Test your inaugural knowledge

1. Which of the three following precedents did George Washington NOT set?

• A. Kissing the Bible after the oath

• B. Ending the oath with the words "So help me God"

• C. Being inaugurated out-of-doors in Washington D.C.

2. Which of the following happened at JFK's inauguration?

• A. A low-flying bird buzzed the podium

• B. There was a small electrical fire behind the podium

• C. One of the chairs in the first row collapsed

• D. The audio system stopped working

3. What is the total number of poets that have read at past inaugurations?

• A. 3

• B. 13

• C. 23

• D. 33

4. What caused poet Robert Frost to make a last-minute switch from his poem "Dedication" to "The Gift Outright" at John F. Kennedy's inauguration?

• A. Kennedy didn't like what Frost had written.

• B. He lost the paper with "Dedication" on it.

• C. Mrs. Kennedy requested "The Gift Outright" be read.

• D. He couldn't see the paper because of the blinding sun.

5. Who was the first president to be inaugurated at the Capitol in Washington D.C.?

• A. Thomas Jefferson

• B. George Washington

• C. Andrew Jackson

• D. Harry Truman

6. Who was the last president to wear a traditional stove pipe hate to the inauguration?

• A. Franklin D. Roosevelt

• B. Warren Harding

• C. John F. Kennedy

• D. Lyndon B. Johnson

7. Whose was the first oath administered by a woman?

• A. Dwight D. Eisenhower

• B. Lyndon B. Johnson

• C. Richard Nixon

• D. Bill Clinton

8. Which president's inauguration was the first to be broadcast live on the Internet?

• A. George H. W. Bush

• B. Bill Clinton

• C. George W. Bush

• D. It hasn't happened yet

9. Which president's inauguration was the first to fall on Super Bowl Sunday?

• A. Richard Nixon

• B. Gerald Ford

• C. Ronald Reagan

• D. Bill Clinton

10. Bonus related to the last question -- Who played in the Super Bowl that year?

• A. Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins

• B. Miami Dolphins and the San Francisco 49ers

• C. Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys

• D. New York Jets and the Baltimore Colts