Tonight, the girls regaled us with stories about Deal and Lafayette – teachers they had, funny things that happened in class, etc. N said after dinner that "it was a little rough when they were talking about which seniors were going to which colleges, but then it got really fun during the stories about Deal".
We are finally catching up on the homework and activities for N's specials (art, music and media). One of he things he had to do for music was make his own instrument using items found at home. The teacher suggested a website with ideas, so we found one there and created shakers out of Easter eggs, spoons and beans.
N had a piano lesson with Grandma Sandy via Zoom today and we had Round 4 of presidential trivia with Grampy. The record is now 2-2 – Grampy won today but it was close.
Nate Grampy Presidential Quiz 4
- Who was the first president to die in office and what did he die of? (Harrison, a cold) Nate
- What is the twenty year curse and who broke it? (winner of every five elections between 1840-1960 died before completing final term; Reagan) Grampy
- What political party was Jefferson? (Democrat-Republican) Nate
- This president convinced Congress to build the Supreme Court its own building, but he died before it opened. (Taft) —
- Who was the shortest president? (Madison) Grampy
- Who was the first president to ride a train? (Jackson) —
- What year was Barack Obama born? (1961) —
- Who had the motto “The buck stops here” on his desk? (Truman) Grampy
- Who was the most recent presidential kid to get married at the White House? (Tricia Nixon) Nate
- Who was the first president to hold press conferences and speak on the radio? (WW) Nate
- Which First Lady focused on reading and literacy as her main issue to support? (Laura Bush) Grampy
- Name two famous speeches that Lincoln made? (The Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation) Grampy
- Which party was James Polk? (Democrat) —
- Whose presidential library is in Austin Texas? (LBJ) —
- Which two presidents were from the Whig party? (Harrison and Taylor) Nate
- Who was confirmed as president only three days before the inauguration because of people illegally casting votes? (Hayes) Grampy
