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Quiz
Presidential Myths Quiz
By Naina Mistry for the
Discovery Channel
We cannot tell a lie: Not even the president of the United States is exempt from being the subject of myth and urban legend. Take this quiz and sink your wooden teeth into some choice tales about our chief executives!
1
The teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt.
a)
True
b)
False
2
As a young boy, George Washington chopped down a cherry tree and later confessed the deed to his father.
a)
True
b)
False
3
George Washington wore false teeth made from wood.
a)
True
b)
False
4
President Zachary Taylor died from eating cherries and milk.
a)
True
b)
False
5
President William Howard Taft was so large that a special bathtub had to be installed in the White House to accommodate him.
a)
True
b)
False
6
President George W. Bush waved excitedly at blind singer Stevie Wonder while he was performing at a March 2002 presidential gala.
a)
True
b)
False
7
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope while traveling by train from Washington to Gettysburg.
a)
True
b)
False
8
Thousands of German citizens laughed when, during a 1963 speech at the Berlin Wall, President John F. Kennedy said, "Ich bin ein Berliner," which translates into English as, "I am a jelly doughnut."
a)
True
b)
False
9
Gerald Ford once worked as a fashion model.
a)
True
b)
False
10
President Harry Truman's middle name was simply the letter "S."
a)
True
b)
False
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