Q 01/05

Warren G. Harding was which number president of the United States?

A) 26th

B) 27th

C) 29th

D) 28th

Answer · why

C) 29th

He served from March 1921 until his death in August 1923 and was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge.

Q 02/05

In which Ohio village was Harding born in 1865?

A) Caledonia

B) Mount Gilead

C) Blooming Grove

D) Upper Sandusky

Answer · why

C) Blooming Grove

He was the eldest of eight children; his mother Phoebe was a licensed midwife and his father became a doctor.

Q 03/05

Harding raised how much with partners to buy a failing local daily, the future Star?

A) $50

B) $1,000

C) $5,000

D) $300

Answer · why

D) $300

It was the weakest of the city's three papers but its only daily; he eventually left an $850,000 estate.

Q 04/05

Harding is the only president to have had full-time experience in which profession?

A) Journalism

B) Medicine

C) Teaching

D) Insurance

Answer · why

A) Journalism

He briefly tried teaching, insurance and law before buying the Star.

Q 05/05

What nickname did Harding give his wife Florence?

A) The Duchess

B) The Boss

C) The General

D) The Banker

Answer · why

A) The Duchess

It came from a character in a New York Sun serial who kept an eye on 'the Duke' and their money.