Q 01/05

Ford is the only US president who never won what?

A) Party nomination

B) National election

C) House seat

D) Home state

Answer · why

B) National election

National election. Ford was appointed vice president in 1973, became president when Nixon resigned eight months later, and then lost his only run for ...

Q 02/05

What name was Ford given at birth?

A) Thomas Gardner King

B) Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr.

C) Leslie Lynch King Jr.

D) Charles Henry King Jr.

Answer · why

C) Leslie Lynch King Jr.

Leslie Lynch King Jr. His mother left his violent father weeks after the birth, and he grew up under his stepfather's name, which he did not make lega...

Q 03/05

In which Nebraska city was Ford born, before his mother moved with him to Grand Rapids?

A) Lincoln

B) Omaha

C) Kearney

D) North Platte

Answer · why

B) Omaha

Omaha. He was born in his paternal grandparents' house there; it was torn down after a 1971 fire, and the lot became the Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and ...

Q 04/05

Ford is the only president to have earned which Boy Scout rank?

A) Star

B) Tenderfoot

C) Life

D) Eagle

Answer · why

D) Eagle

Eagle. He earned scouting's top rank in 1927, and when his casket came home to Grand Rapids in 2007, uniformed Scouts lined the streets to salute it.

Q 05/05

Ford played center for which college football team in the early 1930s?

A) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

B) Ohio State Buckeyes

C) Minnesota Golden Gophers

D) Michigan Wolverines

Answer · why

D) Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Wolverines. He played on the national champions of 1932 and 1933, then was voted most valuable player in 1934, a season in which the team won...