Q 01/05

Which president did Warren G. Harding succeed in March 1921?

A) Theodore Roosevelt

B) Woodrow Wilson

C) Benjamin Harrison

D) Grover Cleveland

Answer · why

B) Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson, weakened by a stroke, rode to the Capitol beside Harding, the first time a car carried a president to his inauguration, but was too fr...

Q 02/05

Where did Laddie Boy, Harding's Airedale terrier, have his own hand-carved chair?

A) At cabinet meetings

B) In the Senate gallery

C) On the presidential yacht

D) At the Supreme Court

Answer · why

A) At cabinet meetings

At cabinet meetings. Laddie Boy was a newspaper celebrity, and newsboys across the country gave their pennies to be melted down and cast into a statue...

Q 03/05

How much did Harding, aged 18, raise with partners to buy a failing Ohio daily newspaper?

A) $50

B) $300

C) $1,000

D) $5,000

Answer · why

B) $300

$300. The paper was close to collapse when he took it over, yet it prospered, became a favourite with Ohio politicians of both parties and gave him hi...

Q 04/05

Whose burial at Arlington did Harding lead on Armistice Day 1921?

A) Admiral George Dewey

B) The Unknown Soldier

C) General John J. Pershing

D) Explorer Robert Peary

Answer · why

B) The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier of the First World War had lain in state at the Capitol. At the tomb Harding gave the address and laid the Medal of Honor on the c...

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

The Duchess earned the name. She took over the circulation side of his paper, spanked newsboys when she thought it necessary and, a friend recalled, l...