Q 01/05

Calvin Coolidge was which number president of the United States?

A) 31st

B) 33rd

C) 32nd

D) 30th

Answer · why

D) 30th

He served from 1923 to 1929, between Warren Harding and Herbert Hoover.

Q 02/05

What nickname did Coolidge's taciturn manner earn him?

A) Silent Cal

B) The Sphinx of Vermont

C) Cautious Cal

D) Old Granite

Answer · why

A) Silent Cal

He was said to be "silent in five languages", though he was a skilled public speaker.

Q 03/05

Coolidge is the only US president born on which holiday?

A) Thanksgiving

B) Independence Day

C) Christmas Day

D) New Year's Day

Answer · why

B) Independence Day

He was born July 4, 1872, in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.

Q 04/05

In which state was Coolidge born?

A) Maine

B) New Hampshire

C) Vermont

D) Massachusetts

Answer · why

C) Vermont

He built his political career in Massachusetts but was born and buried in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.

Q 05/05

Where did Coolidge study, graduating cum laude?

A) Dartmouth College

B) Harvard College

C) Williams College

D) Amherst College

Answer · why

D) Amherst College

He later named fellow Amherst alumnus Harlan F. Stone to the Supreme Court.