson

29. First President to be sworn in by a woman. Lyndon Johnson

30. First President to be nominated by a national convention. Jackson

31. First President to wear long pants. Madison

32. First President to be sworn in on January 20th. Franklin Roosevelt 1937

33. First woman to run for vice president. Geraldine Ferraro 1984

34. With whom did she run? Walter Mondale – Democratic Party

35. First President to live in the White House. John Adams

36. First President to visit a foreign country while in office. Theodore Roosevelt

37. First President born in a log cabin. Jackson

38. First President to drive to inauguration in a car. Harding

39. First President to be sworn in behind bulletproof glass. Lyndon Johnson

40. First President to resign. Nixon

41. First President to use a handshake instead of a bow. Jefferson

42. First President inaugurated in Washington. Jefferson

43. First mother to see her son sworn in as President. Garfield’s Mother

44. First President to appoint a Black cabinet member. Lyndon Johnson

45. First President to ride a train while in office. Jackson

46. First President to appoint a woman to be in his cabinet. Franklin Roosevelt

47. First President to watch a lift off into space first hand. Nixon

48. First President to die in office. William Harrison

49. First President to marry in office (but not in the White House) Tyler

50. What 2 Presidents died on the same day? John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

51. What is interesting about the date of their deaths? It was the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. July 4th

52. Two sets of 3 Presidents who have served in one year. Name them and the year. Van Buren, William Harrison, John Tyler 1841 Hayes, Garfield, Arthur 1881

53. What President never voted for President until he ran for office. Eisenhower

54. Name the President who were father and son. John Adams and John Quincy Adams

55. Which 2 Presidents were second cousins? Madison and Taylor

56. Name the 2 Presidents who were grandfather and grandson. The Harrisons William and Benjamin

57. Name 2 Presidents who were 5th cousins. The Roosevelts

58. What state sent more Presidents to Washington than any other? NY

59. Who was the oldest President inaugurated? Reagan

60. Who delivered the shortest inaugural address? Washington 135 words

61. Who delivered the longest inaugural address? William Harrison – over 8000 words

62. Which man gave up the Presidency to the man he took it from. Benjamin Harrison

63. How many Presidents have served partial terms due to death in office? 8

64. What two Presidents lived to be over 90? Hoover and John Adams

65. Only one state is named for a President. Which one is it? Washington

66. There are 4 state capitals named for Presidents. Name the capitals and their states. Jefferson City, MO Lincoln, NB Jackson, MS Madison, WI

67. Which President’s picture is on the penny? Lincoln

68. Which President’s picture is on the nickel? Jefferson

69. Which President’s picture is on the dime? F Roosevelt

70. Which President’s picture is on the quarter? Washington

71. Which President’s picture is on the half dollar? Kennedy

72. Which President’s picture is on the $1.00 bill? Washington

73. Which President’s picture is on the $2.00 bill? Jefferson

74. Which President’s picture is on the $5.00 bill? Lincoln

75. Which President’s picture is on the $20.00 bill? Jackson

76. Which President’s picture is on the $50.00 bill? Grant

77. Which President’s picture is on the $500.00? McKinley

78. Which President’s picture is on the $1000.00 bill? Cleveland

79. Which President’s picture is on the $5000.00? Madison