Jan. 20, 2025

Presidential Inaugurations Trivia

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Mark Ellison explores fascinating facts about presidential swearing-in ceremonies through history. From cursing parrots to circus tent rescues, this episode reveals the surprising stories behind these historic moments. Learn which president's mother banned alcohol and discover how P.T. Barnum saved an inauguration.

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Calarogus Shark Media Breeting's history lovers. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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welcome to a ceremonial edition of five daily trivia questions.

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Let's explore some fascinating facts about presidential inaugurations. Question one,

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Which president's pet herot had to be removed from the

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inauguration after it started shouting what during the oath of office?

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Question two? What unique transportation method did John Quincy Adams

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use to get to his inauguration, leading to a tradition

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that lasted until nineteen twenty one. Question three? Which famous

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entertainer saved Ulysses s Grant's inauguration after what disasters struck simultaneously?

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Question four? What common household item did Calvin Kool used

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to take the oath of office when he was sworn

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in by his father at two forty seven am. Question five?

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Which president's mother banned what from his inauguration, forcing a

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last minute menu change for twenty thousand guests. We'll be

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right back with these historic 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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president's pet parrot had to be removed from the inauguration

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after it started shouting what during the oath of office?

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Answer Andrew Jackson's parrot poll was ejected for cursing in

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multiple languages, which it had learned from Jackson's military days.

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The parrot later appeared in political cartoons criticizing Jackson's colorful language.

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Question two asked what unique transportation method did John Quincy

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Adams used to get to his inauguration, leading to a

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tradition that lasted until nineteen twenty one. Answer. He rode

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his horse bare back through muddy Washington streets, starting the

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tradition of presidents riding to their inaugurations. The tradition ended

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when Warren Harding chose to ride in a Packard automobile.

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Question three asked which famous entertainer saved ulysses ask Grant's

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inauguration after what disasters struck simultaneously. Answer. P. T. Barnum

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provided his circus tents and heaters when both a blizzard

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hit and the ballroom floor collapsed. His trained elephants even

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helped clear the snow from Pennsylvania Avenue. Question four asked

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what common household item did Calvin Coolidge use to take

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the oath of office when he was sworn in by

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his father at two forty seven am. Answer he placed

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his hand on a family Bible illuminated by his mother's

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kerosene sewing lamp after learning of Harding's death. The lamp

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is now in the Coolidge Presidential Library. Question five asked

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which president's mother banned what from his inauguration, forcing a

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last minute menu change. For twenty thousand guests answered William

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McKinley's mother banned alcohol from his inauguration ball, requiring staff

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to remake two thousand gallons of punch. They created the

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first virgent punch recipes specifically for the event that concludes

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today's five Daily Trivia Questions. I'm Mark Allison, and today's

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questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. If

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