Nov. 22, 2024

JFK Trivia

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Question 1:
Which Pulitzer Prize-winning book did JFK write while recovering from back surgery, and what well-kept secret about its authorship emerged decades later?
Question 2:
What specific dessert did Jackie Kennedy serve at their wedding that JFK later banned from the White House, and why did this cause a minor diplomatic incident?
Question 3:
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what unusual method did Kennedy use to secretly record all ExComm meetings, and where was the recording device hidden?
Question 4:
Which Hollywood star helped JFK prepare for the 1960 presidential debates, and what specific technique did they practice in Kennedy's living room?
Question 5:
What childhood collection of JFK's is still displayed in the Kennedy Library, and which item in it predicted his future career?

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Callarogus Shark Media greeting's history seekers. I'm journey Joe Mitchell,

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and welcome to a commemorative edition of five Daily trivia Questions.

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Let's explore some lesser known facts about President John F. Kennedy.

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Question one. Which Pulitzer Prize winning book did JFK write

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while recovering from back surgery and what well kept secret

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about its authorship emerged decades later. Question two? What specific

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dessert did Jackie Kennedy serve at their wedding that JFK

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later banned from the White House and why did this

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cause a minor diplomatic incident? Question three? During the Cuban

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Missile crisis, what unusual method did Kennedy use to secretly

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record all XCOM meetings and where was the recording device hidden?

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Question four? Which Hollywood star helped JFK prepare for the

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nineteen sixty presidential debates and what specific technique did they

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practice in Kennedy's living room? Question five? What childhood collection

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of JFK's is still displayed in the Kennedy library and

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which item in it predicted his future career. We'll be

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right back with the answers after this break Welcome Back

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Trivia fans, Let's reveal today's answers. Question one asked which

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Pulitzer Prize winning book did JFK write while recovering from

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back surgery and what well kept secret about its authorship

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emerged decades later. Answer, Profiles and Courage won the nineteen

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fifty seven Pulletzer, but historian Ted Sorenson later admitted he

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wrote most of the book while Kennedy provided the concept

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and final edits. The Pulletzer Committee considered, but ultimately decided

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not to revoke the award. Question two asked what specific

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dessert did Jackie Kennedy serve at their wedding that JFK

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later banned from the White House and why did this

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cause a minor diplomatic incident. Answer Boston cream Pie. JFK

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banned it because he discovered he was allergic to custard,

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causing offence when he refused to eat it at a

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dinner honoring Boston's mayor. Jackie had the White House chef

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create a special version without custard to smooth things over.

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Question three asked, during the Cuban missile crisis, what unusual

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method did Kennedy use to secretly record all XCOM meetings

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and where was the recording device hidden? Answer? He used

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a coffee table with a built in tape recorder activated

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by a button under the table that only he could reach.

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Even his brother Robert, didn't know about the recordings until

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years later. Question four asked which Hollywood star helped JFK

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prepare for the nineteen sixty presidential debates and what specific

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technique did they practice in Kennedy's living room. Answer Gene

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Kelly coached Kennedy on his posture and movement, teaching him

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to turn slightly to hide his back brace during the

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televised debates. They practiced using a mock podium built to

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match the exact specifications of the debate setup. Question five

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asked what childhood collection of JFK's is still displayed in

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the Kennedy library and which item in it predicted his

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future career. Answer his model ship collection, including a miniature

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p T boat he built at age fifteen labeled future Command.

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That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Journey Joe Mitchell,

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and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.

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See you Monday.

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