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Bingo Clues Flashcards

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  1. He was the only president ever to be unanimously elected.
  2. He was the first president to appear on a postage stamp.
  3. He never lived in the White House.
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George Washington 1

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  1. He was the first President to live in the White House.
  2. He was the first president to be a father of another president.
  3. He was our Second President.
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John Adams 2

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  1. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  2. He designed and founded the university of Virginia.
  3. His personal book collection was donated to create the Library of Congress
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Thomas Jefferson 3

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  1. He was only 5’4” and is the shortest President yet.
  2. He was once arrested with Thomas Jefferson for taking a carriage ride in the countryside of Vermont on a Sunday.
  3. He was not related to Holly but was married to Dolley.
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James Madison 4

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  1. He was a descendent of King Edward III.
  2. He was the third president to die on the 4th of July.
  3. Was not related to Marilyn.
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James Monroe 5

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  1. He often went skinny dipping in the Potomac River.
  2. He defended the slaves from the ship Amistad all the way to the Supreme Court and won.
  3. His father was a President.
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John Quincy Adams 6

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  1. He was the first President to ride on a train.
  2. Only President to ever kill a man in a duel.
  3. Was a tailor and would only wear suits he made himself.
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Andrew Jackson 7

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  1. He was the first President to be born a citizen of the United States.
  2. Only President to speak English as a second language. His first was Dutch.
  3. His nickname was Van Ruin after the stock market crashed during his presidency.
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Martin Van Buren 8

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  1. Holds the record for the longest Inauguration speech at 1 hour 40 minutes.
  2. Died from pneumonia which is believed contacted while delivering his inauguration speech in bad weather.
  3. Has the shortest presidency on record…One month.
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William Henry Harrison 9

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  1. Fathered 15 children between two wives.
  2. Became known as “his accidency” because he obtained the Presidential office through accident.
  3. We have a staff member with the same name.
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John Tyler 10

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  1. The tradition of playing “Hail to the Chief” started when he was president.
  2. He added 1.2 mission square miles to the United States.
  3. The “K” in his name stood for Knox.
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James K. Polk 11

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  1. He was nicknamed “Old Rough and Ready.”
  2. He died after eating a contaminated snack of buttermilk and cherries.
  3. His daughter, Sara Knox Taylor, was briefly married to Jefferson Davis who later became the President of the Confederate States.
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Zachary Taylor 12

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  1. Never attended college but self-educated himself and became a lawyer.
  2. Best known for The Compromise of 1850.
  3. His name rhymes with Billiard.
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Millard Fillmore 13

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  1. He was the first President to put a Christmas tree in the white house.
  2. He is widely considered one of the most least effective Presidents in the United States.
  3. He is one of two Presidents named Franklin.
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Franklin Pierce 14

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  1. He was the only President to never marry.
  2. He repeatedly bought slaves in Washington D.C. and set them free in Pennsylvania.
  3. His nickname was 10 cent Jimmy.
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James Buchanan 15

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  1. He was the only US President who was also a licensed bar tender.
  2. First president to be born outside the original 13 colonies.
  3. Tallest president and first one to wear a beard in the white house.
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Abraham Lincoln 16

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  1. One of only two Presidents to be impeached.
  2. His nickname was “The Veto President.”
  3. Took over office when Abe Lincoln was assassinated.
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Andrew Johnson 17

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  1. First and only President to get a speeding ticket while riding a horse.
  2. Smoked as many as 20 cigars a day and eventually died of throat cancer.
  3. Lead General for the Union Troops during the Civil War.
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Ulysses S. Grant 18

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  1. He did not serve alcohol at the White House.
  2. Held the first Easter Egg Roll at the White House which is now an annual tradition.
  3. The “B” in his middle name stands for Birchard.
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Rutherford B. Hayes 19

20
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  1. He was the first president to speak on a telephone.
  2. Died from blood poisoning 80 days after being shot by his assassin.
  3. Shares his name with a large, orange cartoon cat.
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James A. Garfield 20

21
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  1. Redecorated the White House and auctioned off priceless valuables from previous presidents.
  2. Became President when James A. Garfield was assassinated.
  3. Earned the nickname Elegant Arthur due to his large wardrobe and numerous daily changes of clothes.
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Chester A. Arthur 21

22
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  1. Only President to hold the job of a “hangman.”
  2. Paid a man $150 to fight in his place in the Civil War.
  3. Only President to serve two non-consecutive terms in the White house.
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Grover Cleveland 22/24

23
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  1. His wife died while he was president and he later married her niece who was 25 years younger than him.
  2. He was the first president to have electrical lights in the White House but was too afraid to turn them on or off.
  3. His grandfather, William, was our 9th President.
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Benjamin Harrison 23

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  1. He was the first President to ride in an automobile, which was the ambulance they used to take him to the hospital after he was shot.
  2. His face is on the $500 bill.
  3. His Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, became President when he died.
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William McKinley 25

25
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  1. He was blind in his left eye from a boxing injury.
  2. He was the youngest man to ever hold the office of President.
  3. The teddy bear was named after him.
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Theodore Roosevelt 26

26
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  1. He was the last president to have a White House Cow for fresh milk.
  2. He started the tradition of throwing out the first ball at a MLB baseball game.
  3. He weighed over 330 pounds and once got stuck in the white house bathtub.
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William Taft 27

27
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  1. He would paint his golf balls black so he could continue to golf in the winter.
  2. He set up the Federal Reserve, the Federal Trade Commission and the League of Nations
  3. His face is on the $100,000 dollar bill.
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Woodrow Wilson 28

28
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  1. He once gambled away the entire collection of White House China on one hand of poker.
  2. He wore a size 14 shoe.
  3. He was the first President elected after Women earned the right to vote.
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Warren G. Harding 29

29
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  1. Obtained the Presidential office when Warren Harding died.
  2. He is the only President to be born on the 4th of July.
  3. He was a man of few words which earned him the nickname “Silent Cal”.
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Calvin Coolidge 30

30
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  1. He did not accept his salary for President, but donated it to Charity.
  2. Was President during the stock market crash that caused the Great Depression.
  3. Hoovervilles became popular during his term.
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Herbert Hoover 31

31
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  1. Served four terms as President.
  2. He was related to 11 Presidents either by blood or marriage.
  3. Declared the US entrance into WWII after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt 32

32
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  1. Ended WWII by deciding to drop the atomic bomb rather then invade Japan.
  2. He is the only president in the 1900’s who did not attend college.
  3. The S. in his name does not stand for anything.
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Harry S. Truman 33

33
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  1. He is the only president to serve in both WWI and WWII.
  2. He planned the Invasion of Normandy known as D-Day.
  3. Alaska and Hawaii were admitted into the US while he was president.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower 34

34
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  1. He was the first Roman Catholic President and the first Boy Scout.
  2. He was the youngest elected president and the first to be born in the 20th century..
  3. He is rumored to have had more extramarital affairs than any other president.
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John F. Kennedy 35

35
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  1. Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  2. Appointed the first African American, Thurgood Marshall, to the Supreme Court.
  3. Was blamed for much of the Vietnam War which ruined his Presidential reputation.
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Lyndon B. Johnson 36

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  1. He is the only President to have been born and raised in California.
  2. He served 8 years as Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  3. He is the only President to have resigned.
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Richard Nixon 37

37
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  1. Played football for the University of Michigan and turned down offers to play for the NFL.
  2. He was a Model for Cosmopolitan and Look magazine in the 1940’s.
  3. He was the only person to serve as both president and vice president but was never elected to either office.
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Gerald Ford 38

38
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  1. He was a wealthy peanut farmer from Plains, GA.
  2. He was the first US President to be born in a Hospital.
  3. He was a speed reader and could read up to 2000 words per minute.
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Jimmy Carter 39

39
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  1. He worked as a radio announcer for the Chicago Cubs.
  2. After an attempted assassination he joked, “I forgot to duck.”
  3. Loved Jelly Beans and kept a jar of Jelly Bellies on his desk at all times.
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Ronald Regan 40

40
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  1. Was the captain of the Yale baseball team and led them to two college world series.
  2. He celebrated his 85th birthday by going sky diving.
  3. Once vomited on the Japanese Prime Minister.
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George H. W. Bush (Senior Bush) 41

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  1. One of only two Presidents to be left handed.
  2. Played the saxophone in a band called 3 Blind Mice.
  3. Was one of only two Presidents to ever be impeached.
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Bill Clinton 42

42
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  1. He was the only president to have an MBA.
  2. Worked to overthrow Saddam Hussein and to capture Osama Bin Lauden
  3. He is the second son of a President to become President.
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George W. Bush 43

43
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  1. Worked at Baskin-Robbins as a teen and now hates ice cream.
  2. Won a Grammy Award in 2006.
  3. First African American President.
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Barack Obama 44

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