Inauguration 2005Inauguration Trivia
Test your knowledge of presidential inaugurations from George Washington through George W. Bush.


On what day in 1789 was the first inauguration?
Jan. 20
Feb. 15
March 4
April 30

Which president delivered the longest inaugural address?
George Washington
William H. Harrison
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Clinton

How many presidents have been inaugurated more than once (not including President George W. Bush)?
11
19
27
35

In which year was the coldest inauguration ceremony?
1873
1909
1961
1985

Who was the first president to ride in an automobile to and from his inauguration?
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson

Which president was the first to be administered the oath of office by a former president?
John Quincy Adams
Chester A. Arthur
Calvin Coolidge
John F. Kennedy

Which president was given the oath by his father?
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
George W. Bush

Which president said the following in his inaugural address?
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in."
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan

Which of the following quotations is from Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural speech in 1905?
"We wish peace, but we wish the peace of justice."
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America."
"Our destiny in the midst of change will rest on the unchanged character of our people, and on their faith."
"The supremacy of the nation and its laws should no longer be a subject of debate."

Which president's inaugural address included the following quotation?
"The supreme need of our time is for men to live together in peace and harmony."
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman

Which president established the precedent of attending a worship service the morning of the inauguration?
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
William McKinley
Franklin D. Roosevelt

How much were tickets to the first official inaugural ball in 1809?
$1
$4
$10
$25

How many inaugural balls were there for Bill Clinton's second inauguration in 1997?
3
11
14
20

Who was the only woman to administer the oath of office?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Eleanor Roosevelt
Susan B. Anthony
Sarah T. Hughes

In what year did the inauguration ceremony move to the west side of the U.S. Capitol?
1901
1937
1961
1981



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