From Deseret News archives:

Hail to the chief

In honor of all those past presidents, we've gathered up some facts, figures and trivia

Published: Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 1:12 p.m. MST
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b. _______________

c. _______________

d. _______________

e. _______________

4. Two vice presidents resigned from office before the completion of their term. Name them.

a. _______________

b. _______________

5. William Howard Taft was appointed to the Supreme Court after his term in office. Jimmy Carter is well-known for his humanitarian works. But only one president was elected to a national office after his term as president. Name him.

6. A number of presidents served their terms without first ladies. Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren, Arthur and Cleveland (second term), for example, had wives who died before they took office. Only one president was a bachelor. Name him.

7. Match the following first ladies with their presidential husbands:

1. Elizabeth Kortright

2. Lucy Webb

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3. Claudia Taylor

4. Ida Saxton

5. Grace Goodhue

6. Lou Henry

a. Lyndon Johnson

b. Rutherford B. Hayes

c. William McKinley

d. Herbert Hoover

e. James Monroe

f. Calvin Coolidge

8. Virginia claims the most presidents as native sons with eight. Ohio is second with seven. Massachusetts and New York also rank high. Match the following presidents with the state of their birth:

1. Gerald Ford

2. Franklin Pierce

3. Abraham Lincoln

4. Grover Cleveland

5. Dwight D. Eisenhower

6. Richard Nixon

7. Ronald Reagan

a. Illinois

b. Texas

c. New Jersey

d. California

e. Kentucky

f. Nebraska

g. New Hampshire

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