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Presidential & US Fun Facts

Every term, you will each get 6 Presidential & US Fun Facts. It is your job to find the answers and then learn everyone else's facts as well for a test at the end of the term. You have the opportunity to get 2 test grades for this project: 1) for your answers to your questions; 2) for the test on all the facts. If you forget what your questions are, they are listed below. Good luck and have fun!! (Term 1) (Term 2) (Term 3)

Term 4

Mickey 1. Who was the shortest and lightest President? Give the stats. 2. Which 2 Presidents died on the same day? 3. Which President served the shortest Presidency? What happened? 4. How many children did John Tyler have? 5. Which President and his cabinet helped fight a fire when the Library of Congress went on fire in 1851? 6. Who is the only President never to get married? Why didn't he marry?

Amanda 1. James Buchanan had the opportunity to buy Cuba for $90,000,000 but Congress wouldn't let him. Why? 2. Whose wife banned alcohol, smoking, dancing and card playing from the White House? 3. Which President could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other? 4. In July 1893, Grover Cleveland was thought to be on a fishing trip. What was he actually doing? 5. The United States has never lost a war in which what animal was used? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">6. Who is the teddy bear named after? Why?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Conrad <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">1. Why did President Taft need a new bathtub put in the White House? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">2. Which President would get up at 5 o'clock in the morning to practice the piano for 2 hours? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">3. Which President served in both World War I and World War II? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">4. Who is the only President to ever resign from office? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">5. Who is the only person to become Vice-President and President after resignations? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">6. Which Presidents are on Mount Rushmore?

<span style="color: #808000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Naod <span style="color: #808000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">1. Who is the Baby Ruth candy bar named in honor of? <span style="color: #808000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">2. Who was Molly Pitcher? <span style="color: #808000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">3. Describe the "Black Sox" scandal and the Chicago White Sox. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">4. Describe the duel between Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson. <span style="color: #808000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">5. What is the story of Thomas Jefferson and his mockingbird Dick? <span style="color: #808000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">6. The Pony Express cut mail delivery from Missouri to California from 3 weeks to 10 days but was considered very dangerous. What was listed as one of the preferences in their advertisements?