Presidential Trivia

Presidential Trivia
Author: Richard Lederer
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2009-02-19
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1423610520

Presidential Trivia: The Feats, Fates, Families, Foibles, and Firsts of Our American Presidents Revised and Updated from the beloved Richard Lederer comes another kind of trivia book—Presidential Trivia. In it you’ll find all the detailsabout the lives of the United States presidents. It answers such questions as: Who was the first president to be assassinated? Who was the first president to be born an American citizen? Who was the first to be impeached? It also answers less important but certainly interesting questions such as: Who was our fattest president? Our tallest? Who played golf? Who played poker?

U.S. Presidents

U.S. Presidents
Author: Ken Jennings
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1442473339

Become a presidential pro with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings. With this book about U.S. Presidents, you’ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with clever facts: Did you know that Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday? Or that Jefferson introduced the first French fries at a fancy state dinner? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this patriotic genius guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time!

The Kid Who Ran for President

The Kid Who Ran for President
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545355656

Just in time for election season, Dan Gutman's hugely popular THE KID WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT is back. Humor, adventure, and excitement will draw kids into the world of elections and politics."Hi! My name is Judson Moon. I'm 12 years old and I'm running for President of the YOU-nited States."So begins this fast-paced, funny, and surprising account of a boy's run for the Oval Office in the year 2000. Under the tutelage of Lane, his brainy friend and self-appointed campaign manager, the affable sixth-grader from Madison, Wisconsin, takes on the Democrats and Republicans as a Third Party candidate who can make waves. "Grown-ups have had the last one thousand years to mess up the world," Judd tells a reporter. "Now it's our turn."

The Kid Who Became President

The Kid Who Became President
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545355648

"My fellow Americans, When I was running for President, I said you should vote for me because I didn't know anything about politics . . . or how to raise taxes . . . or how to ruin the economy. I didn't know how to get us into a war. I said you should vote for me because I didn't know anything. Well, that was two months ago, and I'm very proud to say that . . . I still don't know anything. Let's face it: I'm a kid. I'm going to need a lot of help. Here's the deal I offer America: I'll help all of you if you all help me!"

The Essential Book of Presidential Trivia

The Essential Book of Presidential Trivia
Author: Noah McCullough
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0307432181

“I want everyone to know about the history of the United States and about important political events and issues and how they work.” –Noah McCullough, age ten, 2032 presidential hopeful Noah McCullough may just be this country’s youngest presidential historian ever–and in this delightful volume he gives us hours of entertainment with an illustrated tour of America’s forty-three presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush. The political whiz kid famed for his appearances on “The Tonight Show” offers up brief bios and fun facts about our nation’s leaders, as well as trivia questions such as • Which president could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time? • What do the first president born in Connecticut and the last president born in Massachusetts have in common? • Which president was a Pulitzer Prize winner? Confident about your prez-smarts? Take Noah’s Ultimate Presidential Trivia Quiz and see where you stand. Forget your p’s and q’s; know your stars and stripes. If you love your country, you will love The Essential Book of Presidential Trivia.

The Complete Book of Presidential Trivia

The Complete Book of Presidential Trivia
Author: J. Stephen Lang
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2017-01-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1455623245

An updated edition of this “amusing set of questions and answers about America’s leaders”—their families, hobbies, habits, finances, and much, much more (Publishers Weekly). This entertaining collection of questions and answers about America’s leaders provides hours of brain-teasing fun. A wide range of subjects including famous firsts, hidden vices, family relationships, bad habits, strange pets, and last words is covered. Quick quizzes reveal: the only president to earn a Pulitzer Prize who submitted the first trillion-dollar budget to Congress who kept alligators in the White House who was the first to pay federal income tax on his presidential salary who was the first president—and, in fact, the first American—to have a Medicare card, and much more This updated third edition includes information on both Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

America: the Quiz

America: the Quiz
Author: Sterling Publishing Company
Publisher: Sterling
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Civics
ISBN: 9781454927761

Becoming an American citizen isn't easy. It involves a lengthy application process, including a tough two-part naturalization test. How well would you do? Find out! America: The Quiz contains the 100 test-prep questions given to applicants by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, from "What is the 'rule of law'?" to "Describe one of the four Constitutional amendments concerning the right to vote."