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Quiz: How much do you know about inaugurations of US presidents?
Donald Trump will be sworn in the 47th president of the United States on Monday.
ANOTHER JANUARY, ANOTHER US inauguration.
Donald Trump will be sworn in the 47th president of the United States on Monday.
Let’s test your knowledge of the previous 59 inaugurations…
George Washington's first inauguration took place in New York, the capital of the United States.
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What is George W Bush reported to have said after Donald Trump's first inauguration speech?
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He's not bad. Not great, not good, but not bad.
Trump? Did he said Trump? You know, I thought his name was Donald Flump until two days ago.
That was some weird shit.
Okay, now I'm worried.
John F Kennedy was assassinated at 12.30pm on 22 November 1963. When was Lyndon B Johnson sworn in as president?
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2.38pm, 22 November
11.45pm, 22 November
12.04am, 23 November
12.01pm, 25 November
Why did Barack Obama have to take his 2009 oath twice?
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He didn't have to. He just loved the experience so much he asked to do it again.
Chief Justice John Roberts misspoke.
He was holding the Bible upside down.
The oath is always taken twice: once in public, once in private.
Who was the first president to wear trousers for his inauguration?
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Richard Nixon (1969)
Ulysses S. Grant (1873)
John Quincy Adams (1825)
Trousers have yet to be worn by a president-to-be at an inauguration. All wear jorts, but the cameras are positioned in a way that you can't see them (but trust us when we say that they've all looked surprisingly well in them).
Who used the phrase "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" during his inauguration speech?
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George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Zachary Taylor
Richard Nixon
This is a former US vice president being sworn in. Who was president?
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George W Bush
Bill Clinton
George HW Bush
Jimmy Carter
"So help me God" is an optional part of the oath of office. A president can choose to omit it, and it simply becomes an affirmation rather than an oath.
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Whose inauguration was this?
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George W Bush's second
Barack Obama's second
Joe Biden's first
Donald Trump's first
William Henry Harrison delivered a long inauguration speech during cold, wet weather. What happened a month later?
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He delivered the speech again during better weather.
Congress passed a law capping the inauguration speech at 25 minutes.
Congressed passed a law requiring the inauguration to be postponed during inclement weather.
He up and died.
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Well done! Here, have the Lincoln Bible.
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You are John Marhsall, the US chief justice who has sworn in the most presidents
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Hmmm, you might need to brush up ahead of Monday
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You might need to brush on your US history.
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Hmmm, you might need to go back to the basics
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