POP QUIZ (But was there lip-synching in the 18th century?)

Given last week's historic pop-political culture moment ---- the first "American Idol" winner to sing at a presidential inauguration ----- this seems a good time to look at other inaugural firsts.

1. The first president to take the oath from the chief justice of the United States.
a) George Washington
b) John Adams
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) James Monroe
2. He was the first to walk to and from his swearing-in ceremony.
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Andrew Jackson
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Jimmy Carter
3. The first to take the oath while wearing long trousers ---- as opposed to knee breeches.
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Franklin Pierce
c) Andrew Jackson
d) John Quincy Adams
4. The first to be sworn in on the east front portico of the Capitol.
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Woodrow Wilson
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Andrew Jackson
5. The first to be sworn in on the Capitol's west front.
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Woodrow Wilson
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Andrew Jackson
6. His was the first inauguration known to be photographed.
a) Zachary Taylor
b) Millard Fillmore
c) Franklin Pierce
d) James Buchanan
7. At his second swearing-in, African Americans participated for the first time in the inaugural parade.
a) Ulysses S. Grant
b) Woodrow Wilson
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) William McKinley
8. He was the first former president to administer the oath of office to a successor.
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) William H. Taft
c) Rutherford B. Hayes
d) Grover Cleveland
9. His inaugural was the first broadcast nationally by radio.
a) Calvin Coolidge
b) Herbert Hoover
c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
d) Harry S. Truman
10. His was the first inaugural to be televised.
a) John F. Kennedy
b) Dwight D. Eisenhower
c) Harry S. Truman
d) Franklin D. Roosevelt



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Answers : 1. b  ; 2. a  ; 3. d  ; 4. d  ; 5. a  ; 6. d  ; 7. c  ; 8. b  ; 9. a  ; 10. c