Q 01/05

Which presidential retreat did Dwight Eisenhower rename in honor of his five-year-old grandson?

A) Warm Springs

B) Camp David

C) Rapidan Camp

D) Hyannis Port

Answer · why

B) Camp David

Camp David was called Shangri-La until 1953, after the Himalayan paradise in the novel Lost Horizon. It was first built as a getaway for federal worke...

Q 02/05

Which weekday did Congress pick for presidential elections so farmers could travel after Sunday church?

A) Monday

B) Tuesday

C) Wednesday

D) Saturday

Answer · why

B) Tuesday

Tuesday let voters attend church on Sunday, travel to the county seat on Monday and be home before Wednesday, when farmers usually sold their produce ...

Q 03/05

Which British monarch gave US presidents the Resolute desk, built from an Arctic exploration ship's timbers?

A) Queen Victoria

B) King George III

C) King Edward VII

D) Queen Elizabeth II

Answer · why

A) Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria sent the desk to Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880. An American whaler had found the abandoned HMS Resolute in 1855, and the United States re...

Q 04/05

Which nickname is used for the nuclear-strike briefcase that a military aide carries near the US president?

A) The biscuit

B) The button

C) The lunchbox

D) The football

Answer · why

D) The football

The football is officially the Presidential Emergency Satchel. To prove who is giving the order, the president reads a code from a plastic card nickna...

Q 05/05

Which name is given to the Cabinet member who skips the State of the Union address in case of catastrophe?

A) Acting vice president

B) Chief of protocol

C) Designated survivor

D) Shadow secretary

Answer · why

C) Designated survivor

Designated survivor duty began in the 1950s, amid Cold War fears of a nuclear attack on Washington. The chosen official waits at an undisclosed secure...