The Gipper Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Since today is Presidents Day, here is some President's day Travel Trivia. See if you can give a few answers: 1. If you stay in Williamsburgand take a ride down nearby route 5, you will come upon Plantations that were the homes/birthplaces of 2 different Presidents. Which two? 2. If you stay in central Vermont you are only minutes away from the home of a President who was sworn into office at this home by his father, a notary public. Which President? 3. If you stay in Gatlinburg TN, you are only about 50 miles southwest of a President's home in Greenville Tn. Which President? 4. In New York City if you visit, you will find that one and only one President was born in NYC, and one and only one President is buried in NYC. Which are these two Presidents? 5. If you staynear Gettysburg PA, you will find the home of a President who had his home built over part of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Which President? 6. If you spent a week in San Antonio, or Austin, whose President's home could you visit that is nearby? 7. If you stay in Boston or Cape Cod you can visit the birthplace of a President that was born in Brookline Mass. Which President? 8. If you stay in Hot Springs, Ark. which President's birthplace could you visit that is about a 60 mile drive away? 9. Which 2 Presidents are buried in the same churchyard. 10. If you stay in central or southern New Hampshire which President's home could you visit that is nearby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob806 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Since today is Presidents Day, here is some President's day Travel Trivia. See if you can give a few answers: 1. If you stay in Williamsburgand take a ride down nearby route 5, you will come upon Plantations that were the homes/birthplaces of 2 different Presidents. Which two? Jefferson, Washington 2. If you stay in central Vermont you are only minutes away from the home of a President who was sworn into office at this home by his father, a notary public. Which President? John Quincy Adams 3. If you stay in Gatlinburg TN, you are only about 50 miles southwest of a President's home in Greenville Tn. Which President? 4. In New York City if you visit, you will find that one and only one President was born in NYC, and one and only one President is buried in NYC. Which are these two Presidents? FDR, Van Buren 5. If you staynear Gettysburg PA, you will find the home of a President who had his home built over part of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Which President? 6. If you spent a week in San Antonio, or Austin, whose President's home could you visit that is nearby? LBJ 7. If you stay in Boston or Cape Cod you can visit the birthplace of a President that was born in Brookline Mass. Which President? JFK 8. If you stay in Hot Springs, Ark. which President's birthplace could you visit that is about a 60 mile drive away? Bill Clinton 9. Which 2 Presidents are buried in the same churchyard. 10. If you stay in central or southern New Hampshire which President's home could you visit that is nearby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Since today is Presidents Day, here is some President's day Travel Trivia. See if you can give a few answers: 1. If you stay in Williamsburgand take a ride down nearby route 5, you will come upon Plantations that were the homes/birthplaces of 2 different Presidents. Which two? Jefferson, Washington NO 2. If you stay in central Vermont you are only minutes away from the home of a President who was sworn into office at this home by his father, a notary public. Which President? John Quincy Adams NO 3. If you stay in Gatlinburg TN, you are only about 50 miles southwest of a President's home in Greenville Tn. Which President? 4. In New York City if you visit, you will find that one and only one President was born in NYC, and one and only one President is buried in NYC. Which are these two Presidents? FDR, Van Buren No, neither (those two were from upstate NY, not NYC) 5. If you staynear Gettysburg PA, you will find the home of a President who had his home built over part of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Which President? 6. If you spent a week in San Antonio, or Austin, whose President's home could you visit that is nearby? LBJ Check 7. If you stay in Boston or Cape Cod you can visit the birthplace of a President that was born in Brookline Mass. Which President? JFK Check 8. If you stay in Hot Springs, Ark. which President's birthplace could you visit that is about a 60 mile drive away? Bill Clinton Check 9. Which 2 Presidents are buried in the same churchyard. 10. If you stay in central or southern New Hampshire which President's home could you visit that is nearby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Since today is Presidents Day, here is some President's day Travel Trivia. See if you can give a few answers: 1. If you stay in Williamsburgand take a ride down nearby route 5, you will come upon Plantations that were the homes/birthplaces of 2 different Presidents. Which two? Tippecanoe and Tyler Too. William Henry Harrison was born on the Berkely Plantation. His VP, John Tyler built his home, the Sherwood Forest Plantation just down the Road. 2. If you stay in central Vermont you are only minutes away from the home of a President who was sworn into office at this home by his father, a notary public. Which President? Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as President by his father at his home in Plymouth Vermont after the death of Warren G. Harding. 3. If you stay in Gatlinburg TN, you are only about 50 miles southwest of a President's home in Greenville Tn. Which President? Andrew Johnson whose home and Tailor shop are a national monument. 4. In New York City if you visit, you will find that one and only one President was born in NYC, and one and only one President is buried in NYC. Which are these two Presidents? The only Prez born in NYC: Theodore Roosevelt. The only Prez buried: Grant. 5. If you staynear Gettysburg PA, you will find the home of a President who had his home built over part of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Which President? Eisenhower. Recall this from a couple of years ago: Right at the Gettysburg Battle site was a WWI army Training Base called Camp Colt. The commander of that base was Eisenhower. He liked the area so much he bought a farm that was on part of the base. 6. If you spent a week in San Antonio, or Austin, whose President's home could you visit that is nearby? Lyndon Johnson whose boyhood home and his LBJ Ranch are both in Johnson city TX 7. If you stay in Boston or Cape Cod you can visit the birthplace of a President that was born in Brookline Mass. Which President? John F. Kennedy 8. If you stay in Hot Springs, Ark. which President's birthplace could you visit that is about a 60 mile drive away? Bill Clinton's birthplace in Hope Ark. is now a national monument. 9. Which 2 Presidents are buried in the same churchyard. John Adams and John Quincy Adams are buries side by side in the church in Quincy Mass. 10. If you stay in central or southern New Hampshire which President's home could you visit that is nearby? Franklin Pierce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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